Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the acceptability, availability and sustainability of a pilot prenatal program developed by an interdisciplinary team. Methods: Out of 19 multicultural women participated in the 6-session prenatal program, 6 women took part in an exit- focus group interview as a part of formative evaluation. The verbatim transcriptions of semi-structured interview data were analyzed using conventional content analysis. Results: In general, the participants expressed high satisfaction with program content, educators and education methods. A hybrid model including health professionals and community health workers and using online and offline education modes was suggested as a way to disseminate the program at a national level. Interventions using aesthetic approaches such as music and an integrated method such as the introduction of available social services in pregnancy and during the postpartum period may play a role as the facilitator of the program participation of multicultural women. These approaches may also help them develop healthy coping skills, problem solving skills and empowerment in multicultural childbearing women who need to adjust to life in a new country simultaneously taking a new role as a mother. Conclusion An interdisciplinary prenatal program using a holistic approach contributes to enhancing multicultural women’s empowerment to become a mother in a new country.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the acceptability, availability and sustainability of a pilot prenatal program developed by an interdisciplinary team. Methods: Out of 19 multicultural women participated in the 6-session prenatal program, 6 women took part in an exit- focus group interview as a part of formative evaluation. The verbatim transcriptions of semi-structured interview data were analyzed using conventional content analysis. Results: In general, the participants expressed high satisfaction with program content, educators and education methods. A hybrid model including health professionals and community health workers and using online and offline education modes was suggested as a way to disseminate the program at a national level. Interventions using aesthetic approaches such as music and an integrated method such as the introduction of available social services in pregnancy and during the postpartum period may play a role as the facilitator of the program participation of multicultural women. These approaches may also help them develop healthy coping skills, problem solving skills and empowerment in multicultural childbearing women who need to adjust to life in a new country simultaneously taking a new role as a mother. Conclusion An interdisciplinary prenatal program using a holistic approach contributes to enhancing multicultural women’s empowerment to become a mother in a new country.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the acceptability, availability and sustainability of a pilot prenatal program developed by an interdisciplinary team. Methods: Out of 19 multicultural women participated in the 6-session prenatal program, 6 women took part in an exit- focus group interview as a part of formative evaluation. The verbatim transcriptions of semi-structured interview data were analyzed using conventional content analysis. Results: In general, the participants expressed high satisfaction with program content, educators and education methods. A hybrid model including health professionals and community health workers and using online and offline education modes was suggested as a way to disseminate the program at a national level. Interventions using aesthetic approaches such as music and an integrated method such as the introduction of available social services in pregnancy and during the postpartum period may play a role as the facilitator of the program participation of multicultural women. These approaches may also help them develop healthy coping skills, problem solving skills and empowerment in multicultural childbearing women who need to adjust to life in a new country simultaneously taking a new role as a mother. Conclusion An interdisciplinary prenatal program using a holistic approach contributes to enhancing multicultural women’s empowerment to become a mother in a new country.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the acceptability, availability and sustainability of a pilot prenatal program developed by an interdisciplinary team. Methods: Out of 19 multicultural women participated in the 6-session prenatal program, 6 women took part in an exit- focus group interview as a part of formative evaluation. The verbatim transcriptions of semi-structured interview data were analyzed using conventional content analysis. Results: In general, the participants expressed high satisfaction with program content, educators and education methods. A hybrid model including health professionals and community health workers and using online and offline education modes was suggested as a way to disseminate the program at a national level. Interventions using aesthetic approaches such as music and an integrated method such as the introduction of available social services in pregnancy and during the postpartum period may play a role as the facilitator of the program participation of multicultural women. These approaches may also help them develop healthy coping skills, problem solving skills and empowerment in multicultural childbearing women who need to adjust to life in a new country simultaneously taking a new role as a mother. Conclusion An interdisciplinary prenatal program using a holistic approach contributes to enhancing multicultural women’s empowerment to become a mother in a new country.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the acceptability, availability and sustainability of a pilot prenatal program developed by an interdisciplinary team. Methods: Out of 19 multicultural women participated in the 6-session prenatal program, 6 women took part in an exit- focus group interview as a part of formative evaluation. The verbatim transcriptions of semi-structured interview data were analyzed using conventional content analysis. Results: In general, the participants expressed high satisfaction with program content, educators and education methods. A hybrid model including health professionals and community health workers and using online and offline education modes was suggested as a way to disseminate the program at a national level. Interventions using aesthetic approaches such as music and an integrated method such as the introduction of available social services in pregnancy and during the postpartum period may play a role as the facilitator of the program participation of multicultural women. These approaches may also help them develop healthy coping skills, problem solving skills and empowerment in multicultural childbearing women who need to adjust to life in a new country simultaneously taking a new role as a mother. Conclusion An interdisciplinary prenatal program using a holistic approach contributes to enhancing multicultural women’s empowerment to become a mother in a new country.

