• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.518-522
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• 2005

목 적 : 급성 세기관지염에 대한 치료로 보조 요법에 더해 기관지 확장제 흡입치료의 효과가 많이 보고되고 있다. 세기관지의 폐색에는 평활근의 수축이 관여하지만 어린 영아에서는 기관지 점막의 부종과 점액이나 상피세포 탈락물의 축적이 더 중요한 원인이기에, 본 질환으로 입원한 영아에서 ${\beta}_2$ 자극제와 정상 식염액을 혼합하여 흡입하는 대신, 점막 부종을 감소시키고 기도 축적물의 제거를 향상시킬 수 있는 고장성 식염액을 혼합하여 흡입했을 때의 치료효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2003년 10월부터 2004년 5월까지 본원에 급성 세기관지염으로 입원한 1세 미만 환아 83명을 대상으로 하였다. 환아는 무작위로 두 그룹으로 나뉘어 입원과 동시에 초기 상태 평가가 이루어진 후 흡입 치료를 받았다. 치료는 이중 맹검법을 사용하여 fenoterol 2 mL(0.5 mg)에 0.9% saline solution 2 mL를 혼합하거나 fenoterol 2 mL에 3% saline solution 2 mL를 혼합하여 네뷰라이져로 6시간 간격으로 하루 4회 흡입하도록 하였다. 24, 48, 72시간째 흡입 전과 흡입 후 20분에 각각의 임상평가 점수를 측정하여 시간의 경과에 따른 변화를 검토하였고, 두 군의 총 입원일수도 비교하였다. 결 과 : 입원 72시간 동안, 두 그룹의 흡입 치료 직전의 임상평가 점수는 각각 시간이 지남에 따라 통계학적으로 유의하게 향상되었으며(P<0.05), 이는 3% 식염액 흡입군에서 유의하게 더 현저하였다(P<0.05). 평균 입원 일수는 0.9% 식염액 흡입군과 3% 식염액 흡입군 각각에서 $7.4{\pm}2.0$일과 $5.9{\pm}1.9$일로 두군간에 유의한 차이를 보였다(P<0.05). 흡입 치료와 관련된 부작용은 관찰되지 않았다. 결 론 : 급성 세기관지염으로 입원한 영아의 치료에서 3% saline solution에 혼합한 fenoterol 흡입 치료는 0.9% saline solution에 혼합한 fenoterol에 비해 더 효과적으로 임상 증상을 호전시켰다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제40권7호
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• pp.485-491
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• 2007

배경: 비록 흉강의 용적을 감소시키는 과정으로 100여 년 동안 광범위하게 이용하였지만 흉곽성형수술은 현재로는 희귀하게 되었다. 그러나 현재에도 저자는 20명의 환자에서 폐부분절제와 더불어 또는 후에 변형흉곽성형수술을 시행하였다. 이 연구의 목적은 변형흉곽성형수술의 조기와 만기 임상결과와 의의를 평가하기 위해서 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1995년 3월부터 2005 6월까지, 감소된 폐 용적을 받아들일 수 있도록 흉강을 개형하거나 폐부분절제에 이어서 발생한 지속적인 공기누출에 의한 빈 공간을 폐쇄하기 위해서 총 298 폐부분절제술 환자 중 20명에서 폐부분절제술과 더불어서 또는 이어서 변형흉곽성형수술을 시행하였다. 20명의 환자 중 14명은 폐부분절제와 더불어서 변형흉곽성형수술을 시행하였고, 나머지 6명의 환자는 폐부분절제 후에 시행하였다. 나이는 24세에서 77세까지 (평균 $59.1{\pm}6.4$세)였고 남자가 17 : 3으로 많았고 좌우는 동수였다. 술 전 최초의 기저질환은 폐암이 7예, 거대 수 포성변화를 보이는 기흉 6예, 기관지확장증 2예, 또한 과거 폐결핵력을 갖고 있는 국균증 2예 그리고 농흉과 섬유흉을 보이는 2예, 나머지 1예는 이전의 흥부좌상에 의한 다발성 폐 농양과 폐 파손 1예였다. 수술방법은 폐상부박리수술과 첫 번째 늑골을 보존하고, 2, 3, 4번 늑골의 골막하절제술(늑골의 늑연골 접합부터 후부까지)그리고 전 흉부의 탄력붕대와 솜 뭉치에 의한 압박이었다. 결과: 흉곽성형수술 후 평균 공기누출은 $16{\pm}0.2$일($0{\sim}7$일), 흉관 거치기간은 7일($5{\sim}11$일)이었으며 평균 입원 일은 $19{\pm}2.8$일($8{\sim}47$일)이었다. 수술의 합병증은 폐부분절제와 더불어 흉곽성형수술환자에서는 상처감염 2예, 폐염 2예, 재개흉 1예였으며, 폐부분절제 후 흉곽성형수술환자에서 상처감염 1예이었다. 사망은 조기사망 1예 그리고 만기사망은 4예였다. 결론: 변형흉곽성형수술은 선택된 환자에서 폐부분절제와 함께 또는 이어서 시행함으로써 받아들일 만한 미용결과와 더불어서 감소된 폐용적을 적응하기 위해서나 지속적인 늑막의 공간이 기대되는 환자에서 빈 공간을 폐쇄하기 위해서 시행할 수도 있다고 결론을 내렸다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권7호
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• pp.728-733
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• 1996

