• 대한응급의학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.509-518
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• 2018

Objective: The evidence that hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy is more effective for improving the acute neuropsychological status (ANS) of carbon monoxide poisoning than normobaric oxygen (NBO) therapy is not convincing. This is because the levels of carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) do not correlate with the clinical severity of carbon monoxide poisoning and there is no universally accepted severity scale of carbon monoxide poisoning. This paper suggests a new scale for the clinical and neurological severity of carbon monoxide poisoning, called the ANS, and assesses the effect of HBO therapy for each level of ANS compared to NBO therapy. Methods: A total of 217 patients who had been hospitalized because of carbon monoxide poisoning from January 2009 to July 2013 were studied. ANS was suggested as a new severity scale of carbon monoxide poisoning considered in the Glasgow Coma Scale, acute neuro-psychologic signs and symptoms, or cardiac ischemia on the initial medical contact. HBO therapy is indicated in those who have a loss of consciousness, seizure, coma, abnormal findings on a neurological examination, pregnancy, persistent cardiac ischemia, level of COHb >25%, or severe metabolic acidosis (pH <7.2). The end point is the day of discharge, and recovery is defined as a normal neuro-psychological status without any sequelae. Results: The levels of troponin T and creatinine increased significantly with increasing ANS score. In the moderate to severe group (ANS 2 and 3), the recovery rate was significantly higher when treated with HBO therapy than with NBO therapy (P=0.030). On the other hand, the development of delayed neuro-psychological sequelae (DNS) did not correlate with any level of ANS, type of oxygen therapy, or recovery on discharge. Conclusion: In the moderate to severe poisoned group, HBO therapy is more effective for improving the ANS from carbon monoxide poisoning than NBO therapy. On the other hand, the development of DNS of HBO therapy is no more preventable than with NBO therapy. Although the level of ANS is low, the patient needs to be provided with sufficient information and a follow-up visit is recommended for any abnormal symptoms because the ANS does not correlate with the development and degree of DNS.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.96-100
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• 2007

Purpose: Trauma is the 5th most common leading cause of death in Korea, but there has been no appropriate management system for patients until now. We analyzed the main causes of death in trauma patients by comparing the characteristics of those patients with the characteristics of patients who survived. We feel this analysis should have a positive effect on the development of an appropriate trauma management system in Korea. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed trauma patients who had been admitted to the Department of General Surgery from February 2002 to February 2007. We compared several expected risk factors between the mortality and the survival group. Data on the transportation, arrival time at the emergency center, amount of transfusion, initial shock index, cause of death, and initial physical condition according to RTS (Revised trauma score), ISS (Injury severity score) and TRISS (Trauma and Injury Severity Score) were collected. Patients with ISS lower than 12 were excluded. Results: Three hundred sixty-six(366) patients with multiple injuries were included. There were 40 patients in the mortality group and 326 patients in the survival group. The mean arrival time (minutes) to emergency center was longer in the mortality group (137.6 vs 93.6 p 0.04). The total amount of transfusion (ml) was larger in the mortality group (7139 vs 2470 p 0.01). The initial shock index was higher in the mortality group (1.45 vs 1.17 p<0.01). The RTS, ISS, and TRISS were not statistically different between the groups. In the multivariate analysis, mean arrival time and initial shock index were important factors for survival. Conclusion: If the mortality rate of trauma patients is to be reduced, the arrival time at the emergency center should be minimized. Improvement of the emergency medical transfer service system is very important for achieving that.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.673-685
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• 2001

