Etomidate and midazolam are newly developed and used in clinical trials. Etmoidate, a carboxylated imidazole derivative, decreases systemic vascular resistance and increases the pulmonary artery pressure in vivo. Midazolam, a water soluble derivative of benzodiazepine, decreases pulmonary artery pressure and is useful for pulmonary hypertensive patients. This study was designed to investigate the direet effects of etomidate and midazolam on vascular tension of the rabbit abdominal aorta and the pulmonary artery in vitro. In the vascular preparations with or without endothelium, changes in tension were measured following cumulative administration of etomidate (10(-6)M, 10(-5) M, 5X10(-4) M) and midazolam (10(-6)M, 10(-5)M, 10(-4)M). Vascular effects of these drugs were also studied in the preparations pretreated with indomethacin, nitro(w)-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) and methylene blue. The results wer as follows; 1) Etomidate and midazolam induced vasorelaxation and the degree of relaxation depended on the concentration. 2) After denudation of the endothelium, vasorelaxant effect of etomidate and midazolam was efficiently decreased in abdominal aorta but not in pulmonary artery. 3) Indomethacin reduced vasorelaxing effect of etomidate efficiently, but didn't affect vasorelaxing effect of midazolam. 4) Following pretreatment of vascular preparations respectively with L-NAME and methylene blue, the relaxing responses to etomidate (10(-5) and 5X10(-5) M) of both abdominal aorta and pulmonary artery were depressed. Also, depressed was the relaxing response of abdominal aorta to midazolam (10(-5) M). The results of present study suggest that etomidate and midazolam possess vasorelaxing effects in both rabbit aMominal aorta and pulmonary artery. The vascular effect of etomidate is mediated via the nitric oxide pathway and also in part, by PGI2, whereas part of the vascular effect of midazolam is associated with the nitric oxide pathway.
Aorta ; Aorta, Abdominal* ; Benzodiazepines ; Endothelium ; Epoprostenol ; Etomidate* ; Humans ; Indomethacin ; Methylene Blue ; Midazolam* ; NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester ; Nitric Oxide ; Pulmonary Artery* ; Relaxation ; Vascular Resistance ; Vasodilation

Etomidate and midazolam are newly developed and used in clinical trials. Etmoidate, a carboxylated imidazole derivative, decreases systemic vascular resistance and increases the pulmonary artery pressure in vivo. Midazolam, a water soluble derivative of benzodiazepine, decreases pulmonary artery pressure and is useful for pulmonary hypertensive patients. This study was designed to investigate the direet effects of etomidate and midazolam on vascular tension of the rabbit abdominal aorta and the pulmonary artery in vitro. In the vascular preparations with or without endothelium, changes in tension were measured following cumulative administration of etomidate (10(-6)M, 10(-5) M, 5X10(-4) M) and midazolam (10(-6)M, 10(-5)M, 10(-4)M). Vascular effects of these drugs were also studied in the preparations pretreated with indomethacin, nitro(w)-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) and methylene blue. The results wer as follows; 1) Etomidate and midazolam induced vasorelaxation and the degree of relaxation depended on the concentration. 2) After denudation of the endothelium, vasorelaxant effect of etomidate and midazolam was efficiently decreased in abdominal aorta but not in pulmonary artery. 3) Indomethacin reduced vasorelaxing effect of etomidate efficiently, but didn't affect vasorelaxing effect of midazolam. 4) Following pretreatment of vascular preparations respectively with L-NAME and methylene blue, the relaxing responses to etomidate (10(-5) and 5X10(-5) M) of both abdominal aorta and pulmonary artery were depressed. Also, depressed was the relaxing response of abdominal aorta to midazolam (10(-5) M). The results of present study suggest that etomidate and midazolam possess vasorelaxing effects in both rabbit aMominal aorta and pulmonary artery. The vascular effect of etomidate is mediated via the nitric oxide pathway and also in part, by PGI2, whereas part of the vascular effect of midazolam is associated with the nitric oxide pathway.
Aorta ; Aorta, Abdominal* ; Benzodiazepines ; Endothelium ; Epoprostenol ; Etomidate* ; Humans ; Indomethacin ; Methylene Blue ; Midazolam* ; NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester ; Nitric Oxide ; Pulmonary Artery* ; Relaxation ; Vascular Resistance ; Vasodilation

