• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.251-263
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• 2011

본 연구는 농촌지역 재가 낙상경험 노인의 낙상 두려움을 살펴보고, 그 관련요인을 확인하고자 시도하였다. 본 연구는 2010년 2월 1일부터 3월 31일까지 경상남도 하동군의 1개 면과 산청군의 1개 읍에 거주하는 노인 중 지난 1년간 낙상 경험이 있는 노인을 대상으로 일대일 면접을 통해 수집한 735명의 자료를 분석하였다. 낙상두려움간의 차이를 보인 것은 성별, 연령별, 학력, 동거 여부, 이동수단, 음주, 경제수준, 낙상횟수, 의료 이용여부, 건강식품구입여부, 보조용품구입여부, 낙상계절, 낙상장소, 낙상이유, 신발종류, 손상정도, 활동제한, 일상생활수행능력 이었다. 농촌 지역 노인의 낙상두려움의 예측요인으로서 위계적 중 다회귀분석을 실시한 결과 낙상횟수가 가장 영향력이 높았으며, 성별, 입원여부, 건강식품구입, 일상생활수행능력 등이 낙상에 대한 두려움의 관련요인으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 볼 때 낙상을 자주 경험하는 노인일수록 낙상에 대한 두려움이 증가할 수 있으므로 낙상이 빈번한 노인을 대상으로 한 자신감 강화 교육 프로그램의 개발과 일상수행능력을 향상시킬 수 있는 방안을 모색하여 보급함으로써 낙상에 대한 두려움을 감소시킬 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제73권1호
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• pp.38-47
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• 2012

Background: The prevalence rate of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is steadily decreasing in South Korea. However, PTB is a disease with relatively high mortality and morbidity rates throughout Korea. Although there are many studies and statistics about the risk factors of PTB mortality in many countries, there are only a limited number of domestic papers on this topic. The aim of this study is to determine predictive factors for mortality among in-hospital patients associated with PTB. Methods: From December 2006 to January 2011, we reviewed medical records of 2,122 adult patients diagnosed with tuberculosis at a single tertiary hospital in a suburban area. In this study period, 960 patients were diagnosed with PTB by positive Acid fast bacilli smear and/or mycobacterial culture of the respiratory specimen. We compared the groups of patients deceased and patients discharged alive with PTB. The number of dead patients was 82 (47 males, 35 females). Results: Mortality was significantly associated with increased values of white blood cells (WBC), blood urine nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, C-reactive protein (CRP), numbers of involved lung field, and length of hospitalization. Also, it was associated with the decreased values of hemoglobin, lymphocyte, sodium, albumin, and cholesterol. Furthermore, admission through the emergency department, initial intensive care unit admission, and drug resistant PTB affected mortality in PTB patients. Independent predictors associated with PTB mortality are BUN, initial intensive care unit care, and admission during treatment of tuberculosis. Conclusion: In our study, mortality of pulmonary tuberculosis was related with parameters associated with nutritional status, disease severity at the time of admission, and drug resistance.

• 한국방재학회 논문집
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.75-82
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• 2008

우리나라의 대표적인 자연재해는 호우와 태풍으로 인한 재해이다. 세계적인 온난화의 영향으로 호우와 태풍의 강도가 증가하는 추세에 있으며 이에 따라 매년 발생하는 피해의 규모가 커지고 있다. 자연재해로 인한 피해의 저감을 위해서는 다양한 대비책이 필요하며 대비책의 수립은 전국을 대상으로 하는 방안보다 지자체별 피해특성에 따라 이에 적절한 방안을 수립하는 것이 효율적이다. 이를 위해서 지자체별 피해규모와 발생횟수를 지자체의 지형적, 인문적 특성과 함께 고려하여 적절한 대비책 수립을 위한 기본 자료로 제공하고자 한다. 본 연구에서는 1994년에서 2003년까지 '재해연보'에서 발표한 지자체별 피해액과 재해발생횟수를 이용하였다. 지자체를 지역특성에 따라 크게 6개로 구분하고 호우와 태풍에 의한 재해의 발생횟수와 총피해금액을 지자체별로 산정하여 지자체를 4등급으로 분류하였다. 이와같이 분류한 4개의 등급을 6개의 지역특성과 연계하여 지역특성별 호우와 태풍에 의한 피해정도를 분석하였다.

