• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.187-196
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• 2008

Background: Upregulation of one type of the pro-inflammatory chemokine (CCL2) and its receptor (CCR2) following peripheral nerve injury contributes to the induction of neuropathic pain. Here, we examined whether another type of chemokine (CCL3) is involved in neuropathic pain. Methods: We measured changes in mechanical and thermal sensitivity in the hind paws of naïve rats or rats with an L5 spinal nerve ligation (SNL) after intra-plantar injection of CCL3 or met-RANTES, an antagonist of the CCL3 receptor, CCR1. We also measured CCL3 levels in the sciatic nerve and the hind paw skin as well as CCR1 expression in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cells from the lumbar spinal segments. Results: Intra-plantar injection of CCL3 into the hind paw of naive rats mimicked L5 SNL-produced hyperalgesia. Intra-plantar injection of met-RANTES into the hind paw of rats with L5 SNL attenuated hyperalgesia. L5 SNL increased CCL3 levels in the sciatic nerve and the hind paw skin on the affected side. The number of CCR1-positive DRG cells in the lumbar segments was not changed following L5 SNL. Conclusions: Partial peripheral nerve injury increases local CCL3 levels along the degenerating axons during Wallerian degeneration. This CCL3 binds to its receptor, CCR1, located on adjacent uninjured afferents, presumably nociceptors, to induce hyperalgesia in the neuropathic pain state.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.90-94
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• 2006

Objective : Acute vertebral burst fractures warrant extensive fixation and fusion on the spine. Osteoplasty [vertebroplasty with high density resin without vertebral expansion] has been used to treat osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. We report our experiences with osteoplasty in acute vertebral burst fractures. Methods : Twenty-eight cases of acute vertebral burst fracture were operated with osteoplasty. Eighteen patients had osteoporosis concurrently. Preoperative MRI was performed in all cases to find fracture level and to evaluate the severity of injury. Preoperative CT revealed burst fracture in the series. The patients with severe ligament injury or spinal canal compromise were excluded from indication. Osteoplasty was performed under local anesthesia and high density polymethylmethacrylate[PMMA] was injected carefully avoiding cement leakage into spinal canal. The procedure was performed unilaterally in 21 cases and bilaterally in 7 cases. The patients were allowed to ambulate right after surgery. Most patients discharged within 5 days and followed up at least 6 months. Results : There were 12 men and 16 women with average age of 45.3[28-82]. Five patients had 2 level fractures and 2 patients had 3 level fractures. The average injection volume was 5.6cc per level Average VAS [Visual Analogue Scale] improved 26mm after surgery. The immediate postoperative X-ray showed 2 cases of filler spillage into spinal canal and 4 cases of leakage into the retroperitoneal space. One patient with intraspinal leakage was underwent the laminectomy to remove the resin. Conclusion : Osteoplasty is a safe and new treatment option in the burst fractures. Osteoplasty with minimally invasive technique reduced the hospital stay and recovery time in vertebral fracture patients.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.416-421
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• 2015

This study was performed to comparative investigate the distribution of primary sensory and motor neurons associated with Daereung(PC7) acupoints by using neural tracing technique. A total 16 SD rats were used in the present study. After anesthesia, the rats received microinjection of 6 ㎕ of cholera toxin B subunit(CTB) into the corresponding sites of the acupoints Daereung(PC7), in the human body for observing the distribution of the related primary sensory neurons in dorsal root ganglia(DRGs) and motor neurons in the spinal cord(C3∼T4) and sympathetic ganglia. Three days after the microinjection, the rats were anesthetized and transcardially perfused saline and 4% paraformaldehyde, followed by routine section of the DRGs, sympathetic chain ganglia(SCGs) and spinal cord. Labeled neurons and nerve fibers were detected by immunohistochemical method and observed by light microscope equipped with a digital camera. The labeled neurons were recorded and counted. From this research, the distribution of primary sensory and motor neurons associated with Daereung(PC7) acupoints were concluded as follows. Muscle meridian related Daereung(PC7) controlled by spinal segments of C5∼T1, C6∼T4, respectively.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.28-33
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• 2014

