Although halothane is one of the most widely used inhalational anesthetics, it may cause postanesthetic complications such as halothane hepatitis. Halothane hepatitis has been reported lintermittently since 1958 with variable incidence. Changes in hepatic functions by halothane hepatitis are usually mild and reversible but they may be fatal it the patient had already shock, sepsis, massive blood transfusion, previous hepatic disease, hypoxia or induction of microsomal enzyme system. Hepatitis due to blood transfusion has high incidence especially in Korea where 10~20% of all population has vital hepatitis. Most of transfusion hepatitis is also mild but it may progress to chronic condition and eventually death. We experienced 2 cases of fulminant hepatitis after operation. Several factors such as massive whole blood transfusion, upper abdominal trauma, inhalational anesthetic agent, induction of microsomal enzyme system and shock might be attributed to development of the fulminant hepatitis.
Anesthetics ; Anoxia ; Blood Transfusion ; Halothane ; Hepatitis* ; Humans ; Incidence ; Korea ; Sepsis ; Shock

Isolated masseter spasm after succinylcholine administration is a rare abnormal response, but has been reported by a number of authors and is considered and early manifestation of malignant hyperpyrexia. We experienced a isolated masseter spasm after a small dose of succinylcholine administration in a facial palsy patient of central type due to brain tumor. It was likely that the intensity of this spasm was dose dependent to the amount of succinylcholine administration, and the spasm was prevented by pretreatment of nondepolarizing muscle relaxant. Anesthesia was performed safely for about 5 hours with nitrous oxide and halothane. We considered that this spasm was due to supersensitivity appearing at the denervated muscle.
Anesthesia ; Brain Neoplasms ; Facial Paralysis ; Halothane ; Humans ; Malignant Hyperthermia ; Nitrous Oxide ; Spasm ; Succinylcholine* ; Trismus*

Clinical study has been carried out on the 80 consecutive cases of traumatic hyphema who had been admitted to Won-Kwang University Hospital for the 3 year period between March of 1985 and February of 1988. Based on these 80 patients, a clinical analysis was conducted as to the degree of bleeding, the time of arrival to hospital after injury, the frequency of rebleeding and the final visual acuity. The followings were the results. 1. Male patients were 67(83.8%) of 80 and the younger age group occupied more than half of all cases; 23(28.8%) in teenagers, 21(26.3%) in third decade. 2. There were varieties of trauma for hyphema such as stone blow(cases, 16.3%), fist(8 cases, 10.0%) and glass pieces(8 cases, 10.0%). 3. Grade I hyphema(bleeding less than one third of anterior chamber) was 45 cases(56.3%) of all. The associated ocular injuries were eyelids laceration (20 cases, 25.0%), angle recession(cases, 15.0%), corneal damage and iris sphinctor rupture(11 cases, 13.8%) and vitreous hemorrhage(10 cases, 12.5%). 4. Of 10 cases of rebleeding encountered in non-perforating group, nine was in Grade II hyphema(bleeding 1/3 and 1/2 of anterior chamber) and the bleeding was noted four to six days after initial trauma. 5. The final visual acuity of above 0.5 increased from 2.3% to 65.1% in Grade I hyphema, from 9.1% to 54.5% in Grade II huphema and from 0 to 36.4% in Grade III hyphema(bleeding more than one half of anterior chamber). 6. The major causes of impaired visual acuity were disorders of vitreous and retina(11 cases, 40.8%) and cataract(5 cases, 18.5%).
Adolescent ; Eyelids ; Glass ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Hyphema* ; Iris ; Lacerations ; Male ; Visual Acuity

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Acetazolamide* ; Aneurysm* ; Brain* ; Humans ; Perfusion* ; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage* ; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*

