• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.1143-1147
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• 1996

최근들어 비디오 흉강경을 이용한 흉부수술은 다양한 흉부질환에 이용되고 있다. 전북대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실에서 1992년 8월부터 1995년 7훨까지 비디오 흉강경을 이용한 흉부수술을 46예 시행 하였다. 20명이 남자, 26명이 여자이었고 이들의 연령 분포는 14세에서 56세이었다. 대상질환은다한증 21예, 종격동 종양 12예, 기홍 10예, 식도의 평활근종 1예, 그리고 Raynaud's syndrome과 Burger's disease가 각각 1예씩이었다. 평균 수술시간은 89.7분이었고, 개흉술로 전환한 경우는 없었다. 사용한 트로카의 평균 숫자는 3개, 수술 후 흉관 거치 기간은 평균 1.8일, 그리고 수술 후 평균 입원 기간은 4.3일이 었다. 수술후 합병증은 5예(잔류기흉 1예, 횡격신경마비 1예, 지속적 공기 누출 2예, 대상성 과발한 1예)가 있었다. 지속적인 공기누출이 있었던 환자중 1예에서는 술후 3일째 개흉하여 폐부분절제술을 시행하였고 다른 1예에서는 술후 4일째 화학적 흉막유착술을 시행하여 공기 누출을 막을 수 있었다. 종격동 종양 절제술을 받은 환자중 1예에서는 조직검사상 흉선암으로 판명되어 6주간 5600cgy의 방사선 치료를 받 았다. 전체적으로 수술후 사망한 환자는 없었다. 흉강경을 이용한 흉부수술은 수술후 통증과 입원 기간을 감소시킬 수 있었고, 미용상의 이점이 있었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.32-38
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• 2011

Background: Surgical treatment of stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) can be performed either by thoracotomy or by employing video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of VATS lobectomy for pathologic stage I NSCLC. Material and Methods: Between December 2003 and December 2007, 529 patients with pathologic stage I NSCLC underwent lobectomies (373 thoracotomy, 156 VATS). Patients in both groups were selected after being matched by age, gender and pathologic stage using propensity score method, to create two comparable groups: thoracotomy and VATS groups, and the overall survival, recurrence-free survival, complication and length of hospitalization were compared between these two groups. Results: After the patients were matched by age, gender and pathologic stage, 272 patients remained eligible for analysis, 136 in each group (mean age of 59.5 years; 70 men, 66 women; 80 stage IA, 56 stage IB). There was no statistical difference in other preoperative clinical characteristics between the two groups. No hospital mortality was observed in both groups. Overall 3-year survival rate was 97.4% in thoracotomy group and 96.6% in VATS groups (p=0.76). During the follow-up, 20 patients (14.7%) developed recurrence in thoracotomy group, including loco-regional recurrence in 7, distant metastasis in 13. In VATS group, 13 patients (9.6%) developed recurrence, including loco-regional recurrence in 4, distant metastasis in 9. Three-year recurrence-free survival rate was 81.8% in thoracotomy group and 85.3% in VATS groups (p=0.43). There was no significant difference in postoperative complications between thoracotomy and VATS groups (30 cases in 22 patients vs. 19 cases in 17 patients, p=0.65, odds ratio=1.19). The mean hospital stay of VATS group was 2 days shorter than that of thoracotomy group ($8.8{\pm}6.5$ days vs. $6.3{\pm}3.3$ days, p<0.05). Conclusion: VATS lobectomy for pathologic stage I lung cancer is a feasible operation with shorter hospitalization, while surgical outcome is comparable to thoracotomy lobectomy.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.480-483
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• 2003

