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경운기 사고에 의해 발생한 복부 및 회음부 장기 손상 (Abdomino-perineal Organ Injuries Caused by Cultivators)

  • 여광희;박찬용;김호현;박순창;염석란
    • Journal of Trauma and Injury
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    • 제28권2호
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    • pp.60-66
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    • 2015
  • Purpose: Cultivator accidents are frequent and often lead to abdomino-perineal organ injury and, if severe, to death. This study presents the clinical characteristics, outcomes, and factors associated with mortality in patients who sustained an abdomino-perineal organ injury in cultivator accidents. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the records of 53 patients who visited the emergency department of a tertiary hospital with abdomino-perineal organ injuries caused in cultivator accidents from April 2005 to March 2010. Results: All 53 patients had visited other medical institutions before visiting our hospital. Their mean age was $64.0{\pm}11.1$ (range, 20-80) years and 32 (60.4%) patients were 65 or older. The male-to-female ratio was 46:7. The chief complaint was abdominal pain (38 cases, 71.7%). The 53 patients included 41 cultivator operators (77.4%), 11 passengers (20.8%), and 1 passerby (1.9%). The causes of the injuries included a direct impact of the handlebar in 20 cases (37.7%), a rollover in 21 cases (39.6%), a fall in 10 cases (18.9%), and a wheel in two cases (3.8%). Several of the 53 patients had injuries to multiple abdomino-perineal organs, and the injured organs included the liver (23 cases, 26.4%), spleen (16 cases, 18.4%), pancreas (7 cases, 8.0%), small bowel (7 cases, 8.0%), mesentery (6 cases, 6.9%), adrenal gland (5 cases, 5.8%), and other organs. According to the abbreviated injury scale (AIS) dictionary, a thoracic injury was the most frequent co-injury (33 of 53 cases, 62.3%). Abdomino-perineal surgery was performed in 31 cases (58.8%) and angio-embolization was performed for six liver and two kidney injuries. Thirteen patients died (24.5%); all were males. The Injury Severity Scale (ISS) was lower in the survivors ($17.8{\pm}8.5$ vs. $27.0{\pm}16.0$; p=0.010). Conclusion: With the aging of agricultural workers, safety education programs should be implemented. Furthermore, the patient transfer system in agricultural areas must be improved.

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전혈과 혈청에서의 칼륨 이상소견 검사의 차이 (Detecting Potassium Imbalance: Whole Blood vs. Serum)

  • 조영덕;최성혁;윤영훈;박상민;김정윤;임채승
    • 대한수혈학회지
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    • 제23권2호
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    • pp.162-168
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    • 2012
  • 배경: 세포 내 공간에서 가장 흔한 양이온은 칼륨이며 생리적으로 중요한 역할을 한다. 칼륨 불균형 발생시 생명을 위협할 수 있는 문제가 생길 수 있으며 그 문제들은 전신 쇠약부터 심실 세동에 의한 심장마비까지 있다. 따라서 응급의학과 의사가 짧은 시간 내에 그런 문제를 찾아내야 하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 이 연구에서 우리는 전혈과 혈청의 샘플들을 서로 짝을 지어 비교 분석하여 전혈의 결과가 혈청의 결과만큼 유용하게 쓰일 수 있는지 알아보기로 했다. 방법: 227명의 환자에게서 두 종류의 샘플을 채취하여 비교했다. 하나의 샘플은 요골동맥에서 채취한 전혈을 헤파린 처리된 주사기에 담아 검사했으며 다른 하나는 혈청 샘플을 담아 검사실에서 검사했다. 그 후 샘플들을 정상, 저 칼륨, 고 칼륨의 세 그룹으로 나누어 각각의 그룹에서 혈청과 전혈의 샘플들을 비교하였다. 결과: 혈청과 전혈의 칼륨 수치들의 차이는 통계학적으로 큰 의미를 보이지는 않았으며(P<0.05) 세 그룹 내에서의 칼륨 수치들간의 연관성은 통계학적으로 의미 있게 상관관계를 보였다(P<0.05). 세 그룹 중 고 칼륨 그룹에서 전혈과 혈청의 칼륨 수치가 가장 높은 상관관계를 보였으며 저 칼륨 그룹에서 가장 낮은 상관관계를 보였다. 결론: 전혈을 이용한 응급 검사가 칼륨 이상 소견, 특히 고칼륨혈증이 의심되는 환자의 진단에 선별검사로써 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

