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Comparative analysis of existing reinforced concrete buildings damaged at different levels during past earthquakes using rapid assessment methods

  • Sezer Aynur;Hilal Meydanli Atalay
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • 제85권6호
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    • pp.793-808
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    • 2023
  • Türkiye is located in a region where destructive earthquakes are frequently experienced due to its geological characteristics and geographical location. Therefore, considering the possibility of a devastating earthquake at any time, determining the reinforced concrete (RC) building seismic safety, constructed before or after the current seismic buildings code, is one of the most important issues to be completed firstly. For this purpose, rapid assessment methods developed to quickly determine the seismic safety of buildings are available in the literature. Comparison of the principles of Principles of the Determination of Risky Structures-2019, Column and Wall Index Method, P25 Scoring Method and Improved Discriminant Analysis Method, which are among these methods, have been aimed within the scope of this study. Within the scope of this paper, a total of 43 buildings in the Yalova/Çınarcık region of Türkiye that the damage level was determined by street observation method immediately after the 1999 Kocaeli (Izmit) Earthquake; 15 buildings with heavy damage and 28 buildings with moderate damage were examined by rapid assessment methods. Although the risk detection difference was not separated as a clear line in any of the methods used, the results obtained from the rapid assessment methods are evaluated as being compatible with the detected after earthquake structural seismic behavior of the buildings. The PDRS-2019 and column and wall index method gave the most approximate results. In the results obtained from the analyzes; structural features such as number of floors, frame continuity, soft/weak story irregularity, effective shear strength area, existence of heavy overhangs in plan, type of structural system have been found to be significantly effective on the earthquake behavior of buildings.

골반골절 환자의 골절위치와 출혈량간의 상관관계 분석을 통한 대량수혈 필요에 대한 간단한 예측도구 개발: 골반골 출혈 지수 (Development of Simple Prediction Method for Injury Severity and Amount of Traumatic Hemorrhage via Analysis of the Correlation between Site of Pelvic Bone Fracture and Amount of Transfusion: Pelvic Bleeding Score)

  • 이상식;배병관;한상균;박성욱;류지호;정진우;염석란
    • Journal of Trauma and Injury
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    • 제25권4호
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    • pp.139-144
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    • 2012
  • Purpose: Hypovolemic shock is the leading cause of death in multiple trauma patients with pelvic bone fracures. The purpose of this study was to develop a simple prediction method for injury severity and amount of hemorrhage via an analysis of the correlation between the site of pelvic bone fracture and the amount of transfusion and to verify the usefulness of the such a simple scoring system. Methods: We analyzed retrospectively the medical records and radiologic examination of 102 patients who had been diagnosed as having a pelvic bone fracture and who had visited the Emergency Department between January 2007 and December 2011. Fracture sites in the pelvis were confirmed and re-classified anatomically as pubis, ilium or sacrum. A multiple linear regression analysis was performed on the amount of transfusion, and a simplified scoring system was developed. The predictive value of the amount of transfusion for the scoring system as verified by using the receiver operating characteristics (ROC). The area under the curve of the ROC was compared with the injury severity score (ISS). Results: From among the 102 patients, 97 patients (M:F=68:29, mean $age=46.7{\pm}16.6years$) were enrolled for analysis. The average ISS of the patients was $16.2{\pm}7.9$, and the average amount of packed RBC transfusion for 24 hr was $3.9{\pm}4.6units$. The regression equation resulting from the multiple linear regression analysis was 'packed RBC units=1.40${\times}$(sacrum fracture)+1.72${\times}$(pubis fracture)+1.67${\times}$(ilium fracture)+0.36' and was found to be suitable (p=0.005). We simplified the regression equation to 'Pelvic Bleeding Score=sacrum+pubis+ilium.' Each fractured site was scored as 0(no fracture) point, 1(right or left) point, or 2(both) points. Sacrum had only 0 or 1 point. The score ranged from 0 to 5. The area under the curve (AUC) of the ROC was 0.718 (95% CI: 0.588-0.848, p=0.009). For an upper Pelvis Bleeding Score of 3 points, the sensitivity of the prediction for a massive transfusion was 71.4%, and the specificity was 69.9%. Conclusion: We developed a simplified scoring system for the anatomical fracture sites in the pelvis to predict the requirement for a transfusion (Pelvis Bleeding Score (PBS)). The PBS, compared with the ISS, is considered a useful predictor of the need for a transfusion during initial management.

