• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.218-228
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• 2000

Background : Among 'structure', 'process' and 'outcome' approaches, outcome evaluation is considered as the most direct and best approach to assess the quality of health care providers. Risk-adjustment is an essential method to compare outcome across providers. This study has aims to judge performance of hospitals by severity adjusted mortality rates of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Methods : Medical records of 584 patients who got the CABG surgery in 6 general hospitals during 1996 and 1997 were reviewed by trained nurses. The MedisGroups was used to quantify severity of patients. The predictive probability of death was calculated for each patient in the sample from a multivariate logistic regression model including the severity score, age and sex. For evaluation of hospital performance, we calculated ratio of observed number to expected number of deaths and z score [(observed number of deaths - expected number of deaths)/square root of the variance in the number of deaths], and compared observed mortality rate with confidence interval of adjusted mortality rate for each hospital. Results : The overall in-hospital mortality was 7.0%, ranged from 2.7% to 15.7% by hospital. After severity adjustment the mortality by hospital was from 2.7% to 10.7%. One hospital with poor performance was distinctly divided from others with good performance. Conclusion : In conclusion, severity-adjusted mortality rate of CABG surgery might be applied as an indicator for hospital performance evaluation in Korea. But more pilot studies and improvement of methodologies has to be done to use it as quality indicator.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.48-51
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• 1994

Doing CABG in patient with renal transplantation requires special concern to keep and preserve renal function safely during and after operation. We experienced two cases of CABG for treatment of myocardial ischemia. who underwent renal transplantation 2 and 3 years ago respectively. The first patient received single reversed saphenous vein graft at LAD and second one received double saphenous vein graft at LAD and OMI. Peri & postoperative urinary volume and renal function test were comparable with preoperative status in both cases. Although abnormal lipid metabolism due to long term use of immunosuppressive regimen act a causative role in development and progression of coronary artherosclerosis in renal transplantation patient, CABG can be done safely with some precaution including maintenance of adequate mean blood pressure and blood level of immunosupressive regimen during cardiopulmonary bypass.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.313-321
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• 2023

Background: This study evaluated the early, 1-year, and 3-year graft patency rates and mid-term clinical outcomes after no-touch saphenous veins (NT-SVs) were used as aortocoronary grafts in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods: In total, 101 patients who underwent CABG using NT-SVs as aortocoronary grafts were included. The 2 most common indications for performing aortocoronary grafting with NT-SVs were unavailability of the left internal thoracic artery (n=36) and moderate lesions where flow competition was expected (n=27). Early (median, 1 day; interquartile range [IQR], 1-2 days), 1-year (median, 13 months; IQR, 11-16 months), and 3-year (median, 34 months; IQR, 27-41 months) graft angiography was performed in 98 (97.0%), 84 (83.2%), and 40 patients (39.6%), respectively. The median follow-up duration was 43 months (IQR, 13-76 months). Overall survival rates and the cumulative incidence of major adverse cardiac events were evaluated. Results: The operative mortality rate was 2% (2 of 101 patients). Early postoperative patency rates for overall and aortocoronary NT-SV grafts were 98.2% (223 of 227 distal anastomoses) and 98.2% (164 of 167), respectively. The 1- and 3-year patency rates for aortocoronary SV grafts were 94.9% (131 of 138) and 90.6% (58 of 64), respectively. The overall survival rates at 5 and 10 years were 81.7% and 59%, respectively. The cumulative incidence of major adverse cardiac events at 5 and 10 postoperative years was 20.7% and 39%, respectively. Conclusion: The feasibility of using NT-SVs as aortocoronary grafts in CABG was shown in this study, based on the graft patency rates up to 3 years and the mid-term clinical outcomes.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.22-30
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• 2003

