Background: and Purpose Accurate classification of ischemic stroke subtype is important for effective secondary prevention of stroke. We used diffusion-weighted image (DWI) and atrial fibrillation (AF) data to train a deep learning algorithm to classify stroke subtype. Methods: Model development was done in 2,988 patients with ischemic stroke from three centers by using U-net for infarct segmentation and EfficientNetV2 for subtype classification. Experienced neurologists (n=5) determined subtypes for external test datasets, while establishing a consensus for clinical trial datasets. Automatically segmented infarcts were fed into the model (DWI-only algorithm). Subsequently, another model was trained, with AF included as a categorical variable (DWI+AF algorithm). These models were tested: (1) internally against the opinion of the labeling experts, (2) against fresh external DWI data, and (3) against clinical trial dataset. Results: In the training-and-validation datasets, the mean (±standard deviation) age was 68.0±12.5 (61.1% male). In internal testing, compared with the experts, the DWI-only and the DWI+AF algorithms respectively achieved moderate (65.3%) and near-strong (79.1%) agreement. In external testing, both algorithms again showed good agreements (59.3%–60.7% and 73.7%–74.0%, respectively). In the clinical trial dataset, compared with the expert consensus, percentage agreements and Cohen’s kappa were respectively 58.1% and 0.34 for the DWI-only vs. 72.9% and 0.57 for the DWI+AF algorithms. The corresponding values between experts were comparable (76.0% and 0.61) to the DWI+AF algorithm. Conclusion Our model trained on a large dataset of DWI (both with or without AF information) was able to classify ischemic stroke subtypes comparable to a consensus of stroke experts.

Purpose: Renal tumors account for approximately 7% of all childhood cancers. These include Wilms tumor (WT), clear cell sarcoma of the kidney (CCSK), malignant rhabdoid tumor of the kidney (MRTK), renal cell carcinoma (RCC), congenital mesoblastic nephroma (CMN) and other rare tumors. We investigated the epidemiology of pediatric renal tumors in Korea. Materials and Methods: From January 2001 to December 2015, data of pediatric patients (0–18 years) newly-diagnosed with renal tumors at 26 hospitals were retrospectively analyzed. Results: Among 439 patients (male, 240), the most common tumor was WT (n=342, 77.9%), followed by RCC (n=36, 8.2%), CCSK (n=24, 5.5%), MRTK (n=16, 3.6%), CMN (n=12, 2.7%), and others (n=9, 2.1%). Median age at diagnosis was 27.1 months (range 0-225.5) and median follow-up duration was 88.5 months (range 0-211.6). Overall, 32 patients died, of whom 17, 11, 1, and 3 died of relapse, progressive disease, second malignant neoplasm, and treatment-related mortality. Five-year overall survival and event free survival were 97.2% and 84.8% in WT, 90.6% and 82.1% in RCC, 81.1% and 63.6% in CCSK, 60.3% and 56.2% in MRTK, and 100% and 91.7% in CMN, respectively (p < 0.001). Conclusion The pediatric renal tumor types in Korea are similar to those previously reported in other countries. WT accounted for a large proportion and survival was excellent. Non-Wilms renal tumors included a variety of tumors and showed inferior outcome, especially MRTK. Further efforts are necessary to optimize the treatment and analyze the genetic characteristics of pediatric renal tumors in Korea.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Diffuse long coronary artery disease (DLCAD) still has unfavorable clinical outcomes after successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Resolute™ zotarolimus-eluting stent (R-ZES; Resolute™ Integrity) for patients with DLCAD. METHODS: From December 2011 to December 2014, 1,011 patients who underwent PCI using R-ZES for CAD with longer than 25 mm lesion were prospectively enrolled from 21 hospitals in Korea. We assessed the clinical outcome of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) defined as the composite of cardiac death, non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI), and clinically-driven target vessel revascularization at 12 months. RESULTS: Mean age was 63.8±10.8 years, 701 (69.3%) patients were male, 572 (87.0%) patients had hypertension, 339 (33.8%) patients had diabetes, 549 (54.3%) patients diagnosed with acute MI and 545 (53.9%) patients had multi-vessel disease (MVD). A total of 1,697 stents were implanted into a total of 1,472 lesions. The mean diameter was 3.07±0.38 mm and the length was 28.27±6.97 mm. Multiple overlapping stents were performed in 205 (13.8%) lesions. A 12-month clinical follow-up was available in 1,004 patients (99.3%). The incidences of MACE and definite stent thrombosis at 12-month were 3.0% and 0.3% respectively. On multivariate Cox-regression analysis, multiple overlapping stents implantation, previous congestive heart failure, MVD, and age ≥75 years were independent predictors of one-year MACE. CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows that R-ZES has an excellent 1-year clinical outcome in Korean patients with DLCAD.
Coronary Artery Disease ; Coronary Vessels ; Death ; Drug-Eluting Stents ; Follow-Up Studies ; Heart Failure ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Incidence ; Korea ; Male ; Myocardial Infarction ; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ; Prospective Studies ; Stents ; Thrombosis ; Treatment Outcome

