• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권8호
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• pp.630-637
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• 2000

Backgroud: There are well-known problems in the management of low weight neonates or infants with congenital heart defects. In the past, because of a perceived high risk of operations using cardiopulmonary bypass(CPB) in these patients, there was a tendency for staged palliation without the use of CPB. However, the recent trend has been toward early reparative surgery using CPB, with acceptable mortality and good long-term survival. Therefore we reviewed our results of the operations in infants weighing less than 3kg and considered the technical aspect of conducting the CPB including myocardial protection. Material and Method: Between Jan. 1995 and Jul. 1998, 28 infants weighing less than 3kg underwent open heart surgery for many cardiac anomalies with a mean body weight of 2.7kg(range; 1.9-3.0kg) and a mean age of 41days(range; 4-110days). Preoperative management in the intensive care unit was needed in 20 infants and preoperative ventilator support therapy in 11. Total correction was performed in 23 infants and the palliative procedure in 5. Total circulatory arrest was needed in 11 infants(39%). Result: There were seven hospital deaths(25%) caused by myocardial failure(n=3), surgical failure(n=2), multiorgan failure(n=1), and sudden death(n=1). The median duration of hospital stay and intensive care unit stay were 13days(range; 6-93days) and 6days(range; 2-77days) respectively. The follow-up was achieved in 21 patients and showed three cases of late mortality(15%) and a one-year survival rate of 62%. No neurologic complications such as clinical seizure and intracranial bleeding were noticed immediately after surgery and during follow-up. Conclusion: The early and late mortality rate of open heart surgery in our infants weighing less than 3 kg stood relatively high, but the improved outcomes are expected by means of the delicate conduct of cardiopulmonary bypass including myocardial protection as well as the adequate perioperative management. Also, the longer follow-up for the neurologic development and complications are needed in infants undergoing circulatory arrest and continuous low flow CPB.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.63-67
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• 1990

Electrical burns of the lips are most frequently seen in small children, who are apt to chew on electrical cord or plug, the ends of extension cords in their mouth, saliva creates a short circuit across the terminals within the plug, causing an electrical burn. Tissue destruction with electrical burns is sudden and extensive. Extensive, deep coagulation necrosis is instaneously produced by the extreme temparatures of electrical arc. If the child is well grounded, the circuit flow through his body may cause cardiac arrest. The purpose of this report is to document two cases of electrical lip burn and reconstruction of the lip defect with some local flap techniques. For case 1, Z plasty & V-Y plasty and lengthening of the commissure and in case 2, Abbe flap technique was used and scar was revised later. Z-plasty and V-Y plastry were used for scar release and Abbe flap was designed on lower lip to meet the need of upper lip. For short of right lip width, lengthening of the commissure was done. We are to report the improvement with forementioned operation on the patient of electrical burn upon the lip.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제67권6호
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• pp.574-576
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• 2009

An intramedullary spinal cord metastasis (ISCM) rarely develops in systemic cancer but is indicative of a poor prognosis. A 56-year-old man was admitted due to weakness of the lower extremities. He had received radiotherapy 3 months prior for a brain metastasis that had developed 1 year after achieving a complete response from chemotherapy for extended stage small cell lung cancer. Although the brain lesion had improved partially, ISCM from the cervical to lumbar-sacral spinal cords, which was accompanied by a leptomeningeal dissemination, was diagnosed based on magnetic resonance imaging of the spine and cerebrospinal fluid cytology. Finally, he died of sudden cardiac arrest during treatment. This is the first case of ISCM involving the whole spinal segments. Physicians should be aware of the subsequent development of ISCM in lung cancer patients with a previously known brain metastasis who present with new neurological symptoms.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.3-12
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• 1970

