• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2013

목적: 소아 요로결석은 흔하지 않은 질환이나 신장에 치명적인 손상을 야기할 수 있다. 성인 요로결석의 경우 많은 수의 문헌 보고들이 있으나, 소아에서는 대규모의 연구들이 아직 부족한 실정이다. 이에 저자들은 22년간 3차 의료기관에서 22년간 경험한 소아 요로결석 환아들을 분석하였다. 방법: 1991년 1월부터 2013년 5월까지 서울아산병원 소아청소년과, 소아비뇨기과에서 요로결석으로 진단된 환아들을 대상으로 후향적으로 의무 기록을 분석하였다. 진단 시 연령, 성별, 임상 증상, 가족력, 동반 질환, 요로결석의 위치, 결석 성분 분석, 원인 및 치료 방법, 재발 등을 조사하였다. 결과: 137례(남:여=96:41)에서 연구가 이루어졌다. 연령 분포는 생후 5일경 진단받은 경우부터 17세까지로 1세 미만이 43례(31%)로 가장 많았고 그 중 16례(37%)에서 중환자실 치료의 과거력이 있었다. 요로결석의 가족력은 13명(9.5%)의 환자에서 보였다. 진단 당시 주증상으로는 육안적 혈뇨가 56명(41%)으로 가장 많았으며 측복부 동통 또는 복통이 46명(34%)이었다. 요로결석의 위치는 신석 82례(62%), 요관석 30례(22%), 방광석 2례(1.4%) 였으며, 20례(15%)에서는 다발성으로 있었다. 요 저류를 일으킬 수 있는 구조적인 원인이 동반된 경우는 모두 26례(19%) 이었으며, 대사 검사는 91례(66%)에서 시행하여 38%(35/91)에서 이상을 발견하였고, 요로감염은 26례(19%) 에서 발견되었다. 요로결석 성분검사는 35례에서 가능하였으며 칼슘석이 20례(20/35,57%)로 가장 많았으며, 감염석 5례(5/37,14%), 요산석 4례(4/35,11%), 탄산염 인회석 3례(3/35,7%), 시스틴석 2례(2/35,6%), 인산염석 1례 순이었다. 개방 수술적 치료가 5례(4%)에서 시행되었으며 77례(56%)에서 보존적 치료를 시행하였고, 나머지 55례(40%)에서는 1가지 이상의 비개방적 치료를 시행하였다. 총 18례(13%)에서 요로결석이 재발하였다. 결론: 소아 요로결석은 흔히 비뇨 생식기계의 구조적 이상, 대사 이상, 요로감염과 연관되어 발생하며, 두가지 이상의 원인을 함께 동반하기도 하고, 특발성으로 발생하기도 한다. 따라서 이들을 배제하기 위한 검사들이 시행되어야 한다. 또한 소아 요로결석은 절반에서 자연배출이 되며, 최근 20년 들어 기구와 술기가 발전하여 최소 침습적 치료들이 가능하다. 소아 요로결석은 재발율이 높으므로 장기간의 추적관찰이 필요하며 잔류 요로결석이 완전히 사라지는 것을 확인하는 것이 중요하다.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.31-42
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• 2002

목적 : 연구의 목적은 호스피스 완화의료의 표준화를 위한 기초자료로서 국내 호스피스 완화의료 서비스를 제공하는 의료기관 및 비의료기관의 서비스 대상자, 시설 인력구성, 서비스 내용 및 재정적 문제 등 실태를 파악하는 것이다. 방법 : 설문조사는 2001년 7월부터 10월까지 이루어졌으며, 연구자들이 기존 연구를 참조하여 개발한 총 39항목의 설문지를 반송봉투를 넣어 우편으로 발송하여 조사하였다. 회신이 되었지만 내용을 재확인할 필요가 있는 부분과 회신이 안된 기관은 전화를 통해 설문을 완성하였다. 64개 기관이 설문에 응답하였다. 결과 : 국내에는 호스피스 완화의료 서비스를 제공하는 의료기관이 40개, 비의료기관이 24개 있었다. 의료기관 중 11개 기관은 병원연계 및 독립 또는 별도병동이 었고, 비의료기관 중 6개는 입원이 가능한 독립시설에서 호스피스 완화의료서비스를 제공하고 있었다. 호스피스 완화의료 서비스를 받는 대상자 대부분은 암환자였지만 일부는 말기 질환이 아닌 경우도 포함되어 있었다. 전체 64개 호스피스 완화의료 서비스 기관 중 24개만이 의사, 간호사, 사회복지사 및 성직자가 있었다. 가정호스피스 기관으로서 의뢰체계가 있는 경우는 의료기관 89.7%, 비의료기관 73.7% 였다. 24시간 서비스를 제공하는 기관은 의료기관 65.0%, 비의료기관 37.5%였다. 가족을 위한 휴식공간은 병원중심 호스피스완화의료 프로그램의 50%에서 있었다. 전체 호스피스 완화의료기관의 73.9%는 재정적인 문제가 있었으며, 610%는 정부로부터의 재정적인 지원이 필요하다고 응답하였다. 결론 : 64개 호스피스완화의료 프로그램에서 서비스를 제공하고 있지만 아직도 인력, 서비스의 질 및 시설 측면에서는 문제점이 있었다. 말기환자를 위한 서비스의 질을 향상시키고 의료자원의 효율적인 이용을 촉진하기 위해 호스피스 완화의료 서비스의 표준화와 제도화가 필요하다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.1455-1466
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• 2000

