• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.1318-1326
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• 1992

Backgroud. To determine the influence of age at operation upon surgical outcome in patients with isolated secundum atrial septal defect, retrospective clinical analysis was done. Material and method. From June, 1976 to December, 1991, 146 patients, 63 male and 83 female patients ranging in age from 13 months to 56 years, were operated on for isolated secundum atrial septal defect. The patients were divided into 3 groups according to their age at operation: Group I [<20 years old], 91 patients[62.3%]; Group II [21 to 40 years old], 44 patients[30.1%]; GroupIII[>41 years old], 11 patients[7.6%]. Significant differences in clinical features, hemodynamic function, early and late results between age groups were speculated. Results. One hundred thirty-one patients[89.6%] were symptomatic at the time of operation, the most common symptoms being dyspnea on exertion, recurrent respiratory infection, palpitation and chest pain. Patients in NYHA class III or IV were 3.3% in group I, 25% in groupIII, and 54.5% in group Ill. Hemodynamic data was available for 138 patients [94.5%]. Significant pulmonary hypertension [MPA systolic pressure $^3$ 40mmHg] was noted in 22 patients [15.9%]. Patients with pulmonary vascular disease [Rp/Rs>1.25] were 2% in group I, 7.3% in group Il, and 9.1% in groupIII. But there were no significant differences between the age groups in the size of the shunt or the ratio of pulmonary to systemic flow. Atrial septal defects were closed with direct suture in 144 patients and patch repair was performed in 2 patients with high defect. Atrial arrhythmia [8.2%] was the most common postoperative complication. The mean [LSD] duration of follow-up in all patients was 16$\pm$22 months [range, 1~96 months]. Functional result was excellent regardless of the age groups. During follow-up period, late cardiovascular events were arrhythmia [7 cases], reoperation for recurrent ASD [2 cases], and premature late death due to bacterial endocarditis [1 case]. Incidence of preoperative and late atrial fibrillation was significantly higher in older age group. Conclusion. Age at operation is one of the most important predictor of early and late surgical outcome with its impact on the following factors : 1] hemodynamic alterations and ventricular dysfunction due to longstanding volume and pressure overload, 2] pulmonary vascular disease, and 3] atrial arrhythmia including atrial fibrillation as a result of atrial dilatation. Therefore, among patients with surgically repaired atrial septal defects, those operated on over the age of 20 require careful supervision on the long-term basis.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.175-188
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• 2011

내장산국립공원 금선계곡을 중심으로 식생구조를 파악하여 굴거리나무의 생태적 특성을 밝히고자 37개의 조사구(단위면적 $100m^2$)를 설치하여 조사를 실시하였다. Classification분석 중 TWINSPAN기법을 이용하여 군락분리를 시도한 결과, 군락 I과 군락 II는 서어나무군락, 군락 III은 낙엽활엽수군락, 군락 IV는 느티나무군락으로 최종 분리되었다. 식생구조 분석결과 내장산국립공원 내의 금선계곡지역의 굴거리나무는 교목층에서는 출현하지 않은 반면 아교목층과 관목층에서 주로 관찰되었으며, 추후에는 굴거리나무가 점차 세력을 확장하여 아교목층 및 관목층에서 주요종이 될 것으로 판단된다. 임령분석결과 금선계곡부에서 서어나무와 느티나무가 우점종인 산림은 약 50여년 내외인 것으로 밝혀졌으며, 굴거리나무는 20여년의 수령을 가진 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.71-84
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to provide information on driving characteristics in persons with spinal cord injury through basic statistic analysis of the survey results. The survey was administered to 44 drivers with spinal cord injury. The subjects' general, neurologic and driving characteristics were analyzed, as well as the degree of difficulty in using their vehicles between tetraplegia and paraplegia. The results were as follows: thirty-five (79.6%) of forty-four respondents was men. The average age was 35.0 years old and the age at the time of injury was 29.0 years old. Their neurologic characteristics were tetraplegics 12 (27.3%) and paraplegics 32 (72.2%). Among complete lesions, the highest level those who could drive independently was C7. All the vehicles were equipped with special devices, including "power steering", "automatic transmission" and "hand controls". The vehicles for cervical cord injury were equipped with "grip bars" as well as for the degree of difficulty in using their vehicles, all the subjects felt that "moving the wheelchair in and out of their vehicles" was too difficult for them to do. We suggest that the driver training should be an essential part of the rehabilitation program for patients with spinal cord injuries to maximize their mobility in the community. This training seems to be essential in order to modify the standards of the Handicapped Drivers Ability Test and to aid the driver rehabilitation program in the health insurance payment system. Also, the driver rehabilitation training program should include instruction in that moving wheelchairs in and out of vehicles.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.176-182
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• 2021

Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the athletic knee show greater rotation and translation movement than non-athletic knee during the treadmill walking with their preferred speed in a complete gait cycle. Method: Thirty young and healthy male subjects participated in the study, fifteen handball players (mean age: 19.6 ± 1.4 years old, mean weight: 85 ± 11.9 Kg, mean height: 179.8 ± 4.7) and fifteen non-athletes (mean age: 22.8 ± 1.2 years old, mean weight: 74.5 ± 8.6 Kg, mean height: 175 ± 5.9). Three-dimensional positional coordinate of lower limb during treadmill walking were analyzed. Results: There were significant differences (t (22.014)=1.585, p=0.127 in the range of internal and external rotation with mean value for handball player (M=14.4513, SD=2.3839) was higher than non-athletes (M=13.3327, SD=1.337). The magnitude of the difference in the means (mean difference=1.11867, 95% CI: -0.34489 to 2.5822) was significant. There were also significant differences (t (17.956)=1.654, p=0.116 in the max abduction and adduction with mean value for handball player (M=5.7160, SD=2.49281) was higher than non-athletes (M=4.5773, SD=0.94667). The magnitude of the difference in the means (mean difference=1.138, 95% CI: -0.30805 to 2.58539) was significant. At significance level 0.05. Conclusion: Finding of this study suggest that to understand the actual characteristic of knee motion studies have to be done in different walking and running trial at variable speed.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.377-388
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• 1994

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of music therapy on changes in the vital signs of patients about to undergo an operation. The patients listened to the music at a time when they were feeling preoperative anxiety up until the preanesthesia was given in the operating room. The subjects for this study were selected from sixty patients to undergo operations, who were hospitalized at Dong Eui hospital in Pusan city. They were assigned to two groups, thirty to the experimental group and thirty to the control group. The subjects were from 20 years old to 69 years old, and had no other problem except the one requiring the operation, and no premedication. The data were collected during the period from July 1 to September 30, 1993. The method used in this study was to measure state-anxiety on the ward in the morning of the operation, and vital signs immediately before leaving for the operating room. Vital signs were measured immediately before the anesthesia was given and after the experimental group had listened to the music during the ten minutes needed to prepare the operation setting. The control group just waited during ten mimutes. Vital signs were check again before the anesthesia was given. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, mean±SD, p-value, and t-test using the SPSS progrom. The results of this study are : 1. Systolic blood pressure taken in the operating room was elevated, over the level measured on the ward, by 5.00 ± 15.26㎜Hg in experimental group and 18.67±14.56㎜Hg in control group. (t=-3.5496, p=.0008) 2. Diastolic blood pressure was elevated by 6.67±12.95㎜Hg in experimental group and 18.67±12. 79㎜Hg in control group. (t=-3.6100, p=.0006) 3. Pulse was elevated by 2.931±9.44 / min in experimental group and 8.03±8.37 /min in control group. (t=-2.2144, p=.0307) 4. Respiration was elevated by 0.60±1.35 /min in experimental group and 1.57±1.48 /min in control group. (t=-2.6409, p=.0106) 5. Body temperature was down by 0.13±1.91'c in experimental group and elevated by 1.13±1.11'c in control group. (t=-3.1471, p=.0026) Thus, in this study there was a statistically significant difference in the change in the vital signs between the experimental group treated with music therapy and the control group which received no treatment. Because music therapy is valuable to decrease the anxiety of patients facing operations, the result of this study support its effect in relieving anxiety as a valuable nursing intervention. From this study, the following recommendations can be made : First, it is necessary to further study music therapy to develope a better system and determine optimal time. Second, it is necessary that more detailed re-search on measurement of changes in vital signs be done to determine changes over time intervals.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2009