During the last 10 years of period, one hundred patients with various pulmonary diseases were pneumonectomized upon at the Department of Chest Surgery of Pusan University Hospital. This paper is concerned with the clnical results of these patients along with the serious postoperative complications such as postoperative intrapleural infection and hemorrhage. The results were obtained as follows. 1.Left pneumonectomy was done in sixty-six of 100 patients [66 %] and the right one was done in the rest thirty-four[34 %]. The ratio between left and right was nearly 2:1. 2.Of all oostoperative complications, the intrapleural infection was most common, and these were 53 % in empyema thoracis and 12.7 % in pulmonary tuberculosis respectively. 3.More postoperative complications could be seen after right pneumonectomy than the left one. 4.It was thought that the postoperative intrapleural infection was closely correlated with the methods of pleural dissection at pneumonectomy,postoperatlve tube drainage, time of operation, massive hemorrhage during operation, prolongation of bleeding time, and dysfunction of the liver. 5.The repeated thoracenteses with infusion of neomycin into the infected thoracic cavity and intravenous administrations of the high units of penicillin were effective in treatment of the postoperative intrapleural infection, however, the refractory cases have to be cured by thoracoplasty with open window. 6.Immediate secondary open thoracotomy appears to be the method of choice in life saving who developed massive intrathoracic hemorrhage after pneumonectomy. 7.The mortality rate was 10 % in our cases and the main causes of death were postoperative respiratory insufficiency, pulmonary edema, hemorrhage and sudden cardiac arrest.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.17-33
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate knowledge and attitudes of students majoring in health-related fields toward automated external defibrillator (AED) and to identify the influencing factors of knowledge and attitudes in AED use among the students. Methods: Data were collected from 346 students and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, one-way ANOVA, post hoc $Scheff{\acute{e}}$ test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis, with SPSS Win 20.0 program. Results: Overall knowledge of AED in health-related major students, except paramedics and physical therapy was relatively low while attitudes were at moderate level. There were statistically significant differences in knowledge according to age, grade, major, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) awareness, exposure to AED and CPR education; and differences in attitude according to major, health status, health awareness, CPR awareness, exposure to AED, and CPR education. Significant factors explained 63% of knowledge on AED (F= 43.96, p<.001) and 37% of attitudes on AED (F= 15.84, p<.001). Conclusion: The study findings suggest that systemic education programs on AED should be implemented during undergraduate curriculum to improve survival rate of sudden cardiac arrest.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.143-145
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• 1998

There are reports on cervical epidural anesthesia for surgery of neck, chest and upper limb. However, there are limited published data on the specific problems with this procedure, including dural puncture, epidural abscess, and vasovagal syncopes. We experienced two cases of vasovagal syncope during cervical epidural anesthesia in the sitting position. These syncopes consisted of sudden hypotention and bradycardia, associated with nausea, dizzness and sweating. The patients were resuscitated successfully and recovered without any adverse effects. Current literature is being reviewed and the possible mechanisms of cardiac arrest under cervical epidural anesthesia in the sitting position are being discussed.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.202-204
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• 2012

A 55-year-old woman who had a history of percutaneous vertebroplasty was referred to our institution with sudden onset of chest pain. Computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated a long, linear, highly-attenuated segment in the right side of the heart and fragmented pieces in the right pulmonary artery. The CT scan and echocardiogram revealed no pericardial effusion or hemopericardium. Based on these findings, we performed surgery through right anterolateral thoracotomy without cardiac arrest. As a result, we safely removed the foreign body. This approach may be a feasible and effective procedure for selected cases.

• 한국정보처리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보처리학회 2016년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.999-1001
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• 2016

한국에서 2014년도 기준 심장 질환으로 인한 사망자의 수는 10만 명당 52.4명으로 두 번째로 큰 사망원인이다. 또한 WHO에서 2011년에 1,700만 명이 심장질환으로 사망했다고 발표했다. 이와 같이 심장질환은 한국만의 문제가 아니라 세계적인 문제로 자리 잡고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 심야 시간에 입원 중이거나 자택에서 수면 중인 심장 질환 환자들의 심전도와 심박수를 실시간으로 측정해 심장박동에 이상이 있는 상황을 빠른 시간 내에 탐지해 골든 타임을 확보하는 시스템을 제안한다. 이 시스템은 아두이노 기반으로 설계되었으며 심박수 측정 및 이상 발생 시 알림 기능이 있다. 현재는 프로토타입 형태로 구현되어 있으나 정상인과 심장 질환자에 대하여 다양한 성능 분석을 수행하고 개선을 수행한다면, 각 환자를 실시간으로 돌볼 수 없는 환경에서 보다 효율적이고 저렴하게 환자를 관리 할 수 있을 것으로 예상된다.

