• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.325-333
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• 1997

The use of hormonal stimulation in human in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) leads to increased production of embryos for ET. So to avoid high pregnancies and to allow conception in future, unstimulated cycles, cryopreservation of spare embryos is desirable. One of the improvement of cryopreservation methods is vitrification. We cryopreserved mouse day 3 embryos by vitrification using the three different vitrification solution (EFS40, VS11 and VS3a). EFS40 solution is consisted of 40% (v/v) ethylene glycol, Ficol170 30% (w/v) and 0.5M sucrose and VS11 is 6.0M ethylene glycol and 1.8M glycerol. And VS3a is 6.5M glycerol and 6% (w/v) BSA (bovine serum albumin). First we tested the toxicity of three vitrification solution by exposure to these solution during 3 min. After washing by thawing solution, the survival rates of each groups are 95.5%, 90.9% and 84.4% (EFS40, VS11 and VS3a). High percentages of them developed to expanded blastocyst and hatching embryos in culture 48hrs 94.2%, 97.7%, 100% and 97.4% (no treatment group, EFS40, VS11 and VS3a). So there is no significant differences among the each group. Second, after thawing of vitirfied embryos, the survival rates of each groups are 96.8% (slow freeze), 94.1% (EFS40), 85.5% (VS11) and 80.0% (VS3a, P vs. no freeze or EFS40 is 0.01). Vitrified embryos exhibited a high rate of development in vitro after 48hrs culture. The percentages of each group to blastocyst and hatching embryos are 88.7% (no freeze), 91.8% (slow freeze), 93.4% (EFS40), 87.7% (VS11) and 73.0% (VS3a, P vs. other group is 0.01). The results suggest that there is no significant differences in exposure of various vitrification solution and day 3 mouse embryos can be vitrified in solution EFS40 and VS11 by simple procedure.

• 대한정형외과학회지
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.391-397
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• 2021

목적: 트라넥삼산(tranexamic acid, TXA)은 하지 수술에서 출혈과 수혈 빈도를 줄이는 것으로 알려졌다. 본 연구에서는 역행성 견관절 전치환술 시에 출혈 및 수혈 요구에 대한 TXA의 효과를 평가하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2009년 9월부터 2020년 7월까지 역행성 견관절 전치환술을 시행한 환자를 평가하였다. 수술 중 정맥로와 관절강 내 도포를 시행한 군은 TXA 사용군, 시행하지 않은 군은 TXA 미사용군으로 분류하였다. 술 후 출혈량을 나타내는 배액관 배액량과 수혈 여부, 술 후 혈색소와 적혈구 용적률 수치를 분석하였다. 결과: TXA 사용군과 TXA 미사용군 간 연령(72.0±7.0 vs. 71.5±5.8, p=0.656) 및 남, 녀 성별 비율(28:65 vs. 23:61, p=0.689)은 유의한 차이가 없었다. 또한 고혈압, 당뇨병, 두 질환 모두를 가진 환자의 유병률(36:3:13 vs. 32:3:8, p=0.806)은 양 군 간 유의한 차이가 없었다. 수혈 기준에 따라 수혈을 시행한 수혈 환자 수(0 vs. 9, p=0.001)는 TXA 사용군에서 없었으며 TXA 미사용군에서 유의하게 더 많았다. 수술 1일째(98.8±61.2 ml vs. 162.7±98.8 ml, p<0.001) 및 제거 당시 배액관 배액량(73.8±48.4 ml vs. 91.5±54.5 ml, p=0.024)은 둘 다 TXA 사용군에서 유의하게 더 적었다. 수술 전 측정한 혈색소 수치(13.2±1.4 vs. 13.3±1.5, p=0.374)와 적혈구 용적률 수치(39.5±3.9 vs. 39.6±4.7, p=0.946)에서 양 군 간 유의한 차이가 없었다. 수술 1일째(11.7±1.2 g/dl vs. 11.2±1.4 g/dl, p=0.048), 3일째(10.9±1.2 g/dl vs. 10.2±1.2 g/dl, p<0.001), 6일째 혈색소(11.2±1.3 g/dl vs. 10.7±1.3 g/dl, p=0.020)는 TXA 사용군에서 유의하게 높았다. 수술 1일째(35.0%±3.6% vs. 32.5%±3.8%, p=0.001), 3일째(32.3% ±5.0% vs. 29.8%±3.6%, p<0.001), 6일째 적혈구 용적률 수치(33.5%±3.8% vs. 31.5%±3.7%, p<0.001)에서도 TXA 사용군에서 유의하게 높았다. 결론: 역행성 견관절 전치환술 시행 시 정맥로와 관절강 내 국소도포를 이용한 TXA의 사용은 수술 후 수혈의 필요성과 출혈량을 줄일 수 있다.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.89-96
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• 2000

