- Inflammation and Sepsis
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Yoon JY, Kwon JY
- KMID: 2301448
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2010 Mar;25(1):1-8.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2010.25.1.1
Despite the development of modern intensive care and new antimicrobial agents, the mortality of the patients with severe sepsis and septic shock remains high. The poor outcome is considered to... -
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- A Survey of Patients Who Were Admitted for Life-Sustaining Therapy in Nationwide Medical Institutions
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Bae JM, Gong JY, Lee JR, Heo DS, Koh Y
- KMID: 2301450
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2010 Mar;25(1):16-20.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2010.25.1.16
BACKGROUND: The study focused on figuring out the present status and distribution of the underlying diseases of Korean terminally ill patients (TIP) who were on life-support care (LSC) by conducting... -
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- A Case of Prolonged Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Case Report
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Park BH, Chang J, Kim SK, Kang YA, Son JY, Lee KJ, Yoon YW, Jung JA, Lee S, Park MS
- KMID: 2301455
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2010 Mar;25(1):37-42.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2010.25.1.37
When all the conventional treatments have failed for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can offer these patients a chance to survive. We report here... -
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- The Care of a Jehovah's Witness with Life-threatening Anemia Refusing Ventilator Care: A Case Report
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Lee JH, Choi SR, Chin YJ, Lee SI, Chung CJ, Lee JH, Lee SC
- KMID: 2301458
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2010 Mar;25(1):52-55.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2010.25.1.52
Jehovah's Witnesses refuse the transfusion of blood and blood products, even when it can be lifesaving. Their religious conviction against receiving blood can create a difficult clinical dilemma, particularly in... -
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- A Case of Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma Presenting as Severe Hypoxic Respiratory Failure: A Case Report
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Choi JS, Shin HJ, Kim EY, Oh IJ, Kim KS, Kim YI, Lim SC, Kim YC, Choi YD, Seon HJ, Kwon YS
- KMID: 2301456
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2010 Mar;25(1):43-47.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2010.25.1.43
We describe here the first known case in Korea of pulmonary involvement with peripheral T cell lymphoma and the patient presented with severe hypoxic respiratory failure. A 57-yr-old man was... -
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- Bronchospasm during Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery in a Patient with a Mosaic Attenuation Pattern on Lung Computed Tomography: A Case Report
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Kim ES, Lee HJ, Park SC, Kim HY, Je HG, Hong JM
- KMID: 2301457
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2010 Mar;25(1):48-51.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2010.25.1.48
Severe bronchospasm during cardiac surgery is an uncommon, but serious problem. A 52-year-old woman with a mosaic attenuation pattern on the whole lung field was scheduled for repair of an... -
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- Effective Management for Incidental Detachment of the Pilot Balloon on the Endotracheal Tube: A Case Report
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Lim H, Son JS, Choi HH, Kim D, Lee JW, Ko S
- KMID: 2301452
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2010 Mar;25(1):27-29.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2010.25.1.27
A 57-year-old female with lumbar spinal stenosis at L4-S1 was scheduled to undergo posterolateral interbody fusion. Intubation with a 7.0 size ID cuffed reinforced tracheal tube (Mallinckrodt(TM), Mallinckrodt Medical Atholen,... -
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- Diffusion-weighted Imaging of a Patient in a Hypoglycemic Coma: A Case Report
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Jo KW, Kim H
- KMID: 2301453
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2010 Mar;25(1):30-32.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2010.25.1.30
A 65-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus was found in an unresponsive state and she was admitted to our hospital. She was comatose on arrival. The bedside blood glucose... -
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- Mechanisms of Muscle Wasting in Patients with Sepsis
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Lee GD, Kim HC
- KMID: 2301449
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2010 Mar;25(1):9-15.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2010.25.1.9
Muscle wasting is commonly seen in patients with sepsis as a consequence of the catabolic response in skeletal muscle. Muscle wasting can occur in cases that have an imbalance between... -
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- Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome and Quadriplegia due to Acute Methamphetamine Intoxication: A Case Report
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Kwon OY, Lee JS, Choi HS, Hong HP, Ko YG
- KMID: 2301454
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2010 Mar;25(1):33-36.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2010.25.1.33
Methamphetamine (MA) is an extremely addictive central nervous system stimulant. MA abuse has increased during the past three decades in Korea because it is cheap relatively and easily produced. Acute... -
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- Prognostic Factors and the Effect of Hemoperfusion for Patients with Paraquat Poisoning
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Sung AJ, Jang JY
- KMID: 2301451
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2010 Mar;25(1):21-26.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2010.25.1.21
BACKGROUND: Paraquat has been widely used as a non-selective contact herbicide and it may induce damage to many organs. This study aimed to assess the factors that can predict the... -
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