1.Impact of Osteoarthritis on Household Catastrophic Health Expenditures in Korea.
Hyoungyoung KIM ; Soo Kyung CHO ; Daehyun KIM ; Dalho KIM ; Sun Young JUNG ; Eun Jin JANG ; Yoon Kyoung SUNG
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2018;33(21):e161-
BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease of old age whose prevalence is increasing. This study explored the impact of OA on household catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) in Korea. METHODS: We used data on 5,200 households from the Korea Health Panel Survey in 2013 and estimated annual living expenses and out-of-pocket (OOP) payments. Household CHE was defined when a household's total OOP health payments exceeded 10%, 20%, 30%, or 40% of the household's capacity to pay. To compare the OOP payments of households with OA individuals and those without OA, OA households were matched 1:1 with households containing a member with other chronic disease such as neoplasm, hypertension, heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, or osteoporosis. The impact of OA on CHE was determined by multivariable logistic analysis. RESULTS: A total of 1,289 households were included, and households with and without OA patients paid mean annual OOP payments of $2,789 and $2,607, respectively. The prevalence of household CHE at thresholds of 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40% were higher in households with OA patients than in those without OA patients (P < 0.001). The presence of OA patients in each household contributed significantly to CHE at thresholds of 10% (odds ratio [OR], 1.48; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.16–1.87), 20% (OR, 1.29; 95% CI, 1.01–1.66), and 30% (OR, 1.37; 95% CI, 1.05–1.78), but not of 40% (OR, 1.17; 95% CI, 0.87–1.57). CONCLUSION: The presence of OA patients in Korean households is significantly related to CHE. Policy makers should try to reduce OOP payments in households with OA patients.
Administrative Personnel
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Cerebrovascular Disorders
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Chronic Disease
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Family Characteristics*
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Health Expenditures*
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Heart Diseases
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Humans
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Hypertension
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Korea*
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Osteoarthritis*
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Osteoporosis
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Prevalence
2.Cardiovascular and Gastrointestinal Effects of Etoricoxib in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.
Dam KIM ; Soo Kyung CHO ; Seoung Wan NAM ; Hyuk Hee KWON ; Sun Young JUNG ; Chan Hong JEON ; Seul Gi IM ; Dalho KIM ; Eun Jin JANG ; Yoon Kyoung SUNG
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 2017;24(5):293-302
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the cardiovascular (CV) and gastrointestinal (GI) risks of etoricoxib in the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) compared to a placebo and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). METHODS: A systematic review of randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) of etoricoxib were performed. Bayesian network meta-analysis was used over a duration of 12 weeks. The incidence of CV and GI events for a duration ≥26 weeks were also tabulated and presented using descriptive statistics. RESULTS: From this search, 10 studies were identified. Of these, 6 and 5 RCTs that measured the CV and GI events at 12 weeks were included in meta-analysis. They showed that etoricoxib did not increase the CV events compared to the placebo or NSAIDs during the 12 week period (odds ratio [OR]=0.59 compared to celecoxib, OR=0.89 with ibuprofen, OR=0.70 with placebo, and OR=2.16 with naproxen). The risk of GI events was comparable to that of most comparators, with the exception of naproxen, which had a significantly lower risk of GI events (OR=0.18) during the 12 week period. For a duration ≥26 weeks, the incidence of CV and GI events with etoricoxib increased with increasing duration. CONCLUSION: Etoricoxib is an alternative short-term treatment option for OA, showing comparable CV and GI complications to other NSAIDs. Nevertheless, further studies will be needed to elucidate the long-term safety of etoricoxib in the treatment of OA.
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
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Celecoxib
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Ibuprofen
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Incidence
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Naproxen
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Osteoarthritis*
3.Effect of Institutional Case Volume on In-Hospital and Long-Term Mortality in Critically Ill Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation for 48 Hours or More
Hannah LEE ; Seongmi CHOI ; Eun Jin JANG ; Juhee LEE ; Dalho KIM ; Seokha YOO ; Seung Young OH ; Ho Geol RYU
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2019;34(34):e212-
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether institutional case volume affects clinical outcomes in patients receiving mechanical ventilation for 48 hours or more. METHODS: We conducted a nationwide retrospective cohort study using the database of Korean National Healthcare Insurance Service. Between January 2007 and December 2016, 158,712 adult patients were included at 55 centers in Korea. Centers were categorized according to the average annual number of patients: > 500, 500 to 300, and < 300. RESULTS: In-hospital mortality rates in the high-, medium-, and low-volume centers were 32.6%, 35.1%, and 39.2%, respectively. After adjustment, in-hospital mortality was significantly higher in low-volume centers (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 1.332; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.296–1.368; P < 0.001) and medium-volume centers (adjusted OR, 1.125; 95% CI, 1.098–1.153; P < 0.001) compared to high-volume centers. Long-term survival for up to 8 years was better in high-volume centers. CONCLUSION: Centers with higher case volume (> 500 patients/year) showed lower in-hospital mortality and long-term mortality, compared to centers with lower case volume (< 300 patients/year) in patients who required mechanical ventilation for 48 hours or more.
Adult
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Cohort Studies
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Critical Illness
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Delivery of Health Care
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Hospital Mortality
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Humans
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Insurance
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Korea
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Mortality
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Odds Ratio
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Respiration, Artificial
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Retrospective Studies
4.Effect of Sedatives on In-hospital and Long-term Mortality of Critically Ill Patients Requiring Extended Mechanical Ventilation for ≥ 48 Hours
Hannah LEE ; Seongmi CHOI ; Eun Jin JANG ; Juhee LEE ; Dalho KIM ; Seokha YOO ; Seung-Young OH ; Ho Geol RYU
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2021;36(34):e221-
Background:
The purpose of this study was to assess the correlation between sedatives and mortality in critically ill patients who required mechanical ventilation (MV) for ≥ 48 hours from 2008 to 2016.
