• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.239-244
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• 2020

본 연구는 광주지역 권역응급의료센터에 내원한 환자의 의료정보를 기초로 외상의 중등도별 특성 분석을 통한 손상발생의 위험요소를 파악하여 손상예방대책을 위한 보건예방정책 제언 및 기초 자료를 마련하는데 목적이 있다. 2019년 9월 1일부터12월 31일까지 4개월간 응급의료센터에 내원한 2585명의 환자를 대상으로 손상외인 관련성을 연구의 통계학적 분석을 위하여 SPSS-Window(ver. 20.1)프로그램을 이용하였다. 연구 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 응급의료센터에 내원한 손상 환자 중 전체 2585명 환자에서 성별은 남성(61.3%)이 여성(38.7%)보다 더 많았으며, 20대에서 50대까지의 연령층에서 발생률이 높았으며 중증도를 감안하면 50대(16.8%)의 연령층이 가장 많았다(P<.001). 둘째, 중등도에 따른 손상외인의 발생장소로는 도로 및 교통지역(35.1%)이 가장 높았다(P<.001). 셋째, 중등도에 따른 손상발생의 시간은 12-18시(35.8%)로 높았다(P<.001). 넷째, 중등도에 따른 손상부위는 두부 및 안면부(55.4%)에서 가장 높았다(P<.001). 다섯째, 중등도에 따른 손상 유형은 열린상처(31.2%)에서 높았다(P<.001). 향후 손상에 대한 지속적인 관심과 연구로 외상환자 등 중증도별 특성에 따라 구체적인 보건예방정책 수립이 요구된다.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.77-86
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• 2009

Purpose: The appropriate management of traumatic truncal arterial injury is often difficult to determine, particularly if the injury is associated with severe additional truncal lesions. The timing of repair is controversial when patients arrive alive at the hospital. Also, there is an argument about surgery versus stent-graft repair. This study's objective was to evaluate the appropriate method and the timing for treatment in cases of truncal abdominal injury associated with other abdominal lesions. Methods: The medical records at Ajou University Medical Center were reviewed for an 8-year period from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2008. Twelve consecutive patients, who were diagnosed as having had a traumatic truncal arterial injury, were enrolled in our study. Patients who were dead before arriving at the hospital or were not associated with abdominal organ injury, were excluded. All patients involved were managed by using the ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) guideline. Data on injury site, the timing and treatment method of repair, the overall complications, and the survival rate were collected and analyzed. Results: Every case showed a severe injury of more than 15 point on the ISS (injury severity score) scale. The male-to-female ratio was 9:3, and patients were 41 years old on the average. Sites of associated organ injury were the lung, spleen, bowel, liver, pelvic bone, kidney, heart, vertebra, pancreas, and diaphragm ordered from high frequency to lower frequency. There were 11 cases of surgery, and one case of conservative treatment. Two of the patients died after surgery for truncal organ injury: one from excessive bleeding after surgery and the other from multiple organ failure. Arterial injuries were diagnosed by using computed tomography in every case and 9 patients were treated by using an angiographic stent-graft repair. There were 3 patients whose vessels were normal on admission. Several weeks later, they were diagnosed as having a truncal arterial injury. Conclusion: In stable rupture of the truncal artery, initial conservative management is safe and allows management of the major associated lesions. Stent grafting of the truncal artery is a valuable therapeutic alternative to surgical repair, especially in patients considered to be a high risk for a conventional thoracotomy.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.158-164
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• 2014

Purpose: Numerous studies have investigated the pattern of traumatic death with a focus on the injury mechanism, the severity of the injury and the presence of hemorrhage. Acute coagulopathy has been treated as only one of many complications. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of acute coagulopathy on acute and early death due to trauma. Methods: A retrospective analysis of trauma patients with injury severity score (ISS)${\geq}25$ who had been treated between January 2011 and December 2012 was conducted. Based on the time of injury, traumatic death was categorized into acute (within 48 hours) and early (from 3 to 7 days). The correlations between various parameters within 24 hours after injury and time of death were analyzed. Results: A total of 124 patients were enrolled. Of them, 8.1% (n=10) of the patients experienced acute mortality. For those patients, significant differences in initial systolic blood pressure, coagulopathy score, amount of transfusion, abbreviated injury scale of the head and neck, the abdomen and the extremities were noted. Early mortality was experienced by 7.0% (n=8) of the patients, only coagulopathy score was found to be a significant independent risk factor for acute (odds ratio: 3.127; 95% confidence interval: 1.185-8.252; p=0.021) and early mortality (odds ratio: 2.470; 95% confidence interval: 1.029-5.929; p=0.043). Conclusion: Acute traumatic coagulopathy has an important role in the mortality, even after the acute phase. Early management and prevention of acute coagulopathy may improve survival of trauma patients.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.192-200
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• 2024