목적 : 본 연구에서는 호흡멈춤 K-space 분할 2D-FASTCARD 자기공명영상 기법에 의한 관상동맥우회로내의 혈류개방성 검사의 임상 적 유용성을 조사하였다. 대상 및 방법: 관상동맥우회로 시술을 한 38명의 환자에서 내유동맥의 수는 36개이었고 대복제정맥편은 56개였다. 2차원 FASTCARD 기법을 이용하여 sagittal과 transverse평면에서 13-18초 동안 호흡을 멈추고 영상을 심장박동주기에 맞추어 획득하였다. 신호크기-영상의 hard copy를 이용하여 관상동맥우회로가 예상되는 지점에서 혈류에 의한 작은 원형부분이 밝게 보이면 해당 graft가 개방되었다고 판독하였다. 결과: 시술 환자의 다양한 관상동맥우회술의 양상에 따라 분류하여 Sagittal평면과 transverse 평면에서 내유동맥편과 대복제정맥편의 개방성을 검사하였다 좌회선지관상동맥의 분지로 연결되는 대복제정맥편은 Sagittal평면에서, 좌전하행지 관상동맥 혹은 그의 분지나 우관상동맥으로 연결되는 내유동맥편 혹은 대복제정맥편은 transverse평면에서 최대 감도의 개방성 영상을 보였다. 전체 38명의 환자 중에 23명의 영상획득 가능환자에서 45개의 관상동맥우회로가 보였으며 9개가 보이지 않았다. 증상이 있던 두 명의 환자중 2개의 관상 동맥우회로가 보이지 않았다. 결론: 호흡멈춤 K-space 분할 2D-FASTCARD 자기공명영상 기법으로 관상동맥우회로의 혈류 개방성의 비침습적 평가가 가능하다. 그러나 이 방법으로 보이지 않는 관상동맥 우회로는 조영제를 사용한 자기공명 혈관조영술이나 일반 혈관조영술등의 방법으로 그 진위를 재검사하여 확진하는 것이 필요하다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.387-391
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• 2016

The dehiscence of saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) is a rare, often fatal, complication of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). We present the case of a 57-year-old man who underwent hemiarch graft interposition and CABG for a Stanford type A aortic dissection. Five months after discharge, the patient developed streptococcal sepsis caused by a hemodialysis catheter. Complete rupture of the proximal anastomoses of the saphenous veins and containment by the obliterated pericardial cavity was observed 25 months after the initial operation. The patient was successfully treated surgically. This report describes a patient who developed potentially fatal dehiscence of SVGs secondary to infection and outlines preventive and management strategies for this complication.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.1369-1375
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• 1992

During a 17-month period 32 consecutive patients underwent coronary artery bypass graft. The mean age of these patients was 45.3 years [range 39 to 71 years]. There were 18 men and 14 women. Preoperatively 11 patients had stable angina pectoris and 12 patients of unstable angina pectoris. 28% [9 patients] had of myocardial infarction history. The patterns of disease were single vessel involvement [4 casis], double vessel involvement [11 cases], triple vessel involvement [12 caese] and 5 cases of left main coronary artery disease. Thirty-seven percent [12/32] were in New York Heart Association class IV. Myocardial revascularization was performed under emergency conditions in 3 patients. We performed 13 case of double anastomosis, 12 case of triple anastomosis and 4 case of 4 anstomosis [mean 2.59 anastomosis per patient]. The left internal mammary artery was used in 68.7%. 90% of the patients receieved two or more grafts. Complications occurred in 8 patients [25%]. All patients were followed up for a mean of 8.6 months [2 to 17 months]. There was no hospital and late death. Postoperatively 87% were in New York Heart Association class I or II and 96% of the patient were free from angina.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.526-531
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• 1993

Sixty-one consecutive patients with coronary artery bypass graft for myocardial revascularization were retrospectively reviewed to analyze various pattern of postoperative complication and death during hospital stay from Nov. 1988 to Oct. 1992. Fortytwo of the patients were male and nineteen female. The mean age was 56 and 51 years in male and female. Preoperative diagnosises were unstable angina in 14 of patients, stable angina in 28, postmyocardial infarction state in 15, and state of failed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in 4. 141 stenosed coronary arteries were bypassed with use of 20 pedicled internal mammary artery and 124 reversed saphenous vein grafts. Postoperative complications and perioperative death were as follows: 1. Of 61 patients undergoing operation, peri and postoperative over all complication occured in 15 patients [ 25% ]; newly developed myocardial infarction in 4, intractable cardiac arrhythmia including atrial fibrillation and frequent ventricular premature contraction in 3, bleeding from gastrointestinal tract in 2, persistent vegetative state as a sequele of brain hypoxia in 1, wound necrosis in 1, left hemidiaphragmatic palsy in 3 and poor blood flow through graft in 2. 2. Operative mortality was 8%[5 patients]. 3 out of these died in operating room; 1 patient by bleeding from rupture of calcified aortic wall, 1 by air embolism through left atrial vent catheter, 1 by low cardiac output syndrome. 2 patients died during hospital stay; 1 by acute respiratory distress syndrome with multiuple organ failure, 1 by brain death after delayed diagnosis of pericardial tamponade.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.90-96
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• 2007

