• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.317-325
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• 2017

Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has become an important treatment modality in pediatric patients with cardiopulmonary failure, but few studies have been conducted in Korea. Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of pediatric patients younger than 18 years who were placed on ECMO between January 2004 and December 2014 at Samsung Medical Center. Results: We identified 116 children on ECMO support. The overall rate of successful weaning was 51.7%, and the survival to discharge rate was 37.1%. There were 39, 61, and 16 patients on ECMO for respiratory, cardiac, and extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation, respectively. The weaning rate in each group was 48.7%, 55.7%, and 43.8%, respectively. The survival rate was 43.6%, 36.1%, and 25.0%, respectively. Sixteen patients on ECMO had functional single ventricle physiology; in this group, the weaning rate was 43.8% and the survival rate was 31.3%. Ten patients were on ECMO as a bridge to transplantation (8 for heart and 2 for lung). In patients with heart transplantation, the rate of survival to transplantation was 50.0%, and the overall rate of survival to discharge was 37.5%. Conclusion: An increasing trend in pediatric ECMO utilization was observed. The outcomes were favorable considering the early experiences that were included in this study and the limited supply of specialized equipment for pediatric patients.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제58권10호
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• pp.640-648
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• 2020

The aim of this article is to provide major announcements within the last decade or so about possible medical emergencies in dentistry. This would be helpful to improve the knowledge on first aid suitable for dental environment. Syncope was the most common medical emergencies in dentistry. Medical emergency situations can be divided into urgency and true emergency. Urgency situations can be solved well if proper treatment is taken. However, even in an urgency, if the correct treatment is not performed, it may soon turn into an emergency. With the joint efforts of the Korean Dental Anesthesiology Society and the Korean Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Association, dental advanced life support (DALS) has been prepared since 2015. Through 17 training experiences until January 2020, scenarios and textbooks were developed. Dentists and dental care teams need to be prepared to strengthen their competence as professionals and to increase their team-level response capabilities..

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제59권12호
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• pp.490-493
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• 2016

Electronic cigarettes are novel tobacco products that are frequently used these days. The cartridge contains liquid nicotine and accidental poisoning, even with a small oral dose, endangers children. We present here a mortality case of a 15-month-old child who ingested liquid nicotine mistaking it for cold medicine. When the emergency medical technicians arrived, she was found to have pulseless electrical activity. Spontaneous circulation was restored after approximately 40 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The cotinine level in her urine was 1,716 ng/mL. Despite intensive supportive care, severe anoxic brain injury was found on computed tomography and the child ultimately died. This fatality highlights the need for public health efforts to minimize such accidents.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.53-69
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• 2006

This is a survey on congenital posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia, conducted by the Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons(KAPS). A registration form for each patient during the 5-year-period between 1998 and 2002 and a questionaire were sent to each member. Twenty-ninemembers in 22 institutions returned completed forms. The average number of patients per surgeon was 1.4 cases a year. The male to female ratio was 1.64: 1, and annual incidencewas 1/14,522 live births. In this review, factors influencing survival in congenital posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia were age at admission, birth weight, time of antenatal diagnosis, birth place, Apgar score, onset time of symptoms and signs, preoperative cardiopulmonary resuscitation, associated anomalies of themusculoskeletal system, central nervous system, or chromosomes, preoperative stabilization, levels of preoperative $FiO_2$, pH, and $AaDO_2$, perioperative complications, bilaterality of defect, size of the defect, and presence or absence of hernia sac.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.80-86
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• 2015

진정법을 시행하는 치과의사는 반드시 발생할 수 있는 응급상황에 적절히 대처할 수 있는 능력과 환경을 갖추어야 한다. 2010년 치의학회에서 발간한 진정법 가이드라인에서 진정법을 준비하고 책임지는 치과의사는 기본생명구조술과 전문심장구조술 자격을 유지할 것을 요구하고 있다. 국내에서는 대한심폐소생협회가 2004년부터 기본생명구조술 및 전문심장구조술을 위한 Provider, Instructor 양성 과정을 진행하고 있다. 저자는2014년에 이 과정들을 이수하면서 과정에 대한 소개와 경험한 내용을 공유하고자 하였다. 기존 교육이 응급의료를 담당하는 사람들에게 초점이 맞추어 졌기에, 향후 치과의사의 특수성에 보다 적합한 교육 과정 개발이 필요하다고 사료된다.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.99-108
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• 2024

Purpose: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of one-hand compression method (one-hand) and two-thumb compression methods (two-thumb) using a 3-year-old pediatric mannequin. Methods: Participants in the experiment were randomly assigned to 21 people with one hand and 21 people with two thumbs, who had completed a basic life support training course. The mannequin used a few junior QCPR manikis (Laerdal, Norway), based on an age of 3. The study followed the guidelines for two-rescuer pediatric CPR, performing chest compressions and ventilations in a 15:2 ratio for 5 cycles, 10 minutes. The chest compression number, depth, speed rate, and recoil rate were measured after 1, 3, and 5 cycles, respectively. Data were analyzed using SPSS 23.0. Results: Comparing the efficiency of chest compressions performed during 1, 3, and 5 cycles, the depth of chest compressions was 40.84±3.10 mm for the two thumbs and 51.48±4.79 mm for the one-hand, which was significantly different (p<.001). According to pediatric CPR guidelines, the frequency corresponding to the compression depth range of 40.00-50.00 mm was statistically higher at 57.1% (12 people) of two thumb than at 23.8% (5 people) of one hand (p<.001). Conclusion: While the current guidelines recommend one- or two-thumb encircling hand compressions for larger children, the use of one- or two-handed wrapped thumb compressions should be considered for smaller children, depending on the rescuer's judgment, when distinguishing between a child and an infant is difficult.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제26권9호
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• pp.1392-1398
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• 2022