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Diffuse long coronary artery disease (DLCAD) still has unfavorable clinical outcomes after successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Resolute™ zotarolimus-eluting stent (R-ZES; Resolute™ Integrity) for patients with DLCAD. METHODS: From December 2011 to December 2014, 1,011 patients who underwent PCI using R-ZES for CAD with longer than 25 mm lesion were prospectively enrolled from 21 hospitals in Korea. We assessed the clinical outcome of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) defined as the composite of cardiac death, non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI), and clinically-driven target vessel revascularization at 12 months. RESULTS: Mean age was 63.8±10.8 years, 701 (69.3%) patients were male, 572 (87.0%) patients had hypertension, 339 (33.8%) patients had diabetes, 549 (54.3%) patients diagnosed with acute MI and 545 (53.9%) patients had multi-vessel disease (MVD). A total of 1,697 stents were implanted into a total of 1,472 lesions. The mean diameter was 3.07±0.38 mm and the length was 28.27±6.97 mm. Multiple overlapping stents were performed in 205 (13.8%) lesions. A 12-month clinical follow-up was available in 1,004 patients (99.3%). The incidences of MACE and definite stent thrombosis at 12-month were 3.0% and 0.3% respectively. On multivariate Cox-regression analysis, multiple overlapping stents implantation, previous congestive heart failure, MVD, and age ≥75 years were independent predictors of one-year MACE. CONCLUSIONS Our study shows that R-ZES has an excellent 1-year clinical outcome in Korean patients with DLCAD.

PURPOSE: This study aimed to examine levels of stress and professionalism of nurses who provided nursing care during the 2015 Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak based on their experience, to investigate the nurses' intention to respond to possible future outbreaks in relation to their experience during the outbreak, and to determine the relationship between the outbreak experience and nursing intention considering stress and professionalism. METHODS: A self-administered questionnairewas designed based on modifications of related questionnaires, and used to assess levels of stress, professionalism, and nursing intention according to participants' experiences during the outbreak. Multiple regression analysiswas used to examine the relationship between the outbreak nursing experience and nursing intention considering stress and nursing professionalism. RESULTS: The overall stress, professionalism, and nursing intention scores for the firsthand experience group were 33.72, 103.00, and 16.92, respectively, whereas those of the secondhand experience group were 32.25, 98.99, and 15.60, respectively. There were significant differences in professionalism and nursing intention scores between the groups (p = .001 and p < .001, respectively). The regression analysis revealed that the regression estimate between stress and nursing intention was B(SE) = −0.08(0.02), beta = −0.21, p < .001 and the regression estimate between professionalism in nursing and nursing intention was B(SE) = 0.05(0.01), beta = 0.23, p < .001. CONCLUSIONS: Prior outbreak nursing experience was importantly associated with intention to provide care for patients with a newly emerging infectious disease in the future considering stress and professionalism. Gathering information about nurses' experience of epidemics and regular assessment of job stress and professionalism are required.
Communicable Diseases* ; Communicable Diseases, Emerging ; Coronavirus ; Coronavirus Infections ; Disease Outbreaks ; Emergencies* ; Hospitals, Public* ; Humans ; Intention* ; Korea* ; Nursing Care ; Nursing* ; Professionalism* ; Stress, Psychological