Objective : Postoperative delirium is a common complication in the elderly after surgery but few papers have reported after spinal surgery. We analyzed various risk factors for postoperative delirium after spine surgery. Methods : Between May 2012 and September 2013, 70 patients over 60 years of age were examined. The patients were divided into two groups : Group A with delirium and Group B without delirium. Cognitive function was examined with the Mini-Mental State Examination-Korea (MMSE-K), Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) and Global Deterioration Scale (GDS). Information was also obtained on the patients' education level, underlying diseases, duration of hospital stay and laboratory findings. Intraoperative assessment included Bispectral index (BIS), type of surgery or anesthesia, blood pressure, fluid balance, estimated blood loss and duration of surgery. Results : Postoperative delirium developed in 17 patients. The preoperative scores for the MMSE, CDR, and GDS in Group A were $19.1{\pm}5.4$, $0.9{\pm}0.6$, and $3.3{\pm}1.1$. These were significantly lower than those of Group B ($25.6{\pm}3.4$, $0.5{\pm}0.2$, and $2.1{\pm}0.7$) (p<0.05). BIS was lower in Group A ($30.2{\pm}6.8$ compared to $35.4{\pm}5.6$ in group B) (p<0.05). The number of BIS <40 were $5.1{\pm}3.1$ times in Group A, $2.5{\pm}2.2$ times in Group B (p<0.01). In addition, longer operation time and longer hospital stay were risk factors. Conclusion : Precise analysis of risk factors for postoperative delirium seems to be more important in spinal surgery because the surgery is not usually expected to have an effect on brain function. Although no risk factors specific to spinal surgery were identified, the BIS may represent a valuable new intraoperative predictor of the risk of delirium.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.168-174
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• 2006

Background: Several biochemical mediators, such as substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and prostaglandin $E_2$, have been demonstrated to be involved in herniated or degenerated disc-induced radiculopathy. The authors tested the hypothesis that these mediators would existed in the epidural space of humans. Methods: Thirty nine patients were divided into two groups; 27 patients, who were diagnosed with spinal stenosis (stenosis group), and 12 scheduled for epidural anesthesia, without a history of back pain (control group). Under fluoroscopic guidance, an epidural catheter was introduced through the caudal space and placed into the anterior and posterior spaces, up to and around the epidural adhesive area, in the stenosis group. In the control group, the catheter was placed into the posterior epidural space through the L3⁣-4 or L4⁣-5 intervertebral space. Epidural irrigation was performed with 10 ml of saline, via an epidural catheter. Aspirated lavage fluid was collected, and the concentrations of biochemical mediators (substance P, CGRP and prostaglandin $E_2$) measured using an enzyme immunoassay kit. Results: Substance P, CGRP and prostaglandin $E_2$ were detected in all the epidural lavage fluids from both groups. The concentrations of substance P and prostaglandin $E_2$ in the stenosis group were higher than those of the control (P < 0.05). However, there was no difference in the CGRP levels between the two groups. In the stenosis group, the concentrations of these three mediators in the anterior epidural space were no different to those in the posterior space. Conclusions: These results suggest that biochemical mediators, such as substance P and prostaglandin $E_2$, in the epidural space might be partly involved in pain mechanism associated with spinal stenosis.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.185-192
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• 2015

Background: Neuropathic pain is a global clinical problem; nevertheless, nerve injury treatment methods remain limited. Olanzapine has antinociceptive and anti-nueropathic properties; however, its preventive effects have not been assessed in nerve injury models. Methods: We prepared a partial sciatic nerve ligation (Seltzer model) or sham-operated model in male Sprague-Dawley rats under isoflurane anesthesia. In a pre-treatment study, we administered olanzapine (10 mg/kg) intraperitoneally 1 h before nerve ligation. In post-treatment and dose-dependent studies, we injected 3 different doses of olanzapine intraperitoneally 1 h after nerve ligation. Mechanical allodynia was measured before and 7 days after surgery. Immunohistochemical analysis using anti-Iba-1 antibody was used to assess the effect of olanzapine at the spinal level. Results: In the pre-treatment study, median withdrawal thresholds of the normal saline groups were significantly lower than those of the sham-operated groups; however, those of the olanzapine (10 mg/kg) and sham-operated groups were not different. In the post-treatment and dose-dependent studies, the median withdrawal thresholds of the olanzapine (2.5 mg/kg) and normal saline groups were not different; however, those of the olanzapine (10 and 50 mg/kg) groups were significantly higher than those of the normal saline groups. Olanzapine did not have a significant effect on the density of Iba-1 staining. Conclusions: Olanzapine attenuated mechanical allodynia dose-dependently in the Seltzer model. This anti-allodynic effect of olanzapine was observed even when injected 1 h after nerve ligation. This effect of olanzapine appeared to be unrelated to microglia activation in the ipsilateral dorsal horn of the lumbar spinal cord.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.11-18
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• 2004

