1.An Epidemiological Study on the Accident resulting from Leakage of Chloride.
Joon Yun KIM ; Won Gae CHO ; Jong Hwan PARK ; Chong Kyun LEE ; Yong Chun KIM ; Don Kyoun KIM
Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine 1972;5(1):49-56
During the Period from 22th to November 26th , 1971, An Epidemiological Survey was performed on the Accident which was occurred by Leakage of Chloride Gases in A Chimical Industry, one of Wul San Industrial Areas. The obtained results were as follows ; 1. The largest damage was observed at Yeo Cheon Dong, 5.38 Km2 in Area and 8,192 in the Residents. 2. By the age distribution of Yeo Cheon Dong, The largest damaged area resulting from chloride accident, the age group of between 10 and 39 was highly occupied with 55.2% of all Yeo Cheon residents. 3. The number of patient was 436 totally, 198 in male and 238 in female. 4. By the age group distribution of the patient, in case of male, the largest group was under 20 age (96) and female, between 20 and 40 age group. 5. By the educational level of the patient, No-Education group was 116 (26.6%), and primary school, middle school and high school were respectively 168 (38.5%), 68(15.6%) and 12 (2.8%). 6. By the occupational distribution of the patient, No-Occupation group was 49.7%, students and agriculture were respectively 14.4% and 8.1%. 7. By the complaints of the patient, most of all were for respiratory tract, those are coughing (56.9%), chest tightness (35.6%), sore throat (24.8%), and so forth. 8. By the injured domestic animal, the Dog was most highly injured with 46.2%.
Age Distribution
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Agriculture
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Animals
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Animals, Domestic
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Cough
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Dogs
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Epidemiologic Studies*
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Female
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Gases
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Humans
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Male
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Pharyngitis
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Respiratory System
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Thorax
2.An Epidemiological Study on the Accident resulting from Leakage of Chloride.
Joon Yun KIM ; Won Gae CHO ; Jong Hwan PARK ; Chong Kyun LEE ; Yong Chun KIM ; Don Kyoun KIM
Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine 1972;5(1):49-56
During the Period from 22th to November 26th , 1971, An Epidemiological Survey was performed on the Accident which was occurred by Leakage of Chloride Gases in A Chimical Industry, one of Wul San Industrial Areas. The obtained results were as follows ; 1. The largest damage was observed at Yeo Cheon Dong, 5.38 Km2 in Area and 8,192 in the Residents. 2. By the age distribution of Yeo Cheon Dong, The largest damaged area resulting from chloride accident, the age group of between 10 and 39 was highly occupied with 55.2% of all Yeo Cheon residents. 3. The number of patient was 436 totally, 198 in male and 238 in female. 4. By the age group distribution of the patient, in case of male, the largest group was under 20 age (96) and female, between 20 and 40 age group. 5. By the educational level of the patient, No-Education group was 116 (26.6%), and primary school, middle school and high school were respectively 168 (38.5%), 68(15.6%) and 12 (2.8%). 6. By the occupational distribution of the patient, No-Occupation group was 49.7%, students and agriculture were respectively 14.4% and 8.1%. 7. By the complaints of the patient, most of all were for respiratory tract, those are coughing (56.9%), chest tightness (35.6%), sore throat (24.8%), and so forth. 8. By the injured domestic animal, the Dog was most highly injured with 46.2%.
Age Distribution
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Agriculture
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Animals
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Animals, Domestic
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Cough
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Dogs
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Epidemiologic Studies*
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Female
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Gases
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Humans
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Male
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Pharyngitis
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Respiratory System
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Thorax
3.The Significance of Estimation of Urine Leakage on Fluoroscopic Cystourethrography in Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: Correlation with Subjective Degree and Valsalva Leak Point Pressure.
