• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.191-195
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• 2019

Trypanosomiasis is caused by a pathogenic protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma, being Trypanosoma vivax the most important agent for cattle. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the expansion of T. vivax infection in different mesoregions of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and describe the clinicopathological findings of trypanosomiasis in cattle. The diagnosis was based on visualization of the parasite in blood smears and DNA detection of T. vivax in the blood of live cows and tissues of necropsied animals by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Thirty suspected herds were tested, of which 11 were positive for T. vivax. The most frequent clinical signs were anemia, apathy, drop in milk production, weight loss, reproductive disorders, and nervous signs. Concomitant diseases, such as malignant edema, pneumonia and increased cases of mastitis were associated with T. vivax infection. Three cows were necropsied and the most significant findings were low body condition score, pale mucous and spleen with white pulp hyperplasia. The results demonstrated the expansion of T. vivax infection in Minas Gerais, that PCR-associated blood smears are promising for diagnosis, and that other diseases often occur concomitantly to T. vivax infection in regions with trypanosomiasis in cattle.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.44-50
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• 2021

Purpose: This study aimed to analyse the effect of End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide (ETCO2) monitoring on patients who had been poisoned and presented in the emergency department with decreased consciousness. Methods: The data of patients over 18 years old presenting with poisoning from 2016 to 2020 was collected from the emergency department. We retrospectively analyzed their medical records, and defined patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 9 or less as having decreased consciousness. We divided the patients into two groups, one with ETCO2 monitoring and the other without, and the difference between the two groups was compared. Results: 168 patients participated in this study and 83 (49.4%) of them belonged to the ETCO2 monitoring group. In this group, the interval between arterial blood tests was statistically significantly longer and the rate of intubation was lower. In addition, in the monitoring group, the incidence of pneumonia and the rate of poor prognosis was not significantly higher. Conclusion: Although ETCO2 monitoring does not directly affect the prognosis of poisoned patients with decreased consciousness, it should be actively done as it can help to adequately treat patients while avoiding invasive techniques or unnecessary intubation.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.206-209
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• 2023

Purpose: Since its implementation, flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FBS) has played an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of tracheobronchial tree and pulmonary disease. Although FBS is often performed by endoscopists, it has also been performed by surgeons, albeit rarely. This study investigated FBS from the surgeon's perspective. Methods: This retrospective study included patients who underwent FBS performed by a single thoracic surgeon between March 2017 and December 2021. Accordingly, the epidemiology, purpose, results, and complications of FBS were analyzed. Results: A total of 47 patients received FBS, whereas 13 patients underwent repeat FBS. Their mean age was 60.7 years. The main organs injured involved the chest (n=22), brain (n=9), abdominal organ (n=7), cervical spine (n=4), extremities (n=4), and face (n=1). The average Injury Severity Score was 22.5. Indications for FBS included atelectasis or haziness on chest x-ray (n=34), pneumonia (n=17), difficult ventilator management (n=7), percutaneous dilatory tracheostomy (n=3), blood aspiration (n=2), foreign body removal (n=2), and intubation due to a difficult airway (n=1). The findings of FBS were mucous plugs (n=36), blood and blood clots (n=16), percutaneous dilatory tracheostomy (n=3), foreign bodies (n=2), granulation tissue at the tracheostomy site (n=2), tracheostomy tube malposition (n=1), bronchus spasm (n=1), difficult airway intubation (n=1), and negative findings (n=5). None of the patients developed complications. Conclusions: FBS is an important modality in the trauma field that allows for the possibility of diagnosis and therapy. With sufficient practice, surgeons may safely perform FBS at the bedside with relative ease.

• Clinical Nutrition Research
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.91-98
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• 2023

Adequate nutritional support is crucial in preventing complications and improving outcomes in critically ill patients. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a mode of supportive care for patients with respiratory and/or cardiac failure. ECMO patients frequently exhibit a hypermetabolic state characterized by protein catabolism and insulin resistance, which can lead to malnutrition. Nutritional therapy is a vital component of intensive care, but its optimal administration for ECMO patients is unknown. This case report aims to provide insights into effective nutritional management for critically ill patients undergoing ECMO therapy. The patient was a 72-year-old male with a history of gastric and lung cancer who underwent a lobectomy complicated by bronchopleural fistula, postoperative bleeding, pneumonia, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The patient's nutritional status was assessed indicating a high risk of malnutrition, using the modified Nutrition Risk in the Critically Ill (mNUTRIC) Score. Nutritional support was administered based on the recommendations of European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN), with energy requirements set at 25-30 kcal/kg/d and protein requirements set at 1.2-2.0 g/kg/day. The patient received parenteral nutrition until the enteral nutrition target amount was reached, with zinc supplements for wound healing. The study highlights the need for further research on proactive and effective nutritional support for ECMO patients to improve compliance and prognosis.

