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The End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Care Unit

Moon JY, Shin YS

The intensive care units (ICUs) provide the best possible medical care to help critically ill patients survive acute threats to their lives. At the same time, the ICU is also...
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A Case of Laryngeal Mask Airway-Assisted Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy

Park JY, Lee T, Lee H, Lee JH, Lee CT, Cho YJ

Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) is a widely used method to perform tracheostomy in the critical care medicine for patients who need prolonged mechanical ventilation. Traditionally, PDT has been facilitated by...
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Rescue Therapy in a Patient with Non-Iatrogenic Massive Hemoptysis

Lee JH, Kim SW, Kim YH

Despite the advanced technologies of intensive care, massive hemoptysis can still cause death in a small subset of patients. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is expected to provide adequate gas exchange,...
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A Case of Pumpless Interventional Lung Assist Application in a Tuberculosis Destroyed Lung Patient with Severe Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure

Park SH, Ha SO, Park JS, Hong SB, Shim TS, Lim CM, Koh Y

Pumpless extracorporeal interventional lung assist (iLA) is a rescue therapy allowing effective carbon dioxide removals and lung protective ventilator settings. Herein, we report the use of a pumpless extracorporeal iLA...
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and Iliac Vein Injury

Ha SO, Park JS, Park SH, Lim CM, Koh Y, Hong SB

The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has increased after the 2009 pandemic H1N1 infections, and the ECMO-related complications have also increased. Specifically, the mechanical vessel injury due to catheter...
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A Case of Patient with Eisenmenger Syndrome Admitted to Intensive Care Unit Due to Septic Shock Complicated with Newlydiagnosed Down Syndrome and Moyamoya Disease

Lee SJ, Kang HW, Huh JW, Kim SW, Cho HW, Ryu YJ, Lee JH, Chang JH

Eisenmenger syndrome is a severe form of pulmonary arterial hypertension related to congenital cardiac defects. Many patients die at a young age from such complications. The treatment of primary pulmonary...
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Pyriform Sinus Perforation in a Child after Falling with a Spoon Handle in the Mouth

Cho J, Park MR, Kim J, Jeong HS, Ahn K

Pyriform sinus perforation is uncommon in children and most cases are secondary to iatrogenic causes such as endotracheal intubations. Due to this rarity, the management of these injuries is controversial....
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Propofol-Related Infusion Syndrome in an Adult Patient Using Propofol Coma Therapy to Control Intracranial Pressure

Park SY, Kim EG, Park HP

Propofol-related infusion syndrome (PRIS) is a rare but fatal complication. Unexplained metabolic acidosis, rhabdomyolysis, hyperkalemia, myocardial dysfunction, cardiovascular collapse and acute kidney injury are the main characteristics of PRIS. Herein,...
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Foreign Body Removal at Right Main Bronchus in A Neonate

Ri HS, Shin SW, Baek SH, Kim HJ, Lee SJ, Baik SW

Foreign body in the airway could be a life-threatening risk, especially for young pediatric patients. A 6-day old male patient with foreign body, which was located deep in the right...
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Malignant Cerebral Infarction after Pulmonary Resection for Lung Cancer

Song IA, Jung SM, Kim DJ, Park SH

Malignant cerebral infarction as postoperative complication after pulmonary resection occurs rarely, but can be rather serious. We report a case of 81-year-old man who suffered from malignant cerebral infarctions after...
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Clinical Characteristics in Patients with Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates from Tracheal Secretions

Mok JH, Kim MH, Lee K, Kim KU, Park HK, Lee MK

BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of mechanically ventilated patients with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) isolates from tracheal secretions in a medical intensive care...
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A Case of Hemoperitoneum due to Spontaneous Rupture of Visceral Artery Aneurysm after Ingestion of Puffer Fish

Lee DW, Kim HK, Lee HJ, Hong JM, Kwon JY

Ingestion of puffer fish can cause intoxication, which produces a wide range of symptoms due to the presence of neurotoxins, such as tetrodotoxin, in puffer fish. Abdominal pain is just...
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A Case of Bilateral Knee Septic Arthritis Caused by Pneumococcal Bacteremia

Park YH, Lee JC, Cho J, Park J, Shin M

Pneumococcus can cause pneumonia, sinusitis, infective endocarditis, meningitis and primary bacteremia. However, few reports in the literature show bilateral septic arthritis with pneumococcal bacteremia. We report on a case of...
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Repeated Hypothermia for Rebound Cerebral Edema after Therapeutic Hypothermia in Malignant Cerebral Infarction

Hong JH, Jeong JH, Chang JY, Yeo MJ, Jeong HY, Bae HJ, Han MK

Malignant cerebral infarction has a high risk of fatal brain edema and increased intracranial pressure with cerebral herniation causing death. One of the major causes of death is a rebound...
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Treatment of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning with Therapeutic Hypothermia

Lee YH, Sohn YD, Park SM, Lee WW, Ahn JY, Ahn HC

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a well-known chemical asphyxiant, which causes tissue hypoxia with prominent neurological injury. Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) has been shown to be an effective neuroprotective method in post-cardiac...
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A Case of Burkholderia cepacia Pneumonia after Lung Transplantation in a Recipient without Cystic Fibrosis

Cho JS, Na S, Park MS, So Y, Lee B, Koh SO, Paik HC

Burkholderia cepacia is a highly virulent pathogen known to cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. It accelerates lung disease and causes necrotizing pneumonia with associated severe sepsis, known as cepacia...
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