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Congenital Hypothyroidism*

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Factor VIII* ; Prevalence*

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HIV-1* ; Humans* ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha*

80 patients, 40 patients without preexisting EKG abnormality (group 1) and 40 patients with preexisting abnormalities of EKG (group 2), receiving general anesthesia in the operating room were monitored continously with electrocardioscope, Servomed SMK 155-1 and were recorded. 1) 7 cases(17.5%) of group 1 developed a variety of arrhythmia, and 13 cases (32.5%) of group (32.5%) of group 2 developed a variety of arrhythmia. 2) The most common arrhythmia was premature ventricular contraction including bigeminies (13 cases, 60% of the total arrhythemia) and the most serious arrhythmia was seen 1 case of rapid ventricular tachycardia without artrial activity. 3) Continous cardiac monitoring is valuable, easy and practical in virtually all instance during anesthesia and surgery.
Anesthesia ; Anesthesia, General ; Arrhythmias, Cardiac* ; Electrocardiography ; Humans ; Operating Rooms ; Perioperative Period* ; Tachycardia, Ventricular ; Ventricular Premature Complexes

Pulmonary comp1ications following surgery continue to be a major cruse of postoperative mobidity. The purpose of this study was to measure the effects of various surgical procedures upon arterial blood gas tension and ventilatory function in the early postoperative period. 30 patients with no history of cardiopulmonary disease before surgery were selectively chosen and divided into 4 categories depending on the location of the operative incision and the type of anesthesia. Group l was composed of upper abdominal incision cases, Group ll lower abdominal incision cases, and Groups lll and lV had nonabdominal surgery. Groups, l, ll and lll received general anesthesia, while lV was liven spinal anesthesia. Lung volumes were measured and blood samples were taken preoperatively and 70 minutes after surgery. Patients were maintained in semisitting position before and after surgery. Vital capacities were significantly reduced in the postoperative period in the general ane- sthesia groups, and tidal volumes were significantly reduced in the upper and lower abdominal incision groups. The mean PaO2 value after anesthesia decreased significantly in the upper and lower abdominal incision groups, but there were no significant differencea in the PaCO2 value. It seems that supplemental oxygen and encouragement of deep inspirations are essential and beneficial in the early postoperative period, especially for the patients with abdominal surgery.
Anesthesia ; Anesthesia, General ; Anesthesia, Spinal ; Humans ; Lung ; Oxygen ; Postoperative Period ; Tidal Volume ; Vital Capacity

TO determine the normal neonatal adrenal gland size, ultrasonographic examinations were performed in 145 newborn infants. They were divided into 3 groups according to the days of age. The group I is 1~3 days, group II is 6~9 days and group III is 21~50 days of age. 1) The adrenal gland size was as follows. In group I, the length was 29.05mm and the width was 4.02mm. In group II, the length was 24.04mm and the width was 2.79mm. In group III, the length was 19.54mm and the width was 2.21mm. 2) With increasing age, the size of adrenal gland became smaller. 3) The size of adrenal gland correlated well with the birth weight and height. We conclude that the ultrasonographic examination is useful in infant adrenal gland disease.
Adrenal Gland Diseases ; Adrenal Glands* ; Birth Weight ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn

Hydroa vacciniforme is a rare, chronic photosensitivity disorder manifested in childhood by recurrent vesicles that hea1 with srarring. We report a case of hydroa vacciniforme in which vesicles were induced with multiple exposures ta UVA. The clinical features and ap-propriate laboratory evaluation of hydroa vacciniforme are reviewed.
Hydroa Vacciniforme ; Photosensitivity Disorders

In view of the current trend towards carrying out termination of pregnancy as day cases it is also important that the patient should be free from pain with a rapid recovery from anesthesia and a minimum of post operative sequalae. We compared the effects of three other anesthetic techniques for the termination of pregnancy in 100 healthy womes as day cases. 1) Anesthesia with thiopental sodium alone was associated with a high score of pain sensation(2+/-0.93) and with considerably rapid recovery(103+/-57.6 mins). 2) The combination of thiopental sodium and meperidine was associated with a lower score of pain sensation(1.58+/-0.8) and with rapidl recovery(101+/-56.4 mins). 3) Meperidine with diazepam was associated with the lowest score of pain sensation(1.4+/-0.69), but had prolonged recovery time(206+/-126 mins) twice that of other techniques. It was conclued that the combination A thiopental sodium and meperidine was the technique of choice for termination of pregnancy as day-cases.
Anesthesia ; Diazepam ; Humans ; Meperidine ; Pregnancy* ; Thiopental

To evaluate the historical trend of anesthetic experience for the past 22 years a total of 68,473 cases which were performed at the National Medical Center from 1959 to 1981 were studied. To simplify the analysis statistically, the author selected the anesthetic cases every other year(12 years). 1) General anesthesia was performed in more than 78% of the total cases and of this number endotracheal intubation has been used with increasing frequency(average 92.8%). 2) For intravenous induction, thiopental sodium was used as the main agent, in more than 90% since 1980. 3) Trichlorethylene, cyclopropane and ethylchloride which had been used since 1961, were abandoned from 1978 except for training purposes. Methoxyflurane was used from 1973 to 1979, but given up there after because of it's nephrotoxicity. The use of halothane has steadily increased(86% of the total inhalation anesthetics) and ethrane has also been used with increasing frequency since 1980. 4) Pancuronium has been used as a primary muscle relaxant instead of gallamine and D-tubocurarine which had been used as the main durgs from 1959 till 1979. 5) Innovar and morphine as intravenous anesthetics, have recently been with increasing grequency.
Anesthesia, General ; Anesthetics, Intravenous ; Enflurane ; Gallamine Triethiodide ; Halothane ; Inhalation ; Intubation, Intratracheal ; Methoxyflurane ; Morphine ; Pancuronium ; Thiopental ; Tubocurarine

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