Purpose: Traumatic peripheral nerve injury (PNI), which occurs in up to 3% of trauma patients, is a devastating condition that often leads to permanent disability. However, knowledge of traumatic PNI is limited. We describe epidemiology and clinical characteristics of traumatic PNI in Korea and identify the predictors of traumatic complete PNI. Methods: A list of enlisted soldier patients who were discharged from military service due to PNI over a 10-year period (2012-2021) was obtained, and their medical records were reviewed. Patients were classified according to the causative events (traumatic vs. nontraumatic) and injury severity (complete vs. incomplete). Of traumatic PNIs, we compared the clinical variables between the incomplete and complete PNI groups and identified predictors of complete PNI. Results: Of the 119 young male patients who were discharged from military service due to PNI, 85 (71.4%) were injured by a traumatic event; among them, 22 (25.9%) were assessed as having a complete injury. The most common PNI mechanism (n=49, 57.6%), was adjacent fractures or dislocations. Several injury-related characteristics were significantly associated with complete PNI: laceration or gunshot wound, PNI involving the median nerve, PNI involving multiple individual nerves (multiple PNI), and concomitant muscular or vascular injuries. After adjusting for other possible predictors, multiple PNI was identified as a significant predictor of a complete PNI (odds ratio, 3.583; P=0.017). Conclusions: In this study, we analyzed the characteristics of enlisted Korean soldiers discharged due to traumatic PNI and found that the most common injury mechanism was adjacent fracture or dislocation (57.6%). Patients with multiple PNI had a significantly increased risk of complete injury. The results of this study contribute to a better understanding of traumatic PNI, which directly leads to a decline in functioning in patients with trauma.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.355-358
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• 2011

Objective : Subdural hygroma (SDG) is a complication occurring after head trauma that may occur secondary to decompressive craniectomy (DC). However, the mechanism underlying SDG formation is not fully understood. Also, the relationship between the operative technique of DC or the decompressive effect and the occurrence and pathophysiology of SDG has not been clarified. Purpose of this study was to investigate the risk factors of SDG after DC in our series. Methods : From January 2004 to December 2008, DC was performed in 85 patients who suffered from traumatic brain injury. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and radiological features. For comparative analysis, we divided the patients into 2 groups : one group with SDG after craniectomy (19 patients; 28.4% of the total sample), the other group without SDG (48 patients; 71.6%). The risk factors for developing SDG were then analyzed. Results : The mean Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) scores at discharge of the groups with and without SDG were 2.8 and 3.1, respectively (p<0.0001). Analysis of radiological factors showed that a midline shift in excess of 5 mm on CT scans was present in 19 patients (100%) in the group with SDG and in 32 patients (66.7%) in the group without SDG (p<0.05). An accompanying subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) was seen in 17 patients (89.5%) in the group with SDG and in 29 patients (60.4%) in the group without SDG (p<0.05). Delayed hydrocephalus accompanied these findings in 10 patients (52.6%) in the group with SDG, versus 5 patients (10.4%) in the group without SDG (p<0.05). On CT, compression of basal cisterns was observed in 14 members (73.7%) in the group with SDG and in 18 members of the group without SDG (37.5%) (p<0.007). Furthermore, tearing of the arachnoid membrane, as observed on CT, was more common in all patients in the group with SDG (100%) than in the group without SDG (31 patients; 64.6%) (p<0.05). Conclusion : GOS showed statistically significant difference in the clinical risk factors for SDG between the group with SDG and the group without SDG. Analysis of radiological factors indicated that a midline shifting exceeding 5 mm, SAH, delayed hydrocephalus, compression of basal cisterns, and tearing of the arachnoid membrane were significantly more common in patients with SDG.

