• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.16-24
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• 2019

Background: Optimal graft selection for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with severe left ventricular (LV) dysfunction remains debatable. We report an analysis of our experiences of isolated CABG in patients with severe LV dysfunction and the impact of graft strategy on long-term outcomes. Methods: We analyzed 209 patients with severe LV dysfunction (ejection fraction [EF] <30%) who underwent primary isolated CABG. Of these, 169 were revascularized with a bilateral internal thoracic arterial (ITA) graft (BITA group) and 40 were revascularized with a single ITA graft (SITA group). The mean follow-up duration was $22{\pm}32$ months. Results: There were 18 early deaths (8.6%). Overall survival at 5 years was 66.7%. The rate of freedom from cardiac-related death at 5 years was 74.1%, and was significantly higher in patients who underwent off-pump CABG (p=0.005) and in the BITA group (p=0.023). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that old age (hazard ratio [HR], 2.548; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.134-5.762; p=0.024), off-pump CABG (HR, 0.245; 95% CI, 0.090-0.661; p=0.006), and BITA grafts (HR, 0.333; 95% CI, 0.146-0.757; p=0.009) were correlated with cardiac mortality. Conclusion: CABG in patients with severe LV dysfunction (EF <30%) showed reasonable long-term outcomes. The rate of freedom from cardiac-related death was significantly higher in patients who underwent off-pump CABG and in the BITA group. Off-pump BITA grafting strategies can be accepted as a viable primary option in patients with severe LV dysfunction if performed by an experienced surgeon.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.375-380
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• 2020

Background: Prolonged ischemic time is a risk factor for primary graft dysfunction in patients who undergo heart transplantation. We investigated the effect of a supplemental cardioplegia infusion before anastomosis in patients with long ischemic times. Methods: We identified 236 consecutive patients who underwent orthotopic heart transplantation between February 2010 and December 2014. Among them, the patients with total ischemic times of longer than 3 hours (n=59) were categorized based on whether they were administered a complementary cardioplegia solution (CPS) immediately before implantation (CPS+, n=30; CPS-, n=29). Results: The mean total ischemic times in the CPS+ and CPS- groups were 238.1±30.1 minutes and 230.1±28.2 minutes, respectively (p=0.3). The incidence of left ventricular primary graft dysfunction (CPS+, n=6 [20.0%]; CPS-, n=5 [17.2%]; p=0.79) was comparable between the groups. In the Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, no significant difference in overall survival at 5 years was observed between the CPS+ and CPS- groups (83.1%±6.9% vs. 89.7%±5.7%, respectively; log-rank p=0.7). No inter-group differences in early mortality (CPS+, n=0; CPS-, n=1 [3.4%]; p=0.98) or complications were observed. Conclusion: The additional infusion of a cardioplegia solution immediately before implantation in patients with longer ischemic times is a simple, reproducible, and safe procedure. However, we did not observe benefits of this strategy in the present study.

• 중환자간호학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.11-24
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of patients on the waiting list for kidney retransplantation. Methods: The data were collected by individual in-depth interviews of nine patients who were dialyzed after primary kidney graft dysfunction and were waiting for deceased donor kidney retransplantation. All interviews were audio-taped and transcribed, and were analyzed using a phenomenological method. Results: The findings included 5 theme clusters and 13 sub-themes. The 5 clusters were 'Diagnosed with chronic renal failure and dialysis: Broken daily life and crisis', 'Kidney transplantation: The only way to escape from dialysis', 'Kidney graft failure: Inevitable moving backward to hemodialysis', 'Self-management of re-dialysis patients: Growth through pain', and 'The waiting for kidney retransplantation: To try again in the hope of getting a new life'. Conclusion: This study provides a deep understanding of patients with dialysis who are waiting for deceased donor kidney retransplantation. On the basis of the findings of this study, health professionals can provide customized information and develop effective nursing interventions to improve the self-management of these patients.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.100-105
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• 2014

