• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.141-144
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• 2020

Hypermagnesemia is a rare condition that is usually iatrogenic in patients with elderly or renal failure. Severe hypermagnesemia is uncommon in patients with a normal renal function. Symptoms due to hypermagnesemia can range from mild symptoms, such as nausea, to severe symptoms, such as cardiac and respiratory arrest. This paper describes a case of a 49-year-old woman who ingested a magnesium-containing fertilizer with normal renal function. Cardiac arrest occurred eight hours after poisoning. Electrocardiography changed from a narrow QRS to a wide QRS and then to a complete atrioventricular block. Her hemodynamic state was unstable. Continuous renal replacement therapy was performed to remove magnesium from the blood, with the subsequent resolution of arrhythmia and hemodynamic stabilization. This paper reviews the pathophysiologic effects of magnesium on the cardiovascular system, clinical manifestation, and treatment of hypermagnesemia.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.75-78
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• 2019

It is difficult to differentiate acute skin failure (ASF) from pressure ulcer (PU). ASF is defined as unavoidable injury resulting from hypoperfusion caused by severe dysfunction of another organ system. We describe a case of ASF mistaken as PU that resulted in a legal dispute. A 74-year-old male patient was admitted to our intensive care unit with sepsis due to bacterial pneumonia. Despite the use of air cushions and regular position changes, skin ulcerations occurred over his occiput, back, buttock, elbow, and ankle. After improvement in his general condition, he was transferred to the department of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Debridement was performed immediately, followed by conservative treatment (including a vacuum-assisted closure device) for 6 weeks. The buttock and occiput wounds were treated surgically. Despite complete healing, his caregivers sued the hospital for failing to prevent PU formation. ASF is a pressure-related injury resulting from hemodynamic instability due to organ system failure. Unlike PU, ASF may occur despite the implementation of all appropriate preventive measures. Furthermore, misdiagnosis of ASF as PU can lead to litigation. Therefore, it is critical for the proper diagnosis to be made quickly, and for physicians to explain that ASF occurs despite proper preventative treatment.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.232-239
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• 1992

Acute renal failure is a well known serious complication following open heart surgery and is associated with a significant increase in morbidity and mortality rate. From 1984 to 1990, 33 patients who had acute renal failure following cardiopulmonary bypass received renal replacement therapy. PD[Peritonial dialysis] was employed in 11 patients and CAVH[continous arteriovenous hemofiltration] was employed in 22 patients. Their age ranged from 3 months to 64 years[mean 25.5$\pm$7.8 years]. The disease entities included congenital cardiac anomaly in 18, valvular heart disease in 15 and aorta disease in 2 cases. Low cardiac output was thought as a primary cause of ARF except two redo valve cases who showed severe Aemolysis k depressed renal function preoperatively. Mean serum BUN and creatinine level at the onset renal replacement therapy were 65$\pm$8 mg/dl and 3.5$\pm$0.4 mg/dl respectively, declining only after reaching peak level 7&10 days following the onset of therapy. Overall hospital mortality was 72.7%[24/33]; 81%[9/11] in PD group and 68.2% [15/22] in CAVH group respectively. The primary cause of death was low cardiac output & hemodynamic depression in all the cases. The fatal complications included multiorgan failure in 7, disseminated intravascular coagulation and sepsis in 6, neurologic damage in 4 and mediastinitis in 3 cases. No measurable differences were observed between CAVH and PD group upon consequence of acute renal failure and disease per se. The age at operation, BUN/Cr level at the onset of bypass and highest BUN/Cr level and the consequence of low output status were regarded as important risk factors, determining outcome of ARF and success of renal replacement therapy. Thus, we concluded that althoght the prognosis is largely determined by severity of low cardiac output status and other organ complication, early institution of renal replacement therapy with other intensive supportive measures could improve salvage rate in established ARF patients following CPB.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.203-206
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• 2012

