• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.792-794
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• 2009

Purpose: Clotting factor X deficiency is one of the most uncommon coagulation disorders. The authors describe a case of cleft palate in a patient with a congenital clotting factor X deficiency. Methods: In pediatric patients with a cleft palate, the coagulation problem is more worrisome, because they are more sensitive to blood than adults, and because postoperative bleeding can cause blood ingestion with subsequent vomiting, aspiration, and airway obstruction. To prevent hemorrhagic complications in the described case, fresh frozen plasma (FFP) was administered every 24 hrs from the day before surgery to the second postoperative day. Results: Good hemostasis, normal healing, and no complications was shown postoperatively. Conclusion: The replacement of fresh frozen plasma was useful in the case of congenital clotting factor deficiency for bleeding prophylaxis in cleft palate operation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권12호
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• pp.1042-1046
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• 1994

We experienced a case of traumatic aneurysm of descending thoracic aorta by an automobile accident. The patient was 23-year-old-male with a traumatic aortic aneurysm [6x12cm] on the descending thoracic aorta just distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery. Exposure was obtained through a left posterolateral thoracotomy incision in the fourth intercostal space and then partial femoro-femoral cardiopulmonary bypass was established.After aortic cross- clamping, the aneurysmal sac was opened and repaired with interposition of Dacron vascular graft and aortic cross-clamping period lasted for 100 minutes. Postoperative bleeding and vocal cord paralysis were complicated, but bleeding was controlled by reoperation and vocal cord paralysis was improved. Follow up was continued for 14months and postoperative course was uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.613-619
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• 1993

As developing surgical techniques and postoperative cares, a pneumonectomy is a relatively popular surgical method in disease which is not treated completely with other type of pulmonary resection, but a postpneumonectomy complication is a life-threatening serious problem if it occurred. We performed one hundred twenty-five cases of pneumonectomy for treatment of various causes of pulmonary diseases in Kosin Medical College during about ten years, and we experienced 41 cases of postoperative complications in 29 patients, so we analyzed them. The most common complication is an empyema thoracis in 13 cases[10.4%], of which one case combined with bronchopleural fistula died on early postoperative day. Of them except one case, the early postoperative empyema thoracis[within 30 days] were 6 cases, and the late postoperative empyema thoracis[above 30 days] were 6 cases. The main etiologic pathogens were a staphylococcus in early postoperative empyema and a streptococcus in late postoperative empyema, but the most cases were mixed infections with pseudomonas, klebsiella, acinectobacter, and candida. The treatment of postoperative empyema thoracis were that 4 cases were treated with open drainage using chest tube, 7 cases with Clagett`s operation, and 1 case with thoracoplasty. The next common complication was a postoperative serious respiratory insufficiency in 7 cases. And the other complications were massive postoperative bleeding in 5 cases, of which 2 cases advanced to occurrence of postoperative empyema thoracis, and wound disruption in 4 cases, cardiac arrhythmia in 3 cases, contralateral pneumothorax and pneumonia in each of 2 cases, esophagopleural fistula in 1 case. The postoperative deaths were 9 cases[7.2%] of 125 cases, the causes of death were respiratory insufficiency in 6 cases, sepsis in 2 cases, and cardiac arrhythmia in 1 case.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.526-531
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• 1993

Sixty-one consecutive patients with coronary artery bypass graft for myocardial revascularization were retrospectively reviewed to analyze various pattern of postoperative complication and death during hospital stay from Nov. 1988 to Oct. 1992. Fortytwo of the patients were male and nineteen female. The mean age was 56 and 51 years in male and female. Preoperative diagnosises were unstable angina in 14 of patients, stable angina in 28, postmyocardial infarction state in 15, and state of failed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in 4. 141 stenosed coronary arteries were bypassed with use of 20 pedicled internal mammary artery and 124 reversed saphenous vein grafts. Postoperative complications and perioperative death were as follows: 1. Of 61 patients undergoing operation, peri and postoperative over all complication occured in 15 patients [ 25% ]; newly developed myocardial infarction in 4, intractable cardiac arrhythmia including atrial fibrillation and frequent ventricular premature contraction in 3, bleeding from gastrointestinal tract in 2, persistent vegetative state as a sequele of brain hypoxia in 1, wound necrosis in 1, left hemidiaphragmatic palsy in 3 and poor blood flow through graft in 2. 2. Operative mortality was 8%[5 patients]. 3 out of these died in operating room; 1 patient by bleeding from rupture of calcified aortic wall, 1 by air embolism through left atrial vent catheter, 1 by low cardiac output syndrome. 2 patients died during hospital stay; 1 by acute respiratory distress syndrome with multiuple organ failure, 1 by brain death after delayed diagnosis of pericardial tamponade.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.184-189
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• 1983

