• 대한수혈학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.273-281
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• 2018

배경: 만성 적혈구 수혈 환자에서 철과잉 여부를 알아보기 위해 페리틴 검사를 시행하는데, 페리틴은 체내 저장철의 양을 반영하지만, 염증, 감염 등에서도 비특이적으로 증가할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 고페리틴혈증을 보이는 환자에서 페리틴이 증가한 원인을 분석하고 적혈구제제 수혈과의 연관성을 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 2017년 1월부터 12월까지 본 의료기관에 내원하여 페리틴 검사를 시행한 환자들의 의무기록을 후향적으로 검토하였다. 시행한 페리틴 검사에서 1,000 ng/mL이상의 결과를 보인 경우를 고페리틴혈증으로 정의하고 연구대상으로 정하였다. 페리틴 검사와 함께 시행된 혈청 철, TIBC (Total iron bind capacity), CRP (C-reactive protein) 검사결과와 진단명 등 의무기록을 조사하여 고페리틴혈증의 원인을 분석하였다. 결과: 해당 기간 동안 고페리틴혈증 결과를 보인 건은 238명 환자에서 417건이었다. 질환별로는 혈액종양질환이 31명에서 125건(30.0%)으로 가장 많았으며, 감염질환이 두번째로 많았다. 철과잉이 의심되는 경우는 33명 환자에서 119건이었으며, 이 중 검사 시행 전 1년 동안 적혈구제제수혈이 8단위를 초과한 경우는 12명(76건)이었다. 결론: 고페리틴혈증을 보이는 환자에서 실제 철과잉으로 판단되는 경우, 기저질환의 영향이 있었고 만성 적혈구제제 수혈과도 연관이 있었다. 체내 철 저장 상태를 정확히 파악하기 위해서 페리틴 외에 CRP, 철 포화도를 함께 측정하는 것이 도움이 된다. 습관적인 철분제제 처방, 잦은 수혈 처방시에 철과잉 발생 여부에 주의를 기울여야 한다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.111-117
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• 2017

Leukocytes in blood components are involved in diverse adverse transfusion reactions such as febrile non-hemolytic transfusion reactions. Therefore, leukocyte reduction is required to reduce these adverse reactions. The objective of this study was to compare the efficiency of pre-storage filtration and post-storage filtration. Filtration time, residual leukocyte count, RBC recovery, and hemolysis were assessed after pre-storage or post-storage filtration. Compared to pre-storage filtration, filtration time was prolonged and hemolysis was dramatically increased when post-storage filtration was performed. Residual leukocytes count and RBC recovery after post-storage filtration were similar with those obtained after pre-storage filtration. These results suggest that pre-storage filtration has better efficiency than post-storage filtration. These are thought to contribute to the production of better quality of leukoreduction blood components.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.36-40
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• 2014

사지에 발생한 골육종에서의 사지구제술은 광범위 절제술을 기본으로 한다. 수술 전 항암 치료를 한 뒤에 시행하는 경우가 대부분이라 수술전에 빈혈인 경우가 많고 수술로 인한 출혈이 많아서 수술 전 후 빈혈 교정의 필요성이 대부분 존재한다. 수혈이 암 환자의 예후와 합병증 및 수술 후 치료 결과에 나쁜 영향을 미친다는 다양한 보고들이 있음에도 불구하고 사지 구제술에서 빈혈을 교정하기 위한 방편으로 수혈은 여전히 통상적인 치료로 간주되고 있다. 이에 저자들은 대퇴골 원위부에 발생한 골육종 환자의 사지구제술을 무수혈로 시행하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 증례 보고 한다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2006

Alloimmunization to red blood cell (RBC) antigens may cause a delayed hemolytic transfusion reactions (DHTR) and a delayed serologic transfusion reactions (DSTR). In the present study, the frequency of alloimmunization and its clinical significance were evaluated. Also, transfusions were correlated with antibody formation. Alloimmunization rate was 0.63%. Alloimmunization rate in multiple transfused patients was 24.5%. The most common clinically significant alloantibodies of alloimmunized patients were found to be Rh antibodies (52.6%). Nine patients out of 38 (23.7%) became undetectable after the first detection. To be positive at antibody screening test after RBC transfusion was mean transfused numbers: 3.7 units, mean transfused periods: 56 days, mean transfused frequencies: 1.7 times. The results from antibody specificity and RBC transfusions were comparatively analyzed and it shows that Rh system antibodies were longer than other antibodies (P<0.05). In case of disease group, malignant diseases was longer than other diseases (P<0.05). In order to prevent the formation of RBC alloimmunization, irregular antibody screening tests were performed at propriety intervals in multiple transfused patients.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.108-114
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• 1993

The risks of homologous blood transfusion are well documented and recently increased with the emergence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. This is a report concerning 29 consecutive adult with no blood conservation patients (Group I) who had an elective cardiac operations. A similar group of 29 patients operated on 1992 but with blood conservation (Group II). In I of Group I patients and 15 of Group II patients, no homologous blood products were required. Group II patients used significantly less fresh frozen plasma (2.05${\pm}$0.68 unit versus 6.52${\pm}$0.72 unit, p<0.05) and the homologous blood transfusion (0.42${\pm}$0.9 unit versus 3.64${\pm}$0.17 unit, p<0.05) than Group I patients. Group II patients had also significantly less postoperative bleeding (338${\pm}$39.9 ml versus 585${\pm}$93.0 ml, p<0.05) than Group I patients. Group II patients recieved 460${\pm}$62.6 ml of mediastinal shed blood in acquired group. In conclusion, a simple and inexpensive blood conservation program, mainly combining autologous blood removal before bypass, retransfusion of the volume remaining in the oxygenator, and consistent autotransfusion of mediastinal shed blood has enabled us to avoid infusion of homologous blood in 15/29 patients of Group II patients. No side effects or complicatinos could be related to the blood conservation program.

