• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.279-284
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• 2022

환자의 긴급 상황에서 수혈 시 일부 수혈 전 검사를 수행하지 않는다. 수혈 후 항체 선별검사를 실시하여 용혈성 수혈 반응을 일으키는 비예기 항체의 실태를 조사를 비교평가하기 위해 국내·외에 보고된 공시자료를 포함하여 조사하였다. 2014~2016년 P병원에서 항체 선별 검사 68,602건과 항체 동정검사 528건을 선정하였다. 68,602건 중 1,198건(1.74%)이 양성이며 Rh계열 161건(30.49%), Lewis계열 67건(12.69%), 기타(Di (a)등) 28건(5.30%)으로 나타났다. Anti-E는 93건(17.61%), c는 13건(2.46%)이다. 국내·외 공시자료 중 국내 경우는 2007년 이전에는 Anti-E 196건(22.45%), Anti-Le(a) 82건(9.39%) Anti-E+c 60건(6.87%)으로 조사되었지만 2008년 이후에는 Anti-E 107건(17.12%), Anti-E+c 56건(8.96%), Anti-Di (a) 28건(4.48%)으로 조사되었다. 한편 다른 국내의 경우는 S병원(2012~2015년)에는 Anti-E, Anti-Le (a), Anti-E+c이며Anti-E+c이며 D병원(2016~2017년)에는 Anti-E, Anti-D Anti-E+c,Anti-E+c, Anti-C+e로 조사되었다. Saudi의 경우는 Anti-D, Anti-E, Anti-Jk (a)순이며, India 경우는 Anti-M, Anti-N, Anti-Le (a), Anti-D로 조사되었다. 권역별 외상센터 개설 전후시기에 응급수혈요청의 빈도 비교에서는 1.8배 이상이 증가한 것으로 조사되었다. 결론적으로 장기간의 항체분포로 효율성을 검증할 수는 없었지만 수혈의 안전성을 높이고 응급 수혈 상황에서 용혈성 수혈 부작용을 줄일 수 있는 대안을 위해 기초 정보를 제공하고 추가적인 검증연구가 필요할것으로 사료된다.

• 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.

• 대한수혈학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.320-327
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• 2018

72세 남자 환자가 전신 무력감을 호소하면서 본원 혈액내과 외래로 내원하였다. 환자는 내원 2년 전 온난자가항체에 의한 자가면역용혈빈혈로 진단받고 치료 중이었다. 내원 당시 환자의 혈색소 수치는 6.3 g/dL로, 빈혈을 교정하기 위해 수혈이 의뢰되었다. 환자의 혈액형은 A형, RhD 양성이었고, 비예기항체 검사에서 범응집 소견 및 자가대조검사에서 양성 소견을 보이고 과거 교차시험에서 최소반응강도를 보이는 적혈구 3단위를 수혈받은 기왕력이 있어, ABO 동형의 적혈구와 교차시험을 하여 최소반응강도를 보이는 적혈구 1단위를 출고하였다. 환자는 수혈을 받은 후 별다른 증상 없이 귀가하였으나, 귀가 후 약 5시간 후부터 발생한 발열, 오한, 호흡곤란, 복통, 혈뇨를 주소로 수혈 다음 날 본원 응급실로 내원하였다. Polyethylene glycol을 이용한 자가흡착검사 후 획득한 상층액을 이용하여 시행한 비예기항체검사에서 항-$Fy^a$가 동정되어, 자가 항체에 의해 가려져 수혈 전에 검출하지 못한 항-$Fy^a$에 의한 급성용혈성수혈반응으로 진단하였다. 본 증례를 통해 자가항체가 동정되는 환자에 대해서 반드시 공존하는 동종항체 확인에 대한 고려가 필요하다는 것을 인지하게 되었고, 이런 자가항체를 제거하여 검사하기 위해 자가흡착검사 방법에 대해 좀 더 익숙해질 필요가 있다는 경험을 하였다.

• 대한수혈학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.253-261
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• 2018

