• 호스피스
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• 통권50호
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• pp.10-13
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• 2011

• 호스피스
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• 통권48호
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• pp.11-18
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• 2010

• 호스피스
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• 통권38호
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• pp.13-17
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• 2007

• 헬스앤미션
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• 통권2호
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• pp.81-87
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• 2004

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.68-74
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• 2018

Purpose: In 2012, a revised guideline for acute acetaminophen overdose was proposed in the UK, recommending that the treatment threshold should be lowered to 100 mcg/ml at 4 hours after ingestion without risk stratification of hepatotoxicity. However, the poison centers in some developing countries do not have laboratory resources to provide serum drug levels in time. The primary aim of the study is to evaluate the cut-off value of reported dose per kilogram to determine when N-acetylcysteine treatment is warranted under the revised guideline. Methods: Data were collected retrospectively from the toxicology registry of an urban emergency medical center between 1st January 2010 and 30th June 2017. Inclusion criteria were single acute overdose of more than 75 mg/kg in 15 hours from ingestion and over 14 years of age. Subgroups were created by 25 mg/kg increments of reported dose, then sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value were calculated for the cut-off values of 100 mg/kg, 125 mg/kg, 150 mg/kg and 175 mg/kg for toxic serum level over '100-treatment line'. Results: A total of 99 patients were enrolled in the study; 24 patients showed toxic serum levels (24.2%). Zero of 17 patients with an ingestion dose under 100 mg/kg showed toxic level (0%), and 0 of 15 under 125 mg/kg (0%), 2 of 14 under 150 mg/kg (14.3%), and 4 of 12 under 175 mg/kg (33.3%) had toxic levels. The higher the ingested dose per kilogram of weight, the higher the frequency of the toxic serum concentration on the first test (${\chi}^2$ test for trend, ${\chi}^2=22.66$, p-value<0.001) and the sensitivity of each value was 100%, 100%, 92% and 76%. Conclusion: In acute single acetaminophen intoxication, the ingestion dose of 100 mg/kg of weight will be useful in determining the need for the N-acetylcysteine antidote in the indigent laboratory environment.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2022

Purpose: In patients with acute drug overdose, identification of drugs ingested is crucial to make a precise diagnosis. In most cases, the diagnoses are made on the medical history and physical examination findings. This study was undertaken to determine the concordance of diagnosis made on the basis of patient history by comparing it with urine toxicology analysis. Methods: This was a retrospective study of drug intoxicated patients over 18 years old who presented to the emergency center from 2017 to 2019. Specimens from urine were tested using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-TMS). The test results were compared with information obtained from patients. Diagnostic concordances for drug detection in intoxicated patients were calculated. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association between clinical characteristics and diagnostic discrepancy. Results: Totally, 370 patients were included in the analysis. Overall, 66 types of drugs were detected by UPLC-TMS. The drugs detected most frequently were zolpidem (104, 27.8%), citalopram (70, 18.7%), and paracetamol (66, 17.6%). The mean diagnostic concordance of patients was 52.7%. There were statistically significant diagnostic discrepancies in patients with underlying depression and patients intoxicated with multiple types of drugs. Conclusion: In ED patients with acute drug overdose, the diagnoses made on history alone were often inaccurate. It is essential to perform urine toxicology tests such as UPLC-TMS as a confirmatory instrument to improve accuracy in evaluating patients with drug intoxication.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.79-83
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• 2018

$^{18}F-FDG$가 비방사능이 높을 때는 원하는 만큼의 방사능량을 분주하기 어려워 작업시간이 증가하여 분배하는 실내의 공간선량율 및 방사성 오염이 증가하고 있다. 따라서 수동분주 과정에서 환자에게 투여되는 실제 용량을 평가함과 동시에 자동분주기를 이용하여 환자에게 투여되는 실제 용량과의 차이를 비교 분석하여 자동분주기의 유용성에 대하여 알아보고자 한다. 2016년 7월부터 2016년 12월까지 $^{18}F-FDG$를 이용하여 작업종사자가 수동 분주하여 투여한 환자 846명과 2017년 7월 부터 2017년 12월까지 자동분주장치에서 분주된 $^{18}F-FDG$를 투여한 환자 906명을 대상으로 하였으며 환자 체중의 10%에 해당하는 권고용량을 기준으로 실제 투여량과 권고용량 대비 상대오차를 산출하여 두 그룹 간의 평균값을 비교 분석하였다. 수동분주과정에서 환자에게 투여된 용량은 권고용량 대비 평균 $35.41{\pm}27.79%$로 나타났고 자동분주과정에서는 권고 용량 대비 평균 $-2.15{\pm}3.99%$로 나타나 자동분주과정에서의 권고용량에 대한 상대오차가 월등히 작은 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 자동분주기에서 분주되는 동안 작업종사자가 직접 방사성 의약품을 만질 필요가 없으며 멀리 떨어져 다른 업무가 가능하므로 피폭을 받는 시간과 거리를 함께 감소시킬 수장점이 있었다. 향후 많은 의료기관에서 도입하여 사용할 경우 환자에게 투여되는 용량을 줄일 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 작업 종사자들의 피폭선량 저감에 도움이 될 것으로 판단된다.

• 호스피스
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• 통권27호
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• pp.15-22
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• 2003

• 헬스앤미션
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• 통권3호
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• pp.88-96
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• 2005

• 호스피스
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• 통권34호
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• pp.13-25
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• 2005