• 한국간담췌외과학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.189-194
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• 2023

Backgrounds/Aims: Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is a source of major morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis and treatment of POPF is mandatory to improve patient outcomes and clinical risk scores may be ombined with postoperative drain fluid amylase (DFA) values to stratify patients. The aim of this pilot study was to etermine if intraoperative fluid amylase (IFA) values correlate with DFA1 and POPF. Methods: In patients undergoing PD from February to November 2020, intraoperative samples of intra-abdominal fluid adjacent to the pancreatic anastomosis were taken and sent for fluid amylase measurement prior to abdominal closure. Data regarding patient demographics, postoperative DFA values, complications, and mortality were prospectively collected. Results: Data were obtained for 52 patients with a median alternative Fistula Risk Score (aFRS) of 9.9. Postoperative complications occurred in 20 (38.5%) patients (five Clavien grade ≥ 3). There were eight POPFs and two patients died (pneumonia/sepsis). There was a significant correlation between IFA and DFA1 (R² = 0.713; p < 0.001) and DFA3 (p < 0.001), and the median IFA was higher in patients with POPF than patients without (1,232.5 vs. 122; p = 0.0003). IFA > 260 U/L predicted POPF with sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of 88.0%, 75.0%, 39.0%, and 97.0%, respectively. The incidence of POPF was 43.0% in high-risk (high aFRS/IFA) and 0% in lowrisk patients (low aFRS/IFA). Conclusions: IFA correlated with POPF and may be a useful adjunct to clinical risk scores to stratify patients during PD. Larger, prospective studies are needed to determine whether IFA has clinical utility.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제64권5호
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• pp.791-798
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• 2021

Objective : The period of mechanical ventilator (MV)-dependent respiratory failure after cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI) varies from patient to patient. This study aimed to identify predictors of MV at hospital discharge (MVDC) due to prolonged respiratory failure among patients with MV after CSCI. Methods : Two hundred forty-three patients with CSCI were admitted to our institution between May 2006 and April 2018. Their medical records and radiographic data were retrospectively reviewed. Level and completeness of injury were defined according to the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) standards. Respiratory failure was defined as the requirement for definitive airway and assistance of MV. We also evaluated magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of the cervical spine. These characteristics included : maximum canal compromise (MCC); intramedullary hematoma or cord transection; and integrity of the disco-ligamentous complex for assessment of the Subaxial Cervical Spine Injury Classification (SLIC) scoring. The inclusion criteria were patients with CSCI who underwent decompression surgery within 48 hours after trauma with respiratory failure during hospital stay. Patients with Glasgow coma scale 12 or lower, major fatal trauma of vital organs, or stroke caused by vertebral artery injury were excluded from the study. Results : Out of 243 patients with CSCI, 30 required MV during their hospital stay, and 27 met the inclusion criteria. Among them, 48.1% (13/27) of patients had MVDC with greater than 30 days MV or death caused by aspiration pneumonia. In total, 51.9% (14/27) of patients could be weaned from MV during 30 days or less of hospital stay (MV days : MVDC 38.23±20.79 vs. MV weaning, 13.57±8.40; p<0.001). Vital signs at hospital arrival, smoking, the American Society of Anesthesiologists classification, Associated injury with Injury Severity Score, SLIC score, and length of cord edema did not differ between the MVDC and MV weaning groups. The ASIA impairment scale, level of injury within C3 to C6, and MCC significantly affected MVDC. The MCC significantly correlated with MVDC, and the optimal cutoff value was 51.40%, with 76.9% sensitivity and 78.6% specificity. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, MCC >51.4% was a significant risk factor for MVDC (odds ratio, 7.574; p=0.039). Conclusion : As a method of predicting which patients would be able to undergo weaning from MV early, the MCC is a valid factor. If the MCC exceeds 51.4%, prognosis of respiratory function becomes poor and the probability of MVDC is increased.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제86권2호
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• pp.133-141
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• 2023