본 연구에서는 수자원 계획 및 가뭄관리를 위해 비교적 넓은 지역에 활용할 수 있는 가뭄지표 산정을 위해 강우량, 일최고기온, 유출량, Palmer 지수 등의 다양한 계열의 자료를 이용하였다. 가뭄감시를 위해 가뭄단계를 가뭄주의보, 가뭄경보, 비상가뭄으로 구분하였으며, 각각 가뭄단계는 산정된 지수의 25%, 10%, 5%에 대한 비초과확률치로 정의하였다. 또한 가뭄지수들이 과거의 가뭄을 얼마나 잘 표현하고 있으며, 가뭄감시를 위한 가뭄지표로 활용할 수 있는가를 판단하기 위해 과거 가뭄을 재현하여 가뭄단계의 일치성과 상관관계를 분석하였다. 그 결과 9개월과 12개월 강우량지표와 PDSI 지표가 최대의 일치성과 상관관계를 나타내었다. 이렇게 산정된 결과는 다양한 계열의 실측치에 근거하고 있으며, 간단한 계산에 의해 산정 될 수 있기 때문에 유역의 가뭄감시시스템의 구축을 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.181-188
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• 2022

Purpose: Inferior vena cava (IVC) collapse is related to hypovolemia. Sonography has been used to measure the IVC diameter, but there is variation depending on the skill of the operator and it is difficult to obtain accurate measurements in patients who have a large amount of intestinal gas or are obese. As a modality to obtain accurate measurements, we measured the diameters of the IVC and aorta on trauma computed tomography scans and investigated the correlation between the IVC to aorta ratio and the shock index in blunt trauma patients. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 588 trauma patients who were transferred to the regional trauma center (level 1) of Wonkang University Hospital from March 2020 to February 2021. We included trauma patients 18 years or older who met the trauma activation criteria and underwent trauma computed tomography scans with intravenous contrast within 40 minutes of admission. The shock index was calculated from vital signs before trauma computed tomography scan, and measurements of the anteroposterior diameter of the IVC (AP), the transverse diameter of the IVC (T), and aorta were made 10 mm above the right renal vein in the venous phase. Results: Overall, 271 patients were included in this study, of whom 150 had a shock index ≤0.7 and 121 had a shock index >0.7. The T to AP ratio and AP to aorta ratio were significantly different between groups. Cutoffs were identified for the T to AP ratio and AP to aorta ratio (2.37 and 0.62, respectively) that produced clinically useful sensitivity and specificity for predicting a shock index >0.7, demonstrating moderate accuracy (T to AP ratio: area under the curve, 0.71; sensitivity, 59%; specificity, 87% and AP to aorta ratio: area under the curve, 0.70; sensitivity, 55%; specificity, 91%). Conclusions: The T to AP ratio and AP to aorta ratio are useful for predicting hemorrhagic shock in trauma patients.

• 대한응급의학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.679-686
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• 2018

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with the admission of patients in the emergency department (ED) within 30 days after discharge. Methods: A retrospective, observational study was conducted on adult patients presenting with abdominal pain to the ED of a single, urban, university hospital, between January 2014 and December 2015, who revisited the ED within 30 days after discharge. Data was collected on the emergency severity index level, time to contact doctors, physical examination, laboratory tests, use of computed tomography (CT), and patient disposition on revisitation. The primary outcome was hospital admission following an ED revisit in the 30-day period after the first visit. Results: During the study period, 19,480 patients visited the ED with the chief complaint of abdominal pain, and 13,577 were discharged. A total of 251 patients (1.29%) revisited the ED within 30 days, of which 89 were eligible for the study. The primary outcome was associated with not performing a CT scan on the initial visit and an increased C-reactive protein (CRP) value. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that a cut-off baseline CRP value of >0.35 mg/dL can predict the primary outcome with a sensitivity and specificity of 75% and 62.1%, respectively (area under the curve, 0.701; 95% confidence interval, 0.569-0.833; P=0.007). Conclusion: An increased CRP value and not performing abdominal CT were associated with a higher rate of admission following ED revisits of patients with abdominal pain. Future prospective studies on the role of abdominal CT imaging in patients presenting to the ED with abdominal pain will be needed.