• 항공우주의학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.61-63
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• 2021

In Vol. 31, No. 3, our journal prepared three review articles, an original paper, and two case reports. First, as COVID-19 continues for a long time, aviation workers, including pilots, are also experiencing mental problems such as depression. Therefore, we have compiled the basic principles for improving the mental health of pilots. Next, it is difficult to properly perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) when a cardiac arrest situation occurs in an aircraft. Moreover, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, CPR is more difficult because medical staff and other passengers may also be exposed to infections. Therefore, we have summarized the principles of CPR on board and ways to perform CPR while keeping the safety of medical staff and other passengers in the COVID-19 situation. The sudden change of gravity caused by space travel has various effects on the human body, and among them, the effect on the immune system is profound. Therefore, we reviewed the research methods to study the effect of gravity on the immune system and the results. In addition, we analyzed the demographic characteristics and health status of immigrant visa applicants who intended to immigrate to the United States over the past five years. Next, through two case reports, we reported cases of determining physical fitness for aviation service in patients who recovered after receiving appropriate treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia or renal cell carcinoma.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2005

배경: 심정지와 같은 위급상황에서 관상동맥의 혈류를 유지하는 것은 심장근육의 보존과 회복 및 환자의 생명을 보존하는 데 중요하다. 최근 들어 Extra-Corporeal Life Support System (ECLS)의 기계식 순환장치의 사용으로 심정지 환자의 생명을 보존하고자 하는 노력이 시도되고 있다 본 연구는 체외순환 모델에서 박동성 혈류와 비박동성 혈류가 관상동맥의 혈류량 및 심근에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 실험은 $25\~35Kg$의 돼지 14마리를 각각 7마리씩 두 군으로 나누어 진행하였다. 제 1군은 비박동성 혈류 펌프인 원심펌프를 사용하였고 제2군은 이중 박동형 펌프를 사용하였다. 체외순환은 우심방에서 상행대동맥으로 심폐바이패스를 하고, 9V의 전기 충격으로 심실세동을 만들었다. 체외순환은 2시간 동안 유지하였으며, 펌프량은 두 군 모두 2 L/min로 유지하였다. 초음파를 이용한 관상동맥 혈류 측정장치를 이용하여 좌전하행지의 관상동맥 관류량을 펌프 시작 전(기초치)과 시작 후 20분마다 측정하였다. 또한 관상 정맥동의 혈액을 펌프 시작 전(기초치)과 시작 후 1시간, 2시간에 채취하여 두 군간의 심근효소의 차이와 대사물질의 차이를 비교하였다. 각 관찰지표의 군간 비교는 STATISTICA 통계프로그램(Version 6.0)의 Mann-Whitney U test를 이용하였고 통계적 유의수준은 p값이 0.05 이하인 경우로 하였다. 결과: 관상동맥의 저항지수는 제 2군에서 낮게 나타났으며, 펌프 구동 후 40분, 80분, 100분, 120분에서 통계적으로 의미 있게 나타났다 (p<0.05). 관상동맥의 평균 혈류 속도는 제 2군에서 펌프 구동 후 20분부터 의미 있게 높게 유지되었다(p<0.05). 관상동맥의 혈류량도 제2군에서 높게 유지되었으며, 펌프 구동 후 40분, 60분, 100분, 120분에서 통계적으로 의미 있는 차이를 보였다(p<0.05). 그러나, 관상정맥동의 혈액학적 검사에서는 두 군간에 차이가 없었다. 결론: 박동성 혈류는 비박동성 혈류보다 좌전하행지 관상동맥의 저항지수를 낮추고, 관상동맥의 관류속도를 빠르게 하여, 관상동맥으로의 혈류량을 높게 유지하였다.