• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제61권10호
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• pp.315-321
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• 2018

Purpose: To investigate the effectiveness of transient intubation for surfactant administration and extubated to nasal continuous positive pressure (INSURE) for treatment of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and to identify the factors associated with INSURE failure in extremely premature infants. Methods: Eighty-four infants with gestational age less than 28 weeks treated with surfactant administration for RDS for 8 years were included. Perinatal and neonatal characteristics were retrospectively reviewed, and major pulmonary outcomes such as duration of mechanical ventilation (MV) and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) plus death at 36-week postmenstrual age (PMA) were compared between INSURE (n=48) and prolonged MV groups (n=36). The factors associated with INSURE failure were determined. Results: Duration of MV and the occurrence of BPD at 36-week PMA were significantly lower in INSURE group than in prolonged MV group (P<0.05), but BPD plus death at 36-week PMA was not significantly different between the 2 groups. In a multivariate analysis, a reduced duration of MV was only significantly associated with INSURE (P=0.001). During the study period, duration of MV significantly decreased over time with an increasing rate of INSURE application (P<0.05), and BPD plus death at 36-week PMA also tended to decrease over time. A low arterial-alveolar oxygen tension ratio (a/APO2 ratio) was a significant predictor for INSURE failure (P=0.001). Conclusion: INSURE was the noninvasive ventilation strategy in the treatment of RDS to reduce MV duration in extremely premature infants with gestational age less than 28 weeks.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.17-27
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• 2011

자간전증은 전세계적으로 모성 및 주산기 사망과 이환의 주된 원인이나 아직까지 병인기전은 명확하게 규명되지 않은 실정이다. 자간전증은 일반적으로 두 단계 질환으로 알려져 있으며, 그 임상의 첫 단계는 모체의 나선동맥의 얕은 세포영양아층 침투에 의한 태반 부전이 발생한다. 태반 부전에 의한 허혈성 태반이 모체의 순환 혈류 내로 용해성 인자와 싸이토카인, 영양막 조직파편을 유리하면, 전신적인 내피세포 손상 및 기능 부전을 야기하고, 이로 인하여 자간전증 이차 단계인 모체 증후군이 나타난다. 역학적 연구에서 자간전증에 대한 유전적 소인이 일관되게 증명되었다. 집중적 연구 노력에 의한 감수성 유전자 발견은 자간전증의 병태생리를 이해하는데 있어서 유용한 정보를 줄 것이며 자간전증의 치료 및 예방 방법에 대한 방향을 제시할 것이다. 본 주제에서는 자간전증의 병태생리에 있어서 유전적 요인의 역할에 대한 최신 이해를 요약하고 자간전증의 유전적 실마리를 찾기 위한 분자적 접근에 대해 설명하고자 한다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권12호
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• pp.1324-1329
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• 2005

목 적 : 최근 1,000 g 미만의 초극소 미숙아의 생존율이 괄목할 만큼 향상되었고 이는 또한 신생아 집중치료술 평가의 지표로 간주되고 있어 초극소 미숙아의 생존율이 얼마나 향상되었는 지를 평가하고 생존율 향상과 연관된 주산기 및 치료인자를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 본원 신생아 중환자실에 입원한 출생 체중 1,000 g 미만의 초극소 미숙아들을 대상으로 1994년부터 1999년까지를 1기(n=100)로, 2000년부터 2004까지를 2기(n=166)로 분류하여 후향적 의무기록 분석을 통해 두 시기의 임상양상을 비교하였다. 결 과 : 1기에 비해 2기에서 평균 재태연령과 출생 체중($27{\pm}2$주, $841{\pm}121g$ vs. $26{\pm}2$주, $794{\pm}143g$)이 유의하게 낮았으나 생존율이 60%에서 75%로 현저히 향상되었다. 또한 재태연령과 출생 체중을 보정한 분석에서 두 시기간 유의한 차이를 보인 합병증으로는 기관지폐이형성증, 균혈증이 확인된 패혈증과 3도 이상의 뇌실내 출혈로 2기에서 낮은 빈도를 보였다. 대상 환아들의 생존율 향상과 연관된 주산기 및 치료인자를 확인하기 위해 두 시기 간 유의한 차이를 보인 임상인자를 로짓회귀분석을 한 결과 산전 스테로이드 치료, 비강 지속성 기도 양압 치료기간과 3도 이상의 뇌실내 출혈의 부재가 포함되었다. 결 론 : 본원의 초극소 미숙아들의 생존율이 최근 향상된 것은 덜 침습적인 치료 방법을 중요시 여겼던 신생아 중환자실팀의 임상적 관리의 향상을 바탕으로 산전 스테로이드 치료 증가, 비강 지속성 양입기도 사용 증가와 3도 이상의 뇌실내 출혈감소에 기인한 것으로 사료된다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2003

