• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.65-68
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• 2001

The major manifestations of aplastic anemia are characterized by persistent bone marrow aplasia and peripheral pancytopenia due to defective stem cells in which differentiation is not curtailed or preferential elimination of stem cells with self-renewal capacity, which results in serious complications such as bleeding and infection. Recent advances in the therapeutic modalities, such as bone marrow transplantation and immunosuppressive therapy, and in supportive measures as component transfusion and infection control with better quality of antibiotics resulted in an improved survival and subsequently increased possibility of complications which need surgical intervention. Considering the fact that surgery may not only control complications, but offers the opportunity to give effective therapy for aplastic anemia and therefore improves chances for survival, it is strongly suggested that active surgical intervention should be performed. We report a case of patient with aplastic anemia who had been performed surgical intervention of partial maxillectomy for the squamous cell carcinoma on maxilla without serious complications during perioperative and postoperative period.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.35-39
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• 2008

목적: 빈혈을 동반한 위 절제 수술 환자에서 정맥용 철수 크로오스(베노훼럼$^{(R)}$ 투여의 유효성 및 안전성을 평가하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2006년 9월부터 2007년 2월까지 서울대학교 병원에서 위 질환으로 외과에 입원 또는 외래 치료를 받은 혈색소(Hb)가 7 g/dl 이상 11 g/dl 미만인 환자를 대상으로 수술 $2{\sim}3$주 이전 또는 수술 1개월 이후인 급성출혈의 증거가 없는 환자를 1군으로, 수술 후 1개월 미만으로 생체징후가 안정된 환자를 2군으로 분류하여 나이, 성별, 진단명을 조사하였고, Hb, 적혈구용적률(Hct), 평균적혈구용적(MCV), 혈청페리틴, 총철결합능(TlBC), 혈청철, 망상적혈구수에 대해 철수크로오스 투여 전후를 비교하였고 약물 부작용을 조사하였다. 결과: 대상 환자 수는 1군은 79명, 2군은 46명이었다. 1군에서 약물 투여 전후 비교 시 통계적으로 유의한 증가를 보였던 Hb, Hct, MCV, 혈청페리틴, TIBC, 망상적혈구 각각의 변화량의 평균은 1.3 g/dl, 4.1%, 3.1 fL, 195.0 ng/ml, -86.4 ug/dl, 0.2%였다. 2군에서 통계적으로 유의한 증가를 보였던 Hb, Hct, MCV, 혈청페리틴, 망상적혈구수 각각의 변화량의 평균은 1.8 g/dl, 6.1%, 3.4 fL, 259.6 ng/ml, -0.3%였다. 약물 부작용으로 2명(1.6%)의 환자에게서 국소성 정맥염이 발생하였다. 결론: 빈혈을 동반한 위 절제 수술 환자에서 정맥용 철수 크로오스의 투여는 짧은 시간에 큰 부작용 없이 빈혈 교정에 유효하였다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.96-102
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• 2006

Jehovah's Witnesses refuse a transfusion of blood or blood products because of religious beliefs; this refusal at times presents a dilemma for the treating physician. We report a case of a 25-year-old Jehovah's Witness patient who underwent a reoperation for a previous proximal humerus shaft fracture and experienced unexpected massive hemorrhage intraoperatively and postoperatively. The postoperative lowest hemoglobin level was 2.9 g/dl. The patient recovered from the severe anemia without any clinical sequala. We review the legal, ethical and religious issues and suggest the best possible medical care that Jehovah's Witness patient would permit.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.385-391
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• 2019

Background: Preoperative autologous blood donation (PABD) is a conservation strategy for reducing allogenic blood transfusion (ABT) during minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS). We aimed to evaluate the effects of PABD on the frequency of ABT and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing MICS. Methods: We enrolled 113 patients (47.8±13.1 years, 50 men) undergoing MICS without preoperative anemia (hemoglobin >11 g/dL) between 2014 and 2017. Of these patients, 69 (the PABD group) donated autologous blood preoperatively and were compared to the non-PABD group (n=44). We analyzed the frequency of perioperative ABT and clinical outcomes. Results: Baseline characteristics did not significantly differ between groups, although preoperative hemoglobin levels were lower in the PABD group. All operations were performed using a minimally invasive approach. Patients' surgical profiles were similar. There were no cases of mortality or significant differences in early postoperative outcomes. During the early postoperative period, hemoglobin levels were higher in the PABD group. No significant difference was found in the frequency of ABT. Conclusion: Although the PABD group had higher postoperative hemoglobin levels, there was no clear clinical benefit in the early postoperative period, despite a great deal of effort and additional cost. Additional PABD in the setting of strict policies for blood conservation was ineffective in reducing ABT for young and relatively healthy patients who underwent MICS.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.155-166
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• 2006

Inguinal hernia is the most common disease treated by the pediatric surgeon. There are several controversial aspects of management 1)the optimal timing of surgical repair, especially for preterm babies, 2)contralateral groin exploration during repair of a clinically unilateral hernia, 3)use of laparoscope in contralateral groin exploration, 4)timing of surgical repair of cord hydrocele, 5)perioperative pain control, 6)perioperative management of anemia. In this survey, we attempted to determine the approach of members of KAPS to these aspects of hernia treatment. A questionnaire by e-mail or FAX was sent to all members. The content of the questionnaire were adapted from the "American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Surgery hernia survey revisited (J Pediatr Surg 40, 1009-1014, 2005)". For full-term male baby, most surgeons (85.7 %) perform an elective operation as soon as diagnosis was made. For reducible hernia found in ex-preterm infants already discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), 76.2 % of surgeons performed an elective repair under general anesthesia (85.8 %). 42.9 % of the surgeons performed the repair just before discharge. For same-day surgery for the ex-premature baby, the opinion was evenly divided. For an inguinal hernia with a contralateral undescended testis in a preterm baby, 61.9 % of surgeons choose to 'wait and see' until 12 month of age. The most important consideration in deciding the timing of surgery of inguinal hernia in preterm baby was the existence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (82.4 %), episode of apnea/bradycardia on home monitoring (70.6 %). Most surgeons do not explore the contralateral groin during unilateral hernia repair. Laparoscope has not been tried. Most surgeons do not give perioperative analgesics or blood transfusion.