• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2005

Purpose: The morbidity of pesticides are largely related with accidental ingestion in human. The four principal ideals of clarity, completeness, conformity and consistency of label are important to make a correct usage and prevent unnecessary health risk. The aim of this study is to evaluate the appropriateness of pesticides labelling practice in Korea. Methods: The photographic label images of pesticide products were gathered through visiting thirteen manufacturers that produce pesticide products in Korea. We scored labelling practice by guidelines of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1995. Results: From August 2005 to November 2005, we gathered 1,296 label images of pesticide and $58.3{\%}$ (755/1,296) of images were scored by check lists for reviewing label content. The average score of four check list categories was $71.9{\pm}2.2$. Each categorical score were $91.7{\pm}0.9$ for the information appearing on the label, $31.3{\pm}0.0$ for safety precaution, $77.7{\pm}2.0$ for instructions for use, $87.0{\pm}8.7$ for general configurations. In safety precaution, the sentence of keeping locked up the product and two mandatory safety pictograms were missed in all label images. In general configurations category, there was score difference in product package types between bottle and bag container ($85.1{\pm}9.0$ vs. $90.3{\pm}7.2$, p < 0.01). Conclusion: Although there was no comparable previous data, the score of safety precaution was lowest than other categories because the two mandatory safety pictograms and locked up warning sentence were missed. In general configurations, the colour contrast was more inappropriate in the labels on bottle than bag container.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.105-116
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• 2001

국내 의료기관 96개소를 대상으로 이들의 급식위생관리 실태를 파악하기 위하여 2000년 3월부터 한 달간 총 96개 의료기관에 대해 해당병원 영양사를 대상으로 일반 위생관리 및 교육 프로그램에 대하여, 그리고 이들 중 35개소에 대해서는 급식을 위한 생산단계별 위생, 개인 위생, 급식설비 위생 분야로 구분하여 설문조사를 실시하였다. 조사에 응한 의료기관들의 급식위생관리 상태는 전반적으로 양호하게 나타났으나, 총 참여기관 중 병원급식에 HACCP을 도입하였다고 응답한 곳은 4%에 지나지 않았으며 문서화된 위생작업기준을 소지한 곳도 1/3에 지나지 않았다. 세부 항목별로 살펴보면 전체적으로 기록이나 문서화가 필요한 부분이 취약하게 나타났다. 의료기관의 종류, 소재지, 병상규모, 급식유형, 그리고 영양사의 업무분장에 따라 위생수칙 준수 율을 비교하여 보았을 때, 경우에 따라 차이는 있었으나 예상과 달리 종합병원이 3차 병원보다 양호한 결과를 보인 경우가 다수 있었으며, 소재지별로는 대도시에서 읍면지역으로 갈수록 취약하게 나타났다 또한 위탁급식 형태가 직영급식보다 대체적으로 양호한 위생수칙 준수 율을 보였고, 영양사의 업무가 임상영양서비스와 급식서비스로 구분되어 있을 때 그렇지 않은 경우보다 위생수칙 준수 율이 높았다. 위 설문조사에서 파악된 구체적인 문제점들은 추후 국내 의료기관의 급식위생수준 향상을 위한 지침 또는 프로그램의 개발에 유용한 기초자료가 될 것이다.

• 한국간담췌외과학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.161-202
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• 2024

Backgrounds/Aims: Reported incidence of extrahepatic bile duct cancer is higher in Asians than in Western populations. Korea, in particular, is one of the countries with the highest incidence rates of extrahepatic bile duct cancer in the world. Although research and innovative therapeutic modalities for extrahepatic bile duct cancer are emerging, clinical guidelines are currently unavailable in Korea. The Korean Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery in collaboration with related societies (Korean Pancreatic and Biliary Surgery Society, Korean Society of Abdominal Radiology, Korean Society of Medical Oncology, Korean Society of Radiation Oncology, Korean Society of Pathologists, and Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine) decided to establish clinical guideline for extrahepatic bile duct cancer in June 2021. Methods: Contents of the guidelines were developed through subgroup meetings for each key question and a preliminary draft was finalized through a Clinical Guidelines Committee workshop. Results: In November 2021, the finalized draft was presented for public scrutiny during a formal hearing. Conclusions: The extrahepatic guideline committee believed that this guideline could be helpful in the treatment of patients.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.2167-2172
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• 2013

Lung cancer remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, accounting for more deaths than any other cause. All the clinical practice guidelines recommended against routine screening for lung cancer have cited lack of robust evidence, at least until a few years back. However, the potential to screen lung cancers has received renewed interest due to superior performance of low dose CT (LD-CT) in detecting early stage cancers. The incremental costs and risks involved due to the invasive procedures in the screened population due to a high false positivity rate questions the use of LD-CT scan as a reliable community based screening tool. There is therefore an urgent need to find a less invasive and a more reliable biomarker that is crucial to increase the probability of early lung cancer detection. This can truly make a difference in lung cancer survival and at the same time be more cost and resource utilization effective. Sampling blood serum being minimally invasive, low risk and providing an easy to obtain biofluid, needs to be explored for potential biomarkers. This review discusses the use of circulatory miRNAs that have been able to discriminate lung cancer patients from disease free controls. Several studies conducted recently suggest that circulating miRNAs may have promising future applications for screening and early detection of lung cancer.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.176-180
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• 2002