• 대한전기학회논문지
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• 제39권8호
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• pp.779-791
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• 1990

This paper presents a knowledge based system to solve reactive power/voltage control problem in a power system. A need is recognized for new methods to alleviate a bus voltage limit violation more quickly when a power system becomes an emergency state due to contingency. To cope with this object, a set of indices concept which is used to make bus order list of reactive power injection priority is introduced. A set of indices, based on the overall system conditions, consists of steady state stability index, reactive power transmittance indes, voltage severity index and generator fuel cost index. This scheme and empirical rules of the knowledge on the basis of the human expert result in fast decision-making of the reactive power compensation devices since only the amount of devices is determined by the inference in the knowledge based system when the voltage violation is detected. In this approach, control devices such as shunt capacitor (reactor), transformer tap settings and generator voltages are utilized. Also the developed system herein can be used to minimize control action taken or generator fuel cost according to the user's option on the weighting factor. The results of a case study are also presented.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.219-221
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• 2015

Subclavian injuries in blunt trauma are reported in less than 1% of all arterial injuries or chest related injuries. We report a female 68 yr-old patient whom has visited our emergency center due to a motorcycle traffic accident with complaints of right chest wall and shoulder pain. Her injury severity score was 22 and she was found with a comminuted clavicle fracture and subclavian artery injury. She developed delayed symptoms of pallor, pain and motor weakness with loss of pulse in her right arm. Attempts at intervention failed and thus, she underwent emergency artificial graft bypass from her subclavian artery to her brachial artery. Her postoperative course was uneventful and she is happy with the results. Although rare, a high index of suspicion for the injury must be noted and the inevitable surgical option must always be considered.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.74-82
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• 2016

연구목적 자살시도자는 일반적인 경우에 비해 의사결정 능력이 떨어지며, 다시 자살을 시도할 위험성이 높기 때문에 재시도 전에 정신건강의학과 치료로 연계하는 것이 중요하다. 특히 신체적 질병이 있는 사람은 자살시도를 할 확률이 높고, 사망률 역시 높아진다. 이 연구는 자살시도자의 특성을 조사하고, 자살시도 후 응급실에 방문하여 정신건강의학과 치료를 받기로 결정하는 데 신체적 질병이 어떤 영향을 주는지 분석하였다. 방 법 2012년 1월부터 12월까지 경기도의 일 종합병원 응급실에 내원한 132명의 자살시도자를 대상으로 하였다. 환자의 의무 기록을 후향적으로 검토해 인구통계학적, 임상적 요인을 조사하였고 정신건강의학과 치료 연계여부에 따라 분석하였다. 결 과 입원과 외래 상관 없이 정신건강의학과 치료를 받는 것에 영향을 주는 요인은 정신건강의학과 진단 유무, 직업 유무, 정신건강의학과 치료 과거력, 자살시도 과거력이었다. 정신건강의학과 치료 형태를 입원과 외래로 나누어 동반된 의학적 질병의 심각도(Charlson comorbidity index)를 비교했을 때, 입원을 통해 정신건강의학과 치료를 받은 자살시도자와 치료 자체를 거부한 자살시도자는 외래에서 치료를 받은 자살시도자보다 동반된 의학적 질병의 심각도가 높게 나타났다. 결 론 이 연구 결과 응급실에 내원한 자살시도자에게 동반된 의학적 질병의 심각도(Charlson comorbidity index)가 정신건강의학과 치료 형태에 영향을 미친다는 점을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 정신건강의학과 의사는 응급실에 내원한 자살시도자에 대해 의학적 동반질병의 여부 및 심각도를 평가하여 동반된 의학적 질병이 상대적으로 심각함에도 불구하고 자의퇴원을 진행하려고 하는 자살시도자에게 좀 더 합리적인 의사결정을 할 수 있도록 도움을 줄 수 있어야 한다.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2019