배경: 대량수혈은 혈액은행의 상당한 집중을 요하게 된다. 이 연구의 목적은 아주대병원의 대량 수혈에 사용된 혈액제제와 외상센터에서 응급환자들을 위하여 직접 사용되었던 O형 Rh 양성농축적혈구를(이하 O형 혈액) 분석하고자 하였다. 방법: 대량수혈은 24시간 이내 10 단위 이상의 적혈구제제를 수혈 받은 것으로 정의하였다. 수혈을 포함한 진료 기록은 병원정보시스템에서 추출하여 검토하였다. 병원정보시스템을 통하여 2016년 3월부터 2017년 11월까지 출고된 총 적혈구제제, 신선동결혈장, 혈소판제제(성분채집혈소판 혹은 농축혈소판)에 대한 정보를 검토하였다. 한 단위의 성분채집혈소판은 6 단위의 농축혈소판과 동일한 것으로 간주하였다. 결과: 345건의 대량수혈이 발생하였으며, 적혈구제제 11.7% (6233/53268), 신선동결혈장 24.3% (4717/19376), 그리고 혈소판제제 4.8% (4473/94166)가 대량수혈에 사용되었다(P<0.001). 대량수혈과 비대량수혈에 사용된 적혈구제제의 혈액형은 각각 A형 28.0%와 34.1%, B형 27.1%와 26.0%, O형 37.3%와 29.7% 그리고 AB형 7.5%와 10.2%였다(P<0.001). 적혈구제제:신선동결혈장:혈소판제제의 비율은 대량수혈은 1:0.76:0.72인 반면, 비대량수혈은 1:0.31:1.91을 나타내었다. 응급 O형 혈액은 461 단위가 대량수혈 환자의 36.2% (125/34)에서 사용되었으며, 한 환자당 사용된 응급 O형 혈액은 1~18단위까지 다양하였다. 결론: O형 적혈구는 대량수혈시 많이 이용되므로 대량수혈시 응급 O형 혈액의 남용을 최소화하기 위한 의료진들의 지속적인 교육이 필요하다. 신선동결혈장도 대량수혈시 자주 사용되므로 대량수혈시 즉시 가용할 수 있는 혈장 해동에 대한 수기를 갖추는 것이 중요할 것으로 여겨진다.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.6-11
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• 2018

Purpose: The diagnosis of pelvic fractures pattern has become to be essential in the decision making of treatment modality and reducing morbidity and mortality in multiple trauma patients. Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) disruption can cause life-threatening massive arterial bleeding. This study aimed to determine a method of predicting the prognosis and treatment direction with pelvis X-ray alone in the emergency room. We investigated whether SIJ disruption can be used alone as a poor prognostic factor. Methods: We analyzed the medical records and radiologic examination results of 167 patients with pelvic fractures from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016 retrospectively. Patients with pathologic fractures, thoraco-abdominal bleeding, and acetabulum fractures and pediatric patients (n=63) were excluded. Factors related to the clinical manifestations and treatments, such as transfusion and surgery, were statistically compared. Results: The cross-sectional analysis showed that there was no correlation between SIJ injury and sex; there were statistically significant relationships between occurrences of shock, conjoined fractures, transfusion, and surgeries. The hospitalization period and partial thromboplastin time and prothrombin time values increased. The logistic regression analysis showed that when an SIJ injury occurred, blood transfusion and hypotension possibilities increased. Conclusions: When pelvic fractures occur near the SIJ, blood transfusion and shock possibilities increase. Physicians must be aware of the high severity and poor prognosis of such fractures when these are diagnosed in the emergency room. And furthermore, the physician has to predict and prepare the intensive care and multidisciplinary approaches.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.1427-1431
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• 2016

Background: Potential disadvantages of blood transfusion during curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer have been reported, and the role of peri-operative transfusions remains to be ascertained. Thus, the aim of our study was to survey its impact in patients with gastric cancer undergoinging gastrectomy. Materials and Methods: Clinical data of patients receiving curative gastrectomy at Far Eastern Memorial Hospital were obtained. Findings for pre-operative anemia states, pre-, peri- and post-operative transfusion of red blood cell (RBC) products as well as post-operative complication events were collected for univariate analysis. Results: A total of 116 patients with gastric cancer received gastrectomy at Far Eastern Memorial Hospital from 2011 to 2014. Both pre-operative and intra- and post-operative transfusion of RBC products were markedly associated with post-operative infectious events (OR: 3.70, 95% CI: 1.43-9.58, P=0.002; OR: 8.20, 95% CI: 3.11-22.62, P<0.001, respectively). In addition, peri- and post-operative RBC transfusion was significantly associated with prolonged hospital stay from admission to discharge (OR: 8.66, 95% CI: 1.73-83.00, P=0.002) and post-operative acute renal failure (OR: 19.69, 95% CI: 2.66-854.56, P<0.001). Also, the overall survival was seemingly decreased by peri-operative RBC transfusion in our gastric cancer cases (P=0.078). Conclusions: Our survey indicated that peri-operative RBC transfusion could increase the risk of infectious events and acute renal failure post curative gastrectomy as well as worsen the overall survival in gastric cancer cases. Hence, unnecessary blood transfusion before, during and after curative gastrectomy should be avoided in patients with gastric cancer.