Lymphangiomas are malformations of the lymphatic system accounting for approximately 5% of all benign tumors in infants and children. Abdominal lymphangiomas are rare, and can arise from either the retroperitoneum, gastrointestinal tract, or the mesentery of the abdominal viscera. Lymphangioma involving the whole mesentery is particularly rare. Most lymphangiomas are detected during infancy or childhood, but intraabdominal lymphangiomas such as mesentery are not found until adulthood. We report here on a patient with uncommon lymphangioma involving the whole mesentery who presented with fever and abdominal pain. This patient is unusual because he was confirmed through core needle biopsy which showed variable sized lymphatic spaces representing a immunoreactive for D2-40 antibody with involvement of the whole mesentery. No cases of mesenteric lymphangioma confirmed preoperatively have been previously reported in Korea.
Abdominal Pain ; Biopsy, Large-Core Needle* ; Child ; Fever ; Gastrointestinal Tract ; Humans ; Infant ; Korea ; Lymphangioma* ; Lymphatic System ; Mesentery* ; Viscera

BACKGROUND: Echocardiography has been routinely performed before liver transplantation to screen perioperative risks due to cardiovascular complications. However, only limited echocardiographic indices have been used and have become familiar with clinicians. Here we aimed to evaluate the relationship between preoperative echocardiography and circulatory manifestations during living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). METHODS: Perioperative data including preoperative echocardiographic indices and intraoperative circulatory manifestations from 159 LDLT recipients (> or =18 years) were retrospectively collected. Relationships between individual echocardiographic indices and intraoperative circulatory manifestations were assessed by Pearson or Spearman correlation test. Intraoperative circulatory manifestations showing potential correlation with echocardiographic indices (r > or = 0.2 or < or =-0.2) were additionally analyzed by unpaired t or chi-square test after their dichotomizations at clinically meaningful cutoffs. RESULTS: Strong correlations (r > or = 0.5 or < or =-0.5) were not found between echocardiographic indices and intraoperative circulatory manifestations, but intensive vasopressor coverage, urine output, sodium bicarbonate administration and last blood pH showed potential relations with at least one of preoperative echocardiographic indices. Early and late (atrial) ventricular filling velocity (E/A) ratios were lower in recipients with intensive vasopressor coverage, and left atrial diameter (LAD) were larger in recipients with last blood pH < 7.25. However, other parts of echocardiographic indices showed inconsistent relationships with formerly prevalent knowledge. CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative echocardiographic indices such as E/A ratio and LAD showed relationship with circulatory manifestations during LDLT. However, low correlation degrees and lack of evidence in reverse relationship with circulatory manifestations demands further studies focusing on such specific cardiac function.
Echocardiography ; Humans ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Liver ; Liver Transplantation ; Living Donors ; Retrospective Studies ; Sodium Bicarbonate

BACKGROUND: Ischemia reperfusion (IR) injury is a complex phenomenon that leads to organ dysfunction and causes primary liver failure following liver transplantation. We investigated whether an intravenous administration of magnesium before reperfusion can prevent or reduce IR injury. METHODS: Fifty-nine living donor liver transplant recipients were randomly assigned to an MG group (n = 31) or an NS group (n = 28). Each group was also divided in two groups based on the preoperative magnesium levels (normal: > or = 0.70 mmol/L, low: < 0.70 mmol/L). The MG groups received 25 mg/kg of MgSO4 mixed in 100 ml normal saline intravenously before reperfusion and the NS groups received an equal volume of normal saline. The levels of lactate, pH, arterial oxygen tension, and base excess were measured to assess reperfusion injury at five specific times, which were 10 min after the beginning of anhepatic phase, and 10, 30, 60 and 120 min after reperfusion. To evaluate postoperative organ function, the serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), total bilirubin and creatinine levels were measured at preoperative day 1, postoperative day 1 and 5. RESULTS: The blood lactate levels were significantly lower at 10, 30, 60 and 120 min after reperfusion in the MG groups compared to the NS groups. In addition, significantly higher blood lactate levels were observed in the NS group with preoperative hypomagnesemia than in MG groups. CONCLUSIONS: Magnesium administration before reperfusion of liver transplantation significantly reduces blood lactate levels. These findings suggest that magnesium treatment may have protective effects on IR injury during living donor liver transplantation.
Administration, Intravenous ; Alanine Transaminase ; Aspartate Aminotransferases ; Bilirubin ; Creatinine ; Humans ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Ischemia ; Lactic Acid ; Liver ; Liver Failure ; Liver Transplantation ; Living Donors ; Magnesium ; Oxygen ; Reperfusion ; Reperfusion Injury