The spontaneous rupture of abdominal aorto-iliac aneurysm into inferior vena cava or iliac vein is rare, with a reported incidence of 3% to 4% of all ruptured aneurysm(1,2). This is the most frequent cause of a major abdominal arteriovenous fistula (AVF)(1). We experienced a spontaneous rupture of abdominal aorto-iliac aneurysm into left common iliac vein with gastric leiomyoma in a 64 year-old female patient. The management of abdominal aortic aneurysm with neoplasm of digestive organ is still controversial. We have successfully managed these two lesions by simultaneous operation without any surgical complication. We report the case and briefly review the literature.
Aneurysm* ; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal ; Arteriovenous Fistula ; Female ; Humans ; Iliac Vein* ; Incidence ; Leiomyoma* ; Middle Aged ; Rupture, Spontaneous* ; Vena Cava, Inferior

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) is a rare disease and is seldom seen in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms. We experienced a SMAS as a result of an enlarged abdominal aortic aneurysm in a 52 year-old female patient who had undergone renal transplant in the right iliac position 8 years previously. The abdominal aortic aneurysm was successfully resected without an extracorporeal bypass during crossclamping, and postoperatively the patient's symptoms were improved and her renal function was well preserved.
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal* ; Female ; Humans ; Kidney Transplantation ; Mesenteric Artery, Superior* ; Middle Aged ; Rare Diseases ; Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome* ; Transplantation*

Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a heterogeneous group of disorders with the common feature of prolonged eosinophilia of unknown cause and associated dysfunctions of organ systems, including the hematologic, cardiovascular, cutaneous, neurologic and respiratory systems, as well as the spleen, liver, eye, and gastrointestinal tract. Bone marrow is involved in almost all subjects, and the most severe complications involve the heart and the central nervous systems. We report a case of HES observed in a 37-year-old man with digital necrosis and persistent eosinophilia lasting for more than 6 months. This patient also showed signs of peripheral neuropathy, cutaneous manifestations, and eosinophilic hyperplasia on the bone marrow biopsy.
Adult ; Biopsy ; Bone Marrow ; Central Nervous System ; Eosinophilia ; Eosinophils ; Gastrointestinal Tract ; Heart ; Humans ; Hypereosinophilic Syndrome* ; Hyperplasia ; Liver ; Necrosis* ; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases ; Respiratory System ; Spleen ; Vasculitis

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to analysis the trends and states of external auses of mortality in Korea from 1985 to 1998. METHODS: This study was based on data published in 1985-1998 from the annual report of cause of death statistics of National Statistical Office. RESULTS: In the proportion of total death cases during 1985-1998, External causes of mortality was ranged from 11 percent to 15 percent. Death rate(per 100,000) of external causes of mortality(ECM) decreased recently from 85.7 in 1991 to 68.9 in 1998. Death rate of ECM in male was 2.6 times higher than that of female. Among total cases of ECM, the first leading cause of death was transport accidents. intentional self-harm was the second leading cause of death(26.8 percent in 1998). In trends of death rate(per 100,000) for ECM during 1885-1998, there were decreased for following causes of death; transport accidents, falls, accidental drowning and submersion, exposure to smoke, fire and flames, accidential poisoning by and exposure to noxious substances, Death rates of ententional self-harm and assault were increased during the periods. The age specific death rate increased with age for all ECM except for assault. The risk of death caused by ECM was higher in aged 65 and over than in ages 0-19 years among all ECM. The risk of death for male aged 65 and over were 6.9 times in transport accidents, 26 times in fall, 37 times in accidential poisoning by and exposure to noxious substances, and 18 times in intentional self-harm compared with 0-19 years. The risk of death for female aged 65 and over were 27 times in fall, 22 times in accidential poisoning by and exposure to noxious substances compared with 0-19 years. In seasonal variation of ECM cases for 1998. There was highest proportion in August(10.4 percent). The highest proportion by death seasion were winter(32.7 percent) in exposure to smoke, fire and flames, summer(27,7 percent) in fall, summer(52.4 percent) in accidental drowning and submersion, summer in 32.0 percent) in accidential poisoning by and exposure to noxious substances, spring(28.2 percent) in intentional self-harm, assault. and autumn(28.2 percent) in transport accidents. CONCLUSION: Above results suggest that a preventive education program for safety accidents should be developed by considering gender and age of the objecties and seasons of the year.
Accidental Falls ; Cause of Death ; Drowning ; Education ; Female ; Fires ; Humans ; Immersion ; Korea* ; Male ; Mortality* ; Poisoning ; Seasons ; Smoke

PURPOSE: To evaluate the role of repetitive vascular surgery in below-knee amputation for critical lower-limb ischemia. METHODS: The data of the 39 below-knee amputee despite receiving one more vascular surgery for critical limb ischemia from Jaunary 1990 through October 1995 were retrospectively reviewed. A total of 102 surgical operation was included. RESULTS: The mean age was 46 years old ranged from 21 through 78 and the forth decade was the most prevalent group by proportion of 33% (13 cases). The frequency of Buerger's disease is 20, and that of atherosclerotic occlusion (ASO), ASO with diabetes, and diabetic arteriopathy (DA) were 11, 4, 3, respectively. The number of operative procedures before amputation and the total mean duration (TMD: days) from initial operation to final amputation for femoral, popliteal and tibial occlusion were 45/485, 26/921 and 13/1725, respectively. Those for Buerger's disease, ASO, ASO with diabetes and DA were 42/960, 25/865, 9.1027, and 7/251 respectively. The proportions of duration between initial vascular procedure and second one in the TMD for the patients of tibial occlusion and ASO with diabetes revealed 95.0% and 98.4%. Smoking revealed shortened the duration until amputation in cases of popliteal artery involvement. CONCLUSION: The frequency of below-knee amputation due to critical limb ischemia is high in Buerger's disease and in the age of fourth decade. Patients of the tibial artery involvement and ASO with diabetes may not have benifits from repetitive operative procedures after initial vascular surgery in postponing the below-knee amputation. More study is needed with incresed number of cases.
Amputation* ; Amputees ; Extremities ; Humans ; Ischemia* ; Lower Extremity* ; Middle Aged ; Popliteal Artery ; Retrospective Studies* ; Smoke ; Smoking ; Surgical Procedures, Operative ; Thromboangiitis Obliterans ; Tibial Arteries