No abstract available.
Liver*

No abstract available.
Gestational Age* ; Humans ; Infant*

No abstract available.
Chlamydia* ; Humans ; Infant* ; Pneumonia*

No abstract available.
Fingers*

No abstract available.
Intestinal Obstruction*

No abstract available.
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome*

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this prospective study is to define the effect of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) on the concentration of thyroid hormones and metabolites. METHODS: Blood samples were obtained from 15 patients undergoing open heart surgery at 1) pre-induction, 2) after heparinization, 3) during CPB, 4) 2 hours after CPB, 5) 24 hours after CPB and 6) 48 hours after CPB. Thyroid stimulating hormone, albumin, thyroxine (T4), free thyroxine (FT4), triiodothyronine (T3), free triiodothyronine (FT3) and reverse T3 (T3) were measured. RESULTS: Concentration of T3 significantly decreased after infusion of heparin and maintained at the decreased level until postbypass 24 hours. Concentration of FT3 significantly increased after heparin administration but maintained at a control level during CPB and decreased after postbypass 24 , 48 hours (p<0.05). Reverse T3 increased at 24 and 48 hours after CPB (p<0.05). Thyroxine decreased during CPB and return to control level after CPB. Free thyroxine did not change significantly. Thyroid stimulating hormone was significantly depressed at 24 hours after CPB (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: This result suggest that the thyroid function is depressed until 48 hours after CPB and it seems to be associated with abnormal metabolism of thyroid hormones.
Cardiopulmonary Bypass ; Heart* ; Heparin ; Humans ; Metabolism ; Prospective Studies ; Thoracic Surgery* ; Thyroid Gland* ; Thyroid Hormones ; Thyrotropin ; Thyroxine ; Triiodothyronine

No abstract available.
Drainage* ; Lung Abscess* ; Lung* ; Pneumothorax* ; Suppuration*

This study examined within- and between-person variation in nutrient intakes in order to estimate the degree of precision in dietary assessment among 37 males and 46 females whose mean age was 70.4 years old. To collect dietary data, each subject was interviewed 5 or 6 times using a 24-hour recall method during a 3 month period. Within-person variation ranged from 23.5% to 101.2%. Lower values of within-person variation were observed in energy, carbohydrated, protein and phosphorous while higher value was observed in vitamin A. Between person variations of nutrient intakes ranged 12.6-23.5% in most nutrients. With 1 day dietary data, observed nutrient intakes were estimated to within 6-25% of the group's usual9true) intakes and 52-198% of the individuals' usual intakes. The values of these maximum percentage deviations became smaller when the number of dietary recalls increased. The results of this study suggest that the Korean elderly subjects appear to have a slightly less diverse diet compared to young Korean women. Within persons, intakes of nutrients largely from animal sources were more variable for the Korean elderly than for their counterparts in Western countries. This study also implies that commonly used 1 day dietary study may be appropriate for assessing group means of nutrient intakes, but clearly not appropriate for assessing individual's nutrient intakes.
Aged* ; Animals ; Diet ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Vitamin A

No abstract available.
Child* ; Hand Injuries* ; Hand* ; Humans