1922년 Jacobaeus가 흥강경을 처음으로 기술한 이래, 비디오흥강경수술은 많은 흉부 질환에 적용되어 왔다. 본원에서는 1994년 6월부터 1995년 7월까지 원발성 자연기흥을 가진 35명의 환자를 실험군으로 하여 비디오 흥강경수술을 시행하였고, 같은 수의 자연기흥 환자를 대조군으로 하여 정중액와 개흥술로 폐기포 절제술을 시행하였다. 저자들은 양군으로 부터 얻은 임상결과를 다음과 같이 비교하였다. 1. 성별분포는 실험군에서 남자 28명, 여자 7명이고, 대조군에서는 남자 30명, 여자 5명으로 양군에서 남 자가 대부분이었다. 연령분포는 실험군에서 최소 17세, 최고 69세, 평균 28.5$\pm$ 12.6세이고, 대조군에 서는 최소 15세, 최고 39세, 평균 23.9$\pm$6.3세를 보였다. 2. 수술시간은 실험군에서 평균 98.8 $\pm$39.3분이고 대조군에서 103.6$\pm$32.6분 이 었다. 3. 술후 흥관 삽관기간은 실험군이 평균 2.60$\pm$0.98일, 대조군이 평균 4.80$\pm$2.08일(P<0.01)이고, 술후 재원기간은 실험군이 최단 2일 최장 6일 평균 4.17$\pm$1.22일, 대조군이 최단 )일 최장 15일 평균 6.69 $\pm$ 2.52일(P<0.01)로 술후 흥관 상관기간 및 재원기간이 실험군에서 유의하게 짧았다. 4. 술 \ulcorner진통제 투여는 수술일 실험군이 1.57$\pm$0.74회1명, 대조군이 2.23 $\pm$0.60회1명이고(P<0.01), 술후 1 일째에는 실험군이 1.97 $\pm$0.70회1명, 대조군이 2.60$\pm$0.67회1명(P<0.01), 술후 2일째에는 실험군이 1 00$\pm$0.68회1명, 대조군이 2.17$\pm$0.76회1명(P<0.01)으로 실험군에서 현저한 감소를 보였고, 술후 재원 기간 중 평균 투여기간과 투여량에서도 실험군에서 각각 2.48$\pm$1.01일1명, 4.88 $\pm$ 3.70회1명이고 대조 군에서는 각각 3.70$\pm$ 1.40일1명, 8.94$\pm$4.21회1명으로 실험군에서 유의한 감소를 보였다(P<0.01, p< 0.01). 저자들은 위의 결과로, 비디오 흥강경수술을 받은 군이 정중액와 개흥으로 폐기포 절제술을 시행받은 군보다 수술후 회복이 빠르다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제82권3호
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• pp.234-241
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• 2019

Background: The utility of computed tomography (CT) in the differential diagnosis of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation remains uncertain. However, due to the low cost associated with CT scan along with the impact of Koreas' health insurance system, there has been a rise in the number of CT scans in the patients with initial diagnosis of COPD exacerbations. Therefore, the utility of CT in the differential diagnosis was investigated to determine whether performing CT scans affect the clinical outcomes of the patients with an initial diagnosis of COPD exacerbation. Methods: This study involved 202 COPD patients hospitalized with an initial diagnosis of COPD exacerbation. We evaluated the change in diagnosis or treatment after performing a CT scan, and compared the clinical outcomes of patient groups with vs. without performing CT (non-CT group vs. CT group). Results: After performing CT, the diagnosis was changed for two (3.0%) while additional diagnoses were made for 27 of the 64 patients (42.1%). However, the treatment changed for only one (1.5%), and six patients (9.3%) received supplementary medication. There were no difference in the median length of hospital stay (8 [6-13] days vs. 8 [6-12] days, p=0.786) and intensive care unit care (14 [10.1%] vs. 11 [16.7%], p=0.236) between the CT and non-CT groups, respectively. These findings remained consistent even after the propensity score matching. Conclusion: Utility of CT in patients with acute COPD exacerbation might not be helpful; therefore, we do not recommend chest CT scan as a routine initial diagnostic tool.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.540-549
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• 2024