목 적 : 신생아 집중치료실 입원아는 오랫동안 전비경구 영양(total parenteral nutrition, TPN)을 필요로 하는 경우가 많다. 미숙아에게 있어 TPN을 오래 시행하는 경우 담즙 울체성 황달은 가장 중요한 합병증 가운데 하나이나 그 임상 양상에 대한 보고는 많지 않다. 이에 저자들은 신생아집중치료실 입원 미숙아 가운데 발생한 TPN 관련 담즙울체(TPN associated cholestasis, TPNAC) 환아를 대상으로 발생빈도, 임상 경과와 생화학적 지표의 변화 및 위험인자를 조사하였다. 방 법 : 2000년 6월부터 2002년 5월까지 2년 동안 경북대학교 병원 신생아 집중치료실에 입원하여 2주 이상 TPN을 시행 한 출생체중 2,000 gm 미만의 미숙아 66명 가운데 담즙 울체가 발생한 환아 21명을 대상으로 울체가 발생하지 않은 45명을 대조군으로 하였다. TPN 관련 담즙울체의 진단은 혈청 직접 빌리루빈이 2.0 mg/dL 이상이고 간염이나 담도 폐쇄 등의 다른 울체의 원인이 배제된 경우로 하였다. 담즙 울체의 발생시기, 빈도, 지속기간, 임상경과, 생화학적 지표의 변화 및 위험인자는 대상 환아의 의무기록지를 검토를 통해 후향적 조사를 시행하였다. 결 과 : TPNAC의 발생빈도는 31.8%였으며, 출생 체중이 적고 재태주령이 낮을수록, TPN 기간이 길수록 증가하였다. 발생시기는 TPN 시작 후 평균 41.7일${\pm}$17.4일이었으며 지속기간은 평균 $33.6{\pm}23.4$일이었다. TPNAC 환아는 대조군보다 생후 3주째의 경구 섭취량이 유의하게 적었으나 TPNAC 환아와 대조군 사이에 감염이나 가사의 빈도 차이는 없었다. TPNAC의 생화학적 지표로 사용되는 혈청 직접 빌리루빈은 4-6주에 증가하였으며 ALT(alanine aminotransferase, SGPT)는 생후 6-8주에 증가하였다. 결 론 : 본 조사에서 TPNAC는 출생체중이 적고 재태주령이 적은 미숙아에서 발생 빈도가 높고 TPN 기간이 길수록 호발하 였다. TPNAC 환아들은 TPN 시행 중 병행한 경구 수유량이 생후 3주째 대조군에 비해 적었다. 따라서 고위험 환아들은 TPN 영양 중에도 경구 영양을 적극적으로 시행하여 경구량을 증가시킴으로써 TPNAC 발생을 경감 시킬 수 있을 것으로 사료되나 이에 대한 추가적 연구가 계속되어야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.207-216
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• 1988

