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Strategies to improve screening colonoscopy quality for the prevention of colorectal cancer
Joo Hye Song, Eun Ran Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(4):547-554. Published online January 22, 2024
The incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer (CRC) have decreased through regular screening colonoscopy, surveillance, and endoscopic treatment. However, CRC can still be diagnosed after negative colonoscopy. Such CRC is called interval CRC and accounts for 1.8–9.0% of all CRC cases. Most case..
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Infectious diseases
Public interest in the digital transformation accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and perception of its future impact
Joo-Young Park, Kangsun Lee, Doo Ryeon Chung
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(6):1223-1233. Published online September 26, 2022
Background/Aims: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has accelerated digital transformation (DT). We investigated the trend of the public interest in technologies regarding the DT and Koreans’ experiences and their perceptions of the future impact of these technologies.
Methods: Using Google Tr..
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Allergy
The burden of symptomatic patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria: a real-world study in Korea
Young-Min Ye, Young-Il Koh, Jeong-Hee Choi, Mi-Ae Kim, Jung-Won Park, Tae-Bum Kim, Young-Hee Nam, Yoon-Seok Chang, Hae-Sim Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(5):1050-1060. Published online September 1, 2022
Background/Aims: Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) poses a considerable burden both on the quality of life (QoL) of individual patients and on healthcare systems. Real‑world data evaluating the disease burden of CSU are limited in this country. This study evaluated the disease burden and healthc..
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Pulmonology
Patterns of medical care utilization according to environmental factors in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
Eun-Jung Jo, Min-Hyeok Choi, Chang-Hoon Kim, Kyung-Mi Won, Yoo-Keun Kim, Ju-Hee Jeong, Hye Yeon An, Mi-Kyoung Hwang, Hye-Kyung Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(5):1146-1156. Published online February 10, 2021
Background/Aims: Weather and air pollution are associated with the exacerbation of respiratory diseases. We investigated patterns of medical care use according to meteorological factors and air pollution in patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Methods: We analyzed t..
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Allergy
Direct costs of severe cutaneous adverse reactions in a tertiary hospital in Korea
Min-Suk Yang, Ju-Young Kim, Min-Gyu Kang, Suh-Young Lee, Jae-Woo Jung, Sang-Heon Cho, Kyung-Up Min, Hye-Ryun Kang
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(1):195-201. Published online February 23, 2018
Background/Aims: There are only a few reports on the direct costs of severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs), including drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), despite the tremendous negative impact these..
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Endocrinology-metabolism
Analysis of diabetes quality assessment findings and future directions for the appropriate management of diabetes in Korea
Yu Jin Kim, Suk Chon, Seungjoon Oh, Jeong-taek Woo, Sung Woon Kim, Sang Youl Rhee
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(1):125-136. Published online March 15, 2017
Background/Aims: Due to recent increases in the disease burden of diabetes mellitus, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) of Korea implemented a quality assessment of the treatment of diabetes to improve patient care. The present study was conducted to identify any changes after..
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Cardiology
Five-year clinical outcomes of drug-eluting stents according to on-label and off-label use
Kyu-Hwan Park, Ung Kim, Chan-Hee Lee, Jang-Won Son, Jong-Seon Park, Dong-Gu Shin, Young-Jo Kim, Jeong-Hwan Cho
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):678-684. Published online March 25, 2016
Background/Aims: To compare the clinical outcomes of ‘on-label’ and ‘off-label’ drug-eluting stents (DESs) over a 5-year follow-up period.
Methods: A total of 929 patients that underwent percutaneous coronary intervention with DESs were enrolled. Patients were divided into two groups according..
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