Objective: This study investigated the feasibility and prognostic relevance of threshold-based quantification of myocardial delayed enhancement (MDE) on CT in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM). Materials and Methods: Forty-three patients with NIDCM (59.3 ± 17.1 years; 21 male) were included in the study and underwent cardiac CT and MRI. MDE was quantified manually and with a threshold-based quantification method using cutoffs of 2, 3, and 4 standard deviations (SDs) on three sets of CT images (100 kVp, 120 kVp, and 70 keV). Interobserver agreement in MDE quantification was assessed using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Agreement between CT and MRI was evaluated using the Bland-Altman method and the concordance correlation coefficient (CCC). Patients were followed up for the subsequent occurrence of the primary composite outcome, including cardiac death, heart transplantation, heart failure hospitalization, or appropriate use of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate event-free survival according to MDE levels. Results: Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) was observed in 29 patients (67%, 29/43), and the mean LGE found with the 5-SD threshold was 4.1% ± 3.6%. The 4-SD threshold on 70-keV CT showed excellent interobserver agreement (ICC = 0.810) and the highest concordance with MRI (CCC = 0.803). This method also yielded the smallest bias with the narrowest range of 95% limits of agreement compared to MRI (bias, -0.119%; 95% limits of agreement, -4.216% to 3.978%). During a median follow-up of 1625 days (interquartile range, 712-1430 days), 10 patients (23%, 10/43) experienced the primary composite outcome. Event-free survival significantly differed between risk subgroups divided by the optimal MDE cutoff of 4.3% (log-rank P = 0.005). Conclusion: The 4-SD threshold on 70-keV monochromatic CT yielded results comparable to those of MRI for quantifying MDE as a marker of myocardial fibrosis, which showed prognostic value in patients with NIDCM.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.380-385
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• 2010

Introduction: The iliac crest has been the accepted place to obtain bone for reconstruction in oral and maxillofacial surgery. The iliac crest has many advantages because of its accessibility, large amount of cancellous bone, relative ease of bone harvest, possibility of two team approach and ability to close the wound primarily. This study evaluated retrospectively the morbidity of bone harvesting from the anterior iliac crest to provide a logical guide for recognizing the complications and morbidities of an iliac crest bone graft. Materials and Methods: Fifty healthy patients (mean age of 35.5 years; range 7 to 59) underwent iliac crest bone harvesting for a maxillofacial reconstruction from January 2007 to September 2009 at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Kyungpook National University Hospital. Age, sex, size and kind of grafted bone, duration of pain on donor site, duration of gait disturbance, sensory deficit, scar, contour defect were measured in each patients by retrospective research. Results: The mean duration of pain is 6.7 days, and mean duration of gait disturbance is 7.2 days. Most patients were free from gait disturbances and pain within 2 weeks and there was no correlation between the size of the harvesting block bone and the duration of gait disturbance or pain. However, this study showed that the duration of pain is associated with gait disturbance. In addition, most patients had no complaints regarding their surgical scar and contour defect, and only one patient had permanent impairment of the sensory function. Moreover, an iliac bone graft did not extend the length of hospitalization. Conclusion: This study suggests that split thickness bone harvesting from the inner table of the anterior iliac crest is a well accepted procedure with relatively low morbidity.