Premature rupture of membrane is the most frequent cause of low birth weight infant delivery which increase the maternal and fetal morbidity and perinatal mortality. A retrospective case-control study was performed on 315 mothers who delivered low birth weight infants($\leq$2.5kg) with premature rupture of membrane and as control group 546 mothers who delivered normal birth weight infants(2.9-3.7kg) without premature rupture of membrane were chosen. The results obtained from this study were as follows: 1. The proportion of low birth weight infants due to premature rupture of membrane among all low birth weight infant deliveries was 14.5%, and this is equivalent to 1.1% among all deliveries. 2. The most significant maternal risk factor of low birth weight infant deliveries with premature rupture of membrane was infections on vagina, cervix and uterus during pregnancy. Compared with control, adjusted odds ratio was 7.61(95% confidence interval(CI) 1.88-30.88, p=0.004). Other significant maternal risk factors were the history of induced abortion, spontaneous abortion, and the experience of premature delivery. The risk ratios were 1.82, 2.07, 4.42, respectively. 3. Breech presentation did increase the risk of low birth weight infant delivery with premature rupture of membrane compared with control(Adjusted Odds ratio=2.66, 95% CI 1.35-5.26, p=0.005). 4. Mothers who had not taken antenatal care were having higher risk of low birth weight infant delivery with premature rupture of membrane against control(Adjusted odds ratio=1.73, 95% CI 1.19-2.53, p=0.004). These study results show that maternal factors such as the infection of genital organs during pregnancy, the history of induced abortion and breech presentation are significantly associated with the premature rupture of membrane in the low birth weight deliveries, and that most of these risk factors are controllable ones through proper antenatal cares.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.251-257
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• 1984

Low birth weight baby, defined as the baby born with less than or equal to 2,500g of body weight by WHO has been a great concern in the fold of maternal and child health since the low birth weight is a major cause of high perinatal mortality. Any measure to prevent the low birth weight baby is most desirable not only for saving the life of a baby but also for levelling up the health of the whole society. The authors attempted to figure out how some known maternal risk factors are related to the low birth weight and to measure their strengh of associations in terms of relative risk using hospital birth records. For this study, hospital birth records of 66 low birth weight cases and sex-parity matched 198 normal controls were chosen from Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Medical Center, and the data were analyzed in regards to several maternal factors. The risk factors studied were mother's age, mother's ABO blood type, previous histories of abortion, low birth weight baby, fetal wastage, and maternal diseases represented by anemia, hypertension, proteinuria, and glucosuria. The results obtained in this study were as follows: 1. The mean body weight of the cases and controls were 1,955g and 3,251g, respectively, and the heights were 41cm for cases and 50cm for controls. Mean gestation periods of cases and controls were 34 weeks and 39 weeks, respectively. 2. Young mother(less than or equal to 20 years of age) or old mother(more than or equal to 30 years of age) experienced more frequently the delivery of low birth weight babies than mothers in between 21 and 29 years of age. But the difference was not statistically significant. 3. Mothers whose blood type was O tended to have slighty higher frequency of low birth weight babies while B mothers have lower frequency. But the difference was not statistically significant too. 4. Those mothers who had experienced low birth weight baby in the past tended to give more births of low birth weight babies. This factor is even statistically significant and the relative risk of the prior experience of low birth weight was 6.7. 5. Mothers with experience of fetal losses and mothers of more than two pregnancies had higher frequency of low birth weight than the mothers with no fatal losses and of first pregnancy, but the difference was not statistically significant. 6. Statistically significant higher frequency of low birth weight were found in mothers with hypertension(odds ratio=4.07), anemia(odds ratio=22,33), and proteinuria(odds ratio=2.79). In summary, these study results strongly suggest that in order to prevent the low birth weight, special care should be made when the mother is too young or too old, and when the mother has experienced deliveries of low birth weight and fetal deaths. Medical control for the maternal diseases such as anemia and hypertension is also needed before or during the pregnency.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제60권12호
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• pp.403-407
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• 2017

