• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.144-148
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• 2017

When a high density metallic implant is placed in the path of the proton beam, spatial heterogeneity can be caused due to artifacts in three dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT) scans. These artifacts result in range uncertainty in dose calculation in treatment planning system (TPS). And this uncertainty may cause significant underdosing to the target volume or overdosing to normal tissue beyond the target. In clinical cases, metal implants must be placed in the beam path in order to preserve organ at risk (OARs) and increase target coverage for tumors. So we should introduce Ti-mesh. In this paper, we measured the lateral dose profile for proton beam using an EBT3 film to confirm dosimetric impact of Ti-mesh when the Ti-mesh plate was placed in the proton beam pathway. The effect of Ti-mesh on the proton beam was investigated by comparing the lateral dose profile calculated from TPS with the film-measured value under the same conditions.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제83권2호
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• pp.132-140
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• 2020

In human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) is a well-known opportunistic infection and its management has been established. However, PCP is an emerging threat to immunocompromised patients without HIV infection, such as those receiving novel immunosuppressive therapeutics for malignancy, organ transplantation, or connective tissue diseases. Clinical manifestations of PCP are quite different between patients with and without HIV infections. In patients without HIV infection, PCP rapidly progresses, is difficult to diagnose correctly, and causes severe respiratory failure with a poor prognosis. High-resolution computed tomography findings are different between PCP patients with HIV infection and those without. These differences in clinical and radiological features are due to severe or dysregulated inflammatory responses that are evoked by a relatively small number of Pneumocystis organisms in patients without HIV infection. In recent years, the usefulness of polymerase chain reaction and serum β-D-glucan assay for rapid and non-invasive diagnosis of PCP has been revealed. Although corticosteroid adjunctive to anti-Pneumocystis agents has been shown to be beneficial in some populations, the optimal dose and duration remain to be determined. Recent investigations revealed that Pneumocystis colonization is prevalent and that asymptomatic carriers are at risk for developing PCP and can serve as the reservoir for the spread of Pneumocystis by airborne transmission. These findings suggest the need for chemoprophylaxis in immunocompromised patients as well as infection control measures, although the indications remain controversial. Because a variety of novel immunosuppressive therapeutics have been emerging in medical practice, further innovations in the diagnosis and treatment of PCP are needed.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.527-530
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• 2011

Purpose: Liver transplantation is a groundbreaking section in the field of surgery. Nowadays over 90% of success rate is accomplished and life expectancy of the patients has been elongated. Patients are now seeking for surgical procedures including cosmetic plastic surgery. But these patients take immunosuppressive medication and steroids, which can increase the risk of wound infection, and delay wound healing. By reviewing the case of a 21-year-old liver transplant recipient who underwent mastopexy due to breast ptosis, we discussed about the matters we should consider when performing surgery in liver transplantation recipients. Methods: The patient was a 21-year-old female who received liver transplantation from her father. She was exposed to massive amount of steroids and immunosuppressants, which led to breast ptosis. The vertical and short horizontal incision mastopexy using a medial-based pedicle was done, 29 months after the liver transplantation. Results: On postoperative day 1, she was discharged. On day 10, sutures were removed and taping was applied. There was no sign of wound infection, wound dehiscence, hematoma or bleeding. The patient was followed up at 3, 6 and 9 months after the operation. Mild recurrence of the glandular ptosis was observed but revision was not required. Conclusion: We were able to successfully operate without any complications in the liver transplant recipient. With special attention and consideration, cosmetic plastic surgery can be safely performed in organ transplantation recipients.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.1414-1420
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• 2022

High dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy treatment planning usually involves optimization methods to deliver uniform dose to the target volume and minimize dose to the healthy tissues. Four optimizations were used to evaluate the high-risk clinical target volume (HRCTV) coverage and organ at risk (OAR). Dose-volume histogram (DVH) and dosimetric parameters were analyzed and evaluated. Better coverage was achieved with PGO (mean CI = 0.95), but there were no significant mean CI differences than GrO (p = 0.03322). Mean EQD₂ doses to HRCTV (D₉₀) were also superior for PGO with no significant mean EQD₂ doses than GrO (p = 0.9410). The mean EQD₂ doses to bladder, rectum, and sigmoid were significantly higher for NO plan than PO, GrO, and PGO. PO significantly reduced the mean EQD₂ doses to bladder, rectum, and sigmoid but compromising the conformity index to HRCTV. PGO was superior in conformity index (CI) and mean EQD₂ doses to HRCTV compared with the GrO plan but not statistically significant. The mean EQD₂ doses to the rectum by PGO plan slightly exceeded the limit from ABS recommendation (mean EQD₂ dose = 78.08 Gy EQD₂). However, PGO can shorten the treatment planning process without compromising the CI and keeping the OARs dose below the tolerance limit.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.11-50
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• 2023