Background: The present study evaluated the association between participation in a rehabilitation program during a hospital stay and 1-year survival of patients requiring at least 21 days of mechanical ventilation (prolonged mechanical ventilation [PMV]) with various respiratory diseases as their main diagnoses that led to mechanical ventilation. Methods: Retrospective data of 105 patients (71.4% male, mean age 70.1±11.3 years) who received PMV in the past 5 years were analyzed. Rehabilitation included physiotherapy, physical rehabilitation, and dysphagia treatment program that was individually provided by physiatrists. Results: The main diagnosis leading to mechanical ventilation was pneumonia (n=101, 96.2%) and the 1-year survival rate was 33.3% (n=35). One-year survivors had lower Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score (20.2±5.8 vs. 24.2±7.5, p=0.006) and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score (6.7±5.6 vs. 8.5±2.7, p=0.001) on the day of intubation than non-survivors. More survivors participated in a rehabilitation program during their hospital stays (88.6% vs. 57.1%, p=0.001). The rehabilitation program was an independent factor for 1-year survival based on the Cox proportional hazard model (hazard ratio, 3.513; 95% confidence interval, 1.785 to 6.930; p<0.001) in patients with APACHE II scores ≤23 (a cutoff value based on Youden's index). Conclusion: Our study showed that participation in a rehabilitation program during hospital stay was associated with an improvement of 1-year survival of PMV patients who had less severe illness on the day of intubation.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제60권2호
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• pp.228-234
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• 2006

연구배경 : A. baumannii는 중환자실내의 원내감염의 중요 원인균으로 인식되고 있으며, 원내 폐렴, 요로 감염증, 균혈증 등을 일으킨다. 현재 이 균의 다약제 내성이 문제되고 있으며 특히 carbapenem에 내성을 보이고 있는 것이 가장 큰 문제가 되고 있다. 이 연구의 목적은 중환자실 환자의 객담에서 배양된 A. baumannii 중 carbapenem 내성군과 감수성군 두 군으로 나누어 위험인자를 알아보고 임상적 특징을 비교 및 분석하는 것이다. 방 법 : 2003년 1월 1일부터 2003년 12월 31일까지 강원대학교 중환자실에 입원한 성인 환자들 중 객담 배양 검사상 A. baumannii가 한 번이라도 검출된 환자들을 대상으로 챠트 기록을 통한 후향적 분석을 하였다. 위험인자로 연령, 성별, APACHE II score, 동반질환, 사용한 항생제, 재원기간, 중환자실 재원기간, Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score, 인공호흡기 여부를 평가하였다. 결 과 : 총 49명으로 A. baumannii에 대한 carbapenem 감수성군은 23명 내성군은 26명이었다. 단일변량분석에서는 신장 질환, 이전의 aminoglycoside 및 carbapenem 사용력이 통계적인 의미를 보였고 다변량분석에서는 이전의 aminoglycoside 사용력은 carbapenem 내성과 음의 상관관계를(p=0.026; OR, 0.18; CI, 0.04 to 0.82), 이전의 carbapenem 사용력은 carbapenem 내성과 양의 상관관계를(p=0.024; OR, 8.17; CI 1.32 to 50.68) 보여주었다. 사망률에서는 양 군에서 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다(30 vs 42%, P=0.39). 결 론 : Carbapenem 내성 A. baumannii의 발생의 위험인자로 이전의 aminoglycoside와 carbapenem 사용력이 있으며 carbapenem 사용 시 A. baumannii의 carbapenem 내성정도가 증가함을 볼 수 있다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.217-224
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• 2000

패혈증에서는 지속적인 내독소 자극에 의해 염증 반응이 계속 유발될 수 있으나, 염증반응에 주도적인 역할을 하는 말초혈액 단핵구는 반응도를 스스로 낮춤으로서 염증 반응을 감소시키는 경향을 보이는데, 이러한 현상을 내독소 내성(endotoxin tolerance)라고 한다. 내독소 내성은 과다한 염증반응에 대한 자체의 방어작용으로 이해되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 조직액에서 감염균이 증명된 패혈증 환자를 대상에서 추출한 말초 혈액 단핵구에서 내독소 내성의 현상을 관찰하고자 하였다. 방법 : American College of Chest Physician-Society의 Critical Care Medicine Consensus Conference에서 정한 sepsis의 기준을 만족하고, 감염균이 확인된 14명의 환자를 대상으로 하였으며 질환의 중증도는 APACHE II score를 이용하여 평가하였다. 대상환자의 혈청에서 TNT-$\alpha$와 IL-1$\beta$의 농도를 측정한 뒤, 말초혈액 단핵구를 추출, 배양하여, 내독소(100 ng/ml)로 자극하였다. 내독소 자극 후 24시간 뒤에 배양 상층액에서 ELISA 방법으로 TNT-$\alpha$와 IL-1$\beta$의 농도를 측정하였다. 결과 : 대상 환자는 총 14명(남자 : 8 명, 여자 6명)으로 APACHE II score는 12.2$\pm$5.7 이었다. 감염의 원발 부위는 뇨관감염, 폐렴, 아급성심내막염, 도관감염, 급성담관염 등이었다. 감염 원인균은 그람음성 간균 10례, 그람 양성균 6례였고, 이 중에는 복합감염이 2례가 있었다. 환자군의 혈청 TNF-$\alpha$는 4명에서 측정이 기능했고 평균치는 29.7$\pm$527.7 pg/ml 이었다. IL-1$\beta$는 1명에서 측정가능했고 측정치는 16.1 pg/ml 이었다. 내독소 자극 후 말초혈액 단핵구 배양 상층액의 TNF-$\alpha$농도는 패혈증 환자는 2,703$\pm$2,066 pg/ml, 대조군은 2,101$\pm$1914 pg/ml 이었고, IL-1$\beta$ 농도는 환자군은 884$\pm$1,050 pg/ml, 대조군은 575$\pm$558 pg/ml으로 두 군 사이에 의미있는 차이는 없었다. 결론 : 본 연구에서는 예상과는 달리 패혈증 환자의 말초혈액 단핵구에서 내독소내성을 관찰할 수 없었다. 향후 보다 중증의 환자를 대상으로 하고, 조기에 혈액을 채취하며, 말초혈액 상층액에 혈청을 추가하는 등의 보완을 통하여 재평가가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.356-364
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• 1999