Purpose: Quadriplegic children with cerebral palsy are more susceptible to osteoporosis because of various risk factors that interfere with bone metabolism. Pamidronate is effective for pediatric osteoporosis, but there are no guidelines for optimal dosage or duration of treatment in quadriplegic children with osteoporosis. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of low-dose pamidronate treatment in these patients. Methods: Ten quadriplegic patients on antiepileptic drugs (6 male, 4 female patients; mean age, $10.9{\pm}5.76years$), with osteoporosis and gross motor function classification system level V, were treated with pamidronate (0.5-1.0 mg/kg/day, 2 consecutive days) every 3-4 months in a single institution. The patients received oral supplements of calcium and vitamin D before and during treatment. The lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) z score and biochemical markers of bone metabolism were measured regularly during treatment. Results: The main underlying disorder was perinatal hypoxic brain damage (40%, 4 of 10). The mean cumulative dose of pamidronate was $4.49{\pm}2.22mg/kg/yr$, and the mean treatment period was $10.8{\pm}3.32months$. The BMD z score of the lumbar spine showed a significant increase from $-4.22{\pm}1.24$ before treatment to $-2.61{\pm}1.69$ during treatment (P=0.008). Alkaline phosphatase decreased during treatment (P=0.037). Significant adverse drug reactions and new fractures were not reported. Conclusion: Low-dose pamidronate treatment for quadriplegic children with cerebral palsy increased lumbar BMD and reduced the incidence of fracture.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제55권11호
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• pp.414-419
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• 2012

Purpose: This study aimed to assess early development in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with mild intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) or those without IVH and to identify the perinatal morbidities affecting early neurodevelopmental outcome. Methods: Bayley Scales of Infant Development-II was used for assessing neurological development in 49 infants with a birth weight <1,500 g and with low grade IVH (${\leq}$grade II) or those without IVH at a corrected age of 12 months. Results: Among the 49 infants, 19 infants (38.8%) showed normal development and 14 (28.6%) showed abnormal mental and psychomotor development. Infants with abnormal mental development (n=14) were mostly male and had a longer hospitalization, a higher prevalence of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), and were under more frequent postnatal systemic steroid treatment compared with infants with normal mental development (n=35, P<0.05). Infants with abnormal psychomotor development (n=29) had a longer hospitalization and more associated PDA compared to infants with normal psychomotor development (n=20, P<0.05). Infants with abnormal mental and psychomotor development were mostly male and had a longer hospitalization and a higher prevalence of PDA and BPD compared to infants with normal mental and psychomotor development (n=19, P<0.05). Using multiple logistic regression analysis, a longer duration of hospitalization and male gender were found to be significant risk factors. Conclusion: Approximately 62% of VLBW infants with low grade IVH or those without IVH had impaired early development.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제58권8호
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• pp.288-293
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• 2015

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to review the clinical presentation of preterm infants with gastrointestinal perforations and compare the clinical features of gastric perforation with other intestinal perforations. Methods: The medical records of preterm neonates with pneumoperitoneum, admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) between January 1994 and December 2013, were retrospectively reviewed. Results: Twenty-one preterm infants underwent exploratory laparotomy to investigate the cause of the pneumoperitoneum. The sample consisted of five patients (23.8%) with gastric perforation and 16 patients (76.2%) with intestinal perforation. No statistical differences were found in the birth history and other perinatal factors between the two groups. Underlying necrotizing enterocolitis, bilious vomiting, and paralytic ileus preceding the perforation were statistically more common in the intestinal perforation group. All preterm infants with gastric perforation survived to discharge; however, six preterm infants with intestinal perforation expired during treatment in the NICU. In the gastric perforation group, sudden pneumoperitoneum was the most common finding, and the mean age at diagnosis was $4.4{\pm}1.7days$ of life. The location and size of the perforations varied, and simple closure or partial gastrectomy was performed. Conclusion: Patients with gastric perforation did not have a common clinical finding preceding the perforation diagnosis. Although mortality in previous studies was high, all patients survived to discharge in the present study. When a preterm infant aged less than one week presents with sudden abdominal distension and pneumoperitoneum, gastric perforation should first be excluded. Prompt exploratory laparotomy will increase the survival rates of these infants.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.244-247
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• 2010

자발성 종격동 기흉은 신생아기에 발생하는 호흡곤란의 드문 원인 중의 하나이며 대부분의 증례에서는 인공호흡, 출산손상, 태변흡입 등이 선행하는 경우가 많으며, 또한 대다수가 미숙아로 알려져있다. 저자들은 신생아 진찰 중 심음이 적게 들리는 소견으로 발견되었던, 위와 같은 위험인자가 없는 건강한 만삭아에서 발생한 자발성 종격동 기흉 1예를 경험하였기에 이를 보고하는 바이다.