PURPOSE: Accidental out-of-hospital deliveries are generally associated with high rates of perinatal morbidity and mortality. To determine the status of accidental out-of-hospital deliveries transferred by emergency medical services (EMS), we analyzed the records of EMS runsheets in two South Korean provinces, Gyeonggi and Gangwon. METHODS: The EMS runsheets of patients who were more than 20 weeks pregnant and had delivery-related symptoms between January 2012 and December 2013 in Gyeonggi and Gangwon province were reviewed retrospectively. We analyzed the characteristics of accidental out-of-hospital deliveries by comparing these with those non out-of-hospital deliveries. RESULTS: There were 1,426 urgent dispatches during the study period. In 137 (9.6%) out-of-hospital deliveries, which took place prior to arriving at the hospital, and 48 of these were attended by EMS providers. The accidental out-of-hospital deliveries were more frequent during night time and more common among multiparous and younger age women; however, these observation was without any significance with respect to premature birth. The rate of the accidental out-of-hospital deliveries was not significantly different between rural and urban areas. Twenty cases of complication, including 10 arrests of neonates and EMS providers managed them by the following intervention: reduction of nuchal cord, umbilical cord clamping and cut, warming-up of and stimulating the neonates warms, using oropharyngeal suction, O₂ supplication, and neonatal cardiopulmonary resuscitation. CONCLUSION: As the rate of accidental out-of-hospital deliveries in patients who were transferred by EMS is higher than the rate of out-of-hospital deliveries in general, EMS providers should be fully trained. Moreover, there is the need for more completive records and continuous education.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ; Constriction ; Education ; Emergencies* ; Emergency Medical Services* ; Female ; Gangwon-do ; Gyeonggi-do ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Mortality ; Nuchal Cord ; Obstetric Labor Complications ; Pregnancy ; Premature Birth ; Retrospective Studies ; Suction ; Umbilical Cord

Intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a highly malignant tumor of uncertain histogenesis. Here we report a case of DSRCT involving the stomach, initially misdiagnosed as gastric cancer. A 12-year-old boy presented with upper abdominal pain developed 1 month prior. On gastroscopy, a 7-cm mass was noted involving the esophago-gastric junction to the fundus, and positron emission tomography showed multiple hot uptakes suggesting distant metastasis. Gastroscopic biopsy showed poorly differentiated malignant cells. We diagnosed as stage IV gastric cancer and treated with 6 cycles of chemotherapy. Laparotomy revealed a huge gastric mass along with peritoneal disseminations. Palliative proximal gastrectomy was performed. Pathological examination revealed transmural involvement of DSRCT, and t(11;22)(p12;q12) was demonstrated on fluorescence in situ hybridization test. The chemotherapeutic regimen was changed and the patient underwent 8 additional cycles of post-operative chemotherapy. The patient is now alive and the residual tumor shows no significant changes after chemotherapy.
Abdominal Pain ; Biopsy ; Child ; Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor ; Fluorescence ; Gastrectomy ; Gastroscopy ; Humans ; In Situ Hybridization ; Laparotomy ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Neoplasm, Residual ; Positron-Emission Tomography ; Stomach ; Stomach Neoplasms

Perioperative management of patients with pheochromocytoma is challenging. Accordingly, proper preoperative preparation is important. Prazosin, a selective alpha I blocker, may offer a potential advantage. This 54-year-old woman was treated with prazosin 2 mg, b.i.d. for 15 days and also with propranolol 20 mg, b.i.d. for a few days intermittently before the proposed surgery. Both symptoms and blood pressure were well controlled effectively. Induction of anesthesia was accomplished with nitrolingual spray, fentanyl 100 ug, 1% idocaine 50 mg, 2.5% thiopental sodium 200 mg, vecuronium 6 mg and 100% O2-enflurane. During the surgical and anesthetic procedure, the patient showed a reduced incidence of excessive blood-pressure variations and no arrhythmia was present except for supraventricular ectopic beats. Conclusively, we believe that careful preoperative preparation is recommended to minimize intraoperative hemodynamic dieturbances and their sequelae.
Anesthesia ; Arrhythmias, Cardiac ; Blood Pressure ; Female ; Fentanyl ; Hemodynamics ; Humans ; Incidence ; Middle Aged ; Pheochromocytoma* ; Prazosin* ; Propranolol ; Thiopental ; Vecuronium Bromide

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Gastroschisis*

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Pulmonary Embolism*

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Chondroma* ; Humans ; Young Adult*