목 적 : 홍역 환아에서 CRP 값에 따라 합병증을 포함한 임상 및 검사실 소견에서 차이가 있는가를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 홍역으로 입원한 환자 253명을 대상으로 CRP 음성군 134명(0.5 mg/dL 이하, 53.0%)과 6-19 mg/L 군 85명(33.6%), 20-49 mg/L 군 27명(10.7%), 50 mg/L 이상 군 7명(2.8%), 4군으로 나누었다. 각 군에 대하여 총 발열일, 입원일, 합병증 발생 빈도, 백혈구 수와 분획, 비정상 간효소치 비율을 비교하고 통계학적으로 분석하였다. 합병증의 발생은 8일 이상 입원한 경우로 하였다. 결 과 : 전체 홍역 환아의 평균 CRP 값은 $11.1{\pm}7.5mg/L$이었다. CRP 음성군과 5-19 mg/L 군, 20-49 mg/L 군과의 비교에서 총 발열일, 입원일, 2배 이상의 간효소 치 상승 및 합병증의 빈도에서 유의한 차이가 없었다. 한편 CRP 음성군과 50 mg/L 이상 군의 비교에서는 총 발열일($4.7{\pm}1.7$일 vs $7.2{\pm}3.9$일), 입원일(5.4일${\pm}$1.4일 vs 9.4${\pm}$4.7일), 백혈구 수($5,900{\pm}2,700/mm^3$ vs $12,700{\pm}6,700/mm^3$)와 합병증의 빈도(5.2% vs 42.9%)에서 50 mg/L 이상 군에서 유의한 증가가 관찰되었다. 또한 CRP가 증가함에 따라 총 발열일, 백혈구 수 및 합병증의 빈도가 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 간 효소치의 상승과는 상관 관계가 없었다. 결 론 : 대부분의 홍역 환아에서 CRP는 음성 또는 경도의 양성반응이 관찰되었다. CRP가 50 mg/L 이상일 경우 합병증에 의한 총 발열일과 입원일이 증가하였으며 백혈구 수가 증가하는 경향을 보였으나 간 효소 치의 상승과는 관련이 없었다.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.118-121
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• 2012

Chromic acid is a strong metal acid and acute poisoning is very rare. However, chromic acid causes serious complications, such as skin injuries, as well as renal and hepatic failure. We report on a case of a 47-year-old male who accidentally had chromic acid spilled over his nose and face. For the first few days, he was treated with ascorbic acid and massive hydration. However, after three days, his condition began to worsen. He was treated with hemodialysis for anuria and acute renal failure, and antibiotics for pneumonia. On day 10 of hospitalization, he expired of multi-organ failure. We suggest firm control and close supervision of chromic acid in the work place, and, considering severe complications of chromic acid, we propose a nearly and aggressive treatment.

• 대한추나의학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.85-92
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• 2004

Low back pain(LBP) is known as one of the diseases that produce severe pains with 80% of the whole population having experienced it and reported that, even at this moment, 20-30% of the world population is suffering from it. The writer has performed 'Conservative remedies (non-surgical procedures taken)' from $1^{st}$ of January 2003 to $31^{st}$ of December the same year for 76 cases who have been hospitalized in Jaseng Hospital and adopted as having been diagnosed either HIVD L4-5 or HIVD L5-S1 or as having both. The clinical analysis was made through statistical researches which include : the changing degree in SLR test of the Cheongpa-Jeon(CP) taking patient group and the non-taking group, the change of VAS(Visual analogue scale) against pains, and the days of hospital treatment. The result demonstrated that the CP taking group showed higher changes in SLR test, bigger reduction in VAS changes and the days for hospitalization shorter than the group that didn't take CP.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.1326-1333
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• 2004

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the changes on Index of Nausea, Vomiting, & Retching (INVR) during a cycle of chemotherapy, Methods: Forty-three patients hospitalized for chemotherapy at C University Hospital during a period of 5 days from March to May, 2003 were examined, Scores of INVR were measured once a day, Anxiety, anorexia, fatigue, and sleep satisfaction were measured before chemotherapy, Data was analyzed by repeated measures of ANOVA, Results: The score of INVR increased over time during the days of hospitalization and showed a peak on the third day, The score was significantly higher on the third and consecutive cycles than on the first and second cycle, The score was significantly higher in patients in their forties and fifties rather than in their sixties, The score was higher in women than in men, and also increased as the sleep satisfaction decreased, Conclusion: These results suggested that specific interventions for relief of nausea & vomiting were needed in middle age, women, the third chemotherapy cycle, and the third day after chemotherapy.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.437-440
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• 2013