Methods:
We conducted a nationwide retrospective cohort study using population-based healthcare reimbursement claims database. Data from adult patients (aged ≥ 18) who underwent MV for ≥ 48 hours between 2008 and 2016 were identified and extracted from the National Health Insurance Service database. The benzodiazepine group consisted of patients who were administered benzodiazepines for sedation during MV. All other patients were assigned to the non-benzodiazepine group.
Results:
A total of 158,712 patients requiring MV for ≥ 48 hours were admitted in 55 centers in Korea from 2008 to 2016. The benzodiazepine group had significantly higher in-hospital and one-year mortality compared to the non-benzodiazepine group (37.0% vs. 34.3%, 55.0% vs. 54.4%, respectively). Benzodiazepine use decreased from 2008 to 2016, after adjusting for age, sex, and mean Elixhauser comorbidity index in the Poisson regression analysis (incidence rate ratio, 0.968; 95% confident interval, 0.954–0.983; P < 0.001). Benzodiazepine use, older age, lower case volume (≤ 500 cases/year), chronic kidney disease, and higher Elixhauser comorbidity index were common significant risk factors for in-hospital and oneyear mortality.
Conclusion
In critically ill patients undergoing MV for ≥ 48 hour, the use of benzodiazepines for sedation, older age, and chronic kidney disease were associated with higher in-hospital mortality and one-year mortality. Further studies are needed to evaluate the impact of benzodiazepines on the mortality in elderly patients with chronic kidney disease requiring MV for ≥ 48 hours.
5.Treatment patterns of knee osteoarthritis patients in Korea
Ha Rim PARK ; Soo Kyung CHO ; Seul Gi IM ; Sun Young JUNG ; Dalho KIM ; Eun Jin JANG ; Yoon Kyoung SUNG
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine 2019;34(5):1145-1153
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
To evaluate the treatment patterns of knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients in South Korea.
METHODS:
Using the Korean nationwide claims database, all knee OA patients in Korea during 2014 were identified by the knee OA diagnostic code (M17) or any OA diagnostic code (M15 to M19) in combination with a procedure for a knee X-ray. Patterns of medications such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), corticosteroids (CSs), analgesics, and symptomatic slow acting drugs for OA (SYSADOA) were analyzed. Prevalence and characteristics of knee OA patients who received a CS intra-articular injection (IAI) were also evaluated.
RESULTS:
We identified 2,016,516 knee OA patients whose age (mean ± standard deviation) was 63.2 ± 10.8 years. The number of patients with at least one use of NSAIDs, analgesics, CS, and SYSADOA were 82.5%, 32.2%, 8.6%, and 43.4%, respectively. The use of herbal SYSADOAs was 29.7%. For regular users (medication possession ratios ≥ 50%), the use of NSAIDs was substantially decreased (48.8%), while the use of SYSADOA (37.3%) and CS (6.7%) were not significantly changed. The number of CS IAI users among knee OA patients was 0.18%; they were slightly older (64.4 ± 10.9 vs. 63.2 ± 10.8, p < 0.01) and more skewed towards females (75.7% vs. 71.5%, p < 0.01) than patients who had not received CS IAI.
CONCLUSIONS
In Korea, the use of SYSADOA or CS in knee OA patients was relatively high. Further studies on the effectiveness and the safety of these treatment options for knee OA are needed.
6.Effect of Sedatives on In-hospital and Long-term Mortality of Critically Ill Patients Requiring Extended Mechanical Ventilation for ≥ 48 Hours
Hannah LEE ; Seongmi CHOI ; Eun Jin JANG ; Juhee LEE ; Dalho KIM ; Seokha YOO ; Seung-Young OH ; Ho Geol RYU
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2021;36(34):e221-
Background:
The purpose of this study was to assess the correlation between sedatives and mortality in critically ill patients who required mechanical ventilation (MV) for ≥ 48 hours from 2008 to 2016.
Methods:
We conducted a nationwide retrospective cohort study using population-based healthcare reimbursement claims database. Data from adult patients (aged ≥ 18) who underwent MV for ≥ 48 hours between 2008 and 2016 were identified and extracted from the National Health Insurance Service database. The benzodiazepine group consisted of patients who were administered benzodiazepines for sedation during MV. All other patients were assigned to the non-benzodiazepine group.
Results:
A total of 158,712 patients requiring MV for ≥ 48 hours were admitted in 55 centers in Korea from 2008 to 2016. The benzodiazepine group had significantly higher in-hospital and one-year mortality compared to the non-benzodiazepine group (37.0% vs. 34.3%, 55.0% vs. 54.4%, respectively). Benzodiazepine use decreased from 2008 to 2016, after adjusting for age, sex, and mean Elixhauser comorbidity index in the Poisson regression analysis (incidence rate ratio, 0.968; 95% confident interval, 0.954–0.983; P < 0.001). Benzodiazepine use, older age, lower case volume (≤ 500 cases/year), chronic kidney disease, and higher Elixhauser comorbidity index were common significant risk factors for in-hospital and oneyear mortality.
Conclusion
In critically ill patients undergoing MV for ≥ 48 hour, the use of benzodiazepines for sedation, older age, and chronic kidney disease were associated with higher in-hospital mortality and one-year mortality. Further studies are needed to evaluate the impact of benzodiazepines on the mortality in elderly patients with chronic kidney disease requiring MV for ≥ 48 hours.