토목관련 천부층 조사에서 다중 모드 표면파 역산의 효과 (Effectiveness of multi-mode surface wave inversion in shallow engineering site investigations)

  • Feng Shaokong;Sugiyama Takeshi;Yamanaka Hiroaki
    • 지구물리와물리탐사
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    • 제8권1호
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    • pp.26-33
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    • 2005
  • 최근 들어 토목관련 천부층 조사에 다중 모드 표면파 위상 속도의 역산이 많은 관심을 받고 있다. 감도 분석, 그리고 합성탄성파자료와 현장자료의 역산 결과는 이 방법이 기본 모드만을 이용하는 것에 비해 매우 효과적임을 보여주고 있다. 이중 모드 레일리 파의 위상속도들에서 층의 두께와 전단파 속도에서의 조그만 변화는 고차 모드의 감도들을 (a) 다른 주파수 대역들에 모이게 하고 (b) 심도가 깊어질수록 기본 모드보다도 더 크게 한다. 이 관찰을 통해 다중 모드 위상 속도 역산을 이용하면 기본 모드 자료들만의 역산에 비해 변수값들을 더 잘 구분해 낼 수 있고 깊은 구조, 특히 속도 역전이 일어난 구조에 대해 보다 나은 영상을 얻을 수 있음을 알 수 있다. 20 m 깊이에 저속도층이 존재하는 모델에서 이론적인 위상 속도들의 역산은 1차 모드만 첨가될 때 단지 연암층만을 영상화할 수 있다. 이 사실은 측정 가능한 가장 낮은 주파수가 단지 6 Hz 일 때 특히 중요하다. 현장시험들이 시추공과 PS 검층을 이용하여 조사된 지역들에서 행해졌다. 첫 번째 지역에서는 일본에서 심부 지질조사에 주로 이용되는 microtremor 배열 탐사가 35 m 깊이까지 토양층을 탐사하기 위해 사용되었다. 두 번째 지역에서는 12 m 깊이까지 조사하기 위해 sledgehammer 음원과 선형 다중 채널 수진기 전개를 이용하여 자료가 얻어졌다. 분산곡선 분석을 위해서 주파수-파수 파워 스펙트럼법이 사용되었고 각각의 시험에서 2차 모드의 속도까지 구해졌다. 다중 모드 역산 결과는 PS 검층기록과 잘 일치한다. 하지만 단지 기본 모드만을 이용하여 얻어진 결과는 매립지 아래의 천부 연암층까지의 깊이를 매우 작게 평가하였다.

Prognostic impact of chromogranin A in patients with acute heart failure

  • Kim, Hong Nyun;Yang, Dong Heon;Park, Bo Eun;Park, Yoon Jung;Kim, Hyeon Jeong;Jang, Se Yong;Bae, Myung Hwan;Lee, Jang Hoon;Park, Hun Sik;Cho, Yongkeun;Chae, Shung Chull
    • Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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    • 제38권4호
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    • pp.337-343
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    • 2021
  • Background: Chromogranin A (CgA) levels have been reported to predict mortality in patients with heart failure. However, information on the prognostic value and clinical availability of CgA is limited. We compared the prognostic value of CgA to that of previously proven natriuretic peptide biomarkers in patients with acute heart failure. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 272 patients (mean age, 68.5±15.6 years; 62.9% male) who underwent CgA test in the acute stage of heart failure hospitalization between June 2017 and June 2018. The median follow-up period was 348 days. Prognosis was assessed using the composite events of 1-year death and heart failure hospitalization. Results: In-hospital mortality rate during index admission was 7.0% (n=19). During the 1-year follow-up, a composite event rate was observed in 12.1% (n=33) of the patients. The areas under the receiver-operating characteristic curves for predicting 1-year adverse events were 0.737 and 0.697 for N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and CgA, respectively. During follow-up, patients with high CgA levels (>158 pmol/L) had worse outcomes than those with low CgA levels (≤158 pmol/L) (85.2% vs. 58.6%, p<0.001). When stratifying the patients into four subgroups based on CgA and NT-proBNP levels, patients with high NT-proBNP and high CgA had the worst outcome. CgA had an incremental prognostic value when added to the combination of NT-proBNP and clinically relevant risk factors. Conclusion: The prognostic power of CgA was comparable to that of NT-proBNP in patients with acute heart failure. The combination of CgA and NT-proBNP can improve prognosis prediction in these patients.