내장감각과민의 침구 치료에 대한 실험연구 현황: PubMed를 중심으로 (Experimental Study Trends on the Acupuncture Moxibustion Treatment for Visceral Hypersensitivity: Based on the Data of PubMed)

  • 한창우;최준용;박성하;김소연
    • Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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    • 제36권2호
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    • pp.93-103
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    • 2019
  • Objectives : The aim of this study is to review the current trends in experimental studies on the acupuncture moxibustion treatment for visceral hypersensitivity. Methods : PubMed was searched for experimental studies about visceral hypersensitivity and acupuncture/moxibustion. Data were extracted and tabulated from the selected articles about experimental method, intervention, result and mechanism. Results : Total 23 articles were reviewed. Chronic visceral hypersensitivity animal model was applied in 17 studies (74%). Visceral hypersensitivity was measured by abdominal withdrawal reflex scoring or/and abdominal electromyogram. Acupoints like ST25, ST36, ST37, BL25, LI11, BL32 and PC6 were treated by electroacupuncture or moxibustion. All articles reported that electroacupuncture or moxibustion treatment is significantly effective in reducing visceral hypersensitivity. Treatment mechanisms were studied, related to mast cell, serotonin (5-HT) and receptor (5-HT3R and 5-HT4R), substance P (SP), vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), c-fos positive cell, corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), purinergic 2X (P2X)2, P2X3, P2X4, P2X7, N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor (NR1 and NR2B), prokinectin (PK) 1 and PK2. Conclusions : Evidences on acupuncture/moxibustion treatment for visceral hypersensitivity in animal studies warrant more research on effective acupoins, electro-acupuncture methods and treatment durations.

토끼를 이용한 척수 허혈 손상 모델에서 Cyclosporin A의 척수 손상에 대한 보호 효과 (Neuroprotective Effect of Cyclosporin A on Spinal Cord Ischemic Injury in Rabbits)