배경: 수술 후 심방 세동은 심장 수술과 관련된 흔한 합병증으로, 저자들은 심폐체외순환기를 사용하지 않고 시행하는 관상동맥우회술(Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft; OPCAB)과 심폐체외순환기를 사용하여 시행하는 관상동맥우회술(On-pump CABG)를 시행 받은 환자에서 수술 후 심방 세동의 발생률을 조사하여 심폐체외순환기 사용 여부가 수술 후 심방 세동 발생에 미치는 영향과 위험 인자에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2002년 1월부터 2005년 12월까지 관상동맥우회술을 시행받은 306명의 환자 중 OPCAB을 시행 받은 178명과 On-pump CABG를 시행받은 69명을 대상으로 하였다. 두 군에서의 수술 후 심방 세동 발생률, 수술 전, 중, 후 위험 요인을 조사하였고, 각각 두 군에서의 수술 후 심방 세동의 위험 인자를 분석하였다. 결과: 수술 전 환자 변수에 관하여 두 군 사이에 차이가 없었다. 수술 후 심방 세동은 OPCAB군에서 25예(14%), On-pump CABG군에서 15예(21%)가 발생하였고, 두 군 사이에 통계적 차이는 없었다. 수술 후 심방 세동의 위험 인자로는 OPCAB 군에서는 65세 이상의 고연령, 수술 후 3일 동안의 총 수액 투입/배출의 불균형, 수술 후 3일 동안의 출혈량이, On-pump CABG군에서는 65세 이상의 고연령, 수술 후 3일 동안의 총 수액 투입/배출의 불균형이 단변량 분석에서 의미 있게 나타났으며, 다변량 분석에서는 두 군 모두에서 65세 이상의 고연령만이 수술 후 심방 세동의 위험 인자로 분석되었다. 결론 : 수술 후 심방 세동은 관상동맥우회술 후 생기는 흔한 합병증으로 OPCAB은 수술 후 심방 세동의 발생을 줄이지 않는 것으로 생각되며, 65세 이상의 고연령은 심폐체외순환기 사용 여부에 관계없이 수술 후 심방 세동 발생과 관련이 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.187-190
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• 1994

Between March, 1989, and August, 1993, 10 patients underwent aortocoronary bypass surgery concomittant with cardiac valve replacement. They were 6 men and 4 women, the age ranging from 47 to 64. 7 patients underwent single valve replacement and 2 patients underwent double valve replacement, Another one patient underwent only CABG one year after valve replacement and he had no evidence of prosthetic valve failure. Total number of graft vessels were.15,14 were saphenous venous grafts and 1 was internal mammary artery graft. Dyspnea on exertion was frequent symptom and was found in all patients. 8 patients presented stable angina, only 1 patient presented postinfarct angina and another 1 patient presented no angina symptom. The graft was placed prior to valve replacement and periods of myocardial ischemia were kept at a minimum by maintaining coronary perfusion throughout operation. Postoperative course was uneventful and there was no hospital mortality, as was supported by many reports, it is our opinion that simultaneous valve replacement and aortotomy bypass graft does not increase the risk of cardiac valve replacement substantially.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.452-456
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• 1993

From January 1990 to May 1993, 32 patients were underwent aortocoronary bypass with venous conduit using saphenous vein at Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Masan Koryo General Hospital. There were 19 men, 13 women and a mean age was 57.8 years[range from 46 to 68]. The involved risk factors were as follows: smoking 15 cases, hypertension 14 cases, diabetic mellitus 6 cases, cholesterol[>240mg/dl] 13 cases, and triglyceride[>180mg/dl] 11 cases. The preoperative clinical status were chronic stable angina 4 cases, unstable angina 24 cases and myocardial infarction 4 cases. At angiogram, numbers that involved in coronary artery of narrowing more than 50% luminal diameter were 54 vessels[left anterior descending 30, right coronary artery 17, circumflex 7]. We performed 53 grafts in32 patients, average was 1.7 grafts per patient, 16 patients were single bypass, 11 patients were double bypass and 5 patients were triple bypass. The overall postoperative mortality was 3 %.