• 정보처리학회논문지:소프트웨어 및 데이터공학
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.69-78
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• 2016

허혈성 뇌졸중은 뇌혈관의 혈전이나 색전에 의해 뇌 혈류가 감소하게 되어 뇌 조직이 기능을 못하는 질환으로, 질환의 특성상 뇌혈관의 폐색 여부를 확인하는 것이 중요하기 때문에 질환의 진단에 있어서 의료 영상이 필수적으로 활용된다. 그 중에서도 뇌 자기공명영상은 뇌의 구조적인 정보들을 얻을 수 있어 질환을 진단하는데 그 지표로 널리 활용되고 있다. 하지만 허혈성 뇌졸중과 같은 응급 질환의 경우 빠른 진단과 처치에 도움이 될 수 있는 지능적인 시스템이 요구됨에 비해, 기존의 의료 영상 저장 시스템으로는 신속하고 직관적인 영상 정보 제공이 어렵다. 즉, 기존의 시스템은 피상적인 메타 데이터를 이용하여 의료 영상을 관리하고 있어 의료 영상에 내재된 주요 의미적 정보를 고려하지 못하고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 뇌 자기공명영상이 내포하고 있는 주요 의미적인 정보인 뇌의 해부학적 구조와 같은 영상 정보를 제공할 수 있도록 하는 템플릿 중심의 영상 매핑 기법을 제안하고자 한다. 제안하는 기법은 방대한 양의 영상을 대표할 수 있는 대표 영상(템플릿)을 선정하여 의미적 특징과 대표 영상(템플릿) 사이의 대응성을 정립하고, 전문가(의사)에 의해서만 분석될 수 있는 영상 사이의 의미적 연관성을 표면화 시켜 의미 기반의 영상 관리를 가능케 한다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.319-330
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• 2016

3D 프린팅 기술은 다양한 산업분야에서 개념모델 및 기능성 시제품을 제작하는데 많이 응용되고 있지만, 3D 프린팅 소재 및 제작된 제품 신뢰성 등의 여러 가지 이유로 상용화 제품으로 적용되는 데 한계가 존재한다. 본 논문에서는 3D 프린팅 기술을 이용한 산업적 응용분야 중 하나로 발전소 저탄장에 사용되는 풀 코드 스위치 모듈의 부품들 중 잦은 돌발 상황으로 인해 파손이 자주 발생하는 허브 구동부와 레버 고정부 부품들에 대해 현장에서 작업자들이 단기 대체부품으로 적용이 가능하도록 하는 부품 최적 설계 및 FDM 방식 3D 프린팅 제조공정기술에 대한 연구결과를 제시하였다. 3D 프린팅 기술의 경우 소재 적용에 있어서 한계가 존재하므로, 본 논문에서는 구조 최적화 설계를 통해 구조 안정성을 확보하는 방안에 대해 연구를 수행하였다. 허브 구동부 부품에 대해 내부 구조 형상 및 구조 설계 변수 최적화를 수행하여 좌측구동모드에서는 안전계수가 153.67% 증가한 1.243을 확보할 수 있었으며, 우측구동모드에서는 404.96% 증가한 3.156을 확보할 수 있었다. 레버 고정부 부품의 경우, 반복적인 스위칭 구동에 의한 굽힘 모멘트로 인해 발생하는 파손을 최소화하기 위해 구조 최적화 설계를 수행하여 26% 증가한 구조 안전계수(7.52)를 확보할 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통해 3D 프린팅 기술을 단기 대체부품 제조공정에 적용함에 있어서 소재 최적화를 통한 설계보다는 3D 프린팅 공정의 적층특성을 활용한 구조적 최적화 설계기법 이 더욱 유연한 결과를 도출할 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 대한간호
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.49-69
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• 1997

