Yu Kyung Bae
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Dr. Yu Kyung Bae is a clinical anesthesiologist whose research focuses on perioperative renal protection, pain management, and surgical outcomes in urologic oncology. Her most impactful work addresses the critical question of whether non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can safely replace opioids for patient-controlled analgesia after kidney surgery. In a 2020 retrospective cohort study (12 citations), she demonstrated that NSAID-based analgesia does not compromise postoperative renal function following laparoscopic nephrectomy, challenging longstanding nephrotoxicity concerns. She extended this investigation to robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (2023, 8 citations), using propensity-score matching to show that ketorolac-based PCA does not increase acute kidney injury risk compared to fentanyl. Dr. Bae has also contributed to perioperative safety by evaluating quantitative neuromuscular monitoring after sugammadex administration (2024), and she clarified that blood transfusions do not influence 5-year biochemical recurrence after robotic prostatectomy (2021). Her work provides evidence-based guidance for opioid-sparing analgesia in vulnerable surgical populations, directly impacting clinical protocols for enhanced recovery after surgery.
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