BACKGROUND: The Tetranychus urticae (TU) is commonly found on fruit trees and green house flowers. A recent investigation demonstrated that the sensitization rate to TU was as high as that of HDM in respiratory allergy patients in middle part of South Korea. MATERIAL AND METHODS: To identify IgE binding components within TU, sera from 8 TU-sen-sitive asthmatic patients and sera from unexposed controls showing negative response to TU on skin prick test were enrolled. SDS-PAGE and immunoblot analysis were applied. To evaluate cross-allergenicity with house dust mite (HDM) two kinds of serum pool were used: one (A) showing isolated positive response to TU and the other (B) showing positive responses to both TU and HDM. ELISA inhibition tests using sera A and B were were used. RESULTS: TU-ELISA inhibition test using serum pool A showed significant inhibition with TU and CRM and minimal inhibition with HDM, while ELISA inhibition test using serum pool B showed significant inhibition with addition of TU and CRM and partial inhibition with HDM. Immunoblot analysis using individual sera showed six IgE binding components (75, 56, 41, 37, 28, 14 kDa) and three (75, 41, 14 kDa) were bound to IgE in more than 50% of sera tested. CONCLUSIONS: Six IgE binding components were identified within TU and three (75, 41, 14 kDa) could be considered major allergens. Extensive cross-allergenicity was noted between TU and CRM TU-derived extracts contain TU-specific addition to common sharing allergens witHDM, Further investigations will be needed to identify species-specific, or common allergenic components within TU.
Allergens* ; Dust* ; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Flowers ; Fruit ; Humans ; Hypersensitivity ; Immunoglobulin E* ; Korea ; Pyroglyphidae* ; Skin ; Trees

OBJECTIVE: Staphylococcus aureus has persisted and is now resurging as an important hospital and community pathogen. Nosocomial infection caused by methicillin-resistant S.aureus(MRSA) is a major problem which may be connected with heavy or prolonged use of antibiotics S.aureus bacteremia caused acute complications, which occasionally resulted in death, and infectious/suppurative complications, which necessitated prolonged antibiotic therapy, sometimes in conjunction with surgery. Therefore, S.aureus bacteremia is a serious medical problem in association with high morbidity and mortality. METHODS: 130 patients with S.aureus bacteremia who were admitted in the Kyung Hee University Hospital from January, 1991 to December, 1994 were analyzed retrospectively. We compared the clinical and laboratory characteristics, and antibiotics resistances between MRSA and MSSA bacteremia and also we evaluated risk factors that contribute to fatal outcome in patients with S.aureus bacteremia. RESULTS: 1) of 130cases, 80 were male and 50 were female. The mean age was 44.5+/-25.1 years. 2) 84(65%) of S.aureus bacteremia were nosocomial and 46(35%) were community-acpuired. The percentage of MRSA stains studied was 55%(71/130) and The percentage of MRSA bacteremia in hospital-acpuired and community-accquired S. aureus bacteremia were 64% (54/84) and 36%(17/46), respectively. Sources of bacteremia were uncertain in 85(65%) with intravascular catheter(20%) and skin wound sites (8%) being the most common sources in remainder(35%) 3) 110(85%) of 130 patients had one or more underlying diseases. Common underlying dieases were cerebrovascular disease(33%), malignancy(17%), Diabetes mellitus(15%), chronic renal failure(8%) and liver cirrhosis(6%). 4) Acute complications occurred in 35 patients and were fatal in 21 5) The risk factors associated with MRSA bacteremia were various severe underlying diseases, vairous invasive procedures, IV catheter-associated infection, hypoalbuminemia, previous use of antibiotics, male sex and old age. 6) The Case fatality rate for patients with S. aureus bacteremia was 18% and those for patients with MRSA and MSSA bactermia were 20% and 12%, respectively. The risk factors that contribute to the increment of mortality rate in patients with S. aureus bacteremia were acute complication, low serum level of total protein, hypoalbuminemia, various invasive procedures and IV catheter-associated infection, 7) In the antibiotic sensitivity test S. aureus was resistant to penicillin in 98.5%, ofloxacin in 73%, cefotaxime in 67%, erythromycin in 58%, aztreonam in 56%, clindamycin in 52%, vancomycin in 0%. 8) In the multiple antibiotic resistance of S. aureus, 43(68%) of MRSA was resistant to more than 10 antibotics, revealing multiply resistant nature of strains, While all but one MSSA was resistant to 1 to 4 antibiotics, one revealing resistance to 8 antibiotics. CONCLUSION: S. aureus bacteremia is a cause of considerable morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients who especially, exposed to various risk factors. MRSA revealed higher resistance rate to most antibiotics tested and more marked multiply resistant nature than MSSA. But there was no significant difference in case fatality rate between patients with MRSA and MSSA bacteremia.
Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Aztreonam ; Bacteremia* ; Catheter-Related Infections ; Cefotaxime ; Clindamycin ; Coloring Agents ; Cross Infection ; Drug Resistance, Microbial ; Erythromycin ; Fatal Outcome ; Female ; Humans ; Hypoalbuminemia ; Liver ; Male ; Methicillin Resistance ; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ; Mortality ; Ofloxacin ; Penicillins ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Skin ; Staphylococcus aureus* ; Staphylococcus* ; Vancomycin ; Wounds and Injuries