Low-Tube-Voltage CT Urography Using Low-Concentration-Iodine Contrast Media and Iterative Reconstruction: A Multi-Institutional Randomized Controlled Trial for Comparison with Conventional CT Urography

  • Kim, Sang Youn;Cho, Jeong Yeon;Lee, Joongyub;Hwang, Sung Il;Moon, Min Hoan;Lee, Eun Ju;Hong, Seong Sook;Kim, Chan Kyo;Kim, Kyeong Ah;Park, Sung Bin;Sung, Deuk Jae;Kim, Yongsoo;Kim, You Me;Jung, Sung Il;Rha, Sung Eun;Kim, Dong Won;Lee, Hyun;Shim, Youngsup;Hwang, Inpyeong;Woo, Sungmin;Choi, Hyuck Jae
    • Korean Journal of Radiology
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    • 제19권6호
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    • pp.1119-1129
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    • 2018
  • Objective: To compare the image quality of low-tube-voltage and low-iodine-concentration-contrast-medium (LVLC) computed tomography urography (CTU) with iterative reconstruction (IR) with that of conventional CTU. Materials and Methods: This prospective, multi-institutional, randomized controlled trial was performed at 16 hospitals using CT scanners from various vendors. Patients were randomly assigned to the following groups: 1) the LVLC-CTU (80 kVp and 240 mgI/mL) with IR group and 2) the conventional CTU (120 kVp and 350 mgI/mL) with filtered-back projection group. The overall diagnostic acceptability, sharpness, and noise were assessed. Additionally, the mean attenuation, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), and figure of merit (FOM) in the urinary tract were evaluated. Results: The study included 299 patients (LVLC-CTU group: 150 patients; conventional CTU group: 149 patients). The LVLC-CTU group had a significantly lower effective radiation dose ($5.73{\pm}4.04$ vs. $8.43{\pm}4.38mSv$) compared to the conventional CTU group. LVLC-CTU showed at least standard diagnostic acceptability (score ${\geq}3$), but it was non-inferior when compared to conventional CTU. The mean attenuation value, mean SNR, CNR, and FOM in all pre-defined segments of the urinary tract were significantly higher in the LVLC-CTU group than in the conventional CTU group. Conclusion: The diagnostic acceptability and quantitative image quality of LVLC-CTU with IR are not inferior to those of conventional CTU. Additionally, LVLC-CTU with IR is beneficial because both radiation exposure and total iodine load are reduced.

Prognostic Significance of Left Axis Deviation in Acute Heart Failure Patients with Left Bundle branch block: an Analysis from the Korean Acute Heart Failure (KorAHF) Registry

  • Choi, Ki Hong;Han, Seongwook;Lee, Ga Yeon;Choi, Jin-Oh;Jeon, Eun-Seok;Lee, Hae-Young;Lee, Sang Eun;Kim, Jae-Joong;Chae, Shung Chull;Baek, Sang Hong;Kang, Seok-Min;Choi, Dong-Ju;Yoo, Byung-Su;Kim, Kye Hun;Cho, Myeong-Chan;Park, Hyun-Young;Oh, Byung-Hee
    • Korean Circulation Journal
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    • 제48권11호
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    • pp.1002-1011
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    • 2018
  • Background and Objectives: The prognostic impact of left axis deviation (LAD) on clinical outcomes in acute heart failure syndrome (AHFS) with left bundle branch block (LBBB) is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic significance of axis deviation in acute heart failure patients with LBBB. Methods: Between March 2011 and February 2014, 292 consecutive AHFS patients with LBBB were recruited from 10 tertiary university hospitals. They were divided into groups with no LAD (n=189) or with LAD (n=103) groups according to QRS axis <-30 degree. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality. Results: The median follow-up duration was 24 months. On multivariate analysis, the rate of all-cause death did not significantly differ between the normal axis and LAD groups (39.7% vs. 46.6%, adjusted hazard ratio, 1.01; 95% confidence interval, 0.66, 1.53; p=0.97). However, on the multiple linear regression analysis to evaluate the predictors of the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), presence of LAD significantly predicted a worse LVEF (adjusted beta, -3.25; 95% confidence interval, -5.82, -0.67; p=0.01). Right ventricle (RV) dilatation was defined as at least 2 of 3 electrocardiographic criteria (late R in lead aVR, low voltages in limb leads, and R/S ratio <1 in lead V5) and was more frequent in the LAD group than in the normal axis group (p<0.001). Conclusions: Among the AHFS with LBBB patients, LAD did not predict mortality, but it could be used as a significant predictor of worse LVEF and RV dilatation (Trial registry at KorAHF registry, ClinicalTrial.gov, NCT01389843).