본 연구는 $CaCO_3$가 주성분인 굴 패각을 이용하여 혐기성퇴비화 반응시 율속단계의 원인인 pH저하를 감소시킴으로써 혐기성퇴비화에의 굴 패각 적용가능성에 대하여 조사하였다. 실험은 혐기성퇴비화 반응조 5기(R-l~R-5)를 제작하여 음식쓰레기와 접종을 위한 숙성퇴비를 넣은 뒤 굴 패각을 음식쓰레기 주입량에 대해 30%, 60%를 주입하여 중온에서 60일동안 실험하였으며, 메탄가스 발생량, 가스성분비, 유기물제거율 및 pH 등을 측정하였다. 실험결과 가스발생량은 R-1 $0.62{\ell}/g-VS$, R-2 $0.63{\ell}/g-VS$, R-3 $0.16{\ell}/g-VS$, R-4 $0.75{\ell}/g-VS$, R-5 $0.21{\ell}/g-VS$로 나타났으며, 메탄가스 발생량은 R-1 $0.32{\ell}/g-VS$, R-2 $0.37{\ell}/g-VS$, R-3 $0.04{\ell}/g-VS$, R-4 $0.42{\ell}/g-VS$, R-5 $0.05{\ell}/g-VS$로 나타났다. 혐기성퇴비화의 효율을 결정짓는 가스성분비는 R-2, R-4에서의 메탄가스발생량이 전체가스발생량의 55%이상으로 경제성이 있는 것으로 나타났다. pH는 굴 패각을 30% 넣어준 R-2, R-4에서 pH 6.0~8.0을 유지하였으며, 굴 패각을 60% 넣어준 R-3, R-5에서는 pH가 8.5이상으로 상승하여 미생물에 악영향을 미침으로써 혐기성 반응이 제대로 이루어지지 못하였다.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.63-69
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• 2020

본 연구는 2017년 4~6월까지 흑천 일대에서 한강납줄개의 조개 유생보육에 따른 작은말조개 내 산란 특성에 관한 연구를 실시하였다. 조사기간 동안 확인된 조개는 327개체이었고, 글로키디아 유생을 보육한 조개 중 한강납줄개의 산란이 확인된 조개는 34개체(14.1%)로 나타났다. 아가미 위치에 따른 글로키디아 유생을 보육한 조개와 보육하지 않은 조개에서 확인된 알과 자어수는 왼쪽 외반새 5.0±3.58개(range, 1~8) vs. 2.8±2.13개 (1~9), 왼쪽 내반새 1.5±0.96개 (1~3) vs. 1.7± 0.82개(1~3), 오른쪽 내반새 1.4±0.51개(1~2) vs. 2.1±1.85개(1~6), 오른쪽 외반새 6.4±4.82개(1~20) vs. 3.0±1.86개(1~6)로 나타났다. 아가미 위치에 따른 글로키디아 유생을 보육한 조개와 보육하지 않은 조개에서 확인된 알과 자어의 출현빈도는 왼쪽 외반새 82.6% vs. 73.4%, 왼쪽 내반새 17.4% vs. 9.4%, 오른쪽 내반새 26.1% vs. 15.6%, 오른쪽 외반새 58.7% vs. 67.2%로 나타났다. 글로키디아 유생을 보육한 조개와 보육하지 않은 조개에서 확인된 알과 자어수는 8.5±6.43개(1~23) vs. 4.5±3.38개(1~14)였다. 한강납줄개 알과 자어수 그리고 출현빈도는 글로키디아 유생을 보육한 조개와 외반새에서 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.189-197
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• 2006