Jong Bouk LEE ; Jae Hwan LEE ; Ho Hun JEONG ; Joong Ki KYOUN
Journal of the Korean Continence Society 2002;6(1):56-62
PURPOSE: To compare the estimated degree of urine leakage during straining on standing cystourethrography(CUG) under fluoroscopy with subjective degree and Valsalva leak point pressure(VLPP), and to determine it's clinical significance. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 157 consecutive women who presented with stress urinary incontinence with a mean age of 47 years were included in this study. Standing CUG was performed in the state of urethral catheter insertion and removal. Degree of urine leakage was determined on the fluoroscopy during standing CUG by one urologist, and VLPP was determined by another observer. Each of subjective degree, leakage amount and VLPP was classified into 3 grade and compared it's results to each other. RESULTS: High correlation was present between the leakage amount and VLPP(p<0.05), and the subjective degree and VLPP(p<0.001), but subjective degree was not highly correlated with leakage amount. Among the clinical parameters, urge syndrome and urge incontinence only had the positive effect to urine leakage. CONCLUSIONS: Estimation of leakage amount during standing CUG on fluoroscopy seems to be a simple and useful method in the objective evaluation of urine leakage, but it should be considered to be the possibility of over-estimation in the cases of associated urge syndrome and urge incontinence.
Female
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Fluoroscopy
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Humans
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Urinary Catheters
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Urinary Incontinence*
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Urinary Incontinence, Urge
4.Clinical Significance of Large Placental Chorioangioma.
Hwan Kyoun LEE ; Chang Sung KANG ; Sun Hee PARK ; Soo Jeong HONG ; Eun Sung KIM ; Ho Won HAN ; Sung Ran HONG
Korean Journal of Perinatology 1997;8(2):157-162
Our purpose was to evaluate the clinical significance of large (>5cm) placental chorioangioma. Obstetrical and neonatal records which were confirmed chorioangioma in pathology and greater than 5 cm in diameter, were reviewed retrospectively from April. 1, 1991, to March. 31, 1996. 11 cases of placental chorioangioma greater than 5 cm were diagnosed prenatally by ultrasonography except one. I'hey were associated with maternal or fetal complications-6 cases of polyhydramnios, 2 cases of PIH, 1 case of neonatal anemia, 2 cases of preterm birth, 2 cases of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, 1 case of cardiomegaly, 1 case of IUGR and 1 case of oligohydramnios. Nevertheless, there were not remarkable neonatal morbidity and mortality. These uncommon large tumors were often associated with maternal or fetal complications. But, we could get good neonatal outcome through thorough antenatal surveillance.
Anemia, Neonatal
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Cardiomegaly
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Female
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Fetal Growth Retardation
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Hemangioma*
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Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal
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Infant, Newborn
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Mortality
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Oligohydramnios
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Pathology
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Polyhydramnios
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Pregnancy
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Premature Birth
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Retrospective Studies
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Ultrasonography
5.A Study on the Urinary Metabolites and Sister Chromatid Exchanges of Peripheral Lymphocytes in Workers Exposed to the Organic Solvents.
Don Kyoun KIM ; In Kyung HWANG ; Cheol In RYU ; Su Il LEE ; Kap Yul JUNG ; Yong Hwan LEE ; Choong Ryeol LEE ; Won Il HYUN ; Suk Bong KIM ; Yong Duk JEON
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1990;2(1):75-83
In order to know the possibility of utilizing the sister chromatid exchanges as an index which could evaliiate the effect of organic solvents on Lhe health in industrial workers, the authors Studied the effects of the inductivity of sister chromatid exchanges in peripheral lymphocyces from 90 female workers espoxed to organic solvents .and 20 lion-exposed female workers. The results obtained were as follows: 1. The frequency of sister chromatid exchanges in peripheral iympnocytes from 90 female workers exposed to organic solvents was significantly increased in comparison with 20 coatiol subiect. 2. The frequency of sister chromatid exchanges was significantly Increased in the workers who were employed in the manufacture of plastic materials than the other manufactures. 3. There were no significant differences in the frequency of sister chrornatid exchanges by carriera of the exposed workers. 4. The correlation between the frequency of sister chromatid exchanges and urinary hippuric acid was significant with the coefficient of 0.5902 showing Y=1.867X+15.188 in which Y indicate the frequency of sister chromatid exchanges per cell and X indicate the urinary hippuric acid concentration by g/l.
