• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.196-204
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• 2008

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effects abdominal breathing on anxiety and length of labor time in primipara women. Method: It was a quasi-experimental design with a non-equivalent comparison group, performed from October 11 to December 4, 2007. Thirty-six subjects who received pitocin and met the inclusion criteria were chosen by convenience sampling from the labor room of Y hospital located in Seoul. The intervention of abdominal breathing was 'four seconds of inhale, six seconds of exhale breathing method.' The abdominal breathing was carried out 30 times each when the uterine cervix was dilated $3{\sim}4cm$ and $5{\sim}6cm$. Psychological anxiety was measured by VAS-A before and after the cervix dilatation to $3{\sim}4cm$ and $5{\sim}6cm$. Result: Anxiety scores of the experimental was found lower than that of the control group at $3{\sim}4cm$(z=-3.05, p=.00) and $5{\sim}6cm$(z=-2.04, p=.04) of cervix dilatation. However, the abdominal breathing was not effective to the length of labor from the active phase thru full dilatation, though there was 56 minutes of difference between the two groups. Conclusion: Carrying out the abdominal breathing 30 times at two time points was effective in decreasing anxiety level during labor. Further study is suggested to examine the effects of abdominal breathing on labor time, fetal heart rate, and uterine contraction.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.84-88
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• 2018

A 33-year-old woman visited the emergency department presenting with fever and dyspnea. She was pregnant with gestational age of 31 weeks and 6 days. She had dysuria for 7 days, and fever and dyspnea for 1 day. The vital signs were as follows: blood pressure 110/70 mmHg, heart rate 118 beats/minute, respiratory rate 28/minute, body temperature $38.7^{\circ}C$, and oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry 84% during inhalation of 5 liters of oxygen by nasal prongs. Crackles were heard over both lung fields. There were no signs of uterine contractions. Chest X-ray and chest computed tomography scan showed multiple consolidations and air bronchograms in both lungs. According to urinalysis, there was pyuria and microscopic hematuria. She was diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia and urinary tract infection (UTI) that progressed to severe sepsis and acute respiratory failure. We found extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli in the blood culture and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the sputum culture. The patient was transferred to the intensive care unit with administration of antibiotics and supplementation of high-flow oxygen. On hospital day 2, hypoxemia was aggravated. She underwent endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. After 3 hours, fetal distress was suspected. Under 100% fraction of inspired oxygen, her oxygen partial pressure was 87 mmHg in the arterial blood. She developed acute kidney injury and thrombocytopenia. We diagnosed her with multi-organ failure due to severe sepsis. After an emergent cesarean section, pneumonia, UTI, and other organ failures gradually recovered. The patient and baby were discharged soon thereafter.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.95-99
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• 2009

산전에서 성염색체와 13번, 18번, 21번 염색체를 제외한상염색체의 모자이시즘은 발생빈도가 낮고 증례보고가 적어서 예후 예측이 어렵다. 저자들은 삼염색체성 5번, 16번, 20번의 산전진단 4례를 보고하고자 한다. 모자�� 삼염색체성 20번 2례 중 증례 1은 양수 염색체 검사에서 36.6%의 모자이시즘을 보였으나 재검한 양수 검사에서는 보다 높은 빈도 (62.1%)를 보였다. 증례2에서는 양수 염색체 검사에서 모자이시즘 삼염색체성 20번이 5.25% 였으나, 재검 양수천자결과는 정상 핵형을 보였다. 증례 3은 30개의 양수세포에서 삼염색체성 16번의 모자이시즘이 13.6% 관찰되었다. 임신 종결 후, 총60개의 태아 혈액 세포에서 모자이시즘 없는 정상 핵형이 관찰되었으나 태아의 피부 섬유아세포에서 얻은 40개의 중기상 세포에서는 22.5%의 삼염색체성 16번 모자이시즘을 보였다. 부검결과 심실중격결손(ventricular septal defect)이 관찰되었다. 증례 4는 76개의 중기상 세포에서 10.5%의 삼염색체성 5번 모자이시즘을 보였으나 태아의 초음파검사에서는 정상소견을 보였다. Level III 모자이시즘은진성 모자이시즘으로 간주되지만 발생빈도가 낮은 상염색체의 삼염색체성 모자이시즘은 태아의 예후를 예견하기 어려우므로 산전 진단시 여러 조직의 재검 및 태아 초음파 소견과 함께 다양한 임상적 접근 방법으로 그 해석에 신중을 기해야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.61-67
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• 2001

