- The Subspecialty Certification for Critical Care Medicine in Korea
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Kim DC
- KMID: 2228299
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2009 Dec;24(3):117-123.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2009.24.3.117
The Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine (KSCCM) has introduced the Subspecialty System for Critical Care Medicine in Korea under the auspices of the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences (KAMS)... -
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- Extreme Drug Resistant Acinetobacter Nosocomial Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Treated Successfully with Tigecycline and Amikacin in Intensive Care Unit: A Case Report
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Lim SY, Park SY, Jeon K, Suh GY, Kim S, Peck KR, Chung DR
- KMID: 2228328
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2009 Dec;24(3):176-180.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2009.24.3.176
Infections due to multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii have become a challenging problem in intensive care units. Tigecycline is a derivative of minocyline, and has provided new hope for the treatment... -
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- Multicenter Prospective Observational Study about the Usage Patterns of Sedatives, Analgesics and Neuromuscular Blocking Agents in the Patients Requiring More Than 72 Hours Mechanical Ventilation in Intensive Care Units of Korea
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Jang HJ, Ra SW, Oh BJ, Lim CM, Koh Y, Hong SB, Korean Study Group on Respiratory Failure (KOSREF)
- KMID: 2228317
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2009 Dec;24(3):145-151.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2009.24.3.145
BACKGROUND: To investigate the usage patterns of sedatives, analgesics and neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) in patients requiring mechanical ventilation more than 72 hours in intensive care units (ICUs) of Korea. METHODS:... -
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- Analysis of Nutritional Support Status in the Intensive Care Unit
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Moon SS, Lim H, Choi JW, Kim DK, Lee JW, Ko S, Kim DC
- KMID: 2228307
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2009 Dec;24(3):129-133.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2009.24.3.129
BACKGROUND: Nutritional support is important in intensive care for critically ill patients in an effort to decrease the mortality and morbidity. This study was conducted to evaluate the propriety of... -
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- Acute Respiratory Failure from Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in an Immunocompetent Adult: A Case Report
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Park JS, Yim JJ, Yang SC, Yoo CG, Kim YW, Han SK, Shim YS, Lee SM
- KMID: 2228327
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2009 Dec;24(3):172-175.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2009.24.3.172
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis has traditionally been known as a disease of an immunocompromised host. We report here on a case of an immunocompetent 73-year-old male who presented with dyspnea and... -
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- Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Induced after Postoperative ICU Care: Case Reports
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Son KH, Jung JS, Kim KT, Sun K, Son HS, Song JY, Kim YH, Lee SH
- KMID: 2228319
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2009 Dec;24(3):152-155.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2009.24.3.152
'Takotsubo cardiomyopathy' or 'stress-induced cardiomyopathy' is a newly described clinical entity that's characterized by transient left ventricular apical ballooning and left ventricular apical dyskinesis in the absence of any angiographic... -
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- Effect of the Neutrophil Elastase Inhibitor on Acute Lung Injury after Pulmonary Resection for Lung Cancer: A Preliminary Study
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Park SY, Park S, Jeon K, Lim SY, Park MR, Kim S, Song JU, Kim JG, Kwon OJ, Suh GY
- KMID: 2228304
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2009 Dec;24(3):124-128.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2009.24.3.124
BACKGROUND: Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are the leading causes of death after lungresection. Neutrophil elastase is thought to be an important mediator in the... -
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- Unexpected Intra-operative Pulmonary Thromboemolism during Elective Mastoidectomy: A Case Report
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Kwak HJ, Park HY, Kim HS, Choi SH, Lee KC
- KMID: 2228323
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2009 Dec;24(3):160-163.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2009.24.3.160
We report on a 45-year-old patient who sustained an intra-operative pulmonary thromboembolism during elective mastoidectomy under general anesthesia. At the end of surgery, the patient developed hemodynamic compromise and exhibited... -
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- Successful Embolectomy of a Pulmonary Saddle Embolism Post-cesarean Section Complicated by Cardiac Arrest: A Case Report
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Lee JJ, Kim J, Kim HS, Kyung MS, Ro ES, Hwang SM, Lim SY
- KMID: 2228325
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2009 Dec;24(3):164-167.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2009.24.3.164
A 41-year-old female underwent an uneventful cesarean section, which was followed by a pulmonary saddle embolism complicated by cardiac arrest. This case shows that successful embolectomy is possible, despite a... -
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- Delayed Onset of Malignant Hyperthermia: A Case Report
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Lim JW, Yeo SK, Yang SH, Hwang IS, Lee JS
- KMID: 2228326
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2009 Dec;24(3):168-171.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2009.24.3.168
Malignant hyperthermia is a potentially fatal genetic and metabolic myopathy that presents with high fever, and muscle rigidity, and it often occurs after administering anesthetic medication. Most cases of malignant... -
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- Severe Health-care Associated Pneumonia among the Solid Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy
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Park MR, Park SY, Jeon K, Koh WJ, Chung MP, Kim H, Kwon OJ, Suh GY, Ahn JS, Ahn MJ, Lim HY
- KMID: 2228314
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2009 Dec;24(3):140-144.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2009.24.3.140
BACKGROUND: There are only inadequate studies on the characteristics of severe pneumonia in the patients who have solid cancer and who are treated with cytotoxic chemotherapy and also on the... -
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- Foot Necrosis Following Percutaneous Cannulation of the Dorsalis Pedis Artery: A Case Report
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Lee HY, Yu BY, Kim SH, An TH, Chung CD, Yu BS, So KY, Lim KJ, Cho NS
- KMID: 2228321
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2009 Dec;24(3):156-159.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2009.24.3.156
Arterial canuulation is generally used to monitor blood pressure and sample blood for gas analysis. Radial and dorsalis pedis arteries are commonly used for arterial cannulation. It is a simple,... -
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- The Usefulness of Lactate Clearance Adjusted to Time as a Predictive Index in Patients with Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
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Ahn JH, Choi SC, Min YG, Jung YS, Chung SH, Lee YJ
- KMID: 2228311
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2009 Dec;24(3):134-139.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2009.24.3.134
BACKGROUND: The lactate concentration should be used to examine the severity of sepsis or any state of shock. This study was conducted to investigate the prognostic power of the lactate... -
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