배경: 전산화 단층촬영은 흉부대동맥의 이상소견을 진단하는데 매우 중요한 수단이다. 그러나 재래의 전산화 단층좔영은 단면적인 영상만을 볼 수 있어 여러 부위의 대동맥 직경을 측정하기에는 한계가 있었다. 다중검출 전산화 단층촬영은 이러한 한계를 극복할 수 있는 진단기기로 이를 이용하여 곡선으로 된 흉부대동맥의 직경을 주행방향과 직각으로 측정하여 연령, 성별, 키와 몸무게, 체표면적과 체질량지수, 고혈압과의 관계를 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 다중검출 전산화 단층촬영 장비를 이용하여 대동맥 조영술을 시행한 환자 중 특별한 대동맥 질환이 없는 것으로 판독된 환자 331명을 대상으로 하였으며, 남자가 141명이고 여자가 190명이었다. 이들을 연령별로 20~39세, 40~59세, 60세 이상으로 분류하였다. 대동맥의 직경은 다면상으로 재구성한 단면에서 대동맥 주행방향과 직각이 되도록 측정하였으며 상행대동맥의 중간(level A), 원위부 상행대동맥(level B), 대동맥궁(level C), 대동맥 협부(level D), 하행대동맥의 중간(level E)의 다섯 군데에서 측정하였다. 결과: 대상환자의 평균연령은 남자가 49.5세이고 여자가 54.9세였다. 대동맥의 평균직경은 level A가 31.1 mm, level B가30.2 mm, level C가 26.5 mm, level D가 24.0 mm, level E가 22.6 mm였다. 대동맥의 직경은 나이에 비례해서 증가하는 양상을 보였으며 고혈압 환자가 정상인보다 대동맥의 직경이 크게 나타났다. 키와 체표면적에 따른 차이는 상행대동맥에서 유의하게 나타났고 대동맥궁과 하행대동맥은 유의한 차이가 없었다. 체중과 체질량지수는 모든 부위에서 통계적 유의성이 없었다. 결론: 흉부대동맥의 직경은 성별과 나이, 고혈압에 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었고 키와 체표면적은 상행대동맥에만 차이를 보였고 하행대동맥에는 차이가 없었다. 그리고 체중과 체질량지수는 모든 부위에서 통계적 유의성이 없었다. 본 연구에서는 고혈압이 없는 정상인에서 연령별 대동맥 직경의 표준값과 정상한계값을 측정하였고 이를 한국인의 흉부대동맥 직경의 참고자료로 제시하고자 한다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.112-127
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• 1987

Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular transmission function disorder characterized by fatigue and weakness of voluntary muscles. This muscular weakness is intensified by activity and stress, and improved by the use of anticholinesterase compounds. It was initially described by Erb in 1879 and later named myasthenia gravis by Jolly in 1895. Although the pathogenesis is Known to be an autoimmune related reduction in the number of available acetylcholine receptors at neuromuscular junctions, the role of thymus in myasthenia gravis is still unclear and under investigation. Thymectomy in the management of myasthenia gravis has become increasingly important since Dr. Blalock observed in 1939 that some patients with thymic tumors and myasthenia gravis improved following thymectomy. A clinical study of 102 cases of myasthenia gravis was performed at Yonsei University College of Medicine. Seoul, Korea from Jan. 1976 to Jun. 1986. In order to determine which factors are of prognostic significance, attention is focused upon pre-operative patient evaluation, problems in operative and post-operative care, and long-term follow-up observations. The results were as follows: 1. The sex distribution was 67 females and 35 males, the mean age of onset was 28.95*1.69 years, and the maximal incidence occurred between 21 and 40 years of age [56 cases: 54.9%]. 2. Clinical manifestations of ocular symptoms were seen to 70 patients [68.6%] extremities weakness in 33 [32.3%], bulbar weakness in 29 [28.4%], and dyspnea in 13 [12.7%]. 3. Study cases more than two thirds were classified as mild types [MG 1 and MG 11A] and 6 cases as grave [MG 1V] based on the modified Osserman`s classification system, 4. Thymectomy was performed in 19 cases which presented in severe myasthenia symptoms and showed no improvement with cholinergic drugs. Histologic examination of the excised thymus glands revealed no abnormalities in 4 cases, thymic hyperplasia in 5, benign thymoma in 5, and malignant thymoma in 5. 5. Immediate post-operative complications included 2 cases of pneumothorax which were treated by tube thoracostomies, there was no operative mortality. 6. The response to cholinergic drugs in 36 cases younger than 20 years old and in 27 cases older than 40 years was relatively poor, while that in 35 cases between the ages of 21 and 40 years old was good. 7. Thirty of 39 cases in groups IIB, III & IV improved markedly with medical or surgical management while only 16 of 59 cases in the mild groups [I and IIA] improved, almost all surgical cases improved in all categories. 8. There were 5 deaths. occurring between 7 months and 3 years 3 months of treatment of myasthenia gravis. The causes of death were myasthenic crisis in 2 cases, respiratory failure due to candidiasis & radiation pneumonitis in one case, cerebral hemorrhage due to high blood pressure in two case.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제95권1호
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• pp.139-144
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• 2006

전국적으로 밤나무줄기마름병의 피해가 증가하여 밤나무 재배농가에 적지 않은 피해를 주고 있다. 경상남도, 전라남도, 충청남도, 경기도 지역의 밤나무 재배지에서, 병의 발생과 이와 관련된 수령, 기온, 강수량, 방위, 경사도, 토성 등 입지환경요인간의 연관성을 알아보기 위하여 다변량분석법으로 조사하였다. 36개 조사구를 선정하고 1,137본의 밤나무를 대상으로 조사하였다. 병의 발생에서 최소 하나이상의 궤양을 가진 밤나무는 66%에 달했으며 전남 순천 조사구에서는 80%로 발병율이 가장 높았고, 충남 공주 조사구는 39%로 가장 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 발병율에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 인자는 수령으로 조사되었으며, 수령 7~12년 밤나무가 발병율이 가장 높고 수령 5년 이하, 25년 이상 밤나무에서의 발병율은 현저히 낮은 것으로 조사되었다. 병원균에 의한 궤양 발생위치는 지상 1.6~2 m에서 주로 발생하였다. 밤나무 궤양 500개 이상 시료로부터 병원균을 분리하였으며, 밤나무줄기미름병원균 Cryphonectria parasitica가 가장 높은 빈도로 검출되었다.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.372-386
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• 2000