배경: 태아심장수술이 가능하려면 심폐우회술 시 태반혈류의 유지가 가장 중요하다. 태반 혈관의 수축으로 인한 혈류 감소는 태아에 심한 저산소성 손상을 초래한다. 본 연구에서는 태반혈관 수축 억제를 위한 인도메타신과 완전 척추 마취가 태반 혈류에 미치는 영향을 테스트하였다. 대상 및 방법: 제태기간 120∼150일 되는 20마리의 태아양을 정중흉골절개하에 주폐동맥과 우심방에 각각 12 G, 14∼18 F 크기의 도관을 삽관하여 30분 동안 심폐우회술을 시행하였다 어미양은 케타민 정주를 이용한 전신마취를 시행하였고 태아양에 대하여는 근육이완제만을 사용하였다. 심페우회술은 바이오펌프(Bio-pump, Bio-Medicus 회사제, 미국)와 태반을 산화기로 이용하여 시행하였다. 대조군은 태반을 산화기로 사용하여 체외순환만을 시행하였고(10마리), 실험군은 완전 척추 마취와 인도메타신을 전처치한 후 같은 방법으로 체외순환을 시행하였다 시간 경과에 따른 태아혈역학 및 동맥혈가스소견, 태반혈류 변화를 측정하였다. 결과: 태아양의 평균체중은 3.5 $\pm$ 1.3 (2.2 ∼ 5.2) kg이었다. 대조군에서는 심폐우회 시작 직후 평균 44.7 mmHg에서 14.4 mmHg로 급격한 혈압 강하가 관찰되었고 이때 측정한 혈류는 74.3∼97.0 $m\ell$/kg/min 였다. 동맥혈 가스 소견 역시 동맥혈 이산화탄소분압치가 61.9∼129.6 mmHg이었으며 체외순환 정지 후에는 심실세동으로 혈역학 측정이 불가능하였다. 실험군에서는 심폐우회 시작 직후 혈압이 30∼45.8 mmHg로 의미있게 높게 유지되었다. 태반 혈류는 78.8∼120.2 $m\ell$/kg/min로 대조군보다 높았다. 같은 시간대에 측정한 동맥혈 이산화탄소 분압치는 평균 59.1∼92.3 mmHg였으며 체외순환 정지 후에는 대조군보다 덜 급격하게 심기능 저하를 보여 평균동맥압이 27.3 mmHg였다. 결론: 연구자 등은 본 연구를 통하여, 30분간 심폐우회술을 실시하면서 인도메타신 전처치와 완전 척추 마취군에서 의미있는 태반혈류개선을 관찰하였으나 임상적용이 가능한 태반혈류의 유지에는 어려움을 겪었다. 향후 태아심폐우회술과 관련된 기술적인 측면에서의 개선, 인도메타신 용량의 조절, 순환회로의 최소화, 체외순환을 위한 우회펌프의 개선 등 태아 체외순환의 수정에 관한 지속적인 연구가 요구된다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.351-360
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• 2016

본 연구는 부위마취로 수술을 받는 노인환자의 간호요구를 파악하기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 연구대상자는 일개 종합병원과 일개 준 종합병원에 입원하고 있는 60세 이상의 척추마취, 경막외마취, 신경차단하에 수술을 받은 126명으로 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 2012년 10월 1일부터 10월 30일까지 자료를 수집하였다. 수집된 자료는 기술통계, t-test와 ANOVA, $Scheff{\acute{e}}$ test로 분석하였으며 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 노인환자의 부위마취 수술 중 간호요구의 평균은 $3.08{\pm}0.38$점이었고, 영역별로는 교육적($3.47{\pm}0.50$점), 영적($3.37{\pm}0.78$점), 신체적($3.31{\pm}0.46$점), 정서적($2.72{\pm}0.50$점), 환경적($2.51{\pm}0.47$점) 간호요구의 순으로 나타났다. 일반적인 특성에 따른 간호 요구는 성별, 종교, 배우자 유무에서 유의한 차이를 보였고, 수술관련 특성에 따른 간호 요구는 수술과, 수술시간, ASA 신체분류에서 유의한 차이를 보였다. 본 연구결과 부위마취 수술 노인 환자에게 수술과 마취에 대한 교육을 제공하는 것이 필요하며, 연구결과를 토대로 부위마취 수술 노인환자의 간호요구를 충족시키기 위한 교육지침 및 중재프로그램을 개발하고 평가하는 연구를 제언한다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.118-119
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• 2007

We report a rare case of Wallenberg's lateral medullary syndrome caused by prone position for spine surgery. A 48-year old man developed Wallenberg's syndrome characterized by involuntary myoclonic movements, ataxia on his left side, hyperalgia and cold sensation on his right side after prone position for general anesthesia for the spinal stenosis L3-L4, L4-L5. Brain computed tomography scan was immediately performed and showed negative findings, but magnetic resonance image [MRI] demonstrated brain infarction on the left medulla. Emergent heparinization was performed and his motor power and sensation returned to normal and discharged with stable and satisfactory recovery after 16 days.

• 대한치과마취과학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.177-181
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• 2012

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is one of the major neurodegenerative diseases that involves degeneration at all levels of the motor system- from the cortex to the anterior horn of the spinal cord. Patients with ALS often have difficulty of ambulation for dental treatment though they have poor oral hygiene state. General anesthesia may cause respiratory problem due to its high sensitivity to muscle relaxant and weakened upper airway. In this case report, 38-year-old female patient with ALS required many dental treatments. Conscious sedation with intravenous target controlled infusion method was successfully employed and patient was discharged without any complications.