Between 1958 and 1982, 70 patients have undergone pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis at the Thoracic Department of Seoul National University Hosp. 58 males and 12 females, with an average age of 27 years [ranging 3 to 60 years], of which 55% were between 10 and 30 years old, were treated. Eight patients died, of whom 4 were in the immediate postoperative period, less that 24 hours after operation. The cause of death was myocardial failure in 3 patients and hypotension during operation in one patient. The remaining four deaths occurred between the fifth and eighteenth postoperative day, and the causes of death varied: bilateral phrenic nerves injury, congestive heart failure, dissemination of tuberculosis, and cardiac arrest. Two patients suffered from congestive heart failure pre-and postoperatively due to the associated valvular heart disease. There were 8 wound infections on which resulted in perichondritis of costal cartilages requiring segmental resection 2 months later. There was one postoperative bleeding requiring immediate reopening for bleeding control. Tuberculosis was confirmed as the cause of constrictive carditis in 27 patients [39%]. Acute pyogenic pericarditis was precursor in 8 patients [11%]. In 2 patients [2.9%], the constrictive pericarditis developed following OHS. Both suffered from congestive heart failure postoperatively due to the residual valvular heart disease. In the others, the cause of the constrictive pericarditis was considered idiopathic or non-specific inflammation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.1152-1156
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• 1992

A 64 year-old male patient with annulo-annulo-aortic ectasia[AAE] due to cystic medial necrosis was successfully treated with Cabrol operation with Cabrol trick. The technique consist of implantation of a composite valve graft within the aneurysmal sac with reattachment of the coronary ostia using a separate, small tube graft and creation of a communication between the closed perigraft space and right atrium for bleeding control. The patient had a postoperative gastrointestinal bleeding but successful recovery was achieved eventually.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.153-156
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• 1994

Bentall`s operation for repair of annuloaortic ectasia has been associated with postoperative bleeding and with false aneurysm of the anastomotic site between the coronary orifice and composite graft.Among 5 cases, 2 cases have been operated direct anastomosis between coronary artery and vascular graft.Remained 3 cases have been operated with doughnutlike Teflon felt buttress.The technique of sandwiching the freed button of aortic wall bearing the coronary artery ostium between an outer Teflon felt doughnutlike buttress and the inner composite graft provides a leak-proof anastomosis.We experienced one case reoperation for bleeding at coronary anastomotic site above method.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제38권12호
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• pp.821-827
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• 2005

