• Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.67-75
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• 2009

Purpose: Postoperative nausea and vomiting(PONV) is a common problem after general anesthesia. The aim of this prospective, double-blind randomized study was to compare the effect of Propofol-Remifentanil vs. Sevoflurane inhalational anesthetics on PONV after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Methods: Forty patients (ASA physical status 1, 2) scheduled for elective surgery participated in the study. Twenty of them received total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA group) with Propofol-Remifentanil, and the rest were given Sevoflurane inhalational anesthetics (inhalation group). The TIVA group was induced with Propofol 5mcg/ml and Remifentanil 3~4mcg/ml. The anesthesia was maintained with the continuous infusion of Propofol 2~3mcg/ml and Remifentanil 2~3mcg/ml IV. The inhalation group was induced with Pentotal Sodium 5mg/kg and 3~4mcg/kg/hr IV Remifentanil. Maintenance was obtained with 1.5~2.0 vol% Sevoflurane. Results: The subjects in TIVA group reported less PONV than those in Sevoflurane inhalation anesthesia group. Conclusion: Propofol-Remifentanil anesthesia (TIVA group) was considered a satisfactory anesthetic technique in reducing PONV in patients with laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.209-216
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• 2009

The purpose of this retrospective study was to examine twenty four hour postsedation events after discharge in children sedated for dental treatment. The sedation sheets of 355 children were selected. Selection criteria excluded no midazolam or nasal route of midazolam, no ASA class I, absent or incomplete questionnaire. Children received orally chloral hydrate and hydroxyzine, nitrous oxide was maintained during the sedation. Midazolam was injected to buccal submucosa with titration. Parents were interviewed via telephone within twenty four hours after sedation. Questionnaire included sleeping response, sleeping time, sleeping behavior, vomiting response at home. Two hundred twenty four (67.8%) children slept and twenty one(6.3%) children had abnormal sleeping behavior. One hundred four(31.0%) children had abnormal behavior after sleep and ten(3.0%) children had vomiting response. In the children took the higher dose of midazolam, there were the great tendency to sleep after discharge (p<0.05), the more negative response to sleeping behavior(p = 0.055), the longer sleeping time(p=0.054). In this study many children slept after sedation and a few children showed negative response. However there were not any considerable emergency events. Further study is required to determine the postsedation safety for the use of submucosal midazolam combination with chloral hydrate and hydroxyzine.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.242-248
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• 2017

The purpose of this research is investigate the perception of first aid and differentiate between factors. The research subjects were 188 childcare teachers who work for day care centers in Chungchungnam-do, Republic of Korea and 70 pre-service childcare teachers who major in childcare in colleges in the same area. Collected data were converted to frequency and percentage, and cross correlation analysis was conducted for difference verification. The survey results are as follows. First, regarding the perception of first aid, there was a difference between childcare teachers and pre-service childcare teachers in their ability to cope with an emergency situation and responses to questions regarding frequent emergency situation. Second, the percentage of incorrect answers was high in the questions about impaction, poisoning, and biting. There were significant differences between the answers of childcare teachers and pre-service childcare teachers in questions about bleeding(injury), high fever, and CPR. In all of these questions, the percentage of correct answers of childcare teachers was higher. Regarding this result, clinical training for various emergency situations is needed.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.45-50
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• 2014

Purpose: Ginger (Zingiber officinale) has been widely used as an antiemetic agent. This systematic review was aimed at evaluation of the effect of dried ginger powder supplementation on improvement of nausea and vomiting associated with early pregnancy or motion sickness. Methods: We searched Pubmed, Cochrane, Science Direct, and KISS (Korean studies Information Service System) using keywords such as ginger or Zingiber officinale in combination with nausea, vomiting, motion sickness, or pregnancy, published in March 2013. Results: The strength of the evidence was evaluated on the selected 12 RCTs (randomized controlled trials). Eleven trials including 2,630 subjects showed that supplementation with dried ginger powder resulted in significant improvement of nausea or vomiting related to early pregnancy or motion sickness. Among the nine studies including 809 women in early pregnancy before 20 weeks of gestation, ginger supplementation was superior to placebo in five studies (n = 305), and as effective as positive control (vitamin $B_6$ or dimenhydrinate) in four studies (n = 504). Ginger intake significantly reduced the episodes or severity of vomiting related to motion sickness compared to placebo or showed the same effect as several antiemetic drugs in two studies (n = 1,821). Conclusion: Our findings added evidence indicating that ginger powder supplements might improve the symptoms of nausea or vomiting related to early pregnancy or motion sickness without significant adverse events.

• The korean journal of orthodontics
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• v.40 no.5
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• pp.325-333
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• 2010

Objective: The aim of this study was to illustrate the circumferential comfortable retainer (CCR) as a removable maxillary retainer with good potential patient compliance and to evaluate the discomfort of the retainers including distorted speech, gagging sensation and appliance discomfort. Methods: Sixty-six orthodontic patients (male, 23; female, 43; mean age, $23.42{\pm}10.19$ years) who received orthodontic treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances were randomly assigned to two groups after debonding, a conventional wraparound retainer (CWR) group that fully covers the palate with an acrylic plate and a highly polished surface, and a circumferential comfortable retainer (CCR) group which has a horseshoe shaped base plate with three folds on the anterior region. A questionnaire that had a visual analog scale (VAS) which consists of a 100-mm horizontal line with 2 end-points labeled "no discomfort" on the left and "worst discomfort" on the right, with regard to distorted speech, gagging sensation and discomfort, was administered to patients after 4 weeks of retainer wear. The Mann-Whitney test was used to test the hypothesis that there was no difference between the two retainers. Results: Comparing distorted speech and discomfort, the CCR group significantly had lower values than the CWR group ($p$ < 0.05). Comparing gagging sensation, the CCR group had lower values than the CWR group but there were no statistically significant differences between groups ($p$ = 0.146). Conclusions: In conclusion, the results suggest that the circumferential comfortable retainer (CCR) might facilitate patient compliance and thereby improve the maintenance of the fixed orthodontic treatment outcome.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.314-317
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• 2011