• 대한응급의학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.430-436
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• 2018

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether or not the d-dimer level indicating hyperfibrinolysis could be a predictor of early poor outcome (massive transfusion, death within 24 hours) associated with trauma-induced coagulopathy in blunt trauma without significant brain injury. Methods: This study was a retrospective observational study using 516 blunt trauma patients without significant brain injury. The poor outcome group, including patients receiving massive transfusion and those who died within 24 hours, consisted of 33 patients (6.4%). The variables were compared between the poor outcome group and good outcome group, and logistic regression analysis was performed using statistically significant variables. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to evaluate the poor outcome prediction ability of the initial d-dimer level. Results: The poor outcome group showed more serious anatomical, physiological, and laboratory data than the good outcome group. In the ROC curve analysis for evaluation of the poor outcome prediction of the d-dimer level, the area under the curve value was 0.87 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.84-0.90) while the cut-off value was 27.35 mg/L. In the logistic regression analysis, the high d-dimer level was shown to be an independent predictor of poor outcome (adjusted odds ratio, 14.87; 95% CI, 2.96-74.67). Conclusion: The high d-dimer level (>27.35 mg/L) can be used as a predictor for the poor outcome of patients with blunt trauma without significant brain injury.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.71-76
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• 2009

Purpose: The goal of this study was to compare the outcome of the after trauma team (AfterTT) group to the before trauma team (BeforeTT) group. Methods: All trauma patients who visited to emergency room (ER) between July 1, 2006 and February 29,2008 based on trauma registry, with systolic blood pressure (SBP) < 90 mmHg or GCS < 9 were included in this study. We compared the amount of packed RBC transfusion, the ER stay time, the ER visit to CT evaluation time, the ER visit to operation time, the length of ICU stay, the length of hospital admission and the survival discharge rate between the AfterTT group and the BeforeTT group. Patients with brain injuries had little chance of survival. Burn patients, who visited the ER 24 hours after injury and patients who were dead on arrival (DOA) were excluded from this study. Results: Total of 93 patients were included in this study: 42 in the AfterTT group and 51 in the BeforeTT group. The AfterTT group and the Before TT group showed no differences in Revised Trauma Score (RTS) and mean age. The amount of packed RBC transfusion was lower in the AfterTT group, but no statistically significant difference was noted (AfterTT 11${\pm}$11units, BeforeTT 16${\pm}$15units, p=0.136). The ER visit to operation time was shorter in the AfterTT group, but there were no statistically significant difference between the groups (AfterTT 251${\pm}$223 minutes, BeforeTT 486${\pm}$460 minutes, p=0.082). The length of ICU stay was shorter in the AfterTT group, but the difference was not statistically significant (AfterTT 11${\pm}$12 days, Before TT 15${\pm}$30 days, p=0.438). The length of Hospital admission was shorter in the AfterTT group (AfterTT 43${\pm}$37 days, BeforeTT 68${\pm}$70 days, p=0.032), but this difference was not statistically significant. Conclusion: Simple Trauma team activation criteria decreased the amount of packed RBC transfusion and the hospital admission duration. Hemodynamic instability (SBP < 90 mmHg) and decreased mental state (GCS<9) are good indices for activating the trauma team.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.164-171
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• 2009

Purpose: The number of patients who take warfarin is growing and so is the number of complications. Hemorrhage is the major complication, but the clinical characteristics and outcomes have not been determined for Korean patients. Therefore, we tried to evaluate the characteristics of the patients with hemorrhagic complications after taking warfarin as anticoagulation therapy. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of the patients who visited the emergency room with bleeding complications after taking warfarin anticoagulation at the out-patient clinic for 1 year from 1 st January 2008. We compared between two groups (the major hemorrhage group vs. the minor hemorrhage group) according to the clinical criteria, the unstable vital signs that required blood transfusion, transfusion more than 2 units of blood, the need for further laboratory follow-up, the need for interventional treatment and the development of critical complications or death due to bleeding. Results: There were 150 patients who met the criteria and had acute hemorrhagic complications (the major group: 90 patients and the minor group: 60 patients). In the major hemorrhage group, the frequent sites of bleeding were the gastro-intestinal system (40 patients), lung (14 patients) and intracranium (7 patients). At the emergency room, the major group showed a higher initial INR of the activated prothrombin time than did the minor group (p=0.02). The bleeding sites of the fatal cases were the gastro-intestinal system (3 patients), lung (3 patients) and intracranium (3 patients), but the percentage of fatality was the highest for intracranium bleeding. Conclusion: In the major hemorrhage group, gastrointestinal bleeding was the most frequent complication and fatality was the highest for intracranium bleeding. An initially higher INR showed a greater risk of major bleeding, but not more fatalities.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.336-340
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• 2022

Although posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is induced by various causes, a few cases have occurred after severe anemia correction. In this case report, a 45-year-old female patient visited emergency department with a chief complaint of dizziness due to severe anemia related to hypermenorrhea caused by uterine myoma. Before her operation, she had an abrupt headache and seizure during anemia correction with transfusion and injection of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist. Immediately after the operation, she experienced visual disturbances, followed by limb weakness and tonic-clonic movements. Magnetic resonance imaging showed alterations in parietal and occipital lobes suggesting cerebrovascular edema with hypoperfusion. Here, we presented and discussed the clinical and radiologic features of PRES related to anemia correction.