The cerebrospinal fluid tap test (CSFTT) is recommended as a key step in the diagnosis of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH). While there is no generally accepted evaluation period for ascertaining a CSFTT responder, a substantial number of patients are evaluated only once within 24 hours of the test for improvement in gait. We report an iNPH patient with a favorable response to shunt surgery, who was first judged a non-responder by this standard, though subsequently was judged a responder in virtue of repetitively testing gait over 7 days. A 68-year-old man presented with progressive impairment of gait, balance, and memory. He was diagnosed as iNPH with an Evans' ratio of 0.35. At first hospitalization, change in gait was evaluated 24 hours after the CSFTT. He didn't show any significant improvement and was judged as a non-responder. However, at the second CSFTT, we repetitively tested his change in gait over seven days. Forty-eight hours after the tap, he showed significant improvement in his gait. He was then confirmed as a responder. After the operation, the gait difficulties were almost fully resolved. Further studies developing the standard procedure of the CSFTT should be considered.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.46-49
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• 2011

Background and Objectives Cervical necrotizing fasciitis is a fulminant disease associated with necrosis of connective tissue, spread along the fascial plane, and high mortality. We analyzed the clinical characteristics and treatment outcome of this rare fatal disease. Materials and Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 19 patients treated for cervical necrotizing fasciitis from January 1999 to January 2009. Mean age was 53.7 years. Results The most common predisposing illness was tonsillitis (36.8%), followed by odontogenic infection (15.7%). Diabetes mellitus was most common underlying disease. Liver cirrhosis and chronic renal failure were found in 2 patients each. All patients were treated with combination of parenteral antibiotics and wide surgical debridement by transcervical and/or thoracotomy approach. Multiple surgical debridements were performed in 7 patients. Tracheotomy was performed in most of the patients (88.8%). Period of total hospitalization and Intensive care unit was 23 days and 10.1 days. Two patients died of disease and overall survival rate was 89.4%. Conclusion Early surgical management and care in intensive care unit are essential for cervical necrotizing fasciitis. Possible complications such as respiratory failure, mediastinitis or sepsis should be carefully evaluated.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.1319-1330
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• 2021

A 56-year-old male patient with a sudden onset of tremor and involuntary movement of right upper and lower extremities, head, and voice was diagnosed as having a drug-induced tremor, with valproic acid being the culprit drug. The patient had undergone admission treatment at an internal Korean medicine department with herbal medicine according to constitutional diagnosis, acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, and rehabilitation. The change in the severity of tremor was assessed with the Fahn Tolosa Marine scale. After discharge, the patient took herbal medicine for two more months. After 20 days of admission and 2 months of treatment with herbal medicine, the patient's tremor improved. In this case, the patient with valproic acid-induced tremor showed improvement in symptoms after 20 days of hospitalization and further reduction of tremor and improvement of quality of life were confirmed through follow-up for 2 months.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.177-180
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• 2000

Backgrounds： Patients with respiratory failure may require prolonged mechanical ventilation. The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal time for tracheostomy and complications of tracheostomy. Methods : All medical records of 27 patients who underwent tracheostomy in department of thoracic & cardiovascular surgery at Yondong Severance hospital between January 1, 1990 and December 31, 1998, were reviewed. Variables analyzed include underlying disease, primary indication of tracheostomy, interval from 1st intubation to tracheostomy, duration from tracheostomy to weaning ventilator, duration of decannulation, and complication. There were 18 men and 9 women. Mean age at the time of the tracheostomy was 54 years (rage, 11 to 64 yeras). Results : Underlying diseases included lung cancer in 14 patients (51.9%), trauma in 8 patients (29.6%), and TE fistula in 2 patients. The indication for tracheostomy were as follows: prolonged mechanical ventilation in 13 patients, purpose of bronchial toilet in 9 patients, and tracheal stenosis in 5 patients. The mean interval between the first intubation and tracheostomy was 8.1 days. The mean duration from tracheostomy to weaning ventilator was 10.1 days. Conclusions : Timing of tracheostomy Is very important. Tracheostomy may benefit patients because it can accelerate the process of weaning and thus lead to a reduction in the duration of ventilation, length of hospitalization, and cost.