이 연구는 소아 심폐소생술 중 새로운 가슴압박 방법을 활용했을 때, 가슴압박의 질을 비교하여 효과적인 심폐소생술을 할 수 있도록 하고자 시행되었다. 무작위 교차방법(Randomized Crossover Design)에 의한 실험 연구로 BLS Health Care-Provider 자격을 이수한 28명의 응급구조사를 대상으로 가슴압박 시행 시 깊이, 속도, 압박 대 이완의 비율, 용이성, 안정감 등을 측정하였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS Ver. 23.0 for Win 통계프로그램을 이용하여 분석하였다. 본 연구의 결과 를 종합해 보면, 소아 심폐소생술에서 가슴압박 시행 시 새로운 가슴압박법을 이용한다면 가슴압박의 질적 지표가 향상되었음을 알 수 있었다. 기존의 방법을 고수하는 것도 좋지만 새로운 가슴압박 방법을 통해 다양한 연령대와 환경요소에 대한 추가적인 연구를 바탕으로 임상적 활용의 가능성을 확인하는 것이 필요할 것이다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.108-113
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• 2018

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the clinical and socioenvironmental characteristics of sudden cardiorespiratory arrest after venipuncture in children. Methods: We conducted a retrospective email-based survey of all members of the Korean Pediatric Society. The questionnaire included items on patient demographics, socioenvironmental circumstances of the venipuncture, type of cardiorespiratory arrest, symptoms and signs, treatment, prognosis, and presumed cause of the arrest. Results: Fourteen patients were identified. Of these, 13 were young children (<2 years old), and 1 was 14 years old. All patients had been previously healthy and had no specific risk factors for sudden cardiorespiratory arrest. Most cases (n=11, 79%) were defined as cardiac or cardiorespiratory arrest, while the remaining cases (n=3, 21%) were defined as respiratory arrest. Aspiration (n=3), acute myocarditis (n=2), and laryngeal chemoreflex (n=1) were presumed as the causes; however, the exact causes were unclear. The overall prognosis was poor (death, n=7; morbidity, n=5; full recovery, n=2). The medical institutions faced severe backlash because of these incidents (out-of-court settlement, n=5; medical lawsuit, n=5; continuous harassment, n=3). Conclusion: Cardiorespiratory arrest after venipuncture is unpredictable and the probable cause of most cases is a vasovagal reaction. Medical personnel must be aware of the risk of unexpected cardiorespiratory arrest during routine intravenous procedures.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.129-132
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• 2009

저자들은 청색증과 끙끙거림, 심비대로 전원되어 심장 초음파 검사에서 좌심실에 발생한 단독 심실 비치밀화증을 가진 신생아 1예를 경험하였다. 환자에서 측정한 NT pro-BNP는 높았고, 수유 곤란과 빈호흡을 동반한 심부전 증상이 있었다. 심부전증에 대한 치료에도 불구하고 주기적으로 시행한 NT pro-BNP가 더 높아지면서 환자에게서 급성 심정지가 발생하였고, 심폐소생술 이후 NT pro-BNP가 다시 낮아지면서 심부전 등의 증상은 호전을 보였다. 심초음파 검사와 함께 NT pro-BNP를 주기적으로 검사해 보는 것이 병의 경과를 예측하는데 도움이 될 수 있을 것이다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.444-453
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• 2005

진정요법은 소아치과에서 사용하는 보상, 속박, 체계적 탈감작법(말-시범-시행), 친밀감 같은 통상의 방법으로는 환자의 반응이 개선되지 않아 일반적인 치과치료가 불가능할 때 사용하는 행동조절법이다. 최근 국내에서도 진정요법을 이용하는 사례가 증가하는 추세이나 그 기준이나 방법들에 대한 연구는 매우 부족한 상태이다. 미국소아치과학회의 진정요법에 관한 기준이 있기는 하지만 국내의 상황이 미국과 다르므로 한국에서의 연구가 필요하다. 이에 저자는 국내에 거주하고 있는 소아치과의사들을 대상으로 국내 소아치과에서의 진정요법 현황에 대한 실태를 조사, 그 결과를 정리하여 향후 소아치과 임상에서의 진정요법에 대한 임상 기준을 정하는데 기여하고자 국내에 거주하고 있는 대한소아치과학회 회원 573명을 대상으로 진정요법 사용 실태에 관한 설문지를 발송하여 이 중 회신을 한 220명의 설문을 분석하여 다음의 결과를 얻었다. 1. 응답자의 약 66%가 진정요법을 사용하고 있다고 답했다. 진정요법에 관한 이전 연구 결과와 비교해 볼 때, 국내 소아치과에서 진정요법의 사용빈도가 증가하였다. 2. 진정요법으로 치료를 결정하게 된 요인은 행동조절, 치료내용과 양, 보호자의 요구, 내원횟수, 전신질환의 순서이었다. 3. 진정요법으로 치료받는 환자의 연령은 만 3세가 가장 많았고, 만 4-5세, 만 2세 미만, 만 6-10세, 만 10세 이상의 순서로 조사되었다. 4. 진정요법 시 chloral hydrate는 60-70mg/kg, hydroxyzine은 10-40mg/kg(25mg/kg)을 사용하고 있었고, 경구 투여가 가장 선호하는 약물투여 경로였다. 5. 진정요법 시 사용하는 환자감시 방법은 피부나 손톱색 등의 관찰을 포함한 환자 평가와 맥박 산소측정기(pulse oximeter)를 통한 환자감시를 선호하는 것으로 조사되었다. 6. 진정요법을 사용하고 있다고 응답한 사람의 약 56%에서 심폐소생술 교육을 받은 것으로 조사되었다.