As the field of interventional pain management (IPM) grows, the risk of surgical site infections (SSIs) is increasing. SSI is defined as an infection of the incision or organ/space that occurs within one month after operation or three months after implantation. It is also common to find patients with suspected infection in an outpatient clinic. The most frequent IPM procedures are performed in the spine. Even though primary pyogenic spondylodiscitis via hematogenous spread is the most common type among spinal infections, secondary spinal infections from direct inoculation should be monitored after IPM procedures. Various preventive guidelines for SSI have been published. Cefazolin, followed by vancomycin, is the most commonly used surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in IPM. Diagnosis of SSI is confirmed by purulent discharge, isolation of causative organisms, pain/tenderness, swelling, redness, or heat, or diagnosis by a surgeon or attending physician. Inflammatory markers include traditional (C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and white blood cell count) and novel (procalcitonin, serum amyloid A, and presepsin) markers. Empirical antibiotic therapy is defined as the initial administration of antibiotics within at least 24 hours prior to the results of blood culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing. Definitive antibiotic therapy is initiated based on the above culture and testing. Combination antibiotic therapy for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria infections appears to be superior to monotherapy in mortality with the risk of increasing antibiotic resistance rates. The never-ending war between bacterial resistance and new antibiotics is continuing. This article reviews prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infection in pain medicine.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.451-466
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• 2023

Gastrointestinal cancer (GC) is a prevalent malignant tumor of the digestive system that poses a severe health risk to humans. Due to the specific organ structure of the gastrointestinal system, both endoscopic and MRI diagnoses of GIC have limited sensitivity. The primary factors influencing curative efficacy in GIC patients are drug inefficacy and high recurrence rates in surgical and pharmacological therapy. Due to its unique optical features, good biocompatibility, surface effects, and small size effects, nanotechnology is a developing and advanced area of study for the detection and treatment of cancer. Because of its deep location and complex surgery, diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal cancer is very difficult. The early diagnosis and urgent treatment of gastrointestinal illness are enabled by nanotechnology. As diagnostic and therapeutic tools, nanoparticles directly target tumor cells, allowing their detection and removal. XGBoost was used as a classification method known for achieving numerous winning solutions in data analysis competitions, to capture nonlinear relations among many input variables and outcomes using the boosting approach to machine learning. The research sample included 300 GC patients, comprising 190 males (72.2% of the sample) and 110 women (27.8%). Using convolutional neural networks (CNN) and artificial neural networks (ANN)-EXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), the patients mean± SD age was 50.42 ± 13.06. High-risk behaviors (P = 0.070), age at diagnosis (P = 0.037), distant metastasis (P = 0.004), and tumor stage (P = 0.015) were shown to have a statistically significant link with GC patient survival. AUC was 0.92, sensitivity was 81.5%, specificity was 90.5%, and accuracy was 84.7 when analyzing stomach picture.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.25-43
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• 1997