배경: 심폐바이패스 충전으로 인한 혈액희석은 술 후 출혈 가능성을 높이고 동종 수혈의 빈도를 증가시킬 수 있다고 알려져 있다. 충전액의 일부를 자가 혈액으로 대체하는 역행성 자가 혈액 충전법(Retrograde autologous priming, RAP로 명함)은 이를 줄이기 위한 방법 중의 하나로 알려져 있으며, 이를 이용하여 성인 개심술 중 적혈구 용적률 증가, 출혈 감소, 동종 수혈 빈도의 감소 등을 가져올 수 있는지에 대하여 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 역행성 자가 혈액 충전법을 시행한 34명(RAP군)과 통상적인 방법으로 심폐기 충전을 시행한 46명(대조군)을 대상으로 후향적 연구를 시행하였다. 역행성 자가혈액 충전법은 동맥라인의 겸자를 풀어서 환자의 동맥혈이 필터를 거쳐 충전백에 채워지게 하는 단계, 산화기와 동맥라인을 사이를 겸자하고 정맥저혈조 충전액이 200 mL정도로 되도록 동맥펌프를 가동하여 저혈조와 산화기의 충전액을 제거하는 단계, 정맥라인과 충전백을 연결하여 정맥라인을 정 맥혈로 채우는 단계로 이루어진다. 두 군에서 충전액의 양, 심폐기 가동 전후의 적혈구 용적률, 술 후 출혈량, 동종 수혈 빈도 등에 대한 비교 관찰을 시행하였다. 결과: RAP군에서 배액한 충전액은 613.5 $\pm$ 160.6 mL였고 최초 심폐기 충전량은 1381.9$\pm$37.2 mL 였다. RAP군과 대조군의 적혈구 용적률($\%$)은 심폐기 가동 5분 후 25.0$\pm$3.7, 20.9$\pm$3.6, 심폐기 가동 30분 후 25.9$\pm$3.1, 22.5 $\pm$ 3.6, 심폐기 가동 1시간 후 25.9$\pm$3.4, 23.8$\pm$2.8, 수술 1시간 후 31.9$\pm$3.9, 31.5$\pm$4.5, 수술 6시간 후 32.4$\pm$4.4, 32.1$\pm$4.5, 술 후 1일에 33.4$\pm$5.0, 31.7$\pm$5.1였다(repeated measures ANOVA, p < 0.05). 술 후 출혈량(mL)은 RAP군과 대조군에서 술 후 6시간에 357.2$\pm$ 177.1, 411.7 $\pm$ 279.5, 술 후 24시간에 599.4$\pm$145.6, 678.8 $\pm$256.4였다(t-test, p < 0.05). 동종 수혈은 RAP군에서 34명 중 7명에서(20.6$\%$), 대조군에서는 46명중 16명에서(34.8$\%$) 시행되어, RAP군에서 유의하게 빈도가 낮았다(Chi-square test, p < 0.05). 결론: 역행성 자가 충전법은 심폐바이패스의 충전에 의한 혈액희석을 최소화함으로서, 개심술 후 출혈과 동종수혈을 또한 줄이는 데 효과적인 방법이 될 수 있다고 생각된다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.458-460
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• 2001

A 11-month-old infancy was referred for treatment of cleft palate. The patient's congenital deformities had included oronasal fistula on the soft palate and bifid uvula. Furrow double-opposing Z-plasty was performed under general anesthesia. However, postoperative bleeding developed at ward. Despite the pressure of operative wound, venous oozing continued and hemoglobin concentration and RBC were decreased (Hb: 5.5g/dL, RBC: $1.98{\times}10^6/mm^3$). The patient was pale and confused and transferred to Surgical Intensive Care Unit(SICU) We could not keep the peripheral venous line and there was a high risk of hypovolemic shock. Emergency transfusion was performed through the central femoral venous line and emergency operation for bleeding control was carried out. We explored the operation site and found bleeding point from the posterior pharyngeal wall. Electrocoagulation and surgicel packing were carried out and bleeding was stopped.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.112-118
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• 2005

Background: N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate (NBCA) is a liquid embolic material that can be useful for transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) of acute bleeding especially in patients with coagulopathy, because it does not depend on coagulation for its therapeutic effect. The aims of this study were to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of TAE with NBCA in acute bleeding patients. Methods: Between August 2003 and September 2004, TAE using NBCA for acute bleeding was performed in 23 patients (16 men, 7 women; mean age, 56.5years). The causes of bleeding were gastric ulcer (n=5), postoperative bleeding (n=4), post-biopsy bleeding (n=3), postpartum bleeding (n=3), duodenal ulcer (n=2), angiodysplasia (n=2), gastric lymphoma (n=1), iatrogenic injury (n=1), CMV gastritis (n=1), stab injury of the liver (n=1). TAE was performed using 1:3 mixtures of NBCA and iodized oil. The angiographic and clinical success rate, recurrent bleeding rate, procedure-related complication and clinical outcomes were evaluated. Results: The angiographic and clinical success rate was 100% and 91.3% (21/23), respectively. There was no serious ischemic complication. Recurrent bleeding occurred in 2 patients (8.7%) and they were managed with successful second TAE (n=1) and endoscopic treatment (n=1). Nine patients (39.1%) had coagulopathy at the time of TAE and clinical success rate in this group of patients was 88.9% (8/9). Conclusions: TAE with NBCA is highly effective and safe treatment modality for acute bleeding patients, especially when the patient has a coagulopathy.