• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.185-191
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• 2016

Background: Failure to maintain a patent airway can result in brain damage or death. In patients with mandibular prognathism or retrognathism, intubation is generally thought to be difficult. We determined the degree of difficulty of airway management in patients with mandibular deformity using anatomic criteria to define and grade difficulty of endotracheal intubation with direct laryngoscopy. Methods: Measurements were performed on 133 patients with prognathism and 33 with retrognathism scheduled for corrective esthetic surgery. A case study was performed on 89 patients with a normal mandible as the control group. In all patients, mouth opening distance (MOD), mandibular depth (MD), mandibular length (ML), mouth opening angle (MOA), neck extension angle (EXT), neck flexion angle (FLX), thyromental distance (TMD), inter-notch distance (IND), thyromental area (TMA), Mallampati grade, and Cormack and Lehane grade were measured. Results: Cormack and Lehane grade I was observed in 84.2%, grade II in 15.0%, and grade III in 0.8% of mandibular prognathism cases; among retrognathism cases, 45.4% were grade I, 27.3% grade II, and 27.3% grade III; among controls, 65.2% were grade I, 26.9% were grade II, and 7.9% were grade III. MOD, MOA, ML, TMD, and TMA were greater in the prognathism group than in the control and retrognathism groups (P < 0.05). The measurements of ML were shorter in retrognathism than in the control and prognathism groups (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Laryngoscopic intubation was easier in patients with prognathism than in those with normal mandibles. However, in retrognathism, the laryngeal view grade was poor and the ML was an important factor.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.100-108
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• 2021

Purpose: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placements are commonly performed pediatric endoscopic procedures. Because of underlying disease, these patients are at increased risk for airway-related complications. This study compares patient characteristics and complications following initial PEG insertion with general endotracheal anesthesia (GETA) vs. anesthesia-directed deep sedation with a natural airway (ADDS). Methods: All patients 6 months to 18 years undergoing initial PEG insertion within the endoscopy suite were considered for inclusion in this retrospective cohort study. Selection of GETA vs. ADDS was made by the anesthesia attending after discussion with the gastroenterologist. Results: This study included 168 patients (GETA n=38, ADDS n=130). Cohorts had similar characteristics with respect to sex, race, and weight. Compared to ADDS, GETA patients were younger (1.5 years vs. 2.9 years, p=0.04), had higher rates of severe American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) disease severity scores (ASA 4-5) (21% vs. 3%, p<0.001), and higher rates of cardiac comorbidities (39.5% vs. 18.5%, p=0.02). Significant associations were not observed between GETA/ADDS status and airway support, 30-day readmission, fever, or pain medication in unadjusted or adjusted models. GETA patients had significantly increased length of stay (eβ=1.55, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.11-2.18) after adjusting for ASA class, room time, anesthesia time, fever, and cardiac diagnosis. GETA patients also had increased room time (eβ=1.20, 95% CI=1.08-1.33) and anesthesia time (eβ=1.50, 95% CI=1.30-1.74) in adjusted models. Conclusion: Study results indicate that younger and higher risk patients are more likely to undergo GETA. Children selected for GETA experienced longer room times, anesthesia times, and hospital length of stay.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제56권10호
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• pp.424-430
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• 2013

Exhaled nitric oxide (NO) has been extensively investigated as a noninvasive marker of airway inflammation in asthma. The increased NO expression induced by inflammatory mediators in airways can be monitored easily in exhaled air from asthmatic children. Based on the relationship between the increased NO expression and eosinophilic airway inflammation, fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) measurements become an important adjunct for the evaluation of asthma. In addition, the availability of portable devices makes it possible to measure FeNO more easily and frequently in the routine pediatric practice. Despite various confounding factors affecting its levels, FeNO can be applicable in diagnosing asthma, monitoring treatment response, evaluating asthma control, and predicting asthma exacerbations. Thus, although pulmonary function tests are the standard tools for objective measurements of asthmatic control, FeNO can broaden the way of asthma monitoring and supplement standard clinical asthma care guidelines.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권7호
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• pp.737-744
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• 2005

