Acknowledgement
This work was supported by the Gachon University research fund of 2020 (GCU-2020-202005430001). Authors are thankful to members of the KNTDB investigators : Jung Hwan Lee (Pusan National University Hospital), In Bok Chang (Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital), Ki Seong Eom (Wonkwang University Hospital), Eun Sung Park (Wonkwang University Hospital), Jong Yeon Kim (Wonju Severance Christian Hospital), Min Kyun Na (Hanyang University Medical Center), Jeong Ho Lee (Daegu Fatima Hospital), Kwang Wook Jo (Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital), Han Seung Ryu (Chonnam National University Hospital), Kyung Hwan Kim (Chungnam National University Hospital), Yu Deok Won (Hanyang University Guri Hospital), Min Su Kim (Ulsan university hospital), Jin Gyu Choi (Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital), Sae Min Kwon (Keimyung University Hospital), Jae Sang Oh (Soonchunhyang University Hospital), and Soon O Hong (Seoul Medical Center).
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