Background: We evaluated the safety and efficacy of percutaneous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients with primary graft dysfunction after heart transplantation. Methods: Of 65 patients (44 males and 21 females) who underwent heart transplantation from January 2006 to December 2012, 13 patients (group I) needed peripheral ECMO support due to difficulty in weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and 52 patients (group II) were weaned from CPB without mechanical support. The mean age of the patients at the time of operation was $54.4{\pm}13.6$ years. There were no differences in the preoperative characteristics of the two groups. Multivariable analysis was performed to identify the risk factors for ECMO therapy. Results: All group I patients were successfully weaned from ECMO after $53{\pm}9$ hours of circulatory support. Early mortality occurred in four patients (1 [7.7%] in group I and 3 [5.8%] in group II, p>0.999). There were no differences in the postoperative complications between the two groups, with the exception of reoperation for bleeding. A greater number of group I patients underwent reoperation for bleeding (5 [38.5%] in group I vs. 6 [11.5%] in group II, p=0.035). In multivariable analysis, preoperative mechanical support (ECMO and intra-aortic balloon pump) and longer CPB time were the risk factors of ECMO therapy for graft dysfunction (odds ratio, 6.377; 95% confidence interval, 1.519 to 26.77; p=0.011 and odds ratio, 1.010; 95% confidence interval, 1.001 to 1.019; p=0.033). Conclusion: Percutaneous ECMO support could be a viable option for rescuing patients when graft dysfunction refractory to medical management develops after heart transplantation.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.235-251
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• 2024

Lung transplantation is an elective treatment option for end-stage respiratory diseases in which all medical therapy options have been exhausted. The current study aimed to identify updated information on the postoperative conditions that may impair rehabilitation after lung transplantation and to provide specific considerations of their clinical relevance during the recovery process. The present study is a systematic review conducted by searching three primary databases: the United States National Library of Medicine PubMed system, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library. The databases were searched for articles published from database inception until May 2024; at the end of the selection process, 27 documents were included in the final analysis. The retrieved material identified 19 conditions of rehabilitative interest that potentially affect the postoperative course: graft dysfunction, dysphagia, postsurgical pain, cognitive impairment, chronic lung allograft dysfunction-bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, phrenic nerve injury, delayed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation weaning, airway clearance, refractory hypoxemia, mediastinitis, reduced oxidative capacity, sternal dehiscence, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), gastroparesis, ossification of the elbow, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, airway dehiscence, recurrent pleural effusion, and scapular prolapse. Although some patients are not amenable to rehabilitation techniques, others can significantly improve with rehabilitation.

• Yonsei Medical Journal
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• 제59권9호
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• pp.1088-1095
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• 2018

Purpose: Post-operative pulmonary function is an important prognostic factor for lung transplantation. The purpose of this study was to identify factors affecting recovery of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) at the first year after lung transplantation. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of lung transplantation patients between October 2012 and June 2016. Patients who survived for longer than one year and who underwent pulmonary function test at the first year of lung transplantation were enrolled. Patients were divided into two groups according to whether they recovered to a normal range of FEV1 (FEV1 ${\geq}80%$ of predicted value vs. <80%). We compared the two groups and analyzed factors associated with lung function recovery. Results: Fifty-eight patients were enrolled in this study: 28 patients (48%) recovered to a FEV1 ${\geq}80%$ of the predicted value, whereas 30 patients (52%) did not. Younger recipients [odds ratio (OR), 0.92; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.87-0.98; p=0.010], longer duration of mechanical ventilator use after surgery (OR, 1.14; 95% CI, 1.03-1.26; p=0.015), and high-grade primary graft dysfunction (OR, 8.08; 95% CI, 1.67-39.18; p=0.009) were identified as independent risk factors associated with a lack of full recovery of lung function at 1 year after lung transplantation. Conclusion: Immediate postoperative status may be associated with recovery of lung function after lung transplantation.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제49권12호
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• pp.1329-1339
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• 2006