Female
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Humans
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Lymphocytes*
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Plastics
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Siblings*
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Sister Chromatid Exchange*
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Solvents*
6.Comparison of Early and Mid-Second-Trimester Amniocentesis.
Hyun Kyong ANN ; Hyun Mee RYU ; Moon Young KIM ; En Sung KIM ; Ha Kyun SONG ; Hwan Kyoun LEE ; Jung Ryeol HAN ; Jin Mee KIM ; Soo Kyung CHOI ; Ho Won HAN
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1997;40(1):123-128
We sought to determine whether early amniocentesis is a safe and acceptable method of genetic evaluation in early pregnancy. During the 20-month period from February 1994 to September 1995, 80 consecutive early amniocentesis were performed transabdominally at 12(+3)-14(+6) weeks of gestation and 305 consecutive mid-second-trimester transabdominal amniocenteses were performed at 16(+0)-18(+0) weeks of gestation. All amniotic fluid samples were cultured using flask method. There were no significant differences between the early and mid-second-trimester amniocenteses in failed sampling, ambiguous results, pregnancy loss within 4 weeks after the procedure, pregnancy loss from 4 weeks after procedure to 28 weeks of gestation, preterm birth, and perinatal death. We may conclude that early amniocentesis is a safe and acceptable method for prenatal diagnosis.
Amniocentesis*
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Amniotic Fluid
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Female
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Pregnancy
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Premature Birth
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Prenatal Diagnosis
7.Asia-Pacific consensus on long-term and sequential therapy for osteoporosis
Ta-Wei TAI ; Hsuan-Yu CHEN ; Chien-An SHIH ; Chun-Feng HUANG ; Eugene MCCLOSKEY ; Joon-Kiong LEE ; Swan Sim YEAP ; Ching-Lung CHEUNG ; Natthinee CHARATCHAROENWITTHAYA ; Unnop JAISAMRARN ; Vilai KUPTNIRATSAIKUL ; Rong-Sen YANG ; Sung-Yen LIN ; Akira TAGUCHI ; Satoshi MORI ; Julie LI-YU ; Seng Bin ANG ; Ding-Cheng CHAN ; Wai Sin CHAN ; Hou NG ; Jung-Fu CHEN ; Shih-Te TU ; Hai-Hua CHUANG ; Yin-Fan CHANG ; Fang-Ping CHEN ; Keh-Sung TSAI ; Peter R. EBELING ; Fernando MARIN ; Francisco Javier Nistal RODRÍGUEZ ; Huipeng SHI ; Kyu Ri HWANG ; Kwang-Kyoun KIM ; Yoon-Sok CHUNG ; Ian R. REID ; Manju CHANDRAN ; Serge FERRARI ; E Michael LEWIECKI ; Fen Lee HEW ; Lan T. HO-PHAM ; Tuan Van NGUYEN ; Van Hy NGUYEN ; Sarath LEKAMWASAM ; Dipendra PANDEY ; Sanjay BHADADA ; Chung-Hwan CHEN ; Jawl-Shan HWANG ; Chih-Hsing WU
Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia 2024;10(1):3-10
Objectives:
This study aimed to present the Asia-Pacific consensus on long-term and sequential therapy for osteoporosis, offering evidence-based recommendations for the effective management of this chronic condition.The primary focus is on achieving optimal fracture prevention through a comprehensive, individualized approach.
Methods:
A panel of experts convened to develop consensus statements by synthesizing the current literature and leveraging clinical expertise. The review encompassed long-term anti-osteoporosis medication goals, first-line treatments for individuals at very high fracture risk, and the strategic integration of anabolic and anti resorptive agents in sequential therapy approaches.
Results:
The panelists reached a consensus on 12 statements. Key recommendations included advocating for anabolic agents as the first-line treatment for individuals at very high fracture risk and transitioning to anti resorptive agents following the completion of anabolic therapy. Anabolic therapy remains an option for in dividuals experiencing new fractures or persistent high fracture risk despite antiresorptive treatment. In cases of inadequate response, the consensus recommended considering a switch to more potent medications. The consensus also addressed the management of medication-related complications, proposing alternatives instead of discontinuation of treatment.