The purpose of this study was to develop the framework of community-based home care nursing delivery system, and to demonstrate and evaluate the efficiency of it. The study was carned out over a period of 3years from September 1996 to August 1999. The researchers developed Standards for operations, this was all aimed toward a home care recording system, and an assessment intervention algorithm for various diseases quality control and standardization. In the center, 185 patients enrolled, and of the enrollments cerebrovascular disorder and cancer were the most prevailment diseases. Also, a home care nursing activity classification was developed in six domains. Those domains were assessment, medication, treatment, education and consultation, emotional care, and referral or follow-up care. Ten sub-domains were divided according to the systematic needs. Among these nursing activities, treatment, assessment, and education and consultation were frequently performed. In sub-domain classification, skin integrity, respiration, circulation, and immobility related care were provided most frequently. The cost of home care nursing per visit was also suggested. The cost include direct and indirect nursing care, management, and transportation cost. Also, the researchers tried to overcome the limitations of hospital-based home care to provide more accessible, efficient, safe, and stable home care nursing. Therefore, clients were referred from other patients, families, public health care centers, industries, and even hospitals. As a result of this study, several limitations of operation were found. First, it was difficult to manage and communicate with doctor in the emergency situations. Second, there was too much time spent for transportation. This was because they are only five nurses, who cover all of the areas of Seoul and nearby cities. Third, preparation for special care of home care nurses was lacking. Fourth, criteria for the termination of care and the frequency of home visits were ambiguous. Finally, interconnection with home care machinery company was so yely needed. New paragraphs' strategies for solving these problems were suggested. This study will be the basis of community-based home care nursing, and the computerized information delivery system for home care nursing in Korea.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권16호
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• pp.6857-6862
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• 2015

Background: To identify the optimal cost effective strategy for the management of women having ASC-US who attended at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (KMCH). Design: An Economical Analysis based on a retrospective study. Subject: The women who were referred to the gynecological department due to screening result of ASC-US at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, a general and tertiary referral center in Bangkok Thailand, from Jan 2008 - Dec 2012. Materials and Methods: A decision tree-based was constructed to evaluate the cost effectiveness of three follow up strategies in the management of ASC-US results: repeat cytology, triage with HPV testing and immediate colposcopy. Each ASC-US woman made the decision of each strategy after receiving all details about this algorithm, advantages and disadvantages of each strategy from a doctor. The model compared the incremental costs per case of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN2+) detected as measured by incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER). Results: From the provider's perspective, immediate colposcopy is the least costly strategy and also the most effective option among the three follow up strategies. Compared with HPV triage, repeat cytology triage is less costly than HPV triage, whereas the latter provides a more effective option at an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of 56,048 Baht per additional case of CIN 2+ detected. From the patient's perspective, the least costly and least effective is repeat cytology triage. Repeat colposcopy has an incremental cost-effectiveness (ICER) of 2,500 Baht per additional case of CIN2+ detected when compared to colposcopy. From the sensitivity analysis, immediate colposcopy triage is no longer cost effective when the cost exceeds 2,250 Baht or the cost of cytology is less than 50 Baht (1USD = 31.58 THB). Conclusions: In women with ASC-US cytology, colposcopy is more cost-effective than repeat cytology or triage with HPV testing for both provider and patient perspectives.