심부전의 치료는 심방의 용적 과부하를 줄이기 위한 이뇨제, 심실 압력 과부하를 줄이기 위한 혈관확장제, 심근의 수축력을 향상시키기 위한 강심제 치료로 이루어진다. 이 중 이뇨제가 개의 심부전 조절에서 가장 중요하다. 하지만 장기간의 이뇨제 사용으로 급성 신부전이나 전해질 이상과 같은 부작용이 발생할 수 있다. 따라서 이 연구는 개에서 부작용이 적으면서 더 나은 이뇨효과를 가지는 생약성분의 이뇨제를 찾기 위해 설계되었다. 5마리의 건강한 개를 대상으로 한 예비실험에서 목통(Akebia quinata Decaisne) 추출물은 경도에서 중등도의 이뇨효과(furosemide 2 mg/kg 용량 효과의 0.3-0.5배의 효력)를 보였으며 혈청화학 수치와 전해질 변동은 거의 없었다. 실험 개체 수가 적고 기간이 충분하지 않지만 이 실험을 통해 심부전 환자에서 furosemide의 사용량을 줄이거나 대체할 수 있는 생약성분의 이뇨제 성분을 발굴하였다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제57권5호
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• pp.439-442
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• 2004

배 경 : 기관 내관 발관의 실패와 재 삽관 (extubation failure and reintubation)은 유병률 및 사망률의 증가를 초래하므로 기관 내관을 제거할 때 신중한 평가가 필요하다. 발관 실패의 여러 위험 요인이 제시 되었고 발관의 임상적 기준이 제시되었으나 여전히 일부 환자는 발관 실패를 경험하게 된다. 이에 저자들은 계획된 발관을 시도한 환자를 대상으로 발관 실패 및 재 삽관한 환자의 임상적 특징을 보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 인공 호흡기 치료 후 호전되어, 충분한 발관에 대한 평가를 거쳐 계획된 발관을 시도한 31명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 이들 환자 중 발관 48시간 이내에 호흡 부전으로 재 삽관 한 환자를 발관 실패로 정의하였다. 발관 성공 군과 실패 군간의 임상적 지표, 호흡기능 및 혈역학적 지표 등을 비교하였다. 결 과 : 31명의 환자 중 6명이 발관 실패 군이었고, 발관 실패율은 19.4% 였다. 성공 군과 실패 군 간에 나이 (성공군 $60.4{\pm}15.65$, 실패 군 $80.3{\pm}7.17$세), 총 삽관 시간(성공 군 $7.12{\pm}2.47$, 실패 군 $13.83{\pm}2.4$ 일), 분당 심박수 (성공 군 $94.32{\pm}5.77$, 실패 군 $110.67{\pm}3.78$ 회)에서 의미 있는 차이를 보였다. 결 론 : 고령의 환자나 삽관 기간이 길었던 환자는 발관에 신중을 기해야 하며, 발관 전 심장 기능의 적극적인 평가도 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 1989

We have performed one case of autotransplantation and 11 cases of orthotopic homotransplantation using Korean mongrel dogs, and have scrutinized the hematologic and hemodynamic results. The mean weight of recipients was 15.42*1.2kg and varied from 14kg to 20kg. During the operation, anesthesia and other technical procedures including cardiopulmonary bypass were similar to the usual methods in human cardiac transplantation. It was found that the hematologic values were similar to those of human beings although there was wide variance. Hemodynamically the mean systolic and diastolic arterial pressures were 165.0* 12.9 mmHg and 100.0 *11.8 mmHg respectively, and the mean heart rate was 155.5*23.5/min. All cases died within 24hrs, and the mean survival in all but 6 cases where operative death occurred was 6.83*8.01 hrs[range 2-21 hrs]. The major causes of deaths were bleedings in 7 cases, failure to protect myocardium during the procedure in 2 cases, pulmonary edema in 1 case and multiorgan failure in 2 cases. From the above results we concluded that the most frequent complication was bleeding, and the cardiopulmonary bypass flow of 50-500ml/kg min was not suitable to the dog in CPB. In further experiment after this study, the technical and the bypass flow was increased. Bleeding was not significant. And the immunosuppresion during operation and postoperative period was tried.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.977-982
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• 1995