병원 내 심정지 상황에서 응급의학과 이외 전공의에 의해 시행된 전문 심장소생술의 현황 (The status of advanced cardiac life support performance by resident belonging to other department except for department of emergency medicine in in-hospital cardiac arrest)

  • 조현우;우재혁;임용수;장재호;조진성;최재연;양혁준;현성열
    • 대한응급의학회지
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    • 제29권5호
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    • pp.485-492
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    • 2018
  • Objective: This paper reports the status of the advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) according to the guidelines by residents belonging to other departments other than the department of emergency medicine. The differences in status between the junior group and senior group was also investigated according to grades of residents. Methods: The ACLS performance for in-hospital cardiac arrest cases of one academic hospital, except for the cases occurring in intensive care unit between November 2015 and October 2017, were analyzed retrospectively. Data included the characteristics of residents, patients' outcomes, ACLS performance, and conventional treatment having discordance with the ACLS guidelines. Leaders during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) were divided into a junior group and senior group. Results: A total of 152 cases were enrolled in this study. Of these, 131 cases (86.2%) showed at least one treatment with inconsistency from the guidelines and the incidence of discordant treatment was similar in the two groups (55 [85.9%] vs. 76 [88.4%], P=0.657). Implicit use of sodium bicarbonate was more frequent in the senior residents group (odds ratio [OR], 3.04; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.36-6.81). On the other hand, no use of a defibrillator was less frequent in the senior residents group (OR, 0.14; 95% CI, 0.03-0.81). Conclusion: In both groups, the rate of discordance with the ACLS guidelines during CPR were high. The rate of implicit use of sodium bicarbonate and no use of defibrillator were significantly different in the two groups. A customized education strategy for ACLS is needed for each group.

초음파방식으로 측정된 골밀도와 신체조성 및 배근력의 관계 (Relationship of Bone Mineral Density Measured by Ultrasound Bone Densitometry and Body Composition or Backmuscle Strength)

  • 이원정
    • 한국방사선학회논문지
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    • 제13권5호
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    • pp.721-728
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    • 2019
  • 본 연구에서는 20대 초반의 남, 여를 대상으로 초음파 방식으로 측정된 골밀도와 신체조성 및 배근력의 관계에 대해 알아보았다. D대학에 재학 중인 61명의 학생에 대해 IRB 승인과 참여자 동의 후 설문조사, 초음파방식 골밀도 및 신체조성, 배근력을 측정하였다. 골밀도는 주로 사용하는 측 종골을 측정하여 T-값을 두 그룹($T-score{\geq}-1.0$; T-score<-1.0)으로 나누었다. 생체전기 저항법을 이용하여 신체조성을 측정하였고, 배근력은 2회 측정하여 평균값을 구하였다. 모든 통계분석은 SPSS ver. 22.0 을 사용하여 실시하였다. 신체활동 또는 체질량지수가 증가할수록 골밀도 및 신체조성의 근육량도 증가하였다. T-값이 높은 그룹이 낮은 그룹 보다 신체조성의 근육량 및 골격근량, 신체발달이 높았지만 통계학적인 유의성은 없었다(p>0.05). 배근력에서도 T-값이 높은 그룹이 낮은 그룹 보다 높았다(101.1 vs. 92.1, p=0.308). 남, 여그룹에서 골밀도 T-값과 신체조성의 골격근과 근육량은 보통 수준의 유의한 양의 상관성을 보였고(p<0.05), 배근력은 신체조성의 골격근과 근육량, 신체발달에서 골밀도 보다 높은 유의한 양의 상관성을 보였다(p<0.001). 여자그룹이 남자그룹 보다 골밀도 T-값과 신체조성의 골격근과 신체발달에서 높은 상관성을 보였다. 남자 그룹에서 배근력과 골밀도의 T-값과는 유의한 상관성을 보이지 않았지만(r=0.176, p=0.319), 여자 그룹에서는 보통 수준의 유의한 상관성을 보였다(r=0.591, p=0.001). 이상과 같이 초음파 방식으로 측정된 골밀도와 신체조성, 배근력은 상호 유의한 관련성을 보였다.