• Neonatal Medicine
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.78-84
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• 2018

Purpose: To investigate the hemodynamic risk factors for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), we analyzed the characteristics of descending aorta (DA) blood flow in preterm neonates, who later developed NEC. Methods: This was an observational case-control study on 53 preterm neonates at a tertiary referral center. Clinical and echocardiographic data were collected from 23 preterm neonates with NEC (NEC group), and compared with those of 30 preterm neonates without NEC (control group). Echocardiography was done at a median (interquartile range) of 5 (3-9) days after birth and 2 (1-2.5) days before the diagnosis of NEC. Results: Basic clinical characteristics including gestational age, birth weight, Apgar score, breast feeding status, use of umbilical catheters, and mode of invasive ventilator care were similar between the groups. Compared with the control group, the lowest diastolic velocity of DA was significantly decreased, whereas the diastolic reverse flow and the ratio of diastolic reverse to systolic forward flows were significantly increased in the NEC group. In addition, the resistive index (RI) of DA was significantly increased in the NEC group and showed a positive association with the development of NEC. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that increasing RI of DA was an independent risk factor for the development of NEC (P=0.008). Conclusion: Significant changes in DA flow characteristics including decreased diastolic velocity and increased diastolic reverse flow along with increased peripheral vascular resistance were observed before the development of NEC in preterm neonates. These findings may help clinicians stratify in advance neonates at a risk of developing NEC and may help improve outcomes in these neonates.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권16호
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• pp.6881-6885
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• 2014

Background: The present study aimed to investigate the utility and importance of the various parameters of complete blood count panel for benign-malignant differentiation of adnexal masses. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study involved 316 patients with documented benign and 253 patients with malignant adnexal masses who underwent primary surgical treatment at a tertiary referral center. Prior to the study, all benign and malignant cases were compared within their own groups and then the benign and malignant cases were compared to each other. For all cases, cut-off, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) were calculated for the neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR), neutrophil, lymphocyte, platelet and CA-125 parameters, and the results were compared in regards to the groups. Results: NLR, PLR, neutrophil, CA-125, and platelet values were higher in the malignant compared to the benign cases (p<0.01). The lymphocyte value was lower in the malignant cases (p<0.01). No significant differences were found for basophils and eosinophils (p > 0.05). For CA-125, the sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV for all cases were 78%, 62%, 62% and 78%, respectively. For NLR, they were 65.6%, 72.1%, 65.3%, and 72.3%, and for PLR, 48%, 81%, 67%, and 66%. Additionally, the sensitivity and specificity were 55% and 77% for CA-125, 66% and 58% for NLR, and 61% and 58% for PLR in early malignant cases. Conclusions: NLR and PLR appear to be useful methods that can be applied together with CA-125 due to the relatively high sensitivity values for the malign-benign differentiation of ovarian masses. Although the specificity of these parameters is lower than CA-125, especially in cases with early malignant ovarian pathology, their sensitivity being higher is promising for the early diagnosis of ovarian cancer. It can be used to detect ovarian malignancies in the early stages, and it will increase the treatment options and improve survival rates.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.7635-7638
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• 2013

Background: Sperm-associated antigen 9 (SPAG9) has been recently proposed as a novel biomarker for early diagnosis of several human tumors, including ovarian, cervical and breast cancers. Its clinical value remains to be clarified for endometrial cancer (EC). In this study, we investigated the utility of serum SPAG9 levels in diagnosis of EC and its association with important clinicopathological parameters. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed at a tertiary women's referral center in Ankara, Turkey. Preoperative serum samples were collected from patients surgically treated for endometrial cancer between June 2012-April 2013. Similar aged women with a biopsy proven benign endometrium were used as controls. Serum SPAG9 levels were measured with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method and assessed for links with clinicopathological factors. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to assess power of SPAG9 levels for EC prediction. P values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 63 women with EC and 27 with benign endometrium were included in the study. Mean age in the EC group was $58.7{\pm}1.1$. Median SPAG9 levels in the EC and control groups were 18.3 (range, 12.7-53.8) and 14.1 (range, 4.3-65.3), respectively (p<0.001). A cut-off value of 17 ng/ml for SPAG9 predicted presence of malignant endometrium with 74% sensitivity and 83% specificity [Area under curve (AUC)=0.82, p<0.001]. SPAG9 levels did not demonstrate any significant association with histological type, FIGO stage, tumor grade, size, myometrial invasion, lymphovascular space invasion, cervical involvement, adnexal involvement, peritoneal cytology or lymph node status (all p>0.05). Conclusions: Testing for SPAG9 may be useful for early detection of EC in asymptomatic high-risk women. Its role in post-treatment follow-up and early detection of recurrence should be assessed in future trials.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권17호
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• pp.7351-7355
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• 2014