A total of 132 cases of structural scoliosis have been followed since Jan. 1963 up to Dec. 1976 at the Hanyang University Hospital. The present paper classified scoliosis according to the etiology and analyzed curve patterns and spinal deformties such as rotation and wedging. Various kinds of treatment were done and these included Milwaukee brace, posterior spinal fusion with or without Harrington instrumentation. The end results of these treatment were also analyzed. The results concluded from the present studies were as follows: 1. Poliomyelitis was the most common cause of structural scoliosis. Of 132 cases of scoliosis, paralytic scoliosis was 48.5% while idiopathic scoliosis was 31.1% and congenital scoliosis 9.8%. 2. In paralytic scoliosis lumbar curves were the most common pattern and thoracic and thoracolumbar curves were the next. 3. In idiopathic scoliosis, the most common pattern was the right thoracic. 4. Very severe curves over 80° were more frequent in paralytic than in idiopathic scoliosis, showing the percentage of 20.3% in paralytic scoliosis and 10.3% in idiopathic scoliosis respectively. 5. The number of vertebrae involved in primary curve was approximately the same in both paralytic and idiopathic scoliosis. 6. In paralytic scoliosis, as the curves progressed, rotation of vertebrae became more marked in lumbar curve than in thoracic curve, while wedging deformity was more severe in thoracic curve than in Jumbar curve. 7. The tendency of the rotation and wedging in thoracic and lumbar curve was the same in both idiopathic scoliosis and paralytic scoliosis. When the degree of curves was the same, rotation and wedging were slightly more severe in idiopathic than in paralytic scoliosis. 8. In congenital scoliosis hemivertebrae were the most common anomaly and the majority of congenital anomalies were located at lumbar region. 9. Treated with Milwaukee brace, 22.1% of original curve angle was corrected in idiopathic coliosis, 9.8% in paralytic scoliosis, and 7.3% in congenital scoliosis, respectively. The Milwaukee brace was effective in thoracic and thoracolumbar curves but not in lumbar curves. 10. In paralytic scoliosis treated with posterior spinal fusion without Harrington instrumentation, the final degree was 43.2 and the correction loss was 12.6% but with both posterior fusion and Harrington instrumentation, the final degree was 50.2 and the correction loss was 6.8%. 11. There were 2 cases of complication after posterior spinal fusion without Harrington instrumentation. One was pseudarthrosis and the other was bending of graft with some loss of correction. One case of complication occured after posterior spinal fusion with Harrington instrumentation. It was a case of displacement of distraction hook on the rod.
Braces ; Clinical Study ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Lumbosacral Region ; Poliomyelitis ; Pseudarthrosis ; Scoliosis ; Spinal Fusion ; Spine ; Transplants

Pneumothorax was recognized as a potential hazard of mechanical ventilation after tracheal intubation. Excessive pressure the trachea during general anesthesia could produce lung rupture and pneumothorax. The incidence of pneumothorax has increased as a result of increased application of invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Emphysematous bleb rupture afterlaryngospasm, bronchospasm, or cough may be causes of pneumothorax. Tension pneumothorax during anesthesia is often difficult to diagnosis, but it needs prompt dignose and treatment. We experienced 3 cases of tension pneumothorax during and after general anesthesia.
Anesthesia ; Anesthesia, General* ; Blister ; Bronchial Spasm ; Cough ; Diagnosis ; Incidence ; Intubation ; Lung ; Pneumothorax ; Respiration, Artificial ; Rupture ; Trachea

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Animals ; Chiroptera* ; Korea* ; Murinae* ; Polymerase Chain Reaction* ; Puumala virus

BACKGROUND: Selective diagnostic blocks of the medial branches of the dorsal primary ramus are usually performed under the guidance of fluoroscopic or computed tomography. Recently, however, ultrasound guidance has been suggested as an alternative method. In this study, the distances between the vertebral structures were measured and compared with the values measured using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess the clinical feasibility of using ultrasound-guided block in Korean patients. METHODS: Five male and 15 female patients were enrolled in this study. The target point of the medial branch block in our study was the groove at the base of the superior articular process. We measured the depth from the skin to the target point at the transverse process (d-TP) and to the most superficial point of the superior articular process (d-AP). RESULTS: The d-TP and d-AP values measured under ultrasound guidance were concordant with the values measured using MRI. CONCLUSIONS: The images of the bony landmarks obtained under ultrasound examination could be useful for ultrasound-guided lumbar medial branch block.
Female ; Humans ; Low Back Pain ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Skin ; Ultrasonography ; Zygapophyseal Joint

No abstract available.
Aspergillosis*

No abstract available.
Thanatophoric Dysplasia*