The urgent needs to establish hospice care systems in Korea arise from the following reasons: 0) a drastic increase in chronically ill patients with the increase of aged population: (2) rapid changes in living environment from the traditional habitation (e. g., Many Koreans living in apartment complexes, which is the most popular form of modern residence in recent years, prefer to die in the hospital.): the overall increase in patients with advanced cancer: (4) recent trends in early discharge of terminally ill patients from the limited hospital facilities to accomodate other medical insurance beneficiaries; (5) easy acceptance of euthanasia owing to the recent social atmosphere that belittles the dignity of human life; (6) medical and nursing care of AIDS patient in terminal stage; (7) and the problem associated with inhumane medical care system, overtreatment, and groundless fears against narcotics. Terminally ill patients were used to be treated in the hospital in the past. In these days, however, they are forced to have home cares with little assistance from the qualified medical personnel because of insufficient hospital facilities, which are even short for the need of emergency patients and provide priority cares to medical insurance beneficiaries with other acute problems. And yet, neither are there any administrative organizations nor systematic medical studies that deal with the level of terminally ill patient's need, their family's problems and resources of hospice care systems in Korea. Thus, most patients are not able to get appropriate medical care at the terminal stage of their lives. The objective of this study is to make comprehensive database for various hospice care organization currently in operation, link them through medical information system, and develop an easily accessible hospice care model that meets the need of most Korean people. Our survey results may be summarized as follows: Nationally there are 40 organizations that provide partial or full hospice care. However, these organizations are not linked to any formal medical service network. Furthermore, the objective of hospice care, care principles, personnel with appropriate training, educational programs, standard for care, costs, consulting service to patients' family members, the extent of medical care from professional staff members, status of hospice facility, and management of those institutions are neither clearly defined nor organized compared to the international hospice care standards. The surveys on patients of terminal stage. grouped in hospice and non-hospice care patients. reveal what they want visiting nursing care to help their pain control. psychological. social and spiritual demands. While the more than 90% of hospice care patients want to reduce their pains. the non-hospice care patients. in addition to their desire for pain control. demanded more psychological. social and spiritual helps as well. The results of this research could be utilized to 0) define the standard of hospice care. (2) provide the guidance for hospice medical care costs. (3) establish the database of hospice care systems. (4) develop softwares. (5) build communication network through Medinet. and (6) provide an organized visiting home nursing care system. These information should be a valuable resource to many medical staffs who are involved in cancer therapy. nursing care. and social welfare programs.

• Journal of Korean Medical Science
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• 제33권49호
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• pp.308.1-308.10
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• 2018

Background: The aim of this study was to describe the structure, organization, management, and staffing of pediatric critical care (PCC) in Korea. Methods: We directed a questionnaire survey for all Upper Grade General Hospitals (n = 43) in Korea in 2015. The first questionnaire was mainly about structure, organization, and staffing and responses were obtained from 32 hospitals. The second questionnaire was mainly about patients and management. Responses to second questionnaire were obtained from 18 hospitals. Results: Twelve from 32 Upper Grade General Hospitals had pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) and 11 of them had the PICU which was exclusive for children. Total number of PICU beds in Korea was 113. The ratio of the number of PICU beds to the number of children was 1:77,460 in Korea and this ratio is lower than that of other developed countries. The mean number of beds in the PICUs was $9.4{\pm}9.3$ (range, 2-30). There were 16 medical doctors who were assigned for PCC and only 5 of them were full time pediatric intensivists. In the 18 Upper Grade General Hospitals that responded to the second questionnaire survey, there were 97 patients in the PICUs with an average number of $5.7{\pm}7.2$ (range, 0-22) on the survey day. The mean age of the patients was $3.4{\pm}5.6$ years. The mean length of hospital stay was $82{\pm}271days$. The mean Pediatric Risk of Mortality score III was $9.4{\pm}7.8$ at the time of admission to the PICUs. Conclusion: There is a considerable shortage of PICU beds compared to those in developed countries. In addition, the proportion of PICUs with PCC specialists is much lower than those in the US and European countries.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.197-205
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• 2019