연구배경: 천식은 발병 기전의 규명과 새로운 치료 방법의 개발에도 불구하고 그 사망률은 줄지 않고 있다. 천식의 사망과 관련이 추정되어 온 몇몇 인지들이 알려져 있으나 중환자실 입실 시점에서 호흡부전을 동반한 천식 환자들의 사망과 관련된 예후 인자들에 대해서는 잘 알려져 있지 않았다. 본 내과계중환자실로 입실하였던 중증천식환자들을 대상으로 중환자실 입실 시점에서 사망과 관련될 수 인자들을 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 내과계중환자실에 호흡부전을 동반한 기관지 천식으로 입실하였던 59명(나이 $55.9{\pm}18.0 $세, 남:여 32:25)을 대상으로 하였다. 중환자실 입실 당시와 24-48 시간째의 활력 증후, 동맥혈가스검사, 투약 상황, 동반 질환, 인공호흡기의 사용 여부, APACHE III 점수 및 입원 경과 중 발생한 합병증 등을 후향적으로 분석하였다. 결과: 전체 사망률은 32.2%였고 사망군은 생존군에 비하여 연령($66.2{\pm}10.5$, $51.0{\pm}18.8$세)이 높았고 입원 전폐기능 검사(내원 1년 이내 최고치)는 FVC($59.2{\pm}21.1$, $77.6{\pm}23.3%$)및 $FEV_1$($41.4{\pm}18.8$, $61.l:{\pm}23.3%$) 이 사망군이 생존군에 비하여 낮았다. 입실 당시 활력증후, $PaCO2_2$, $PaO_2/FiO_2$, $AaDO_2$는 두군 사이에 유의한 차이가 없었으나 입실 당시 APACHE III치 ($74.5{\pm}48.3$, $48.8{\pm}20.5$)는 사망군에서 높았고 내원 2일째 맥박수($121.6{\pm}22.3$, $105.2{\pm}19.4$회/분), $PaCO_2$ ($50.1{\pm}16.5$, $41.8{\pm}12.2 mm Hg$), $PaO_2/FiO_2$($160.8{\pm}59.8$, $256.6{\pm}78.3 mm Hg$), $AaDO_2$($l81.5{\pm}79.7$, $98.6{\pm}47.9 mm Hg$), 및 APACHE III치 ($57.6{\pm}21.1$, $20.3{\pm}13.2$)등이 유의한 차이가 있었다 (p<0.05). 폐렴, 허혈성 뇌손상, 병 경과 중 패혈증이 동반된 경우 사망률이 높았다(p<0.05). 연령 (>60세), 입실 당시와 입실 후 2일째 $PaO_2/FiO_2$비 (<200 mm Hg), APACHE III($\geq$40), 및 입실 당시 폐렴 여부를 사용한 다변수 분석에서 $PaO_2/FiO_2$비(< 200 mm Hg, 대응위험도 12.7) 및 APACHE III($\geq$40, 대응위험도 21.7) 가 사망과 관련된 지표로 나타났다(P<0.05). 결론: 호흡부전을 동반한 중증천식환자의 예후는 입실 시정의 임상 양상 보다 천식치료의 반응에 따른 중화자실 내원 2일째 $PaO_2/FiO_2$비 (200 mm Hg 미만)와 APACHE III점수 ($\geq$40 점 이상)가 사망의 가능성을 예측할 수 있는 유용한 지표로 사료되었다.