Pediatric Deaths Attributed to Complex Chronic Conditions over 10 Years in Korea: Evidence for the Need to Provide Pediatric Palliative Care.

abstract：:Antidotes for toxicological emergencies can be life-saving. However, there is no nationwide estimation of the antidotes stocking amount in Korea. This study tried to estimate the quantities of stocking antidotes at emergency department (ED). An expert panel of clinical toxicologists made a list of 18 emergency antidot...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Sohn CH,Ryoo SM,Lim KS,Kim W,Lim H,Oh BJ

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a new emerging neurosurgical procedure applied in a wide range of clinical fields. It can generate high-intensity energy at the focal zone in deep body areas without requiring incision of soft tissues. Although the effectiveness of the focused ultrasound techniq...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jung NY,Chang JW

更新日期：2018-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) is increasing; however, predictors of outcomes for patients with LGIB are not as well defined as those for patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). The aim of this study was to identify the clinical outcomes and the predictors of poor outcomes for pa...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kwak MS,Cha JM,Han YJ,Yoon JY,Jeon JW,Shin HP,Joo KR,Lee JI

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fenofibrate is a drug that has been suggested to inhibit weight gain by increasing the catabolism of fatty acid in the hepatic mitochondria. We hypothesized that fenofibrate induces an increase in energy expenditure in the hepatic mitochondria, which results in the reduction of adipose tissue. In this study we measure...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park MK,Lee HJ,Hong SH,Choi SS,Yoo YH,Lee KI,Kim DK

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to know the risk-stratification-based prevalence of bacterial contamination of ambulance vehicle surfaces, equipment, and materials. This study was performed in a metropolitan area with fire-based single-tiered Basic Life Support ambulances. Total 13 out of 117 ambulances (11.1%) were sampled and 33 sites per...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Noh H,Shin SD,Kim NJ,Ro YS,Oh HS,Joo SI,Kim JI,Ong ME

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old woman with a long-standing systemic lupus erythematosus had multiple subcutaneous nodules on her axillae, iliac crests and limbs. Three years ago, these nodules began to appear and slowly became larger. Some of them amassed to form a large, fungating, lobulated mass on her right iliac crest. Roentgenogra...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park YM,Lee SJ,Kang H,Cho SH

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When access to a major duodenal papilla or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography has failed, percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopic lithotripsy (PTCS-L) may be useful for removing common bile duct (CBD) stones. However, the feasibility and usefulness of percutaneous transhepatic papillary large-balloon dil...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Han JY,Jeong S,Lee DH

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several factors can affect the perioperative immune function. We evaluated the effect of propofol and desflurane anesthesia on the surgery-induced immune perturbation in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery. The patients were randomly assigned to receive propofol (n = 20) or desflurane (n = 20) anesthesia. The to...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Woo JH,Baik HJ,Kim CH,Chung RK,Kim DY,Lee GY,Chun EH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dominant inflammatory cytokines might be different depending on the underlying causes of acute lung injury (ALI). The role of kertinocyte-derived chemokine (KC), a potent chemoattractant for neutrophils, has not been clearly established in hemorrhage-induced ALI. In this study, lung injury and cytokine expression were...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee BH,Lee TJ,Jung JW,Oh DJ,Choi JC,Shin JW,Park IW,Choi BW,Kim JY

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronically painful and disabling disorder. However, no data are available even on the epidemiology of CRPS in Korea. This study was undertaken to retrospectively assess the epidemiologic characteristics of CRPS in 150 consecutive patients at a tertiary chronic pain center fr...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Choi YS,Lee MG,Lee HM,Lee CJ,Jo JY,Jeon SY,Lee SC,Kim YC

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the cancer has been the leading cause of deaths in Korea, estimation of the cancer deaths for the upcoming years in the population using the vital statistics is considered to be necessary. The aim of this study was to estimate the number and trends of cancer deaths in Korea. The expected numbers of cancer deaths...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Bae JM,Jung KW,Won YJ

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The World Health Organization (WHO) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) guideline is currently accepted as the gold standard for the evaluation of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies specific to pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide. We conducted validation of the WHO ELISA for 7 pneumococcal serotypes (4, 6B, 9V, ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee H,Lim SY,Kim KH

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to evaluate the utility and diagnostic accuracy of the ossification grade of medial clavicular epiphysis on chest radiographs for identifying Korean adolescents and young adults under the age of majority. Overall, 1,151 patients (age, 16-30) without any systemic disease and who underwent chest...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yoon SH,Yoo HJ,Yoo RE,Lim HJ,Yoon JH,Park CM,Lee SS,Yoo SH

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Alendronate (AL), a drug for inhibiting osteoclast-mediated bone-resorption, was intercalated into an inorganic drug delivery nanovehicle, layered double hydroxide (LDH), to form a new nanohybrid, AL-LDH, with 1:1 heterostructure along the crystallographic C-axis. Based on the intercalation reaction strategy...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Piao H,Kim MH,Cui M,Choi G,Choy JH

更新日期：2019-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary bronchogenic cyst in adults is rare and the typical appearance is a sharply circumscribed, round or oval nodule or mass, usually in the medial third of the lungs. Bronchial polyps are rare histopathologically distinct nonneoplastic endobronchial lesions and are classified as multiple papillomas, solitary pap...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim JH,Jang AS,Park JS,Lee JH,Park SW,Koh ES,Park JS,Park CS

