• 임상간호연구
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.235-244
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• 2018

Purpose: This study aimed to examine nurses' knowledge levels and educational needs related to an artificial pacemaker. Methods: Participants were 100 nurses working in cardiovascular departments from two university hospitals in Seoul. This study was a descriptive study using a survey for estimating knowledge levels and educational needs related to an artificial pacemaker among nurses. Data were analyzed by SPSS 23.0 program using frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation, t-test, and ANOVA. Results: Nurses' knowledge levels were significantly different depending on working units (F=3.32, p=.014) and years of clinical experience (F=2.85, p=.042). Nurses who received education about an artificial pacemaker were higher in the knowledge level of complications after an implantation procedure (t=3.45, p<.001) than nurses who did not receive the education. Conclusion: Discharge education is critical for patients with artificial pacemaker implantation to go back to their daily activities. When developing artificial pacemaker education program for hospital nurses, factors such as nurses' working department and years of clinical experience years and updated information of an artifical pacemaker need to be considered.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1998년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.119-120
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• 1998

In this study, the design of the single-chamber pacemaker tester is presented. It is important to test the functions of the pacemaker before it is implanted into the patient. A pacemaker tester, that is presented in this study, is able to examine pacemaker parameters such as sensing threshold and refractory period. We need to make artificial intracardiac electrogram in order to test the pacemaker parameters. We know from the previous practical examples that a triangle pulse is similar to the physiologic intracardiac electrogram. The tester generates the simplified electrograms and PC software examines the output pulses of the pacemaker which is VVIR mode in closed-loop simulation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.363-366
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• 2018

One of the complications of permanent pacemaker implantation is unintended phrenic nerve stimulation. A 15-year-old boy with a permanent pacemaker presented with chest discomfort due to synchronous chest wall contraction with pacing beats. Even after reprogramming of the pacemaker, diaphragmatic stimulation persisted. Therefore, we performed thoracoscopic phrenic nerve insulation using a Gore-Tex patch to insulate the phrenic nerve from the wire. A minimally invasive approach using a thoracoscope is a feasible option for retractable phrenic nerve stimulation after pacemaker implantation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.82-85
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• 2020

Insertion of an epicardial pacemaker is a useful treatment for pediatric patients with an abnormal heart rhythm. However, there are limitations and concerns when implanting epicardial pacemakers in infants and neonates due to their small body size. We report a patient who experienced rare complications after implantation of a permanent pacemaker.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.206-211
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• 2010

In this paper, an implantable planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) for an artificial cardiac pacemaker is proposed. The antenna has a simple structure with a low profile and is placed on the top side of the pacemaker. The dimensions of the pacemaker system, including the antenna element, are $42{\times}43.6{\times}11$ mm. When the antenna is embedded in pig tissue, its $S_{11}$ value is -10.94 dB at 403 MHz and the -10 dB impedance bandwidth of the antenna is 6 MHz (399~406 MHz). The proposed PIFA in tissue has a peak gain of -20.19 dBi and a radiation efficiency of 1.12 % at 403 MHz. When the proposed antenna is placed in a flat phantom, its specific absorption ratio (SAR) value is 0.038 W/kg (1 g tissue). Performances of the proposed PIFA is sufficient to operate at the MICS band (402 ~ 405 MHz).

• 대한간호
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• 제25권4호통권137호
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• pp.22-26
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• 1986

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.219-228
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• 1980

The heart block and bradyarrhythmia with or without Stokes-Adams attacks are serious, usually terminal events and the immediate mortality is very high. Stimulation with an artificial pacemaker is now an accepted form of treatment in cases of Stokes-Adams syndrome in which medication in unable to produce any lasting improvement. Permanent pacemaker therapy is indicated in these circumstances. The purpose of this report is to describe the successful use of pacemaker in 3 cases of Stokes-Adams syndromes and a case of sinoatrial block with bradyarrhythmia at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine. Electrode catheter was passed through the right external jugular vein and attached to the endocardial surface of the right ventricle. In case 1, fixed type generator was used at first and for the case 2, 3, 4, and case 1 at second, demand type generators were used. The bipolar electrode catheters were used for the three cases and unipolar electrode catheter for case 4. The results of immediate and late period were satisfactory.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.499-503
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• 2004

배경: 본 연구에서는 소아연령군에서 과거 13년 동안 시행한 심외막 인공 심박 조율 수술의 임상경험을 바탕으로 인공 심박동기의 평균 수명, 역치, 재수술의 원인 등을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1989년 1월부터 2002년 7월까지 영구 심박 조율기 또는 전극의 이식을 시행한 83명의 환아에게 시행한 121예의 수술을 대상으로 하였다. 후향적으로 환자의무기록을 조사하여 심박 조율기의 수명, 자극 역치, 저항, R파, P파, 감지 역치 등을 조사하였다. 결과: 수술 당시 측정한 평균 심실 자극역치는 1.2$\pm$0.l (0.1∼5) mV, 평균 저항은 519.1$\pm$18.1 (319∼778) ohm, 평균 심실 R파 감지역치는 8.9$\pm$0.7 (4∼20) mV, 평균 P파 감지역치는 2.5$\pm$0.7 (0.4∼12) mV 이었다. 심박 조율기의 평균 수명은 64.7$\pm$3.7 (2∼196)개월이었다. 심박 조율기 무재수술률은 1년 94.6%, 2년 93.6%, 5년 80.8%, 7년 63.7%, 10년 45.4%였다. 재수술의 원인은 전지 고갈이 26예, 전극 이상이 9예 등이었다. 심박 조율기 삽입 후 이의 오작동과 관련된 수술 후 조기 사망은 없었다. 결론: 소아연령군에서 심외막 심박 조율기 삽입 후 재수술 없이 이를 사용할 수 있는 비율은 비교적 만족할 만한 수준으로 19.1%의 환자만이 5년 내에 재삽입이 필요했다. 스테로이드 용출 전극의 재수술률은 6.7%로 이는 심외막 심박 조율기의 수명을 늘리는 데 도움이 될 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.111-116
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• 2023

We provided general anesthesia management to a patient with advanced atrioventricular block, which was discovered in the remote period after open-heart surgery. A 21-year-old man with Noonan syndrome was scheduled to undergo excision of a median intramandibular tumor. At 2 months of age, the patient underwent endocardial repair for congenital heart disease. During our preoperative examination, an atrioventricular block was detected, which had not been previously noted. Emergency drugs were administered, and a transcutaneous pacemaker was placed. During anesthesia induction, mask ventilation was easy, and intubation was performed smoothly using a video laryngoscope. The transcutaneous pacemaker was activated in demand mode at a pacing rate of 50 cycles/min approximately throughout the anesthesia time, and the hemodynamic status remained stable. The effect of intraoperatively administered atropine was brief, lasting only a few seconds. Although body movements due to thoracoabdominal muscle spasm were observed during pacemaker activation, they did not interfere with surgery. In postoperative patients with congenital heart disease, an atrioventricular block may be identified in the remote period, and preoperative evaluation should be based on this possibility. In addition, during anesthesia management, it is important to prepare multiple measures to maintain hemodynamic status.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.1032-1035
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• 1997

우심실내에 위치한 영구 인공심박동기 전극의 진균감염은 매우 드물다. 최근 30세의 남자환자에서 3년전 우심실내에 위치시킨 인공심박동기의 심실전극에 국균증에 감염된 거대혈전을 형성한 경우를 인공심폐기를 이용한 체외순환하에서 전극선을 포함한 혈전제거술을 시행한 바 있다 또한 례장생검에콕 국균증 감염이 증명되었다.