Conclusions
This consensus provides a comprehensive, cost-effective strategy for fracture prevention with an emphasis on shared decision-making and the incorporation of country-specific case management systems, such as fracture liaison services. It serves as a valuable guide for healthcare professionals in the Asia-Pacific region, contributing to the ongoing evolution of osteoporosis management.
8.The Results of Nation-Wide Registry of Age-related Macular Degeneration in Korea.
Kyu Hyung PARK ; Su Jeong SONG ; Won Ki LEE ; Hee Sung YOON ; Hyoung Jun KOH ; Chul Gu KIM ; Yun Young KIM ; Se Woong KANG ; Ha Kyoung KIM ; Byung Ro LEE ; Dong Heun NAM ; Pill Young LEE ; Hyoung Su KIM ; Hyeoung Chan KIM ; Si Yeol KIM ; In Young KIM ; Gwang Su KIM ; Kuhl HUH ; Jae Ryung OH ; Shin Dong KIM ; Sang Jun LEE ; Young Duk KIM ; Soon Hyun KIM ; Tae Gon LEE ; Sung Won JOE ; Dong Cho LEE ; Mu Hwan CHANG ; Si Dong KIM ; Young Wok JOE ; Sun Ryang BAE ; Ju Eun LEE ; Boo Sup OUM ; Ill Han YOON ; Soon Ill KWON ; Jae Hoon KANG ; Jong In KIM ; Sang Woong MOON ; Hyeong Gon YU ; Young Hee YOON ; Gwang Yul CHANG ; Sung Chul LEE ; Sung Jin LEE ; Tae Kwan PARK ; Young Hun OHN ; Oh Woong KWON ; Woo Hyok CHANG ; Yeon Sik YANG ; Suk Jun LEE ; Su Young LEE ; Chang Ryong KIM ; Jung Hee LEE ; Yeon Sung MOON ; Jae Kyoun AHN ; Nam Chun JOE ; Gwang Ju CHOI ; Young Joon JOE ; Sang Kook KIM ; Sung Pyo PARK ; Woo Hoo NAM ; Hee Yoon JOE ; Jun Hyun KIM ; Hum CHUNG
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2010;51(4):516-523
PURPOSE: To evaluate the incidence and clinical features of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Korea. METHODS: Web-based (www.armd-nova.or.kr) registration was conducted for AMD patients aged 50 or more who were newly diagnosed by retinal specialists in Korea from August 20, 2005 to August 20, 2006. Patient data including ophthalmologic examination, fundus photography, fluorescein angiogram and/or indocyanin green angiogram (ICG), past medical history, behavioral habit, combined systemic diseases were up-loaded. RESULTS: Among finally enrolled 1,141 newly diagnosed AMD patients, 690 patients (60.5%) were male and 451 patients (39.5%) were female. The average age of AMD patients was 69.7+/-8.0. Early AMD was observed in 190 patients and 951 patients had late AMD. Classic choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM) was observed in 18.6% of exudative AMD patients and 63.4 % had occult CNVM. Subfoveal CNVM was observed in 80.4% of the patients with CNVM. Among the 580 exudative AMD eyes that performed indocyanin green angiography (ICG), 184 eyes (31.7%) had polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) and 36 eyes (6.2%) showed retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP). Age, male gender, smoking, diabetes and hypertension significantly increased the risk of the AMD among Koreans. CONCLUSIONS: Because of the low rate of participation by retinal specialists, definite incidence of AMD was not obtainable. However, the estimated 1-year AMD incidence in the Pusan area of Korea is at least 0.4%. In contrast to Western people, 31.7% of exudative AMD cases were revealed to be PCV and 6.2% were revealed to be RAP. This discrepancy between ethnic groups should be considered in the diagnosis and treatment modality selection of Korean AMD patients.
Aged
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Angiography
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Choroid
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Ethnic Groups
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Eye
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Female
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Fluorescein
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Humans
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Hypertension
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Incidence
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Korea
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Macular Degeneration
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Male
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Membranes
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Photography
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Retinaldehyde
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Smoke
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Smoking
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Specialization