Analgesia, Patient-Controlled* ; Anesthesia, Obstetrical*

No abstract available.
Empyema*

Psychosomatic medicine is a part of medicine which is to find the effect of psychological, behavioural, and medical factors on the human body and disease. In the early 20th century, the idea of psychogenesis had been developed and resulted in the concept of psychosomatic disease which was believed to be caused by psychological factors. However a multifactorial model of illness developed and it allowed illness to be viewed as a result of biopsychosocial interactions. The following have been highlighted by consultation-liaison psychiatry. Psychosomatic medicine has addressed stress and psychiatric factors which affect the etiology, course, and treatment of medical disorders. Moreover it contributes the growth of other related disciplines such as psychoneuroendocrinology, psychoimmunology, behavioral medicine, health psychology and quality of life research. Nowadays, psychosomatic field becomes enlarged because medical and surgical departments have been developed rapidly, and research methods and tools have brought forth rapid progress and advance in medical science. Therefore the author reviews the past and present psychosomatic researches and suggests the future of psychosomatic research in Korea.
Behavioral Medicine ; Human Body ; Korea ; Psychoneuroimmunology ; Psychosomatic Medicine ; Quality of Life

Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome(MODS) emerged as a new syndrome about 30 years ago as a result of the ability to keep patients alive with advanced medical technology. Despite intensive investigation, it remains the main cause of deaths in the intensive care unit today. MODS was presumed to be caused by various pathophysiologic conditions. The epidemiology and pathophysiology include infectious mode 1 and 2, 1-hit and 2-hit models, dysfunctional inflammatory response, impaired oxygen consumption, xanthine oxidase-dependent reactive oxygen metabolites, neutrophil chemotaxis, polymorphonuclear neutrophil adherence, gut hypothesis, and immunosuppression from blood transfusion. Unfortunately, once MODS develops, our current understanding of the inflammatory response is inadequate to manage the condition. Our only recourse is to control the source of inflammation, support the failing organs, provide nutritional support, and prevent further iatrogenic injury.
Blood Transfusion ; Cause of Death ; Chemotaxis ; Epidemiology ; Humans ; Immunosuppression ; Inflammation ; Intensive Care Units ; Multiple Organ Failure* ; Neutrophils ; Nutritional Support ; Oxygen ; Oxygen Consumption ; Xanthine

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Diabetes Mellitus* ; Insulin*

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Obesity* ; Pediatric Obesity*

Non-epithelial tumor of the urinary tract is very rare. We experienced a case of large leiomyosarcoma arising from the posterior wall of the urinary bladder in 49 year-old male.
Humans ; Leiomyosarcoma* ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Urinary Bladder* ; Urinary Tract