목 적 : 조혈모세포이식은 혈액암뿐만 아니라, 유전 질환, 면역질환에서 완치의 방법으로 널리 사용되고 있다. 그러나 생착 실패나 재발로 인해 조혈모세포이식이 실패하는 경우가 종종 있고, 이때는 장기 생존이 거의 불가능한 것으로 알려져 있으며, 치료방법도 정립되지 않았다. 이에 본 저자들은 1차 이식이 실패한 경우 치료법으로써 2차 이식의 의의에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 1991년 5월부터 2004년 12월까지 전남대학교병원 소아과에서 조혈모세포이식을 시행한 115례 중에서 생착 실패나 재발로 2차 이식을 시행한 비혈액암 8례(재생불량성빈혈 7례, 부신백질이영양증 1례)와 혈액암 7례(급성골수성백혈병 3례, 급성림프구성백혈병 2례, 만성골수성백혈병 1례, 골수이형성증후군 1례), 총 15례의 의무기록지를 바탕으로 치료 방법, 합병증, 치료성과 등에 대해 분석 하였다. 결 과 : 비혈액암의 경우 2례는 일차성 생착 실패, 5례는 후기 이식편 거부, 1례는 Fanconi 빈혈로 1차 이식 후 급성골수성백혈병으로 전환되어 2차 이식을 시행하였다. 1차 이식 후 이식편기능 부전까지 기간은 중앙값 130.5일(범위, 59-279일)이었고, 1차와 2차 이식 사이의 간격은 중앙값 348일(범위, 86-1,875일)이었다. 전처치는 7례에서 cyclophosphamide를 기본으로 하였고, fludarabine을 3례에서, 방사선 조사를 2례에서 사용하였다. 이식원은 6례에서 조직형 일치 형제간 말초조혈모세포를, 1례에서 조직형 일치 형제간 골수를, 1례에서 제대혈을 사용하였고, 제대혈을 사용한 1례를 제외한 7례는 2차 이식의 공여자가 1차 이식 시와 동일하였다. 급성 이식대숙주병은 1례에서 Grade IV로 발생하였다. 총 8례 중 2례가 사망하였고, 1례는 생착 실패하였으나 생존하여, 5년 Kaplan-Meier(K-M)전체생존율은 75.0%, 무병생존율은 62.5%이었다. 혈액암의 경우 모두 재발로 인해 2차 이식을 시행하였다. 1차 이식 후 재발까지 기간은 중앙값 174일(범위, 90-1,474일)이었고, 1차 이식과 2차 이식 사이의 간격은 중앙값 319일(범위, 178-1,715일)이었다. 전처치는 5례에서 fludarabine, busulfan, antithymocyte globulin 병합요법을, 1례는 busulfan, ara-C, idarubicine 병합요법을, 나머지 1례는 melphalan, busulfan 병합요법을 사용하였다. 이식원은 5례는 1차 이식과 동일한 공여자의 말초조혈모세포였고, 나머지 2례는 제대혈을 사용하였다. grade II 이상의 급성 이식대숙주병은 2례에서 발생하였다. 사망한 5례 중 4례는 재발로, 나머지 1례는 이식관련 합병증으로 사망하였다. 2년 K-M 전체생존율과 무병생존율은 각각 28.6%이었다. 결 론 : 조혈모세포이식을 시행하고 이식편 거부나 재발이 된 경우 2차 이식은 일부 환자에서 장기 생존을 가능하게 하는 방법이 될 수 있다. 비혈액암 질환, 특히 재생불량성빈혈에서 생착 실패를 보이는 경우 2차 이식을 시행하는 것을 추천할 수 있지만, 적절한 전처치와 이식원에 관한 연구가 더 필요하겠고, 혈액암 질환에서 재발한 경우에는 소수에서만 장기 생존이 가능하므로 더욱 효과적인 항백혈병 치료가 필요할 것으로 사료되었다.

• Korean Circulation Journal
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.254-267
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• 2023

Background and Objectives: Although the shortage of donor is a common problem worldwide, a significant portion of unutilized hearts are classified as marginal donor (MD) hearts. However, research on the correlation between the MD and the prognosis of heart transplantation (HTx) is lacking. This study was conducted to investigate the clinical impact of MD in HTx. Methods: Consecutive 73 HTxs during 2014 and 2021 in a tertiary hospital were analyzed. MD was defined as follows; a donor age >55 years, left ventricular ejection fraction <50%, cold ischemic time >240 minutes, or significant cardiac structural problems. Preoperative characteristics and postoperative hemodynamic data, primary graft dysfunction (PGD), and the survival rate were analyzed. Risk stratification by Index for Mortality Prediction after Cardiac Transplantation (IMPACT) score was performed to examine the outcomes according to the recipient state. Each group was sub-divided into 2 risk groups according to the IMPACT score (low <10 vs. high ≥10). Results: A total of 32 (43.8%) patients received an organ from MDs. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was more frequent in the non-MD group (34.4% vs. 70.7, p=0.007) There was no significant difference in PGD, 30-day mortality and long-term survival between groups. In the subgroup analysis, early outcomes did not differ between low- and high-risk groups. However, the long-term survival was better in the low-risk group (p=0.01). Conclusions: The outcomes of MD group were not significantly different from non-MD group. Particularly, in low-risk recipient, the MD group showed excellent early and long-term outcomes. These results suggest the usability of selected MD hearts without increasing adverse events.