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular mortality is associated with vascular calcification (VC) in hemodialysis (HD) patients. The present study was designed to find factors related with medial artery calcification on the plain radiography of feet by comparing C-reactive protein (CRP), plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) and lipid...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： An WS,Kim SE,Kim KH,Bae HR,Rha SH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One important mechanism of drug resistance in acute leukemia is the overexpression of the multi-drug resistance (MDR1) gene that encodes a 170-kDa membrane protein called P-glycoprotein. To estimate the incidence and role of MDR1 gene expression in patients with acute leukemia, we investigated the expression of MDR1 b...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jiang EZ,Chang YJ,Lee JW,Lee WK,Kim JS,Sohn SK,Lee KB,Suh JS

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complement C7 deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder well known to be associated with increased susceptibility to meningococcal infection and has mostly been reported in Caucasians. In the Korean population, no case of C7 deficiency has been reported to date. Recently we experienced an 11-yr-old girl with menin...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ki CS,Kim JW,Kim HJ,Choi SM,Ha GY,Kang HJ,Kim WD

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) developed synchronous bone metastasis with metachronous relapses to the bone and renal fossa. The primary lesion was initially removed surgically, and the metastatic bone lesions and locally recurrent tumours were treated by a high-fractional dose and high-total-dose intensity...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Cho J,Kim GE,Rha KH,Ahn JB,Lee CG,Suh CO,Seong J,Keum KC,Kim SIe,Lee YH

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Follicular variant papillary thyroid cancer (FVPTC) is the second most common subtype after conventional PTC. We compared ultrasonographic (US) features of FVPTC to those of conventional PTC according to tumor size. We reviewed US findings, pathologic reports, and medical charts of 249 PTC patients with surgically pro...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jeon EJ,Jeong YJ,Park SH,Cho CH,Shon HS,Jung ED

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:We investigated the association between pentraxin 3 (PTX3), a novel inflammatory marker, and bone mineral density (BMD) in the general Korean population. Methods:We selected a sub-cohort of 1,440 subjects (757 men and 683 women) from participants in the community-based Dong-gu Study. The mean age was 66.0 ±...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee R,Ahn HR,Shin MH,Kim HN,Lee YH,Choi SW,Kweon SS

更新日期：2018-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to identify the influence of vertebral fracture (VF) on the functional disability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study consecutively enrolled 100 female patients aged 50 yr or older with RA. All participants underwent lateral imaging of the thoracolumbar spine by simp...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Cho SK,Lee JH,Han M,Lee S,Kim JY,Ryu JA,Choi YY,Bae SC,Sung YK

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) show a higher rate of cesarean section (CS) compared with healthy women. In this study, we determined the effects of pregnancy and delivery methods on AS worsening by analyzing prescription patterns. METHODS:The subjects were women with AS aged 20-49 years listed in th...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee JS,Oh JS,Kim YJ,Hong S,Lee CK,Yoo B,Kim YG

更新日期：2019-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a rare and potentially fatal complication of rheumatic disorders in children. We describe a 13-month-old boy in whom MAS developed as a complication of systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (S-JRA). He suffered from fever and generalized rash followed by multiple joints swellin...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Hur M,Kim YC,Lee KM,Kim KN

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with chronic hepatitis C virus disease, there is a high incidence of development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the process of transition from chronic hepatitis to hepatic cirrhosis. Although ginseng traditionally has been used mainly as a nutritional supplement in Asian countries, a case-control stu...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ginseng-HCC Chemopreventive Study Osaka Group.

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-33 is an important mediator of innate immunity. Behcet's disease (BD) is an autoinflammatory disorder characterized by hyperactivity of the innate immune response. We measured serum levels of IL-33 and its receptor soluble ST2 (sST2) in patients with BD to investigate their association with disease ac...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim DJ,Baek SY,Park MK,Park KS,Lee JH,Park SH,Kim HY,Kwok SK

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome associated with anticonvulsant drugs is a rare but potentially life-threatening disease that occurs in response to arene oxide producing anticonvulsant such as phenytoin and carbamazepine. There have been many reports of cross reactivity among the anti...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim CW,Choi GS,Yun CH,Kim DI

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scleroderma (SSc) renal crisis has been reported to be associated with anti-RNA polymerase I and III (RNAP I/III) antibodies in Caucasians and the Japanese. However, no report is available for Korean SSc patients. Here, we describe the case of a 65-yr-old female SSc patient who developed renal crisis and whose serum c...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kang EH,Im CH,Kim SH,Chung JR,Lee EY,Kim DJ,Lee EB,Song YW

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma (GBM) can be classified into molecular subgroups, on the basis of biomarker expression. Here, we classified our cohort of 163 adult GBMs into molecular subgroups according to the expression of proteins encoded by genes of alpha thalassemia/mental retardation syndrome X-linked (ATRX), isocitrate dehydrogen...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Chaurasia A,Park SH,Seo JW,Park CK

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 37-yr-old man who developed central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. After HSCT, desquamation developed on the whole body accompanied by hyperbilirubinemia. The liver biopsy of the patient indicated graft-versus-h...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lim KH,Kim S,Lee YS,Kim KH,Kim J,Rhee Jy,Kim HJ,Yi HG,Oh SY,Lim JH,Han SW,Lee S,Kim I,Yoon SS,Park S,Kim BK

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00