  • 신윤철;최기영;김원곤
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • 제39권10호
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    • pp.739-748
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    • 2006
  • 토끼의 25분간의 척수허혈 모델에서 cyclosporin A의 신경보호효과를 신경병리학적 연관성과 면역조직화학적분석을 통하여 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 몸무게가 3.0 kg 전후의 뉴질랜드산 토끼를 이용하였고 복부 대동맥을 25분간 차단하였다. 32마리의 토끼를 무작위로 4군으로 나누어 대조군인 12군(n=8)과 17군(n=8)은 복부 대동맥 차단만 시행한 후 12군은 2일째, 17군은 7일째 희생시켜 신경학적 평가와 조직학적 검사를 시행하였다. 실험군인 Cs2군(n=8)과 Cs7군(n=8)은 복부 대동맥을 차단 후 재관류 15분 후에 cyclosporin A (25 mg/kg)를 정맥 주입한 후 Cs2군은 2일째, Cs7군은 7일째 희생시켜 신경학적 평가와 조직학적 검사를 시행하였다. 결과: 모든 토끼가 술 후 생존하였으며 술 후 2일째 신경학적 평가에 있어서는 군들 간 차이가 얼었으나 술 후 7일째 시행한 평가에서 복부대동맥 허혈 후 cyclosporin A를 투여한 Cs7군의 Tarlov score가 평균 $2.75{\pm}0.89$로 투여하지 않은 17군의 $1.25{\pm}1.39$에 비해 의미 있게 높아 신경학적 평가상 덜 손상을 받았음을 알 수 있었다(p<0.05). 또한 대조군 17군에서는 신경학적 평가가 2일째보다 7일째 악화하는 경향이었으나 통계학적으로 의미 있는 차이는 없었고 실험군 Cs7군에 있어서는 신경학적 평가가 2일째 $1.87{\pm}0.83$에 비해 7일째 $2.75{\pm}0.89$로 의미 있게 호전되었다(p<0.05). 모든 군을 조직학적으로 손상의 정도에 따라 등급을 매겼으며 신경학적 평가와의 상관관계를 분석하였는데 상관계수 -0.44로 조직학적 손상정도와 신경학적 평가사이에 유의한 관계가 있었다(p=0.009). 병리조직학적 등급을 4군 간 비교하였을 때 2일째 희생시킨 대조군과 실험군 사이에는 유의한 차이가 없었으나 7일째 희생시킨 17군은 조직학적 등급이 $2.13{\pm}1.36$이었으나 Cs7군은 $1.0{\pm}0.53$으로 두 군 간 유의한 차이가 있어 병리학적으로도 cyclosporin A를 투여한 실험군 Cs7군이 대조군 17군에 비해 덜 손상을 받았음을 알 수 있었다(p=0.039). 12군과 Cs2군에서 TUNEL 염색에 양성반응을 보이는 신경세포의 수는 12군이 $17.5{\pm}22.6$개였고 Cs2군이 $12.5{\pm}11.1$개로 통계학적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다. Heat shock protein-70 (HSP70)과 neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS)에 대한 면역조직화학검사에서 실험군 Cs2군의 신경세포가 대조군 12군에 비해 HSP70과 nNOS의 과발현을 보였으며, 이는 통계학적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.05). nNOS와 HSP70의 발현은 강한 연관성을 보였고(상관계수 0.91, p=0.000), nNOS를 발현하는 세포가 동시에 HSP70도 발현함을 확인할 수 있었다. 결론: 우리는 cyclosporin A가 토끼의 25분간의 척수허혈에 대해 척수보호 효과가 있었으며 이는 HSP70의 과발현과 연관이 있으리라 생각한다.

심근관류 SPECT의 분절별 관류 및 국소벽 운동에서 Wide Beam Reconstruction기법의 유용성 평가 (The Evaluation of Usefulness of Wide Beam Reconstruction Method on Segmental Perfusion and Regional Wall Motion in Myocardial Perfusion SPECT)

  • 성용준;김태엽;문일상;조성욱;우재룡
    • 핵의학기술
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    • 제15권1호
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    • pp.51-57
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    • 2011
  • 광대역 재구성(wide beam reconstruction, WBR) 기법인 Xpress.cardiac$^{TM}$ 프로그램을 적용하여 기존 OSEM (ordered subsets expectation maximization) 기법과 심근 내 분절별 관류와 국소벽 운동에서의 일치율을 확인하여 WBR 기법의 임상적 유용성을 알아보고자 하였다. 관상동맥질환의 병력이 없고 핵의학 전문의에 의한 판독상 이상소견이 없는 총 20명(남7명, 여자13명: 정상군)과 관상동맥질환을 진단받은 총 10명(남6명, 여자4명: 비정상군)을 대상으로 휴식기 $^{201}Tl$/부하기 $^{99m}Tc$-MIBI 심근관류 SPECT를 실시하였다. 영상 획득과 재구성은 휴식기 시 투사영상당 30초, 곧바로 15초씩 영상을 얻고 부하기 시 투사영상 당 25초, 곧바로 13초씩 영상을 얻어 OSEM과 WBR 기법을 적용하였고 심근 내 분절별 관류과 국소벽 운동은 AutoQuant 프로그램의 QPS/QGS 알고리즘의 20분절 모델을 적용하였다. 관류상태는 5등급(0=정상, 1=경도, 2=중등도, 3=심한 결손, 4=섭취 없음), 국소벽 운동은 5등급(0=정상, 1=경도, 2=중등도, 3=심한운동저하, 4=무운동)으로 분류한 반정량값을 이용해 기존 OSEM 기법과 WBR 기법에서의 일치율을 평가하였다. 정상군에서 기존 OSEM 기법과 WBR 기법에서의 일치율은 휴식기 시 분절별 관류에서 99% (396/400, k=0.662, p<0.0001), 국소벽 운동에서 83.8% (335/400, k=0.283), 부하기 시 분절별 관류에서 95.8% (383/400, k=0.656), 국소벽 운동에서 87.3% (349/400, k=0.390)의 일치율을 보였다. 비정상군에서 휴식기 시 분절별 관류에서 83% (166/200, k=0.605), 국소벽 운동에서 55.5% (111/200, k=0.385), 부하기 시 분절별 관류에서 79.5% (159/200, k=0.682), 국소벽 운동에서 63.5% (127/200, k=0.486)의 일치율을 보였다. 관상동맥 질환의 진단 및 예후 예측에 있어 중요한 의미를 갖는 심근 내 분절별 관류와 국소벽 운동 기능 평가의 지표들을 이용한 WBR 기법은 기존 OSEM 기법과 비교하여 정상 비정상군 모두에서 심근 내 분절별 관류의 일치율은 높았지만 국소벽 운동에서는 의미 있게 낮은 일치율을 보였다. WBR 기법은 높은 해상도와 대조도를 제공할 수 있다고 하나 심근관류 SPECT에서의 적용은 유용성이 떨어진다고 사료된다.