연구배경 : 급성호흡곤란증후군은 국내에서도 여러 병원에서 적지 않게 경험하고 있으며 관련된 임상 및 기초연구가 지속적으로 보고되고 있으나 그 정의에 따라 발생빈도와 예후가 크게 달라질 수 있어 통일된 정의에 의한 국내 실태조사의 필요성이 점증하게 되었다. 본 학회에서는 1992년 American-European Consensus Conference에서 정한 급성호흡곤란증후군의 정의에 따라 전국적인 전향적 실태조사를 실시하였다. 본 실태조사의 목적은 첫째, 본 증후군의 발생 요인을 분석 하고 둘째, 사망률 및 사망원인을 조사하고 셋째, 예후에 관련된 인자들을 분석하여 향후 급성호흡곤란증후군의 임상 및 연구자료로 활용하고자 함이다. 방법 : 전국에 위치한 대학병원 및 400병상 이상의 종합병원 중 호흡기내과 의사가 있는 총 66개 병원을 대상으로 1995년 8월 l일 부터 1 996년 8월 31일까지 설문지 작성을 의뢰하였다. 본 실태조사에 응답한 24개의 병원의 167예를 분석하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 통계분석은 SAS통계 프로그램을 이용하여 사망과 관련된 인자 분석에는 logistic regression법을 그 외는 $x^2$-검정 혹은 t-검정법을 시행하였으며 각 수치는 평균(${\pm}$ 표준편차) 및 위험도(95% 신뢰구간)로 표기하였다. 결과 : l. 환자들의 평균연령은 56.5세(${\pm}$ 17.2세)이었으며 남자 110명(65.9%) 여자 57명(34.1%)이었다. 2. 발생원인은 감염 (78.1%), 흡인(16.6%), 외상(11.6%), 쇽(8.5%) 등이었다. 3. 치료방법으로서 인공호흡기 치료는 95.2%(159/167예 ), 호기말 양압치료는 적용여부의 확인이 가능했던 141예 중 129예(91.5%)에서 시행 되었으며, 스테로이드를 사용한 경우는 22.8%(38/167예)였고 혈역동학적 감시장치로서 SwanGanz도자를 사용한 경우는 9예(5.4%) 이었다. 4. 사망률은 71.9%(120/167예)이었으며 발생 후 사망까지의 기간은 평균 11일(${\pm}$ 13.1일)이었다. 사망원인으로는 호흡부전이 가장 많았으며(52예, 43.7%), 패혈증(43예, 36.1%), 심부전(9예, 76%), 간부전(8예, 6.7%) 등이었다. 5. 연령이 60세 이상일 경우 사망률이 78.7%로서 60세 미만 66.7% 에 비해 사망률이 높은 경향을 보였으나(P=0.08), 성별, 유발질환이 감염성인군과 비감염성인 군들 사이, 염상 경과 중 다장기 발생이 증가된 군과 감소된 군들 사이 및 스테로이드 사용여부는 사망률의 유의한 차이가 없었다. 6. 생존군과 사망군과의 비교에서 유의한 차이를 보인 지표는 맥박 수, 혈소판 수, 알부민 치, 혈당, 24시간 소변량, 동맥혈 pH. $Pa0_2$, $PaCO_2$, $Sa0_2$, 폐포-동맥혈 산소분압 차이, 흡입가스내 산소분율, $PaO_2/FIO_2$, PEEP/$FI0_2$ 이었다. 7. 사망과 관련된 인자들로는 본 증후군 발생시 호흡부전외 다른 동반질환이 있는 경우가 없는 경우에 비하여 사망위험도가 증가하는 경향을 보였고(odd ratio 2.69; 0.88-8.22, P=0.08) 나이와 성별로 보정한 후에는 그 사망위험도가 4.30배(1.20-15.39, P<0.05)로 유의하게 증가되었다. 또한 다른 장기의 부전이 없는 경우에 비하여 동반된 타장기부전의 장기수가 l개인 경우는 사망위험도가 2.59배(1.13-5.97, P<0.05), 2개 이상인 경우는 3.89배(1.08-14.03, P<0.05)로서 타장기부전 수가 많을수록 사망위험도가 증가하였 다($x^2$=7.34, P<0.01,). 또한 발생시점의 APACHE III 점수가 높을수록 사망위험도가 증가하였는데($x^2$=9.12, P<0.01) 100점 이상일 경우 50점 미만인 경우보다 6.67배(1.39-32.08, P<0.05) 더 높았다. 8. 성별, 연령(60세 미만과 이상), 다장기부전 수 및 APACHE III 로 다변수 분석을 시행한 결과 다장기부전 수(odd ratio 1.95, 95% 신뢰구간:1.05-3.61, P=0.03) 및 APACHE III(odd ratio 1.59, 95% 신뢰구간: 1.01-2.50, P=0.04)가 독립된 위험 인자로 나타났다. 결론 : 급성호흡곤란증후군의 국내 사망률은 71.9%로 아직도 높은 치명율을 보이고 있으며, ARDS 진단 시점에서 예후에 영향을 미치는 유의한 인자는 APACHE III값, 부전 장기의 수, 동반 질환의 유무 등으로 나타났다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제85권3호
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• pp.249-255
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• 2022

Background: The main cause of death in pulmonary embolism (PE) is right-heart failure due to acute pressure overload. In this sense, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) might be useful in maintaining hemodynamic stability and improving organ perfusion. Some previous studies have reported ECMO as a bridge to reperfusion therapy of PE. However, little is known about the patients that benefit from ECMO. Methods: Patients who underwent ECMO due to pulmonary thromboembolism at a single university-affiliated hospital between January 2010 and December 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. Results: During the study period, nine patients received ECMO in high-risk PE. The median age of the patients was 60 years (range, 22-76 years), and six (66.7%) were male. All nine patients had cardiac arrests, of which three occurred outside the hospital. All the patients received mechanical support with veno-arterial ECMO, and the median ECMO duration was 1.1 days (range, 0.2-14.0 days). ECMO with anticoagulation alone was performed in six (66.7%), and ECMO with reperfusion therapy was done in three (33.3%). The 30-day mortality rate was 77.8%. The median time taken from the first cardiac arrest to initiation of ECMO was 31 minutes (range, 30-32 minutes) in survivors (n=2) and 65 minutes (range, 33-482 minutes) in non-survivors (n=7). Conclusion: High-risk PE with cardiac arrest has a high mortality rate despite aggressive management with ECMO and reperfusion therapy. Early decision to start ECMO and its rapid initiation might help save those with cardiac arrest in high-risk PE.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제30권1_2호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2018

