National Medical Center

Perioperative outcomes of robot-assisted, laparoscopic or thoracoscopic, and open surgery across 13 cancer operations: a single-institution cohort of 36,208 cases

Abstract To compare perioperative outcomes of robot-assisted surgery, video-assisted (laparoscopic or thoracoscopic) surgery and open surgery across 13 oncologic procedure groups, because aggregate technology-level comparison is confounded by procedure mix and by the calendar tim...

Prenatal PM2.5 exposure drives epigenetic reprogramming of fetal macrophages linked to atopic dermatitis

Abstract Prenatal environmental exposures are increasingly recognized as contributors to atopic dermatitis (AD), yet the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), a complex mixture of airborne pollutants, has been associated with elevated risk of al...

Combined health risk factors and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in the Korean National Health Examination Baseline cohort

The World Health Organization underscores the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle to mitigate premature mortality. Key health risk factors (HRFs) are strongly linked to mortality. However, large-scale cohort studies examining the impact of HRFs on mortality remain scarc...

Absolute knee extensor strength, not limb symmetry, predicts outcomes and defines a rehabilitation threshold after medial opening‐wedge high tibial osteotomy

Abstract Purpose To identify a clinically relevant body mass‐normalised knee extensor strength threshold after high tibial osteotomy (HTO) and examine how absolute strength and limb symmetry index (LSI) relate to patient‐reported outcomes (PROMs), dynamic balance and longitudinal...