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슬관절 전치환술 후 골프활동 (Golf activity after total knee arthroplasty)

  • 김형준;차승한;남경모;김동헌
    • 대한정형외과스포츠의학회지
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    • 제11권1호
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    • pp.51-56
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    • 2012
  • 목적: 슬관절 전치환술 후 비교적 흔하게 시행되는 레져스포츠 활동 중 하나인 골프와 슬관절 치환물의 이완현상을 방사선학적으로 분석 하였으며 골프 활동의 패턴에 따른 임상증상을 분석하여 슬관절 전치환술 후 골프 활동에서 권장될 수 있는 지침 (guideline)을 제시하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2005년부터 2008년까지 본원에서 슬관절 전치환술을 시행 받고 3년 이상 추시 가능하였던 80명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 이중 골프 활동을 하는 40명의 환자와 레져스포츠 활동을 시행하지 않는 40명의 환자를 각각 실험군과 대조군으로 정하였으며 연구의 객관성을 위하여 BMI (body mass index)가 $25{\sim}30kg/m^2$이며, UCLA activity-level rating System score가 5~8점 범위인 환자로 연구 대상을 제한 하였다. American Knee Society Roentgenographic Evaluation and Scoring System을 이용하여 대퇴치환물 주위 7곳, 및 경골 치환물 주위 7곳, 슬개골 치환물 주위 5곳의 방사선 투과선의 두께를 측정하여 이를 합산하여 비교 하였다. 실험군의 경우 외래 추시시 설문조사와 전화를 통하여 1. 수술 후 골프활동의 복귀까지의 기간 2. 골프활동의 빈도 3. 경기중 스파이크화의 착용 및 카트(cart)의 이용유무에 따른 임상증상 즉 통증정도를 VAS (visual analogue scale)척도를 이용하여 분석 하였으며 핸디캡과 비거리의 변화 또한 조사하였다. 결과: 실험군에서의 방사선 점수는 합계 평균 0.8 이었으며 대조군에서는 합계 평균 0.6으로 실험군에서 높았으나 통계적 의의는 없었다(P=0.22). 골프 활동의 패턴에 관련 하여 3개월이내 조기 복귀한 경우와(p=0.01) 우측 보다는 좌측 슬관절 전치환술 환자군(p<0.01)에서 유의미한 VAS score 증가가 나타났다. 결론: 슬관절 전치환술 후 골프 활동과 방사선학적 치환물의 이완현상은 연관성을 찾을 수 없으며 슬관절 전치환술 후 3개월 이내 조기 복귀한 경우와 우측 보다는 좌측에서 통증 증가현상을 보여 환자에게 주의를 환기시킬 필요가 있다.