• 대한정형외과학회지
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.383-396
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• 2020

목적: 중등도 이상의 손상 환자를 대상으로 손상의 중증도에 따른 정형외과적 손상의 손상기전, 부위, 유형, 치료적 접근 및 그 치료결과를 분석하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 2014년부터 2019년까지 응급실/외상센터가 운영되지 않은 기간을 제외한 57개월 동안 국립중앙의료원 외상센터로 입원한 손상 중증도 점수(Injury Severity Score, ISS) 9점 이상의 환자들 중 정형외과적 손상이 동반된 778명을 대상으로 후향적 연구를 시행하였다. ISS와 생리학적 지표를 기준으로 한 손상의 중증도에 따라 중등도 손상군(1군, 679명)과 중증 손상군(2군, 99명)으로 분류하고 손상기전, 비정형외과적 손상을 평가하였다. 정형외과적 손상은 침범된 해부학적 영역과 골격구조의 수와 유형을 평가하였고, 치료적 접근 방법을 세분화하여 비교하였다. 치료결과는 재원기간을 포함하여 재원기간 내 발현된 전신 합병증과 사망률을 평가하였고 사망률에 미치는 요인을 분석하였다. 결과: 2군이 보다 젊고, 남성의 빈도가 높았고 고에너지 손상기전 및 동반 손상의 빈도가 유의하게 증가되었다. 정형외과적 손상 중 침범된 골격계의 수는 2군에서 유의하게 많아지면서 하지를 주로 침범한 1군에 비해 2군에서는 골반, 척추, 상지 영역의 침범이 유의하게 증가하였다. 정형외과적 손상은 환자의 임상적 상태에 따라 확정적 또는 단계적 치료가 시행되었으며 다발성 중증 손상을 보이는 2군에서는 일시적 외고정술을 이용한 단계적 수술의 빈도가 유의하게 높았고 1군에서는 생리학적 안정화를 이룬 뒤 확정적 수술을 시행하는 빈도가 유의하게 높았다. 중증도가 높아질수록 재원기간 역시 길어졌으며 재원기간 내 총 전신 합병증은 약 4.9%, 총 사망률는 약 4.5%였다. 중증도가 높아질수록 사망률은 유의하게 높아졌다(1군 2.9%, 2군 15.2%; p<0.0001). 사망률에 미치는 요인 중 고령과 높은 ISS가 중요한 요인으로 확인되었다. 결론: 손상의 중등도가 높을수록 고에너지 손상기전에 의한 손상의 발생 빈도가 높아지며 보다 젊고, 남성의 빈도와 동반 손상의 빈도가 높아졌다. 정형외과적 손상 역시 다발성 손상의 빈도와 중증도가 유의하게 증가되면서 정형외과적 외고정장치를 이용한 내고정술 등이 단계적 치료의 일환으로 시행된 경우가 유의하게 높아지는 경향을 보였다. 또한 재원기간, 전신 합병증 및 사망률 역시 유의하게 증가되는 경향을 보이며, 사망률에는 높은 연령과 ISS가 중요한 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.352-357
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• 2016

More recently, workers and passengers of casualties has increased by rear-end collisions of unexpected while working on the road. Recently attracted air chamber TMA mounting car accidents which occurred in 3 years, and analyzed the effect of reducing the shock absorption and protection performance and casualties. There is a risk of the vehicle AIS4 more injury of high five accidents of casualties risk, also, was the analysis that there is risk of death was avoided by the air chamber TMA and SGT. Therefore, by mounting the TMA in the rear-end accident, so you can reduce the death and casualties, it must be increased this of attach rate for road construction vehicle.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.150-158
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• 2006

Purpose: There are two theories about the relationships between facial fractures and cranial injuries. One is that facial bones act as a protective cushion for the brain, and the other is that facial fractures are the marker for increased risk of cranial injury. They have been debated on for many years. The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between facial fractures and cranial injuries. Methods: A retrospective study was performed on 242 patients with facial fractures. The data were analyzed based on the medical records of the patients: age, gender, cause of injury, Injury Severity Score (ISS), alcohol intake, type of facial fractures, and type of cranial injury. The patients were divided into two groups: facial fractures with cranial injury and facial fractures without cranial injury. We compared the general characteristics between the two groups and evaluated the relationship between each type of facial fracture and each type of cranial injury. Results: Among the 242 patients with facial bone fractures, 96 (39.7%) patients had a combination of facial fractures and cranial injuries. Gender predilection was demonstrated to favor males: the ratio was 3:1. The mean age was $36.51{\pm}19.63$. As to the injury mechanism, traffic accidents (in car, out of car, motorcycle) were statistically significant in the group of facial fractures with cranial injury (p=0.038, p=0.000, p=0.003). The ISS was significant, but alcohol intake was not significant. No significant relationship between facial fractures and skull fractures was found. Only maxilla fractures, zygoma fractures, and cerebral concussion had a significant difference in cranial injury (p=0.039, p=0.025). Conclusion: There is a no correlation between facial fractures and skull fractures, which suggests that the cushion effect is the predominent relationship between facial fractures and cranial injuries.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.679-700
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• 1996