The existing Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO) and Cardiopulmonary bypass system(CPB) have been developed and applied to various devices according to their respective indications. However, due to the complicated configuration and difficult usage method, it causes inconvenience to users and there is a risk of an accident. Therefore, smart all-in-one cardiopulmonary circulation device is being developed recently. The smart all-in-one cardiopulmonary assist device consists of a blood pump for cardiopulmonary bypass, a blood oxidizer for cardiopulmonary bypass, a blood circuit for cardiopulmonary bypass, and an artificial cardiopulmonary device. It is an integrated cardiopulmonary bypass device that can be used for a variety of purposes such as emergency, intraoperative, post-operative intensive care, and long-term cardiopulmonary assist, combined with CPB used in open heart surgery and ECMO used when patient's cardiopulmonary function does not work normally. The smart all-in-one cardiopulmonary assist device does not exist as a standard and international standard applicable to advanced medical devices. Therefore, in this study, we will refer to the International Standard for Blood Components, the International Standard for Blood, the Guideline for Blood Products, and prepare applicable performance and safety guidelines to help quality control of medical devices, and contribute to the improvement of the health of people. The guideline, which is the result of conducted a survey of the method of safety and performance test, is based on the principle of all-in-one cardiopulmonary aiding device, related domestic foreign standards, the status of domestic and foreign patents, related literature, blood pump(ISO 18242), blood oxygenator (ISO 7199), and blood circuit (ISO 15676) for cardiopulmonary bypass.The items on blood safety are as follows: American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM F1841-97R17), and in the 2010 Food and Drug Administration's Safety Assessment Guidelines for Medical Assisted Circulatory Devices. In addition, after reviewing the guidelines drawn up through expert consultation bodies including manufacturers / importers, testing inspectors, academia, etc. the final guideline was established through revision and supplementation process. Therefore, we propose guidelines for evaluating the safety and performance of smart all-in-one cardiopulmonary assist devices in line with growing technology.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.215-221
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• 2019

The respiratory medical device is a medical device that delivers optimal oxygen or a certain amount of humidification to a patient by delivering artificial respiration to a patient through a machine when the patient has lost the ability to breathe spontaneously. These include respirators for use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and anesthesia or emergency situations, and positive airway pressure devices for treating sleep apnea, and as the population of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and elderly people worldwide surge, the market for the respiratory medical devices it is getting bigger. As the demand for both airway pressure devices, there is a problem that the ventilator standard is applied because the reference standard has not been established. Therefore, the boundaries between the items are blurred due to the purpose, intended use, and method of use overlapping similar items in a respiratory medical device. In addition, for both airway pressure devices, there is a problem that the ventilator standard is applied because the reference standard has not been established. Therefore, in this study, we propose clear classification criteria for the respiratory medical devices according to the purpose, intended use, and method of use and provide safety and performance evaluation guidelines for those items to help quality control of the medical devices. And to contribute to the rapid regulating and improvement of public health. This study investigated the safety and performance test methods through the principles of the respiratory medical device, national and international standards, domestic and international licensing status, and related literature surveys. The results of this study are derived from the safety and performance test items in the individual ventilator(ISO 80601-2-72), the International Standard for positive airway pressure device (ISO 80601-2-70), The safety and performance of humidifiers (ISO 80601-2-74) and the safety evaluation items related to home healthcare environment (IEC 60601-1-11), In addition, after reviewing the guidelines drawn up through expert consultation bodies including manufacturers and importers, certified test inspection institutions, academia, etc., the final guidelines were established through revision and supplementation. Therefore, in this study, we propose guidelines for evaluating the safety and performance of the respiratory medical device in accordance with growing technology development.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.339-351
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• 2019

본 연구는 2016년 1월부터 12월까지 뇌동맥류로 진단받고 치료를 받고 있는 환자의 일반적, 입원관련, 임상적, 뇌동맥류 자체 및 생활습관 특성 중 위험요인을 확인하고자 의무기록지 검토를 통해 후향적으로 이루어졌다. 로지스틱 회귀분석결과 2개 이상의 경고증상(14.14 (CI: 1.25-159.40))이 뇌동맥류 파열에 대한 오즈비가 가장 높았고, 다음으로 3점 이상의 두통(13.95 (CI: 3.68-52.83)), 응급실을 통한 입원(13.62 (CI: 4.85-38.26)), 배우자가 없는 경우(9.72 (CI: 2.22-42.49)), 부정맥이 있는 경우(3.70 (CI: 1.22-11.22)), 1 mmHg 수축기압 증가(1.04 (CI: 1.01-1.08)), 1점 GCS 증가 (0.58 (CI: 0.37-0.90)), 1세 나이 증가(0.95 (CI: 0.91-0.99))순이었다. 뇌동맥류 파열이 발생하기 전에 일상적인 평가를 포함한 예방 활동을 수행해야하며 뇌동맥류 환자발견 시 뇌동맥류파열 위험요인에 대한 신속한 사정이 필요하다.