The purpose of this study was to provide basic data on preschool children for accident prevention and improve their health through sound, safe living environment with safety education established through more systematic method. Data were collected from 300 preschoolers(150 preschooler are assigned to experimental group and 150 preschoolers are assigned to control group) from 4 to 6 years old using APP paper test which consists of questions and drawings. To experimental group, safety education were done 4 times within the time of 30 minutes per 1 time using education books, video, OHP, slide. The findings of this study are as follows: 1. There were significant difference in behavioral character between experimental group and control group(χ2=11.690, p= 0.003). So, safety education have effect on the behavioral character of preschooler. 2. In the accident proneness on preschooler between experimental group and control group according to general characteristics, it proved significant difference in the case of accident prevention education were done, movement stability(χ2=8.844, p=0.012) and behavioral character(χ2=6.699, p=0.035), in the case of housing pattern is mixed-type, behavioral character(χ2=10.37, p=0.006), in the case of subjects' age is 4 years old, watchfulness(χ2=9.525, p=0.009), in the case of subjects' age is 5 years old, behavioral character(χ2=7.324, p=0.026), in the case of children's order is second, behavioral character(χ2=14.31, p=0.001), in the case of children's sex is boy, living safety(χ2=7.981, p=0.018), movement speed (χ2=6.661, p=0.036), bihavioral character(χ2=8.837, p=0.012), in the case of children's sex is girl, reasoning power(χ2 =9.78, p=0.008), in the case of childrens have no past accidental experience, behavioral character(χ2=9.862, p=0.007), in the case of nuclear family, movement speed(χ2=6.341, p=0.042) and behavioral character(χ2=9.326, p=0.009), in the case of mothers' age is under thirty behavioral character(χ2=16.40, p=0.000), in the case of mothers' school career is under high school graduate, behavioral character(χ2 =8.375, p=0.015), in the case of mothers' school career is beyond college graduate, reasoning power(χ2=9.803, p=0.007) and behavioral character(χ2=6.205, p=0.045), in the case of mothers' job is part time, movement speed(χ2=10.99, p=0.004), in the case of mothers have no job, movement stability(χ2=8.490, p=0.014) and behavioral character(χ2=10.11, p=0.006). The difference of accident proneness between experimental group and control group according to general characteristics, it also showed that there were significant difference in behavioral character compared to other area.. From this findings, we can guess that safety education change and guide preschoolers' behavioral character to desirable direction.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.536-545
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• 1998

연구배경: 우리나라의 노력성 호기곡선을 이용한 폐활량측정법 검사지표들의 추정정상치에 관한 연구는 청년과 중년층이 대부분인 집단을 대상으로 이루어져 실제 폐기능검사를 많이 하는 고령인구를 거의 포함하고 있지 않다. 이에 저자들은 일부 농촌지역 50세 이상 건강인군에서 폐활량측정법 검사지표들의 추정정상치 산출 공식을 구하고 이들 기존의 연구들과 비교하여 고연령층에서 적정한 폐활량측정법 검사지표들의 추정정상치를 살펴보고자 했다. 방 법: 일부 농촌지역 50세 이상 성인 533명(남자 215명, 여자 318명)을 대상으로 적절한 폐기능검사를 행했으며 담배를 피지 않으며 만성기침, 가래, 천명 등의 호흡이 증상과 심폐질환의 과거력, 척추와 흉곽의 변형 등 호흡기계에 영향을 끼치는 항목을 갖지 않는 건강인군 남자 32명, 여자 110명을 선정하였다. 이들로부터 노력성 호기곡선을 이용한 폐활량측정법 검사지표들의 추정정상치를 위한 회귀방정식을 구하고 다른 연구의 회귀방정식과 비교해 보았다. 결 과: 남녀 모두에서 FVC는 나이와 음의 상관관계를, 키와는 양의 상관관계를 나타냈다. $FEV_1$은 여자에서는 나이와 음의 상관관계를, 키와는 양의 상관관계를 나타냈으나 남자에서는 키 대신 몸무게가 양의 상관관계를 나타냈다. 남녀 모두에서 FEVl%와 유의한 상관을 보이는 변수는 없었다. 본 연구의 평균 나이, 키, 몸무게을 넣어 구한 추정정상치를 비교해보면 남자에서는 본연구의 FVC, FEV1 값이 다른 연구의 추정치에 비해 매우 낮은 값을 보이고 있으나 여자의 FVC, FEV1 값은 미국에서 고령의 흑인을 대상으로한 연구와 각각 비슷하거나 약간 높은값을 보였다. 결 론: 일부 농촌에서 50세 이상 건강인군에서 나이, 키, 몸무게를 독립변수로 한 노력성호기곡선을 이용한 폐활량측정법 검사지표들의 추정정상치를 산출하는 회귀방정식을 구하였다. 본 연구의 추정정상치들은 기존의 국내 연구에서의 추정정상치에 비해 낮은 값을 보이고 있다. 고령층 인구집단을 대상으로 ATS의 권고 기준에 합당한 폐활량 측정법 검사지표들의 추정 정상치를 구하는 연구들이 앞으로 더 필요하리라 생각된다.