• 의료법학
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.3-29
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• 2014

The Supreme Court made a decision that the doctor cannot be punished for not taking a blood transfusion to the patient, depending on the patient's will to refuse the blood transfusion on June 24, 2014. The reason is that, in a special situation of conflict between the right of patients to self-determination and the duty of care, and when it was impossible to compare whether which has the superior value, if the doctor made a medical practice to respect either of those two values according to the professional sense, he cannot be punished. In principle, the doctor should make medical practices according to the patient's will. However, if the patient's life was at stake, I think, the doctor is obliged to try his best to save the life of patient. Yet to entrust the patient's life to the doctors professional sense, is to give up the obligation of the country to protect lives. In this regard, I think that the Supreme Court Decision should be reviewed, and that an ongoing research is needed.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.34-38
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• 2015

The case of a patient with a transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) to whom extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) had been applied is reported. A 55-year-old male injured with liver laceration (grade 3) without chest injury after car accident. He received lots of blood transfusion and underwent damage control abdominal surgery. In the immediate postoperative period, he suffered from severe hypoxia and respiratory acidosis despite of vigorous management such as 100% oxygen with mechanical ventilation, high PEEP and muscle relaxant. Finally, ECMO was applied to the patients as a last resort. Aggressive treatment with ECMO improved the oxygenation and reduced the acidosis. Unfortunately, the patient died of liver failure and infection. TRALI is a part of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The use of ECMO for TRALI induced severe hypoxemia might be a useful option for providing time to allow the injured lung to recover.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제59권2호
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• pp.100-103
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• 2016

Patients with hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) can rapidly develop profound anemia as the disease progresses, as a consequence of red blood cell (RBC) hemolysis and inadequate erythropoietin synthesis. Therefore, RBC transfusion should be considered in HUS patients with severe anemia to avoid cardiac or pulmonary complications. Most patients who are Jehovah's Witnesses refuse blood transfusion, even in the face of life-threatening medical conditions due to their religious convictions. These patients require management alternatives to blood transfusions. Erythropoietin is a glycopeptide that enhances endogenous erythropoiesis in the bone marrow. With the availability of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO), several authors have reported its successful use in patients refusing blood transfusion. However, the optimal dose and duration of treatment with rHuEPO are not established. We report a case of a 2-year-old boy with diarrhea-associated HUS whose family members are Jehovah's Witnesses. He had severe anemia with acute kidney injury. His lowest hemoglobin level was 3.6 g/dL, but his parents refused treatment with packed RBC transfusion due to their religious beliefs. Therefore, we treated him with high-dose rHuEPO (300 IU/kg/day) as well as folic acid, vitamin B12, and intravenous iron. The hemoglobin level increased steadily to 7.4 g/dL after 10 days of treatment and his renal function improved without any complications. To our knowledge, this is the first case of successful rHuEPO treatment in a Jehovah's Witness child with severe anemia due to HUS.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제53권8호
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• pp.805-808
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• 2010

Although sodium nitroprusside (SNP) is often used in pediatric intensive care units, cyanide toxicity can occur after SNP treatment. To treat SNP-induced cyanide poisoning, antidotes such as amyl nitrite, sodium nitrite, sodium thiosulfate, and hydroxycobalamin should be administered immediately after diagnosis. Here, we report the first case of a very young infant whose SNP-induced cyanide poisoning was successfully treated by exchange transfusion. The success of this alternative method may be related to the fact that exchange transfusion not only removes the cyanide from the blood but also activates detoxification systems by supplying sulfur-rich plasma. Moreover, exchange transfusion replaces cyanide-contaminated erythrocytes with fresh erythrocytes, thereby improving the blood's oxygen carrying capacity more rapidly than antidote therapy. Therefore, we believe that exchange transfusion might be an effective therapeutic modality for critical cases of cyanide poisoning.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.15-26
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• 1990

Hemoglobin was purified from the outdated human red blood cells. Phospholipids were purified from egg yolk and stored in chloroform. The artificial red blood cells (hemosome) were prepared by encapsulation of hemoglobin with phospholipid mutilayer using rotary vacuum evaporator. The shape and size of hemosomes were measured by phase contrast microscope and image analyzer. The function of hemosomes was tested by measuring oxygen dissociation curve using blood gas analyzer. In order to test whether hemosomes are useful as blood substitute they were infused into rats of which one third of total blood were drawn. The results obtained are summarized at followings. 1) Hemosomes were spherical shape and their mean diameter was 0.7 um. 2) Oxygen dissociation curve of hemosomes showed the same figure as that of normal red blood cells. 3) All rats given 1/3 transfusion with hemosomes survived until sacrificed whereas three of four rats given 1/3 transfusion with saline died within 1 hour and the rest of them died within 24 hours.