Background: Usually, lumbar epidural block is performed on the $L_{3-4}$ interspace. This study was designed to evaluate the analgesic efficacy and shortening of labor duration comparing the $L_{1-2}$ and $L_{3-4}$ interspace epidural blocks in nulliparous normal vaginal deliveries and then investigates side effects following the blocks. Methods: Eighty healthy nulliparous women were divided into two groups, $L_{1-2}$ (n = 40) and $L_{3-4}$ (n = 40). Epidural blocks, lumbar epidural block were performed at the $L_{1-2}$ and $L_{3-4}$ interspace with a catheter advancing 3 cm cephalad. The initial dose of 12 ml (0.167% bupivacaine, fentanyl $50{\mu}g$ and clonidine $75{\mu}g$) was injected epidurally at 4 cm dilatation of cervix and severe pain of labor. If a visual analogue scale (VAS) score was more than 4 points, an additional dose was administered epidurally using the same volume as the above mentioned, but with the exception that the bupivacaine was diluted to 0.1 percentage. The maternal blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate and fetal heart rate were measured at 10 min intervals for the first 30 min, at 15 min interval for the next 30 min and at 30 min interval for the last one hour following the blocks. The duration of the first (active) and second stages of labor was counted and the neonatal Apgar score was recorded at one and five min after delivery. The degree of motor block, pruritus, nausea and vomiting were also noted. Results: The patients in group $L_{1-2}$ had lower pain scores than group $L_{3-4}$ at 5, 20, 30, 60 mins. The duration of 1st and 2nd labor stage in the $L_{3-4}$ epidural block were $272{\pm}33.5$ min, $49.2{\pm}27.4$ min respectively but those in the $L_{1-2}$ epidural block were $253.5{\pm}32.5$ min, $37.3{\pm}22.3$ min, respectively. Conclusions: We concluded the analgesic efficacy and shortening of labor duration in $L_{1-2}$ epidural block was better than those in $L_{3-4}$ epidural block. Maternal hemodynamic change, motor block. pruritus, nausea, vomiting and Apgar score showed no significant differences between the two groups.

• 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.

• 의료법학
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.199-247
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• 2012

According to the review and analysis of medical cases that are assigned to the Supreme Court and all local High Court in 2011 and that are presented in the media, it was found that the following categories were taken seriously, medical and pharmaceutical product liability, the third principle of trust between medical institutions, negligence and causation estimation, responsibility limit, the meaning of medical records and related judgment of disturbed substantiation, Oriental doctors' duties to explain the procedures, IMS events, whether one can claim for each medical care operated by non-physician health care institutions to the nonmedical domain in the National Health Insurance Corporation, and the basis of norms for each claim. In the cases related to medical pharmaceutical product liability, Supreme Court alleviated burden of proof for accidents with medical and pharmaceutical products prior to the practice of Product Liability Law and onset the point of negative prescription as the time of damage strikes to condition feasibility of the specific situation. In the cases related to the 3rd principle of trust between medical institutions, the Supreme Court refused to sentence the doctor who has trusted the judgment of the same third-party doctors the violations of the care duty. With respect to proof of a causal relationship and damages in a medical negligence case, the Supreme Court decided that it is unjust to deny negligence by the materials of causal relationship rejecting the original verdict and clarified that the causal relationship shall not deny the reasons to limit doctors' responsibilities. In order not put burden on patients with disadvantages in which medical records and the description of the practice or the most fundamental and important evidence to prove negligence and causation are being neglected, the Supreme Court admitted in the hospital's responsibility for the case of the neonate death of suffocation without properly listed fetal heart rate and uterine contraction monitor. On the other hand, the Seoul Western District Court has admitted alimony for altering and forging medical records. With respect to doctors' obligations to description, the Supreme Court decided that it is necessary to explain the foreseen risks by the combination of oriental and western medicines emphasizing the right of patient's self-determination. However, questions have arisen whether it is realistically feasible or not. In a case of an unlicensed doctor performing intramuscular stimulation treatment (IMS), the Supreme Court put off its decision if it was an unlicensed medical practice as to put limitation of eastern and western medical practices, but it declared that IMS practice was an acupuncture treatment therefore the plaintiff's conduct being an illegal act. In the future, clear judgment on this matter should be made. With respect to the claim of bills from non-physical health care institutions, the Supreme Court decided to void it for the implementation of the arrangement is contrary to the commitments made in the medical law and therefore, it is invalid to claim. In addition, contrast to the private healthcare professionals, who are subject to redemption according to the National Healthcare Insurance Law, the Seoul High Court explicitly confirmed that the non-professionals who receive the tort operating profit must return the unjust enrichment and have the liability for damages. As mentioned above, a relatively wide range of topics were discussed in medical field of 2011. In Korea's health care environment undergoing complex changes day by day, it is expected to see more diverse and in-depth discussions striding out to the development in the field of health care.