Twenty small-scale farms of two villages (A and B) were surveyed to identify the feeding traits, milk productivity and nutritional status of lactating cattle and buffalo in Terai, Nepal. Constituents and dry matter (DM) of feed supplied, body condition score (BCS), heart girth (HG), bodyweight (BW), milk yield (MY) and plasma metabolites were obtained in the pasture-sufficient, pasture-decreasing and fodder-shortage periods. Milk yield of 305-day lactation was estimated by the daily MY. The supplies of rice straw and native grass were lower and higher in the pasture-sufficient period than in the other periods, respectively (5.5 kg/day vs. 9.8 kg/day and 3.2 kg/day vs. 0.4 kg/day, respectively, p<0.01). The roughage-supplement rates of the animals were higher in village A than in village B (5.0 vs. 2.2 in cattle and 9.3 vs. 1.8 in buffalo, p<0.01). The variance of feed constituents among the periods and between the villages induced different supplies of CP, NDF and TDN. The concentrations of CP and TDN in the cattle feed were higher in the pasture-sufficient period than in the other periods (9.1% vs. 7.3% and 57.4% vs. 51.0%, respectively, p<0.01). The supplies of CP for cattle and buffalo, and of TDN for buffalo were lower in village A than in village B (7.5% vs. 8.7% and 6.6% vs. 9.1% [p<0.01], and 53.1% vs. 56.2% [p<0.05], respectively). The BCS, HG and BW of the animals were lower in village A than in village B (2.51 vs. 2.86, 156 cm vs. 170 cm and 300 kg vs. 318 kg, respectively in cattle, 2.83 vs. 4.00, 186 cm vs. 216 cm and 429 kg vs. 531 kg, respectively in buffalo, p<0.01). The cattle yielded more milk in the pasture-sufficient period than in the other periods (7.9 liters/day vs. 6.6 liters/day, p<0.01). The 305-day MY of cattle that calved in the fodder-shortage period was lower than that of cattle that calved in the other periods (1,900 liters vs. 2,251 liters, p<0.01). The MYs of cattle and buffalo were lower in village A than in village B (6.2 liters/day vs. 8.1 liters/day and 3.7 liters/day vs. 7.7 liters/day, respectively, p<0.01). The 305-day MY of cattle was lower in village A than in village B (1,935 liters vs. 2,409 liters, p<0.01). The concentrations of plasma albumin and urea nitrogen in cattle were lower in village A than in village B (3.2 g/dl vs. 3.4 g/dl [p<0.01] and 7.4 mg/dl vs. 10.2 mg/dl [p<0.05], respectively). The different supplies of CP, NDF and TDN among the periods and between the villages might have affected MY and nutritional status in cattle and buffalo. It was likely that the lower supplies of CP and TDN for cattle that calved in the fodder-shortage period and in village A lowered the 305-day MY of cattle.

• 중환자간호학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.28-39
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• 2021

Purpose : This study investigated the occurrence of postoperative ileus and its related factors in patients after spinal surgery. Methods : After a retrospective review of data from patients who underwent spinal surgery at a single hospital located in Busan from 2012 through 2016, a total of 253 patients were included. The subjects were divided into non-ileus and ileus groups. We compared patient-, surgery-, and postoperative hematological-related factors. Results : A total of 41 (16.2%) out of 253 patients experienced postoperative ileus. Data analysis revealed significant differences between the two groups in mean age (68.44 vs 60.50 years), occupation (9.8 vs 28.8%), cardiovascular comorbidity (63.4 vs 37.7%), approach of surgery (supine/prone: 29.3/70.7 vs 12.7/87.3%), duration of anesthesia (5.86 vs 4.43 hours), narcotic use (75.6 vs 56.6%), postoperative serum hemoglobin level (3 days: 10.81 vs 11.41 g/dL), postoperative serum protein (immediately/3 days: 5.30/5.43 vs 5.62/5.68 g/dL), postoperative albumin level (3 days: 3.17 vs 3.40 g/dL), postoperative C-reactive protein level (3 days: 11.44 vs 8.36 mg/dL), postoperative bed stabilization period (3.32 vs 2.50 days), and onset of bowel movement (2.59 vs 1.94 days). In multivariate logistic regression, age and time of anesthesia were independent risk factors of postoperative ileus. Conclusion : To detect ileus after spinal surgery early, nurse education is needed with intensive screening on advanced age, surgery-related factors, and postoperative hematological indices.

• Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.249-255
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• 2018

Objective As aging progresses, clinical characteristics of elderly patients in the emergency department (ED) vary by age. We aimed to study differences among elderly patients in the ED by age group. Methods For 2 years, patients aged 65 and older were enrolled in the study and classified into three groups: youngest-old, ages 65 to 74 years; middle-old, 75 to 84 years; and oldest-old, ${\geq}85years$. Participants' sex, reason for ED visit, transfer from another hospital, results of treatment, type of admission, admission department and length of stay were recorded. Results During the study period, a total 64,287 patients visited the ED; 11,236 (17.5%) were aged 65 and older, of whom 14.4% were 85 and older. With increased age, the female ratio (51.5% vs. 54.9% vs. 69.1%, P<0.001), medical causes (79.5% vs. 81.3% vs. 81.7%, P=0.045), and admission rate (35.3% vs. 42.8% vs. 48.5%, P<0.001) increased. Admissions to internal medicine (57.5% vs. 59.3% vs. 64.7%, P<0.001) and orthopedic surgery (8.5% vs. 11.6% vs. 13.8%, P<0.001) also increased. The ratio of admission to intensive care unit showed no statistical significance (P=0.545). Patients over age 85 years had longer stays in the ED (330.9 vs. 378.9 vs. 407.2 minutes, P<0.001), were discharged home less (84.4% vs. 78.9% vs. 71.5%, P<0.001), and died more frequently (6.3% vs. 10.4% vs. 13.0%, P<0.001). Conclusion With increased age, the proportion of female patients and medical causes increased. Rates of admission and death increased with age and older patients had longer ED and hospital stays.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제52권8호
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• pp.888-892
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• 2009

목 적 : 신생아실에서 만삭아에 준한 경과 관찰 후 퇴원한 후기 조산아들의 재입원과 관련된 위험 요인과 재입원 원인을 알고자 연구를 계획하였다. 방 법 : 2003년 1월부터 2008년 12월까지 일신 기독 병원 신생아실에서 만삭아에 준한 경과 관찰 후 퇴원한 후기 조산아들 중 생후 28일 이내에 재입원하였던 135명의 신생아들의 의무 기록지를 후향적으로 조사하였다. 재입원의 위험 요인을 알고자 대조군과 비교 분석하였다. 결 과 : 재입원과 관련된 위험 요인 연구에서 재태주수, 출생 체중, 성별, 분만 방법, 산모의 나이, 교육 정도, 결혼 여부, 진통과 분만 과정상의 합병증은 관련이 없었고, 모유 수유(71.9% vs 44.4%), 짧은 신생아실 경과 관찰 기간($3.3{\pm}1.6$일 vs $4.1{\pm}2.0$일), 초산모(60.0% vs 45.3%)와 임신 합병증이 있었던 경우(31.9% vs 18.8%) 통계적으로 유의하게 재입원율이 높았다. 재입원 시점은 출생 후 평균 $6.2{\pm}3.6$일로, 출생 5-6일 사이에 재입원하는 경우가 40.7%로 가장 많았다. 재입원 시 83.7%가 황달을 주소로 입원하여 가장 흔한 원인이었고, 자연 분만(43.4% vs 1.8%), 산모의 나이가 적은 경우($29.8{\pm}3.4$세 vs $32.1{\pm}4.2$세), 임신과 관련된 합병증 동반이 적은 경우(28.3% vs 50%)가 황달로 인한 재입원과 관련 있었다. 결론 : 후기 조산아들의 재입원과 관련된 위험 요인은 모유 수유, 짧은 신생아실 경과 관찰 기간, 초산모와 임신 합병증이 있었던 경우였고, 재입원 시점은 평균 $6.2{\pm}3.6$일, 가장 흔한 재입원 원인은 황달이었다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제66권1호
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• pp.33-43
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• 2023