Inferior alveolar nerve dysfunction may be the result of trauma, disease, or iatrogenic injury. Inferior alveolar nerve injury is inherent risk in endodontic therapy, orthognathic surgery of the mandible, and extraction of mandibular teeth, particularly the third molars. The sensory disturbances of inferior alveolar nerve associated with such injury have been well documented clinical problem that is commonly evaluated by several clinical sensory test including Tinels sign, Von Frey test(static light touch detection), directional discrimination, two-point discrimination, pin pressure nociceptive discrimination, and thermal test. These methods used to detect and assess inferior alveolar nerve injury have been subjective in nature, relying on the cooperation of the patients. In addition, many of these techniques are sensitive to differences in the examiners experience and skill with the particular technique. Data obtained at different times or by different examiners are therefore difficult to compare. Prior experimental studies have used electro diagnostic methods(sensory evoked potential) to objectively evaluate inferior alveolar nerve after nerve injury. This study was designed with inferior alveolar nerve of rabbit. Several types of injury including mind, moderate, severe compression and perforation with 19 gauze, 21 gauze needle and 6mm, 10mm traction were applied for taking the sesory evoked ppterntial. Latency and amplitude of injury rabbit inferior alveolar nerve were investigated with sensory evoked potential using unpaired t-test. The results were as follows : 1. Intensity of threshold (T1) was $128{\pm}16{\mu}A$ : latency, $0.87{\pm}0.07$ microsecond : amplitude, $0.4{\pm}0.1{\mu}V$ : conduction velocity, 23.3 m/s in sensory evoked potential of uninjured rabbit inferior alveolar nerve. 2. Rabbit inferior alveolar nerve consists of type II and III sensory nerve fiber. 3. Latency was increased and amplitude was decreased in compression injury. The more injured, the more changed in latency and amplitude. 4. Findings in perforation injury was similar to compression injury. Waveform for sensory evoked potential improved by increasing postinjured time. 5. Increasing latency was prominent in traction injury rabbit inferior alveolar nerve. 6. In microscopic histopathological findings, significant degeneration and disorganization of the internal architecture were seen in nerve facicle of severe compression and 10mm traction group. From the above findings, electrophysiological assessment(sensory evoked potential) of rabbit injured inferior alveolar nerve is reliable technique in diagnosis and prognosis of nerve injury.

• 대한정형외과학회지
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.336-342
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• 2019

목적: 자기공명영상(magnetic resonance imaging, MRI)을 이용하여 보존적 치료를 시행한 흉요추부 골다공증성 압박 골절 환자에서 후만 변형의 예측 인자를 조사하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2007년 1월부터 2016년 3월까지 흉요추 압박 골절 의심하에 진료를 본 환자들 중 보존적 치료를 시행한 환자를 따로 분류하였고 그들 중 골밀도 -2.0 미만의 골감소증 및 골다공증, 단일 분절 골절을 가진 환자 89명을 대상으로 후향적 연구를 시행하였다. 골절된 척추체에서 전·후종 인대 손상, 상부 또는 하부 종판 파열, 상부 또는 하부 추간판 손상, T2 강조 영상에서 저 신호 강도의 존재, 척추체의 골 부종 정도를 MRI를 통해 확인하였다. 결과: 상부 종판이 파열된 사례나 척추체 골 부종 수준이 높은 사례의 경우 후만각, 설상각, 전방 척추 압박이 현저하게 진행되었다. 전종 인대 손상이나 상부 추간판 손상이 있는 경우에는 후만각만 현저하게 진행되었다. T2 강조 영상에서 저 신호 강도의 병변을 보인 경우 설상각과 전방 척추 압박이 높게 나타났다. 그러나 후종 인대 손상과 하부 종판 파열 및 하부 추간판 손상의 경우는 후만 변형 및 척추 압박의 진행과 유의미한 상관관계는 없었다. 후만각이 5° 이상 증가될 위험 요인으로는 전종 인대의 손상 유무, 상부 종판 파열, 상부 추간판 손상이 있는데 손상 받지 않은 사례에 비해 각각 21.3, 5.1, 8.5배 위험했고 골 부종 수준에 따라 각각 위험도가 달랐다. 결론: 골감소증 및 흉요추부 골다공증성 압박 골절일지라도 전종 인대 손상, 상부 종판 및 추간판 손상 또는 MRI상 높은 수준의 부종이 있을 경우 후만 변형의 위험도가 증가한다.