Publications by authors named "Ho-Joon Ko"
The global prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing, with diabetes accounting for the highest proportion. We analyzed the influence of clinical factors on the incidence of CKD according to the renal function, primary focusing on patients with diabetes. We used the Sample Cohorts Database provided by the National Health Insurance Sharing Service (NHISS) in Korea.
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- The study investigates the use of biomarkers CRP, procalcitonin, and presepsin for diagnosing sepsis and predicting mortality in patients with severe acute kidney injury (AKI) starting continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).
- Out of 127 patients, 90 were diagnosed with sepsis, and both CRP and procalcitonin were found to be more effective than presepsin for this purpose.
- Higher levels of procalcitonin (≥3 ng/mL) and CRP (≥31 mg/L) were linked to increased mortality risk, alongside factors like lactic acid levels, sequential organ failure assessment score, and albumin levels.