BACKGROUND: The recovery time in propofol target controlled infusion (TCI) can be determined by the context sensitive decrement time (CSDT) using a Multichannel TCI system. Therefore, it is important to obtain the default CSDT in a Multichannel TCI system. The effect-site concentrations for eye opening and orientation in adults after propofol-remifentanil TCI were evaluated according to the CSDT using a Multichannel TCI system. METHODS: After obtaining informed consent and Institutional Review Board approval, 135 ASA Class I or II patients scheduled to undergo elective surgery were divided into 3 groups according to age. The three groups included the following: group 1 (n = 45), 18-19 years; group 2 (n = 45), 30-39 years; and group 3 (n = 45), 40-54 years. The propofol infusion was started at a propofol target effect-site concentration (CeT) of 6microg/ml. Anesthesia was maintained primarily with a propofol CeT of 2.5microg/ml, a remifentanil CeT of 6ng/ml and with 67% nitrous oxide in oxygen. The average effect-site concentrations of propofol at eye opening and orientation in each group were estimated. RESULTS: The average range of the effect-site concentrations of propofol at eye opening and orientation after surgery were 0.9-1.1microg/ml. The range of times to eye opening and orientation after stopping the nitrous oxide and infusion after surgery were 10.9-12.9 min. CONCLUSIONS: The average range of the effect-site concentrations of propofol at eye opening and orientation after propofol-remifentanil TCI in Koreans are 0.9-1.1microg/ml.
Adult ; Anesthesia ; Anesthesia, Intravenous ; Ethics Committees, Research ; Eye ; Humans ; Informed Consent ; Nitrous Oxide ; Orientation ; Oxygen ; Piperidines ; Propofol

BACKGROUND: The recovery time in propofol target controlled infusion (TCI) can be determined by the context sensitive decrement time (CSDT) using a Multichannel TCI system. Therefore, it is important to obtain the default CSDT in a Multichannel TCI system. The effect-site concentrations for eye opening and orientation in adults after propofol-remifentanil TCI were evaluated according to the CSDT using a Multichannel TCI system. METHODS: After obtaining informed consent and Institutional Review Board approval, 135 ASA Class I or II patients scheduled to undergo elective surgery were divided into 3 groups according to age. The three groups included the following: group 1 (n = 45), 18-19 years; group 2 (n = 45), 30-39 years; and group 3 (n = 45), 40-54 years. The propofol infusion was started at a propofol target effect-site concentration (CeT) of 6microg/ml. Anesthesia was maintained primarily with a propofol CeT of 2.5microg/ml, a remifentanil CeT of 6ng/ml and with 67% nitrous oxide in oxygen. The average effect-site concentrations of propofol at eye opening and orientation in each group were estimated. RESULTS: The average range of the effect-site concentrations of propofol at eye opening and orientation after surgery were 0.9-1.1microg/ml. The range of times to eye opening and orientation after stopping the nitrous oxide and infusion after surgery were 10.9-12.9 min. CONCLUSIONS: The average range of the effect-site concentrations of propofol at eye opening and orientation after propofol-remifentanil TCI in Koreans are 0.9-1.1microg/ml.
Adult ; Anesthesia ; Anesthesia, Intravenous ; Ethics Committees, Research ; Eye ; Humans ; Informed Consent ; Nitrous Oxide ; Orientation ; Oxygen ; Piperidines ; Propofol