Background: Laryngeal carcinogenesis is a multifactorial process that has not been fully elucidated. Despite extensive research, reliable markers with diagnostic and prognostic value are still lacking. It was recently reported that an elevated preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) may correlate with an increased risk of recurrence, tumor aggressiveness and poorer prognosis in various malignancies. The aim of this study was to examine whether NLR could be used as an inflammatory marker to differentiate laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) patients from benign laryngeal lesion (BLL) and precancerous laryngeal lesion (PLL) patients. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was performed on 209 patients admitted to a tertiary referral center with laryngeal lesions and undergoing biopsies to establish their histopathological diagnosis. We reviewed the patient files for their clinical, histopathological and laboratory data. The patients were divided into three groups according to their histopathological findings, as BLL, PLL and LSCC groups. The patients in the PLL group were also divided into three subgroups as mild, moderate and severe dysplasia/carcinoma in situ (CIS) subgroups. The groups were compared for NLR and the other laboratory data. Results: The mean NLRs of the BLL, PLL and the LSCC groups were $2.12{\pm}0.86$, $2.32{\pm}0.68$ and $3.46{\pm}1.51$, respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (p=0.001). The mean NLRs of the patients with PLL and LSCC were significantly higher than the patients with BLL (p=0.031 and p=0.001, respectively). The mean NLRs were similar among mild dysplasia, moderate dysplasia and severe dysplasia / CIS groups (p>0.05). Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first study investigating NLR in BLL, PLL and LSCC. NLR is an inexpensive, reproducible and widely available blood test, and could be a useful inflammatory marker to differentiate LSCC from BLL and PLL.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.367-370
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• 2014

본 연구는 개에서 건삭파열로 유발한 급성 이첨판 폐쇄부전 모델의 혈류역학적 변화를 관찰하는 것이다. 이 연구는 10마리의 정상 심장기능을 가진 비글견에서 실시되었다. 직접혈압측정법과 Swan-Ganz 카테터를 통해 건삭을 실험적으로 파열시키는 기간동안 혈류역학적 지표 변화를 진행하였다. 이첨판 폐쇄부전 모델을 만들기 위해 5번 늑간으로 접근하여 관절경에 사용하는 작은 훅나이프를 사용하여 건삭을 파열하였다. 수술 중 칼라 도플러 영상 검사를 통해 이첨판 역류를 확인하였다. 혈류역학적 지표를 측정한 결과 폐모세혈관쇄기압은 유의적으로 증가하였지만, 평균동맥압, 정맥압, 폐동맥압, 심박출량, 심박출 지수는 건삭 파열 후에 유의적으로 감소한다는 것을 발견하였다. 이것은 건산파열로 인해 좌심실로 부터 역류된 혈액이 좌심방에 과부하를 일으킨다는 것을 나타내는 것이다. 본 연구를 통해 개에서 급성 이첨판 폐쇄부전 모델을 만드는데 있어 건삭파열방법이 효과적인 것을 알 수 있었고, 이첨판 역류 유발 후 시간이 지나면 만성 이첨판 부전증으로 진행할 수 있을 것으로 생각되며, 차후 판막의 만성적 변화 양상을 연구하는데 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 생각됩니다.

• Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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• 제60권5호
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• pp.209-214
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• 2017

Background and Objectives Tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT) is one of the most effective treatment modalities of tinnitus based on the neurophysiological model proposed by Jastreboff and Hazell. This study was performed to evaluate the effect of counselor factor on treatment outcomes of TRT. Subjects and Method The total of 78 patients who had TRT from three different counselors in a tinnitus clinic of tertiary referral center from Jan 2015 to Dec 2015 were included in this study. Their medical records were retrospectively reviewed to evaluate the therapeutic response to TRT. Results Among 78 patients who were followed-up for more than 6 months, 47, 20, and 11 patients were treated by counselors A, B, C (all ENT specialists), respectively. Counselor A had 15-year-experience of TRT counseling, whereas counselor B and C were well trained but beginners of TRT counseling. Initial clinical characteristics including Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) and tinnitus Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores of the patients among three groups were not significantly different. Treatment responses evaluated via THI and most of the tinnitus VAS scores after at least 6 months after TRT were significantly improved in all three groups (p<0.05) with no significant difference between the senior (A) and junior (B, C) group. Conclusion TRT seems to be an effective treatment modality of tinnitus even in this short term follow-up study. Treatment outcomes of TRT may not depend on the counselors once they are well trained and follow the same protocol.