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토끼의 척수 허혈 손상 모델에서 페니토인과 저체온의 신경 보호 효과의 비교 (Neuroprotective Effect of Phenytoin and Hypothermia on a Spinal Cord Ischemic Injury Model in Rabbits)

  • 오삼세;최기영;김원곤
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • 제41권4호
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    • pp.405-416
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    • 2008
  • 배경: 흉부 및 흉복부 대동맥의 수술 중 대동맥 차단은 허혈성 척수 손상에 의한 하반신 마비와 같은 심각한 합병증을 유발할 수도 있어 수술 중 허혈성 척수손상을 예방하기 위한 여러 방법의 연구가 계속 되고 있다. 최근에 허혈성 대뇌 손상 모델에서 신경조직의 막전위 의존성 나트륨채널 길항제가 대뇌 보호 효과가 있다는 보고가 있다. 본 연구는 토끼의 허혈성 척수손상 모델에서 나트륨채널 길항제인 페니토인과 저체온의 척수보호효과를 비교해 보고자 시행되었다. 대상 및 방법: 뉴질랜드산 토끼의 신동맥직하부에서 복부대동맥을 25분간 차단하는 방식으로 척수허혈을 유도하였으며 각 군당 8마리씩 네 군으로 나누었다. 대조군과(S39) 저체온군은(S37) 대동맥 차단시간 동안 직장온도를 각기 $39^{\circ}C$$37^{\circ}C$로 일정하게 유지하면서 $22^{\circ}C$ 생리적 식염수만 2 mL/min의 속도로 연속 주입하였으며, 정상체온 및 저체온 페니토인 군은(P39, P37) 앞의 두 군과 동일한 방법으로 하되 생리적 식염수에 페니토인을 녹여 주입하였다(100 mg/50 mL). 수술 후 24시간 및 72시간이 경과한 다음 Tarlov scoring을 통해 신경학적 평가를 시행하였고 마지막 평가 후에는 객관적으로 신경손상의 정도를 정량화하기 위해 척수를 고정 처리하였다. 결과: 페니토인의 역행성 주입에 따른 심각한 문제는 없었으며 대조군에(S39) 속한 모든 동물은 완전 또는 심한 하반신 마비 소견을 보였다. 페니토인과(P39) 저체온(S37)군 모두 대조군에 비해 신경학적 평가는 유사한 정도로 우수한 결과를 보였다(p<0.05). 조직 병리학적 검사 결과, 대조군에 속한 모든 동물은 척수 회백질에서 심한 신경조직 괴사 때 보이는 전형적인 특징을 보여주었으며, TUNEL 염색에 양성인 신경세포도 높은 빈도로 관찰되었으나, 저체온 또는 페니토인 투여 군에서는 괴사현상이 유의한 정도로 감소하였으며, 상대적으로 매우 낮은 빈도의 TUNL 염색 양성세포가 관찰되었다(p<0.05). 그러나 저체온과 페니토인을 병용했을 때의 부가적인 척수보호효과를 조사해 본 결과 신경학적 평가와 조직병리학적 결과 모두 유의한 수준의 부가적인 효과는 없었다. 걸론: 결론적으로, 토끼의 허혈성 척수 손상 모델을 이용하여 페니토인과 저체온의 신경보호효과를 알아본 결과 신경학적 평가와 조직병리학적 검사 결과 모두 부가적인 효과는 보여주지 못했지만 각각의 경우 유사한 정도의 신경보호효과를 보여주었다.