Purpose: The present study aimed to evaluate the influence of how the trauma care system applied on the management of trauma patient within the region. Methods: We divided the patients in a pre-trauma system group and a post-trauma system group according to the time when we began to apply the trauma care system in the Halla Hospital after designation of a trauma center. We compared annual general characteristics, injury severity score, the average numbers of the major trauma patients, clinical outcomes of the emergency department, and mortality rates between the two groups. Results: No significant differences were found in the annual patients' average age ($54.1{\pm}20.0$ vs. $52.8{\pm}18.2$, p=0.201), transportation pathways (p=0.462), injury mechanism (p=0.486), injury severity score (22.93 vs. 23.96, p=0.877), emergency room (ER) stay in minutes (199.17 vs. 194.29, p=0.935), time to operation or procedure in minutes (154.07 vs. 142.1, p=0.767), time interval to intensive care unit (ICU) in minutes (219.54 vs. 237.13, p=0.662). The W score and Z score indicated better outcomes in post-trauma system group than in pre-trauma system group (W scores, 2.186 vs. 2.027; Z scores, 2.189 vs. 1.928). However, when analyzing survival rates for each department, in the neurosurgery department, in comparison with W score and Z score, both W score were positive and Z core was higher than +1.96. (pre-trauma group: 3.426, 2.335 vs. post-trauma group: 4.17, 1.967). In other than the neurosurgery department, W score was positive after selection, but Z score was less than +1.96, which is not a meaningful outcome of treatment (pre-trauma group: -0.358, -0.271 vs. post-trauma group: 1.071, 0.958). Conclusions: There were significant increases in patient numbers and improvement in survival rate after the introduction of the trauma system. However, there were no remarkable change in ER stay, time to ICU admission, time interval to emergent procedure or operation, and survival rates except neurosurgery. To achieve meaningful survival rates and the result of the rise of the trauma index, we will need to secure sufficient manpower, including specialists in various surgical area as well as rapid establishment of the trauma center.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.404-412
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• 2012

본 연구는 장애인의 구강건강을 위해 특수교사 및 보호자의 구강건강 중요성을 인식하게 하고, 장애인 스스로 올바른 구강용품 사용과 행위로 구강청결도를 높이기 위한 목적으로 수행되었다. 서울 지역 H 장애인 복지시설과 E 장애인 종합복지관을 이용하는 정신지체 장애인 총 93명을 대상으로 보호자 및 특수교사로부터의 설문지 응답과, 장애인들을 대상으로 잇솔질 교육, 식이조절, 구강보조용품 사용 등의 구강보건 교육과 간이구강위생지수, 치면세균막 지수, 개량 구강위생상태를 확인하는 구강검진을 실시하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 첫째, 정신지체 1급과 2급, 3급의 잇솔질 교육 후 실천도를 조사한 결과, 정신지체 1급의 경우, 아침식사 전에는 변함이 없었다. 아침식사 후는 2차 교육 이후에는 약간의 증가를 보였지만 3차 교육 후에는 다시 교육 전과 같았다. 둘째, 장애유형과 교육 횟수에 따른 간이구강환경지수의 변화에는 상호작용 효과가 없었으나 장애유형에 따른 주효과는 있는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 교육 횟수와 간이구강환경지수의 차이가 있는지 반복측정 분산분석 결과, 간이구강환경지수는 시간에 의한 차이는 통계적으로 유의하였다(F=5.961, p<.01). 넷째, 장애유형별 치면 세균막 상태의 변화는 시간에 의한 차이가 통계적으로 유의하였으며, 사후검증결과 1차와 4차간에 유의한 차이가 나타났다(F=5.126, p<.05). 마지막으로 연구대상자의 일반적 특성에 따른 구강보건 인식도 변화는 성별, 연령, 장애유형, 교육기관, 학력 정도 등 모든 변인에서 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다. 본 연구의 결과, 장애인의 잇솔질은 2차교육 때까지 잇솔질 횟수의 증가를 보였으나 그 이후 잇솔질 횟수의 감소경향이 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 잇솔질 교육을 받은 후, 처음에는 흥미를 갖고 잘 실천하다가 시간이 지나면서 흥미를 잃어 원래의 생활 패턴으로 돌아가기 때문인 것으로 보인다. 그러나 간이구강환경지수나 치면 세균막 지수 등의 결과로 볼 때 올바른 잇솔질 방법으로 구강청결도는 증가함을 보였다. 장애인의 구강보건 교육은 잇솔질 교육을 장기간 하는 것보다는 주기적으로 흥미를 유발하면서 진행하는 것이 장애인의 구강건강 향상을 증진시키는 것이라 생각한다.