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Plasma Exchange* ; Plasma* ; Seoul*

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Plasma Exchange* ; Plasma* ; Seoul*

The low birth weight infants have been fed with 15% concentration of Maeil Dry Milk G-80(Table 1) until the date of weight gaining to 2.5kg at the nursery room of our pediatric department, St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Medical College. Feeding results were obtained as follows. 1. General physical condition was fair. The initial weight loss was average 6.8% of their birth weight and regaining of body weight started on 12th day of age(Table 2). 2. The frequency of stool passage was 1~6 times a day and normal yellowish stools were appeared on 8th day of age(Table 3). 91% of stools was the normal consistency and the other was loose stool. Mean value of stool pH examined on 10th day of age was 5.54(4.9~6.5) 3. Mean daily feeding amount of water, Calorie, protein and fat was 175ml, 131cal,3.4gm and 6.3gm per kg respectively(Table 4).
Birth Weight ; Body Weight ; Humans ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Infant* ; Infant, Low Birth Weight* ; Infant, Newborn ; Milk* ; Nurseries ; Water ; Weight Gain ; Weight Loss

We experienced a case of transient complete A-V block, which developed probably due to acute myocarditis of viral etiology. The patient was 13 year old boy, and was admitted to our ward with chief complaints of intermittent abdominal pain and chest discomfort. The auscultation of the heart revealed, the 1st heart sounds varied in intensity, and the E.K.G. findings, checked then, showed complete A-V block with atrial rate of 110/min and ventricular rate of 73/min. We recommended absolute bed rest and oral prednisolove(50mg/day). He discharged on 10th hospital day in good condition with normalized E.K.G. finding.
Abdominal Pain ; Adolescent ; Auscultation ; Bed Rest ; Heart ; Heart Sounds ; Humans ; Male ; Myocarditis ; Thorax

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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Many recent studies have shown excellent outcomes of surgical resection for ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In addition, there are several reports suggesting that a ruptured HCC did not increase the risk for peritoneal dissemination of a tumor after surgical resection. However, the impact of HCC rupture on recurrence and patient survival has not yet been clarified. METHODS: The medical data of patients who underwent surgical resection for ruptured HCC in our center between January 2011 and December 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. The outcomes of the patients were investigated. RESULTS: Among 128 patients who underwent surgical resection for HCC, 5 patients (3.9%) had a ruptured HCC. All patients underwent elective operation in a stable condition. Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) was performed for achieving hemostasis in four patients except one who achieved spontaneous hemostasis. Two patients had tumor recurrence and one patient died due to HCC recurrence during the median follow-up duration of 28.3 months (range, 24.3–62.3 months). One patient who developed late intrahepatic recurrence at 40.0 months after resection was managed well by means of radiofrequency ablation and TACE and is now alive for 5 years without any evidence of viable tumor. However, the other patient who showed early peritoneal seeding at 1.9 months after resection finally died despite aggressive treatments. CONCLUSIONS: Rupture of HCC might result in peritoneal seeding of the tumor in the early postoperative stage, which could lead to a poor result. Nonetheless, surgical resection may be the best treatment option yielding good survival, even for a ruptured HCC.
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* ; Catheter Ablation ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hemostasis ; Humans ; Recurrence ; Retrospective Studies ; Rupture

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the degree of liver injury after injection of ethanol, hot normal saline and hot hypertonic saline into normal rat liver. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty white rats weighing 200-300g were used. There were three groups (ethanol, hot normal saline, and hot hypertonic saline), and these were divided into subgroups (5 rats in each) according to amount of injected material and duration. Under either anesthesia, each drug (ethanol -0.05ml, 0.1ml, 0.2ml ; hot normal saline -0.1ml, 0.2ml, 0.4ml ; hot hypertonic saline -0.1ml, 0.2ml, 0.4ml ) was introduced directly into the liver. Pathologic specimens were obtained 7 and 14 days after injection. RESULTS: With regard to histologic change after 7 days, the ethanol group showed less tissue damage such as coagulation necrosis and inflammatory infiltration-than the hot saline group. There was however, no significant difference among the three groups in tissue damage 14 days. Nor was there any significant histologic difference between the different saline concentration groups. CONCLUSION: Histologically, there was no significant difference among the three groups in tissue damage at 14 days, and it is suggested that this is due to irreversible change in damaged tissue. Tissue damage was caused mainly by the high temperature of saline rather than by high osmolarity.
Anesthesia ; Animals ; Ethanol* ; Liver* ; Necrosis ; Osmolar Concentration ; Rats*

Gastrointestinal complications may follow organ transplantation. A patient who underwent heart lung transplantation due to patent ductus arteriosus and Eisenmenger's syndrome had an episode of acute cardiac rejection and was treated with a bolus injection of methylprednisolone followed by a high oral dose of prednisone. On the 22nd postoperative day, the patient complained of acute abdominal pain with muscular rigidity and a plain chest x-ray showed free air in the right subdiaphragmatic area. Under the suspicion of bowel perforation, an emergency laparotomy was performed and the perforated stomach had a wedge-shaped resection that included the perforation. Following the laparotomy, the postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged on post-laparotomy day 10.
Adult ; Heart-Lung Transplantation/*adverse effects ; Human ; Male ; Peptic Ulcer Perforation/*etiology/*surgery ; Stomach Ulcer/*surgery

The systematic study of products from bacteria and fungi has led to the development of two immunosuppressive drugs, cyclosporin A and FK 506 (tacrolimus) which are useful to suppress adaptive immune responses to the grafted tissue. However, they affect all immune responses indiscriminately and are both toxic to kidneys and other organs. To facilitate the development of immunosuppressor to block the T cell receptor (TcR)-mediated signaling cascade specifically, a novel Jurkat T cell transfectants, JK NFAT-SEAP were generated in which the expression of the secreted alkaline phosphatase (SEAP) is driven by the multiple NFAT binding sites plus minimal IL-2 promoter. Upon stimulation with ionomycin or anti-TcR mAb OKT3 in the presence of PMA, these transfectants secreted high level of SEAP into the medium, which was conveniently analyzed by SEAP analysis. The secretion of SEAP was effectively inhibited by cyclosporin A or FK 506 at the concentration of [10 ' ug/ml], [10 ug/ml] respectively. JK NFAT-SEAP transfectants will provide two major advantages for the development of a novel immunosuppressor. First, analysis of SEAP secreted into the culture medium by SEAP analysis enables us to test a large number of samples within a short period of time. Second, Usage of IL-2 promoter for the expression of SEAP makes us identify bioproducts to target specifically on TcR-mediated signaling pathway.
Alkaline Phosphatase ; Bacteria ; Binding Sites ; Cell Line* ; Cyclosporine ; Fungi ; Interleukin-2 ; Ionomycin ; Kidney ; Mass Screening* ; Muromonab-CD3 ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell ; T-Lymphocytes* ; Tacrolimus ; Transplants

To 100 patients who underwent various operations under general anesthesia, Effortil and methoxamine were given in order to assess and to compare their effects on blood pressure and pulse rate. The drugs were administered intravenously in 6 to 10 mg doses when the systolic pressure fell to 80 mmHg. or lower during the operation. The results obtained are as follows: 1. Excellent pressor effect was obtained with Effortil in 84% of 50 patients while in 72% with methoxamine. 2. Both drugs were equally effectve in elevating both systolic and diastolic pressures. 3. The effect of Effortil on pulse rate was much less than that of methoxamine which moderately reduced the pulse rate, especially in the early phase. 4. No untoward effects of either Effortil or methoxamine were observed in this study.
Anesthesia, General ; Blood Pressure ; Etilefrine* ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Methoxamine