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Humans ; Mitral Valve* ; Tricuspid Valve*

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Ankle* ; Foot* ; Free Tissue Flaps* ; Rectus Abdominis* ; Tibia*

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Animals ; Cardioplegic Solutions* ; Oxygen* ; Rats*

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Cystectomy*

OBJECTIVE: This study was done to evaluate the risk factors and prevalence of symptom-giving pelvic girdle relaxation in pregnant women. METHODS: Three hundreds thirty-two postpartum women were asked to fill out a questionnaire within one week after their parturition. The diagnostic criteria of this lesion were adopted from the Norwegian Medical Association's and Larsen's criteria. The questionnaire were included age, parity, BMI(kg/cm2), weight gain during the pregnancy, history of symptom giving pelvic girdle relaxation in previous pregnancy, level of exercise and vocational status during and before the pregnancy and baby's birth weight. The answers were evaluated to determine the risk factors. The correlation was tested by student t-test and logistic regression. RESULTS: The prevalence of symptom-giving pelvic girdle relaxation during pregnancy was 18.9%. The history of symptom-giving pelvic girdle relaxation in previous pregnancy, multiparity and the absence of regular exercise before and during pregnancy showed correlation with symptom-giving pelvic girdle relaxation in pregnancy (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: It is suggested that women who experienced symptom-giving pelvic girdle relaxation in previous pregnancy should be checked for this lesion before pregnancy. Regular exercise is required to lower the incidence and lessen the severity of this lesion in pregnancy.
Birth Weight ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Logistic Models ; Parity ; Parturition ; Postpartum Period ; Pregnancy ; Pregnant Women* ; Prevalence* ; Surveys and Questionnaire ; Relaxation* ; Risk Factors* ; Weight Gain

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Dilatation* ; Mammary Arteries* ; Transplants*

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Animals ; Cardioplegic Solutions* ; Oxygen* ; Rats*

PURPOSE: We reviewed 5 years worth of experience with peritoneal drainage and dialysis in infants who underwent open heart surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of peritoneal drainage and peritoneal dialysis on fluid balance and several parameters of intensive care. METHODS: Six(10%) of 60 consecutive infants who underwent open heart surgery required peritoneal dialysis during peritoneal drainage. Simple peritoneal drainage was performed in the remaining 54 infants. The silicone rubber peritoneal dialysis catheter was inserted into the center of abdominal cavity just after operation, and subsequent peritoneal drainage was maintained during intensive care. RESULTS: Mean age of the study group was 0.48+/-0.21 years(M: F=32: 28). Early postoperative mortality amang the infants with congenital heart disease was 1.6%. Total amount of output was 7.0+/-2.28mL/kg/hr, urine output 5.14+/-2.9lmL/kg/hr, pleural fluid 0.80+/-0.5lmL/kg/hr, and peritoneal fluid 1.20+/-0.90mL/kg/hr. The ratio of output to intake(O/I) was 1.06. None of the complications required early termination of peritoneal drainage or peritoneal dialysis. Hemodynamics and pulmonary function were maintained steadily during postoperative intensive care. CONCLUSION: The early institution of peritoneal drainage and peritoneal dialysis in infants with congenital heart disease after cardiac operations not only removes fluid, thus easing fluid restriction, but may also improve cardiopulmonary function.
Abdominal Cavity ; Ascitic Fluid ; Catheters ; Dialysis ; Drainage* ; Heart Defects, Congenital* ; Heart* ; Hemodynamics ; Humans ; Infant* ; Critical Care ; Mortality ; Peritoneal Dialysis ; Silicone Elastomers ; Thoracic Surgery ; Water-Electrolyte Balance

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Since year of 1969. Authors have experienced five cases of seleral grafts for the repair of focal scleral traumatic defect, traumatic ectasia and necrosis after pterygium operation. The results are as follows: (1) Case 1 (13 aged, male) a large scleral defects after perforating injury of left eye was closed successfully with an onlay technique of scleral iso-graft (10 X 10mm) which was obtained from contralateral multiple ruptured eye. (2) Case 2, and 3 (17 and 23 aged, females) small focal scleral ectasias near the limbus (os) as a late complication of penetrating injuries in both cases were improved completely by electric diathermy and the onlay application of scleral allo-graft which were obtained from eye-bank eyes. (3) Case 4 (60 aged, male) a local small progressing undermined scleral necrosis near the nasal limbus (OD) which is supposed as a late complication (8 yrs later) of pterygium removal and strontium 90 irradiation on the scleral side could be cured successfull by a circular lamellar full-thickness scleral allo-graft (6mm). (4) Case 5 (60 aged, male) a much more advanced scleral necrosis and complicated uveitis (os) developed within 2 months after pterygium removal and Mitomycin C drop instillation was replac ed by a scleral allo-graft. But scleral necrosis and inflammatory processes of other. sctes were spreaded out to superior and temporal scleras within a months and then the eye was finally enucleated. Histo-pathology of an enucleated eye showed a chronic inflammatory reaction with many plasma cells and lymphocytes, occassionally giants cells.
Diathermy ; Dilatation, Pathologic* ; Inlays ; Lymphocytes ; Mitomycin ; Necrosis* ; Plasma Cells ; Pterygium ; Sclera ; Strontium ; Transplants* ; Uveitis