Objective : To compare the outcomes of anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF), and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) in terms of global sagittal alignment. Methods : From January 2007 to December 2019, 141 adult patients who underwent multilevel interbody fusion for lumbar degenerative disorders were enrolled. Regarding the approach, patients were divided into the ALIF (n=23), OLIF (n=60), and TLIF (n=58) groups. Outcomes, including local radiographic parameters and global sagittal alignment, were then compared between the treatment groups. Results : Regarding local radiographic parameters, ALIF and OLIF were superior to TLIF in terms of the change in the anterior disc height (7.6±4.5 mm vs. 6.9±3.2 mm vs. 4.7±2.9 mm, p<0.001), disc angle (-10.0°±6.3° vs. -9.2°±5.2° vs. -5.1°±5.1°, p<0.001), and fused segment lordosis (-14.5°±11.3° vs. -13.8°±7.5° vs. -7.4°±9.1°, p<0.001). However, regarding global sagittal alignment, postoperative lumbar lordosis (-42.5°±9.6° vs. -44.4°±11.6° vs. -40.6°±12.3°, p=0.210), pelvic incidence-lumbar lordosis mismatch (7.9°±11.3° vs. 6.7°±11.6° vs. 11.5°±13.0°, p=0.089), and the sagittal vertical axis (24.3±28.5 mm vs. 24.5±34.0 mm vs. 25.2±36.6 mm, p=0.990) did not differ between the groups. Conclusion : Although the anterior approaches were superior in terms of local radiographic parameters, TLIF achieved adequate global sagittal alignment, comparable to the anterior approaches.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.1100-1109
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• 2021

Objective: To compare the diagnostic performance between Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System version 2.0 (PI-RADSv2.0) and version 2.1 (PI-RADSv2.1) for clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) in the peripheral zone (PZ). Materials and Methods: This retrospective study included 317 patients who underwent multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging and targeted biopsy for PZ lesions. Definition of csPCa was International Society of Urologic Pathology grade ≥ 2 cancer. Area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and accuracy for csPCa were analyzed by two readers. The cancer detection rate (CDR) for csPCa was investigated according to the PI-RADS categories. Results: AUC of PI-RADSv2.1 (0.856 and 0.858 for reader 1 and 2 respectively) was higher than that of PI-RADSv2.0 (0.795 and 0.747 for reader 1 and 2 respectively) (both p < 0.001). Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, and accuracy for PI-RADSv2.0 vs. PI-RADSv2.1 were 93.2% vs. 88.3% (p = 0.023), 52.8% vs. 76.6% (p < 0.001), 48.7% vs. 64.5% (p < 0.001), 94.2% vs. 93.2% (p = 0.504), and 65.9% vs. 80.4% (p < 0.001) for reader 1, and 96.1% vs. 92.2% (p = 0.046), 34.1% vs. 72.4% (p < 0.001), 41.3% vs. 61.7% (p < 0.001), 94.8% vs. 95.1% (p = 0.869), and 54.3% vs. 78.9% (p < 0.001) for reader 2, respectively. CDRs of PI-RADS categories 1-2, 3, 4, and 5 for PI-RADSv2.0 vs. PI-RADSv2.1 were 5.9% vs. 5.9%, 5.8% vs. 12.5%, 39.8% vs. 56.2%, and 88.9% vs. 88.9% for reader 1; and 4.5% vs. 4.1%, 6.1% vs. 11.1%, 32.5% vs. 53.4%, and 85.0% vs. 86.8% for reader 2, respectively. Conclusion: Our data demonstrated improved AUC, specificity, PPV, accuracy, and CDRs of category 3 or 4 of PI-RADSv2.1, but decreased sensitivity, compared with PI-RADSv2.0, for csPCa in PZ.