목 적 : 심혈관계 질환을 가진 영아 및 소아는 흔히 호흡기 증상을 동반하는데 그 원인은 외부적인 기도 압박에서부터 기도 자체의 기형에 이르기까지 다양하다. 그러나, 수술 전후로 원인에 대한 정확한 평가가 시행되지 않아 진단이 늦어지거나 사망률을 증가시키는 요인이 되기도 한다. 이에 저자들은 심혈관계 질환 환아 중에서 기도 압박 및 기도 기형이 확진되었던 환아들을 대상으로 그 임상적인 특징을 분석함으로써 조기에 기도 이상을 발견하고 자연 경과 및 수술 후 예후에 도움이 되고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : 1997년 1월부터 2004년 6월까지 서울아산병원 소아과에서 심혈관계 질환으로 진단 받은 환아 중 수술 전후 기도 압박이나 기도 기형이 확진된 64명(평균 연령; $6.3{\pm}7.5$개월, 남녀 각각 33명, 31명)을 대상으로 심혈관계 질환의 종류, 호흡기 증상의 진단 시기 및 종류, 흉부 전산화 단층촬영, 굴곡성 기관지경 검사 소견, 동반 기형 유무, 기계적 환기 유지 기간, 수술 후 경과 관찰 등을 후향적 방법으로 분석하였다. 대상 환아는 기계적 환기(mechanical ventilation)가 필요했던 기간을 기준으로 1군(${\leq}7$ days)과 2군(>7 days)으로 분류하여 비교 검토하였다. 결 과 : 환기 기간이 7일 이상 필요했던 2군의 환아들의 경우 1군보다 수술 후에 호흡기 증상이 더 많이 발견되었고(P<0.001), 통계학적으로 유의한 차이는 없었으나 외부 압박과 기도 자체의 기형, 혹은 두 가지 모두 동반된 경우도 더 많이 관찰되었다. 기저 심혈관계 질환의 종류는 1군의 경우 혈관 기형과 대동맥궁 압박이 각각 6명(26.2%), 2군은 심실중격결손이 있는 폐동맥 폐쇄증이 9명(22.4%)으로 가장 많았고 이중 2명은 대동맥-폐동맥간 측부 동맥을 동반하였다. 외부 구조물에 의한 기도 압박은 심실중격결손이 있는 폐동맥 폐쇄증과 대동맥궁 압박에서 흔히 관찰되었고, 가장 흔한 기도 압박 부위는 좌측 주기관지로 주로 대동맥과 폐동맥 사이에서 압박된 경우가 24명으로 가장 많았다(63.2%). 기도 기형은 기관연화증과 기관 협착이 각각 4명(18.2%)으로 가장 많았고, 이외에도 다양한 기도 기형들이 관찰되었다. 지속적인 호흡기 증상에 대한 수술적 교정을 시행한 환아는 총 19명으로 이중 대동맥 고정술을 시행한 6명(6/11; 54.5%)과 혈관 기형으로 교정술을 시행한 7명(7/8; 87.5%)이 경과가 양호하였다. 그러나 2명은 교정술 후에도 기계적 환기 이탈에 실패하였고, 4명은 감염이나 폐고혈압으로 사망하였다. 결 론 : 심혈관계 질환을 가진 영아 및 소아에서는 호흡기 합병증을 병발할 수 있는 고위험군 환자, 특히 6개월 미만의 영아나 심실중격결손이 있는 폐동맥 폐쇄증이나 대동맥 기형이 기저질환인 경우 기도 압박이 동반될 수 있으므로 조기에 삼차원 재구성 흉부 전산화 단층촬영이나 굴곡성 기관지내시경과 같은 적극적인 검사로 기도 이상에 대한 진단을 미리 시행하고 이를 바탕으로 계획된 치료를 하는 것이 기저 심장질환의 자연 경과뿐만 아니라 수술 후 예후를 호전시킬 수 있을 것으로 생각한다.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.193-202
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• 2010