간호기록지를 통해서 본 간호과정 적용효과에 관한 연구(간호전문대학을 중심으로) (A Study on Effects of Application of Nursing Process by Nursing Profess notes.(School of nursing))

  • 최상순;조희숙;백승남
    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제11권2호
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    • pp.55-68
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    • 1981
  • The prime object of the study is to evaluate how much all the students of the Nursing Schools throughout the nation are in comprehension toward the application of nursing process to clinical experience as means of systematic solution of nursing problems. An effort has been made to find out the actual state whether they are in practice of clinical experience in accordance with application of nursing process, over the period of four weeks managing from December 1st to 28th, 1980 and centering on 36 nursing schools, and meanwhile and evaluation, employing the assessment tool used by Bertuccietal, has been made on the nursing process notes recorded by 200 senions out of 21 nursing schools where application of nursing process to clinical experience being in practice. The assessment tool is composed of 5 different criteria in view of patient nursing and authors made an attempt to find out the result of clinical experience on application students in accordance with 5 different scoring criteria and further evaluating all the findings thereof. The findings were disposed of accordance with practice duration and criteria of the specific sudents subject to this finding as to verify the scoring difference in significance and of which the results are as follows: 1) as of now, in 21 (58.2%) out of 36 nursing Schools nursing process in being appliced in clinical experience. 2) Schools that started the application of nursing process to clinical experience amount to - for more than 4 yrs -6 (28.6%) - for 2 to 3 yrs-11s(52.4%) - for 1 yr -4 (19.0%) 3) As for the response upon application of nursing process. To clinical etperience, the largest voice (61.9%) heard was that it is rather difficult beyond the lecturing thereof, to practically apply it outs patients and the second voice (19.1%) turned out to be that it is hard to put in practice owing to uninformed nurses of the process serving in the clinical field. 4) The response. Of the processors assigned to instruction as to the most difficult problem in criteria of nursing process, the largest voice (38.2%) centered on the problem assessment while the second voice (17.7%) on the indirect nursing activity and the objective data respectively and considered to be the easiest was the indirect nursing activity (11.7%). 5) In order for a satisfactory. application of nursing process to clinical experience hence-forth, it has been pointed out that sufficient number of nurses should be supplemented in clinical field (44.1%) and at the same time supplementory education (35.3%) centered around professors be necessary. 6) Of the criteria that record result of nursing process, a significant difference in comprehension of subjective and objective data has been revealed according to the degree of the practice duration of application to clinical experience. For instance, while although poor it may seen, only 74.9% in subjective data and 71.1% in objective data represent the student group in practice for more than 4 years and only 56.3% in subjective data and 66.8% in objective data represent the student group in practice for 2 to 3 years but they still surpass in comprehension over the student group in practice for 1 year attaning only 19.6% in subjective data and 16.8% in objective data (P < 0.005). 7) As for problem assessment, the student group who started application of nursing process for 4 years stand for 37,7% the group for 2 to 3 years started for 25.3% and the group for 1 year started for 5.4%, revealing no significant difference according to duration (P < 0.5) and as poor as to indicate only 22.8% on an overage is in comprehension. 8) On direct and indirect nursing activity, the student group of for more than 4 years in appling nursing process (representing 49.5% in direct nursing activity, 21.4% in indirect nursing activity). Know more about it than the student group of for 2 to 3 years (representing 36.3% in direct nursing activity, 20.8% in indirect nursing activity) but revealed no significant difference. (P < 0.5) 9) The student group applying nursing process for more than 4 years subjective data (74.9%) comprehend were more than objective data (71.1%) but shown no significant difference (P < 0.5). 10) However, the student group applying nursing process for 2 to 3 years comprehend objective data (66.8%) well ever subjective data (55.5%) indicating that 40.9% in average is in comprehension, thereby revealing a significant difference (P < 0.005). 11) On the other hand, the student group applying nursing process to clinical experience for 1 year had revealed themselves as poorly as to comprehend only 11.7% are an average of it, revealing no significant difference (P < 0.5). In consequence of the fore going, I the conductor of the present study, hereby suggest the following points: 1) Application of nursing process to clinical experience be practiced in all the Nursing Schools all over the nation at the earliest possible date in order that scientific nursing be prevailed (as of now only 58.0%), 2) In teaching nursing process, it is desirable to teach specific method of applying to practical clinical situations. 3) In order to meet the end of satisfactory application of nursing process to clinical experience, sufgecient nursing man power be sysplemented in clinical field and at the save time supplementary education by professors is necessary. 4) Sinces the students whose application duration of nursing process to clinical experience is longer comprehend more about it, it is reguired that the schools not yet in practice of the application be promptlyurged to follow. 5) Of the criteria recording nursing process, since it is comparatively hard to comprehend“assessment”and“Direct and indirect nursing activity”, a concentrated instruction is desirable. 6) The students whose duration of application of nursing process to clinical experience falls short of 1 years be put in a concentrated guidance program on individual criterion.