최면치료는 오랜 역사를 가진 치료법으로 최근 들어 다양한 치료기법이 발달되어 적용되고 있다. 최면을 이용하는 치료는 다양한 정신과적, 의학적 장애에서 보조적인 치료기법으로 시용될 수 있으며, 그 효과가 많은 경험적 연구들을 통하여 증명되고 있다. 저자는 두통, 성기능 장애, 천식 등의 정신신체증상을 가진 환자의 치료과정에서 최면치료의 적용을 재검토 하였으며 각 환자에 대한 접근법과 최면의 적용지침, 그리고 치료 요인에 대한 가설 등을 제시하였다. 여타의 정신신체장애 환자의 치료에서도 최면을 적용한다면 그 장애를 치료하기 위한 임상가의 치료전략을 보다 확대할 수 있을 것이다. 향후 다양한 정신신체장애 각각에 부합하는 특이한 최면의 치료 요인과 치료 기법에 대해 보다 체계적인 연구가 필요할 것이다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2017

The task force of the Korean Society for Reproductive Immunology recommends intravenous immunoglobulin G treatment in women with reproductive failure, including recurrent pregnancy loss and/or repeated implantation failure, who show cellular immune factors such as abnormal natural killer cell levels, natural killer cell cytotoxicity, and/or type 1 T helper immunity.

• 임상간호연구
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.355-365
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate nursing protocols for superficial cryotherapy in different medical institutions. Methods: The study was conducted with a cross-sectional descriptive design. The medical institutions including general hospitals, hospitals, and geriatric hospitals were randomly selected. A total of 435 nurses from 126 institutions completed a questionnaire. Data were collected from December 2014 to June 2015. Results: Forty-two institutions (39.5%) had nursing protocol for cryotherapy. The nurses reported that durations of cold application were 2 minutes to 5 hours. Frequently used cold therapy devices in order of frequency were frozen gel packs, ice packs, and frozen IV fluid bags. There were variances in the duration of cold application according to the types of institution ($x^2=7.78$, p=.020) and nursing units ($x^2=26.42$, p<.001). In addition, intervals of cold application were different according to the nursing units (x=12.23, p=.032). There were differences in cold application instruments by regional groups (x=70.38, p<.001). Most of the nurses (95.6%) responded that national nursing protocol for superficial cryotherapy were needed. Conclusion: There were difficulties in providing consistent nursing interventions because of the practical differences and absence of evidence-based guidelines for cryotherapy. The researchers recommend that basic studies with various instruments be conducted and proper nursing protocols be developed for cryotherapy.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.359-368
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• 2011

Purpose: To examine delivery type of mother who have had a previous cesarean and identify maternal factors related to type of delivery. Methods: The study sample included 60,504 mothers who had delivered through cesarean section. Related variables were categorized as sociodemographic factors (age, residence, health insurance type, income level) and clinical characteristics (14 maternal factor, 4 fetal factor and pre-term). For data analysis, $x^2$ and multivariate logistic regression were conducted. Results: Among the 60,504mothers, 3,075 were delivered through Vaginal Birth After C-Section (VBAC) and the VBAC rate was 5.1%. Underage 34, the VBAC rate increased according to age increases up to 3%. Mothers residing in urban areas had VBAC more frequently than mothers in rural area. Mothers in the high and middle income levels had a greater possibility of having VBAC than mothers in lower income levels. A greater likelihood of increase in repeated cesarean section were found in mothers with maternal and fetal factors. Conclusion: Evidence based nursing practice guidelines and education programs for previous cesarean section mothers and health policy are needed to increase VBAC.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권7호
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• pp.3357-3360
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• 2012

Objective: This study was to present the survival of advanced cancer patients and explore the influence of various factors on survival time as well as survival rate. The results provide guidelines for clinical practice of cancer treatment. Methods: Follow-up of 674 advanced cancer patients was performed in a hospice. The median survival time and survival rate were calculated, and survival analysis was carried out. Results: The median survival time of all patients dying from cancer was 12.0 months and the average survival time was 25.1 months. The 1-year cumulative survival rate was $0.518{\pm}0.020$ and the 5-year cumulative survival rate was $0.088{\pm}0.012$. The following factors showed significant impacts on survival rate: gender, age, primary diagnosis, surgery and the time when pain appeared. Conclusions: The survival time of patients with advanced cancer was relatively short. Major approaches to extend the survival time include early detection, early diagnosis, effective surgical treatment, pain control, reasonable supply of nutrients and multiple interventions.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.52-60
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• 2018

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Cancer is closely related to diet. One of the most reliable reports of the subject is the expert report from the World Cancer Research Fund & American Institute of Cancer Research (WCRF&AICR). However, majority of the studies including above were written with academic terms and in English. The aim of this study is to create a model, named Anti-Cancer Food Scoring System (ACFS), to provide a simple index of the anticancer potential of food. SUBJECTS/METHODS: We created ACFS codes of various food groups. The evidence of the ACFS codes was provided by the literature at a level comparable to that suggested in the WCRF&AICR report or from the WCRF&AICR report. The ACFS grade was calculated considering food group, cooking, and normalization. Application was performed for Koreans' 20 common meals, which encompass multinational recipes. RESULT: We calculated the ACFS grades of Koreans' 20 common meals. The results were not significantly different from the WCRF&AICR guidelines or information from the National Cancer Information Center of Korea. The grades were briefly interpreted as follows: grade S. ideal for cancer prevention; grade A. good for cancer prevention; grade B, might have anticancer potential; grade C, difficult to be regarded as preventive or carcinogenic; grade D, might against cancer prevention; grade E, probably against cancer prevention. CONCLUSIONS: The ACFS provides a simple index of anticancer potential of diets. This indicator can be useful for the people without expertise, and is effective in evaluating the diets including Asian foods. The ACFS can help design of future clinical or nutritional studies of cancer prevention.