저자는 상기도부의 동적변화를 관찰하여 수면시의 협착부위와 그 정도를 확인하며, 하악의 전방이동이 상기도부에 미치는 영향과 부위를 조사하고자 하였으며 총 9명의 건강한 피험자를 대상으로 임상적 검사, 방사선학적 검사 및 간이수면다원검사를 실시하여 코골이 및 수면무호흡증 등의 수면장애가 없음을 확인한다. 각성시 및 수면시, 하악의 안정위 및 전방이동시에서 각각 전자선 단층촬영(EBT)을 시행하여 각 조건하의 구인두의 부위별 최대 최소 단면적 및 허탈지수를 구하였다. 이때 수면의 유도를 위해 Dormicum$^{(R)}$을 정맥투여하였다. 그 결과, 각 조건에 따라 비교하였을때 수면 및 하악 전돌에 따른 상부, 중간부, 하부 상기도간의 최소 단면적 및 허탈지수의 유의한 차이는 없었다. 반면 하악 안정위에서 각성 및 수면상태간의 비교시에 구인두의 하부에서 단면적의 유의성 있는 차이가 관찰되었다. 한편, 각성상태에서 하악 안정시와 전돌시간의 비교시에는 중간부에서 단면적의 유의성 있는 차이과 관찰되며 수면상태에서는 하악 안정시와 전돌시 단면적의 변화율을 나타내는 허탈지수에 있어 유의한 차이는 없었다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.99-104
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• 2016

Objectives: Submental intubation has been advocated as an alternative to classical tracheostomy for certain indicated panfacial trauma surgeries. Surgeons should have various options for airway management in maxillofacial trauma patients. Most maxillofacial injuries involve occlusal derangements, which might require intraoperative occlusal corrections; hence, orotracheal intubation is not ideal. Maxillofacial surgeons generally prefer nasotracheal intubation; however, in cases with concomitant skull base fracture or nasal bone fracture, nasotracheal intubation might not be suitable; in these situations, tracheostomy is typically performed. However, the possible complications of tracheostomy are well known. Due to trauma situations and to avoid the complications of tracheostomy, submental intubation would be an ideal alternative procedure in selected maxillofacial trauma surgery patients. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and usefulness of a submental intubation technique for panfacial trauma surgery. Moreover, we intended to share our experience of submental intubation and to recommend this simple, safe procedure for certain panfacial trauma surgeries. Materials and Methods: In five panfacial trauma patients, we performed submental intubation for airway management; the mean time required for the procedure was only eight minutes. Results: We were able to execute this procedure safely in a short time without any intraoperative or postoperative complications. Conclusion: Submental intubation is a safe and simple technique for airway management in indicated panfacial trauma surgery patients.

• 임상간호연구
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.1-19
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• 2013

Purpose: This study was conducted to develop standards to ensure nursing process-based care of oxygen therapy and airway suctioning and to develop a performance measurement tool to evaluate the care applied according to the standards, and finally to determine validity of the standards and the tool. Methods: The standards and the tool were reviewed by a panel of experts and refined based on the panel's suggestions. Validity of the standards and the tool were examined through surveying a total of 366 hospital nurses. Results: The mean validity scores of the performance measurement standards and the tool were 3.58 and 3.55, respectively, out of 4.00. So the performance measurement standards and the tool in this study were found to be acceptable in evaluating quality of nursing care provided at patient admission and discharge. Conclusion: This result indicates that the performance measurement standards and the tool developed in this study are valid instruments to monitor and improve quality of nursing care for oxygen therapy and airway suctioning.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.49-54
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• 2005