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외과적 손씻기 및 외과용 장갑의 천공율에 대한 연구 (A Study on the Surgical Hand Scrub and Surgical Glove Perforation)

  • 윤혜상
    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제25권4호
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    • pp.653-667
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    • 1995
  • Post - operative wound infections have been a serious problem in nursing care in the operating room and appear to be strongly related to the infection occurring during the performance of operation. The purpose of this study is to identify patterns in duration of surgical hand scrub (SHS), to evaluate the method of SHS and to examine the rate of glove perforation. Subjects for this study include 244 doctors and 169 nurses working in the operative theatre of a hospital in Seoul area. Test samples and related data were collected from this medical facility between April 1, through 15, and July 1, through 5, 1995 by the author and a staff member working in the operating room. For the study, data on the SHS of doctors and nurses were obtained at the time of operation and multiple batches of surgical gloves worn by the operating doctors were collected after each operation. The duration of SHS was measured with a stop watch and the method of SHS was evaluated according to Scoring Hand Scrub Criteria (SHS Criteria) and expressed as SHS scores. For the analysis of the data, t-test was used to compare the differences in the duration and the SHS scores of doctors and nurses, and Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to examine the relationship between the SHS duration and the SHS scores. The results of the study are summarized as follows. 1) The mean time spent in each SHS was 167 seconds in nurses, and 127 seconds in doctors. The data comparing nurses and doctors indicated that there were significant differences in Our ation of SH S between these two groups (t=5.58, p=.000). 2) The mean time spent in the first SHS was 145 seconds and that in the End SHS, 135 seconds, and there was not a significant difference in the duration of the SHS between doctors and nurses (t=1.44, P=.156). 3) The mean time spent in the SHS by OS (Orthopaedic surgery) doctors was 162 seconds, 150 seconds by NS(Neurologic surgery), 121 seconds by GS(General surgery), 94 seconds by OPH(Opthalmology) and DS(Dental surgery), 82 seconds by URO(Urology), 78 seconds by PS(Plastic surgery) and 40 seconds by ENT(Ear, Nose & Throat) These also showed a significant difference in the duration of the SHS among the medical specialities (t=4.8, P=.0001). 4) The average SHS score of the nurses was 15.2, while that of doctors was 13.1. The statistical analysis showed that t-value was 3.66, p was. 000. This indicates that the nurses actually clean their hands more thoroughly than the doctors do. 5) The average SHS score of NS doctors was 15.5, 15.3 for doctors for OPH,14.3 for OS,12.7 for GS, 12.0 for DS, 11.7 for URO, 10.1 for PS, 7.5 for ENT. Comparison of the average SHS scores from 8 specialties showed that there was a significant differences in the patterns of the SHS (F=5.08, P=.000) among medical specialties. 6) It appears that the operating personnel scrub the palms and dorsum of their hand relatively well, however, less thorough the nails and fingers. 7) The more the operating personnel spend their time in hand scrubbing, the more correctly they clean their hands(r=.6427, P<.001). 8) The overall frequencies of perforation in all post-operative gloves tested was 38 out of 389 gloves (10.3%). The perforation rate for PS was 13%, 12.1% for GS,8.8% for 05, and 3.3% for NS.

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