• 간호행정학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.17-29
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to examine the application of the Activity-based Costing(ABC) system to analyze the cost of nursing services in the delivery room in a major medical center.The results of this study are as follows;1. In order to calculate the cost of nursing activities, 67 activities of staff nurses on a delivery room were identified and classified as direct nursing activities(45.2%), the indirect activities(32.1%), general management activities(13.9%) and others(8.8%).2. Nursing cost in the delivery room was classified into activity cost(29.9%) and common cost(70.1%). Activity cost involved direct activity cost of staff nurses. The common costs were categorized into indirect activity & general management cost of staff nurses, management cost of the head nurse and activity cost of assistants.3. The final cost objects of nursing services in the delivery room were nursing service for women who had normal vaginal deliveries and nursing service for women who had preterm labor.The total cost of nursing service for a woman who had a normal vaginal delivery was 165,710 won (100.0%). The cost incurred through direct activity cost of staff nurses(58,242 won, 35.1%), indirect activity & general management cost of staff nurses (55,643 won, 33.6%), management cost of head nurse (16,211 won, 9.8%), activity cost of assistants (35,614 won, 21.5%).If the number of days of hospitalization was presumed to be 14 days, the total cost of nursing service for woman who had preterm labor would be 1,845,901 won (100.0%). The cost incurred by direct activity cost of staff nurses in the activity cost (341,349 won, 18.5%), indirect activity & general management cost of staff nurses in the common cost(779,002 won, 42.2%), management cost of head nurse(226,954won, 12.3%), activity cost of assistants in the common cost(498,596 won, 27.0%).In this study, the cost of the nursing services in the delivery room was calculated based on the ABC system. The results of this study showed that resources are assigned to the nursing activities in the delivery room and the mechanisms for assigning the cost of activities for nursing services.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.139-149
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• 2012

Objectives : The aim of this study was to investigate clinical features of the patients admitted to the department of acupuncture and moxibustion in an oriental medicine hospital in order to provide clinical preliminary data for advancement of acupuncture and moxibustion Methods : Total 526 patients were admitted to the department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Dunsan Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University from September 1st, 2011 to August 31st, 2012. Of these patients 11 were discharged on the day that they were admitted and the remaining 526 patients who were hospitalized for over 2 days were investigated this study. We analyzed inpatients by discharge progress notes and medical records, using PASW statistics 18.0 for statistical analysis. Results : 1. There were 361 females(62.9%) and 213 males(37.1%). The age distribution was skewed to 40s and 50s and the average age of the patients was 42.91 years. 2. The prevalence of the diseases groups was in the order of musculoskeletal disease, neuromuscular disease, neuro-psychological disease, and EENT disease. The musculoskeletal disease and neuromuscular disease together made up 92% of all diseases. 3. The prevalence of individual diagnosis was in the order of Bell's palsy, cervical sprain, lumbar sprain, herniated lumbar disc, herniated cervical disc, and lumbar spinal stenosis. 4. There were 261 patients with single diagnosis and 193 with two and 120 with three or more diagnoses. The days of hospitalization significantly increased with the number of diseases the patients were diagnosed with. Conclusions : With high concentration of patients seen in certain disease groups, continuous efforts needed to expand the usage of acupuncture and moxibustion treatments to other disease groups and to explore and develop other diverse treatment methods for better outcome of the disease treated.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.127-134
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• 1994

1991년 5월 1일부터 1993년 7월 31일까지 영남대학교 의과대학 부속병원 산부인과에서 시행한 136례의 골반경수술에서 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 환자의 나이 분포는 19세에서 55세였고 평균 나이는 31.2세였다. 평균 분만력은 0.96이었으며 거의 대부분의 환자는 2회 이하의 분만력을 보였다. 골반경수술의 가장 많은 적응증은 난관 임신이었고 그 다음으로는 난소낭종이었다. 시술 방법은 주로 난관절제술(58.8%)과 난소난관절제술(16.3%)이었고 입원기간은 평균 2.1일이었고 모든 경우에는 특별한 합병증이 없었다. 이러한 연구결과로 보아 골반경수술은 경제적으로나 사회적으로 또 미용학적으로도 좋은 결과를 보였으며 앞으로 다른 많은 부인과 환자에게 안전하게 적용할 수 있으리라 사료된다.

• 대한중풍순환신경학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.73-84
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• 2022

■Objective The purpose of this case report is to report the effect of Korean medicine treatment on a patient with pontine infarction complaining of discomfort due to aggravated voiding dysfunction after the onset of the stroke. ■Methods The patient was hospitalized for 44 days and treated with herbal medicine, acupuncture, electroacupuncture, moxibustion, and interferential current therapy(ICT). We checked the amount of self-voided volume and postvoid residual urine volume(PVR), and asked the patient to subjectively evaluate the degree of discomfort due to voiding dysfunction. ■Results After 44 days of hospitalization, the patient responded that the subjective discomfort due to residual urine remained 30% and delayed urine remained 50% compared to the day of admission. The maximum amount of PVR was 234 ml on the 3^rd day, and the minimum amount of PVR was checked on 25^th and 35^th day as 0 ml. ■Conclusions This study suggests that Korean medicine treatment may be effective in the treatment of voiding dysfunction after stroke.