Early repair of complex congenital heart malformation may lead to life-threatening respiratory and hemodynamic embarrassment on sternal closure. We performed delayed sternal closure in nine neonates to avoid a fatal outcome in these situations. Primary elective open sternum was used in 8 [66.7% and primary sternal closure in 4 [33.3% of the 12 patients studied. one patient with primary sternal closure underwent delayed sternal reopening in the intensive care unit. Of the 9 patients with open sternum, 2 patients died of low cardiac output and acute renal failure respectively before delayed sternal closure. 7 patients could undergo delayed sternal closures 3 days after initial operation. The mean age at open cardiac procedure was 14.3 days [range 3 to 30 and mean preoperative weight was 3.4kg [range 2.8 to 4.1 . The aortic cross-clamping time was longer in the group with open sternum than the group with closed sternum [p=0.042 . There was no morbidity and mortality related to delayed sternal closure. Given the low morbidity and potential benifits, this technique should be used in neonates after open heart procedures when postoperative mediastinal compression produces frank low cardiac output or respiratoy compromise during a trial of sternal closure.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.817-821
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• 1995

The CarboMedics Medical valve has become our mechanical valvular prosthesis of choice because of favorable hemodynamic results that associated with marked clinical improvement and low incidence of thromboembolism after it,s uses. The data for this study was collected from August 1988 to July 1993,five years period. There were total of 57 patients[female 40,male 17 in this series with 4 isolated aortic valve,26 isolated mitral valve,11 double valve and a triple valve replacement. The mean follow up time was 32 months. Postoperatively,58% of cases were in New York Heart Association[NYHA functional class I,and mild and moderate symptoms[NYHA class II were present in 36% and there were very few patients remaining in higher functional classes. In postoperative echocardiographic study, showed marked improved cardiac function. The overall early mortality was 3.5% and the late mortality was one case after triple valve replacement due to sudden death. The causes of early death were attributed to early prosthetic valve endocarditis and heart failure.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.84-91
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• 2011

Hemodialysis is essential for patients with end stage renal failure. It is important to improve the patency rate and to minimize occurrence of the stenosis. Also, the blood flow to the artificial kidney can affect the blood flow characteristics through arteriovenous graft. Thus, the delivered dose are important factors for analyzing hemodynamic characteristics during hemodialysis access. In this study, the numerical analysis was performed for the effect of the delivered dose during hemodialysis access on the blood flow through the graft. As a result, The adverse pressure gradient occurred in case of a larger delivered dose through a catheter than standard dose and the flow instability increased. Also the circulation flow appeared largely at anastomotic site of the vein when the delivered dose was exceeded about half blood flow of inlet blood flow.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.636-643
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• 1984

For the purpose of avoiding postoperative massive pulmonary insufficiency after transannular outflow tract reconstruction in patients with tetralogy of Fallot, we have used monocusp bearing outflow patch since June 1983. Right heart catheterization and pulmonary arteriography were performed in 7 patients among the total 11 patients corrected with monocusp bearing outflow patch during postoperative 14th day to 22nd day. Particular attention was paid to the evaluation of the pulmonary valve competence, and the results were; 1.One patient died of acute renal failure secondary to low cardiac output and the operative mortality was 9.1%. 2.The average PRV/FA ratio was 0.491 and the average systolic pressure gradient between right ventricle and pulmonary artery was 17.7mmHg. The average Qp/Qs was 1.13. 3.Inspite of using monocusp bearing outflow patch, the hemodynamic and pulmonary arteriographic results were unsatisfactory in respect to pulmonary valve competence.