목 적 : 본원에서 사용하는 양성자 에너지는 크기에 따라 도달거리가 달라지며, Compensator는 Distal 두께에 따라 Energy의 크기를 다르게 할 수 있으며 이로 인해 Dose rate이 변화된다. 따라서 Compensator distal의 두께를 변화시키면서 Dose 분포 및 Beam on time에 대한 영향을 평가해보고자 한다. 대상 및 방법 : 본원에서 양성자치료를 받은 에너지가 낮은 환자 5명을 대상으로 실험하였다. 선택된 환자들의 기존 치료 시 Beam on time을 확인하였으며 이 후 양성자치료계획시스템(TPS)을 통하여 Compensator의 Distal 두께를 기존 두께에서 2 cm씩 최대 14 cm까지 증가시켜가며 치료계획을 비교 평가하였다. Dose 분포를 평가하기 위하여 Target의 Conformity Index(CI)값과 Homogeneity Index(HI)값, Target 후면부의 Organ at risk(OAR)의 최대선량을 비교하였으며 치료시간에 대한 영향을 평가하고자 Compensator Distal 두께 별로 제작하여 Beam on time을 비교하여 평가하였다. 결 과 : Compensator의 Distal 두께를 증가시켜 Homogeneity Index, Conformity Index를 분석한 결과 모든 환자에서 동일한 수치가 나왔다. Target 후면부의 OAR을 비교한 결과 Abdomen의 Spine cord에 최대 7 cGy, Eyeball의 RT Lens에서 88 cGy, Nasal cavity의 RT Lens에 391 cGy, Mediastinum의 Trachea에 51 cGy, Pelvis의 Small bowl에 661 cGy 증가하였다. Beam on time을 비교한 결과 Abdomen의 경우 기존 126초에서 최대 62초, Eyeball의 경우 105초에서 37초, Nasal cavity의 경우 기존 187초에서 134초, Mediastinum의 경우 기존 100초에서 40초, Pelvis의 경우 기존 440초에서 118초로 감소하였다. 결 론 : 연구결과 Compensator의 distal 두께가 두꺼워질수록 에너지의 크기를 증가시킬 수 있으며 Dose rate이 증가하여 Beam on time이 감소하는 효과가 있었다. 이는 Beam on time이 많이 소요되는 호흡동조치료를 요하는 Liver, 마취를 하는 소아환자에게 적용한다면 치료시간 단축과 환자의 편의성 면에서 큰 도움을 줄 것으로 평가된다. 하지만 에너지의 크기가 증가할수록 Distal penumbra가 증가하기 때문에 Target 후면부에 OAR이 인접해 있는 경우는 양성자치료계획 시 Penumbra의 영향을 고려한 적절한 Compensator 두께를 설정할 필요가 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.236-241
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• 2012

Background: Prolonged usage of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) may induce multi-organ failure. This study is aimed to evaluate prognostic factors in the patients with ECMO. Also, the prognosis of ECMO with Kidney Injury Network Scoring system is studied. Materials and Methods: From May 2005 to July 2011, 172 cases of ECMO were performed. The cases of perioperative use of ECMO were excluded. Renal failure patient and younger than 15 years old one were also excluded. As a result, 26 cases were enrolled in this study. Male patients were 15 (57.7%), and mean age was $56.57{\pm}17.03$ years old. Demographic data, ECMO parameters, weaning from ECMO, and application of continuous renal replacement therapy are collected and Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) scores were evaluated just before ECMO and day 1, day 2 during application of ECMO. Results: Venoarterial ECMO was applied in 22 cases (84.6%). The reasons for applications of ECMO were cardiac origin in 21 (80.8%), acute respiratory distress syndrome in 4, and septic shock in 1 case. Successful weaning from ECMO was achieved in 15 cases (57.7%), and survival discharge rate was 9 cases (34.6%). Mean duration of application of ECMO was $111.39{\pm}54.06$ hours. In univariate analysis, myocarditis was independent risk factors on weaning failure. Using the receiver operating characteristic curve, level of hemoglobin on 24 hours after ECMO, and base excess on 48 hours after ECMO were showed more than 0.7. AKIN score was not matched the prognosis of the patients with ECMO. Conclusion: In our study, the prognosis of the patients with myocarditis was poor. Hemoglobin level at first 24 hours, and degree of acidosis at 48 hours were useful methods in relating with prognosis of ECMO. AKIN scoring system was not related with the prognosis of the patients. Further study for prognosis and organ injury during application ECMO may be needed.