인도-태평양 전략 vs. 일대일로 이니셔티브: 아시아 헤게모니에 대한 시사점 (INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY versus BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE: Implications for hegemony in Asia)

  • 류하연
    • 해양안보
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    • 제2권1호
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    • pp.71-123
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    • 2021
  • 한국 정부는 미국 주도의 인도-태평양 전략 (Indo-Pacific Strategy, IPS)과 중국의 일대일로 계획 (Belt and Road Initiative, BRI) 간 양자택일이라는 점차 커져가는 압박을 마주하고 있다. 이에 따라, 이 연구는 한국 국가 정책 과제의 맥락에서 IPS와 BRI를 상세히 분석해 본다. Daniel Nexon and Thomas Wright (2007)의 네트워크 구조 연구를 기반으로, 이 연구는 IPS와 BRI에 각각 특정한 네트워크 구조를 규정하고자 한다. 이 분석을 통해 핵심국과 참가국 간의 관계를 설명할 수 있다. IPS 와 BRI의 특정 구성에 대한 이해는 참가국이 각 네트워크에서 기대할 수 있는 바를 나타내므로 중요하다. Nexon and Wright에 따르면, 네트워크 구조에는 단극성 무정부 상태, 헤게모니적 질서, 헌법적 질서, 제국적 질서의 네 가지 유형이 있다. 이를 바탕으로 IPS는 헌법적 질서를, BRI는 제국적 질서를 가지고 있는 것으로 분석된다. 따라서, 이 연구는 IPS 참여가 중국과의 BRI 파트너십보다 독립적인 외교 정책을 가능케 할 여지가 크다는 점을 한국 정부에 제안한다. IPS 참여를 통해 한국은 국가 안보 측면에서 이익을 누릴 수 있고, 보다 유리한 지역 권력 균형을 달성할 수 있을 것이다.

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25-Hydroxyvitamin D level is associated with mortality in patients with critical COVID-19: a prospective observational study in Mexico City

  • Parra-Ortega, Israel;Alcara-Ramirez, Diana Guadalupe;Ronzon-Ronzon, Alma Angelica;Elias-Garcia, Fermin;Mata-Chapol, Jose Agustin;Cervantes-Cote, Alejandro Daniel;Lopez-Martinez, Briceida;Villasis-Keever, Miguel Angel;Zurita-Cruz, Jessie Nallely
    • Nutrition Research and Practice
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    • 제15권sup1호
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    • pp.32-40
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    • 2021
  • BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Considering the high number of deaths from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Latin American countries, together with multiple factors that increase the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, we aimed to determine 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels and its association with mortality in patients with critical COVID-19. SUBJECTS/METHODS: This was a prospective observational study including adult patients with critical COVID-19. Data, including clinical characteristics and 25(OH)D levels measured at the time of intensive care unit admission, were collected. All patients were followed until hospital discharge or in-hospital death. The patients were divided into those surviving and deceased patient groups, and univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to determine independent predictors of in hospital mortality. RESULTS: The entire cohort comprised 94 patients with critical COVID-19 (males, 59.6%; median age, 61.5 years). The median 25(OH)D level was 12.7 ng/mL, and 15 (16%) and 79 (84%) patients had vitamin D insufficiency and vitamin D deficiency, respectively. The median serum 25(OH)D level was significantly lower in deceased patients compared with surviving (12.1 vs. 18.7 ng/mL, P < 0.001). Vitamin D deficiency was present in 100% of the deceased patients. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that age, body mass index, other risk factors, and 25(OH)D level were independent predictors of mortality. CONCLUSIONS: Vitamin D deficiency was present in 84% of critical COVID-19 patients. Serum 25(OH)D was independently associated with mortality in critical patients with COVID-19.