A 16-year-old, spayed female, Maltese dog weighing 4.3 kg was presented with a 2-week history of yellowish nose-and oral-discharge, anorexia and lethargy. In physical examination, indefinite ulcerative mass about $3{\times}3$ cm in size in the left sublingual region, severe gingivoperiodontitis, halitosis, moderate dental calculus, fever and swelling of mandible soft tissue were noted. In radiographic view, periodontitis and bone lysis findings on the left rostral part of maxilla and mandible were observed. In complete blood count and blood chemistry test, thrombocytosis, increased levels of serum $NH_3$, AST and ALP were obtained. Urinalysis revealed hematuria and proteinuria. In histological examination, squamous cell carcinoma was diagnosed. No surgery was performed, but combined treatment with carboplatin and piroxicam was initiated. Five days after initiation of medication, because of insistent vomiting, piroxicam was substituted to meloxicam. Although the therapeutic efficacy of meloxicam could not be known; administration of meloxicam might be less potential to gastrointestinal side-effects than piroxicam. The dog totally received 3 times of carboplatin infusion. Five days after third infusion of carboplatin, the dog was hospitalized with severe lethargy, vomiting and bloody diarrhea. In examination, severe renal failure signs were noted, and the dog was euthanized.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.83-85
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• 1979

이상에서 심한 Gag Reflex를 가친 76명(名)의 환자와 경우를 보았다. 자극의 주된 요소는 상악의치였고, 병력 및 임상조사를 했으며, 두개 측면방사선사진 촬영도 했다. Eysenck Personalty Inuentory도 실시했다. 치료시 레진 training base를 썼고, 기타 Relaxation therapy 및 Heterohypnotic technic을 썼다. 이 결과, (1) 대조군과 비교시 특징적인 유형은 없었다. (2) 몇 환자는 동기유발이 불충분해 치료를 중도에 포기했다. (3) 약간의 환자에서 성공적으로 치료가 되였으나 재발했다.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.468-471
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• 1998

동물원에서 사육중인 검독수리(Aquila chrysaetos)가 구토중세를 보이다 약 111여 일간물과 사료를 절폐하였고 전신적 삭쇄, 안구에는 염증성 삼출물로 덮여 실명, 한쪽날개가 처지며 호흡곤란으로 폐사하여 부검의뢰 되었다. 부검 소견상 폐와 기낭에 회백색의 육아종 성 결절이 다수 존재하였다. 기낭은 비후되어 있었고 일부는 균사가 자라 청색을 띄는 병변도 관찰되었다. 병리조직학적으로 병변은 육아종성 괴사였으며, 병소에는 곰팡이의 균사와 소포 가 관찰되여 곰팡이성 폐렴과 기낭염이였다. 병면의 배양 결과 Aspergillus Fumigatus로 동정 되었다. 본 예는 맹금류인 검독수리에서의 Aspergillus감염 중계이다.

• The Monthly Diabetes
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• s.137
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• pp.58-59
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• 2001

당뇨병 환자는 자율신경계 이상으로 위장병증이라는 소화기계통의 이상을 초래하는데 그 증상으로서 삼키기 곤란한 증상이나 소화불량, 오심, 구토, 변비, 설사 및 대변실금 등이 있다. 이러한 위장장애와 관련된 증상들은 단독으로 나타나기도 하고 여러 증상들이 반복적으로 나타나기도 한다. 원인은 당뇨병 자체의 고혈당에 의하거나 혹은 당뇨병의 만성합병증의 하나인 당뇨병성 신경병증 중에서 자율신경의 침범에 의한 장운동의 이상에 의해 초래되며 이러한 장운동의 이상은 식도, 위, 소장, 대장의 모든 위장관에서 발생된다.

• 월간산업보건
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• s.273
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• pp.40-43
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• 2011

Perchloromethyl mercaptan에 대한 직업적 노출기준으로 TLV-TWA 0.1 ppm(0.76 mg/$m^3$)으로 권고한다. TLV-TWA 0.1 ppm(0.76 mg/$m^3$) 은 눈과 코의 자극 그리고 불쾌한 냄새로 인한 불편함의 가능성을 최소화하는 수준이다. Perchloromethyl mercaptan에 대한 동물 노출 실험연구와 근로자들의 노출연구 자료는 매우 제한적이다. 사고로 확인되지 않은 농도에 근로자들이 노출된 경우, 발견된 증상과 징후는 눈, 목, 가슴에 심한 자극과 기침, 눈물, 호흡곤란, 메스꺼움, 구토, 빈맥, 청색증, 경련 그리고 폐부종에 의한 사망이다. Perchloromethyl mercaptan을 활용하는 생산설비에서 TLV-TWA 0.1 ppm 이하 농도의 증기에 노출되었을 때 질병을 유발하였다는 보고는 없었다. 피부흡수, 발암성 그리고 TLV-STEL을 권고하기 위한 유용한 자료는 충분하지 않다.