Evaluations and treatments of nasal bone fracture have been mainly focused on aesthetic aspect, but nose has an important role as an airway. The purpose of this study was evaluation of nasal bone fractures in the view of nasal obstruction and its improvement after reduction. Acoustic rhinometry was applied to the 77 nasal bone fractured patients who received closed reduction from August 2002 to July 2003 and received closed reduction. This was tested twice, before and 6 days after reduction, for all 77 patients and additional acoustic rhinometry was also possible in 26 patients after 6 months. The analysis of acoustic rhinometry were based on data of minimal cross-sectional area(MCA) according to fracture sites(one side, both side and tip) and septal displacement. Mean MCA for all cases before reduction was $0.43{\pm}0.21cm^2$, which was 19% decrease compared to normal adult data($0.53{\pm}0.12cm^2$). Depending on fracture sites the MCA were $0.45{\pm}0.16cm^2$ for one side fracture, $0.35{\pm}0.18cm^2$ for both side fracture, and $0.42{\pm}0.25cm^2$ for tip fracture. The patients with septal displacement showed more severe obstruction than ones without septal displacement, $0.26{\pm}0.26cm^2$ and $0.46{\pm}0.10cm^2$, respectively. The MCA was improved up to $0.50{\pm}0.22cm^2$ after reduction and showed slight decrease after 6 month($0.48{\pm}0.23cm^2$). Based on the results of this study, nasal bone fracture really caused airway obstruction(19% decrease). Both side fracture showed more profound decrease than one side fracture and septal displacement was an important parameter which causes nasal obstruction. Closed reduction improved MCA by 14% right after reduction, and 11% after 6 month follow up.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.122-136
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• 2000

Stroke patient needs rehabilitation after receiving an acute treatment in a hospital. When stroke patient gets involved in an early discharge program, home care nurse plays a pivotal role to make them to gain a full strength and to come back to his/her prior life before he/she is sick. In spite of the importance of home care nursing intervention protocol for home care nurses to perform home care nursing autonomously, home care nursing intervention protocol for stroke patient is rarely developed. Therefore this study was conducted to develop home care nursing protocol that is applicable for stroke patients in home care nursing area. 41 home care nursing charts for stroke patients registered in home care nursing agencies from December 1st 1994 to August 31st 1999 at Y hospitals in Seoul and Won-Ju city were analyzed. 44 home care nurses who were having over three years' experience on stroke patients were participated in this study as a user validity validation group. The results of this study are as follows. 1. 28 nursing diagnoses were selected on the basis of evaluation of nursing diagnoses of stroke patients presented in a previous literature and case studies on home care nursing. 2. 17 nursing diagnoses were classified through the frequency analysis of home care nursing charts for 41 stroke patients who had received home care nursing. The order of sequence was like these: impaired skin integrity, risk for infection, nutritional deficit, impaired physical mobility, constipation, knowledge deficit, ineffective airway clearance, anxiety in family members, risk for aspiration, self care deficit, altered urinary elimination, ineffective individual coping, social isolation, risk for injury, self-esteem disturbance, impaired verbal communication, fatigue of family caregiver. 3. Based on validation on expert and user validities, 44 nursing interventions which were above ICV=.80 were chosen. 4. Nursing intervention protocols which showed above ICV=.90 were developed and were like these; pressure ulcer care, position change, preventive care for circulatory dysfunction, tube care : catheter, vital sign monitor, constipation/impaction management, artificial airway management, suction of airway secretion, environmental management : safety, and fall prevention.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.356-364
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• 2023

항행 정밀도 증가는 항공교통 수용량을 개선함으로써 효율적인 공역 환경을 조성하였으나, 항공안전 측면에서는 항공기 간 충돌확률을 증가시키는 요인으로 작용하였다. 항공기가 고도 분리에 실패하더라도 좌우 위치 오차를 갖는 경우 충돌로 이어지지 않지만, 좌우 위치 정밀도가 증가하면 위치 랜덤성이 줄어들어 항공기 충돌확률이 증가하게 된다. 이에 따라 국제민간항공기구는 항공기를 항공로 중심선으로부터 의도적으로 이탈시키는 SLOP (Strategic Lateral Offset Procedures) 절차를 도입하였으며, 우리나라 또한 이와 유사한 Offset 절차를 운영하고 있다. Y579 항공로는 22년 말 복선화되기 전까지 offset 절차로 운영되었으며, Y579 offset 항적 분석결과 SLOP 절차와 달리 단방향 복선 항공로와 유사함을 확인하였다. 본 논문은 단방향 복선 항공로 및 offset 절차에 적용 가능한 안전평가 방법론을 개발하고 이를 활용하여 Y579 Offset 절차에 대한 안전평가를 수행하였다.