Though proper management of hand burns in children is provided, hypertrophic scars frequently cause various hand deformities or functional disturbances in growing hands. When correction principles have not been observed for the long term, contraction of the skin, tendon and joints has a serious influence on hand deformities and bone change occur in growing children and second, to determine when is the proper operative time to minimize hand deformities and recurrences. We reviewed 107 hands in 103 admitted pediatric patients who had postburn hands deformities by scar contracture. The analysis of severity of hand deformities was evaluated by assessment of our hospital scale. According to these data, we performed the operations and compared the final results. The results were as follows: The types of burn hand deformities among 107 involved hands of 103 patients included flexion contracture (39.3%), syndactyly (29.9%), extension contracture (10.3%), Boutonniere deformity (9.3%), claw hand deformity (5.6%), severe hypertrophic scar (3.7%), swan neck deformity (0.9%), and loss of digit (1.9%) etc. On 98 preoperative x-ray examinations, bone changes were common, including angular deformity (19.4%), epiphyseal plate loss(18.4%), osteoporosis (17.3%), bony erosion (17.3%), joint change (15.3%), and ankylosis (9.2%). Thus, early correction of postburn hand deformities is imperative in pediatric patients, even though there is a greater chance of secondary operation due to immature scars. All patients were operated on by our proposed protocol and postoperative results showed greatly improved finger joint motion than before. We concluded that early correction of Grade III to V postburn hand deformities is mandatory in rapidly growing pediatric patients.
Animals ; Ankylosis ; Burns* ; Child* ; Cicatrix* ; Cicatrix, Hypertrophic ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Contracture ; Finger Joint ; Growth Plate ; Hand Deformities* ; Hand* ; Hoof and Claw ; Humans ; Joints ; Neck ; Operative Time ; Osteoporosis ; Recurrence ; Skin ; Syndactyly ; Tendons

The surgical correction of postburn nose and lips deformities still remains a difficult task domain to be done by plastic surgery. Consequently, the performance of autogenous cartilage graft and ear cartilage graft to maintain a better philtral form were found to raise the problem of a defect in the unnatural form due to consecutive tension in the region. Recently, focus had been placed on composite graft, including auricular cartilage, to obtain a unique dimple in the philtrum, and concurrently with this, part of its natural form has been acknowledged. However, composite graft on scar beds with poor circulation on the recipient site dose not represent safe survival, has increased risk allotment, which laeds to difficult application. From Jan. 1992 to Dec. 1998, the authors have experienced auricular composite graft in 15 patients who had a defect on the philtrum due to postburn scar contractures. As types of this operation, in method I, the subcutaneous pocket is made at the midline of the upper lip. The next step is cartilage insertion into subcutaneous tissue. The cartilage graft is fixed to be overlying skin by the bolus sutures. In Method II, the recipient site is excavated by some excision of the soft tissue in the central upper lip after scar tissue excision. The obtained auricular skin composite graft is placed and fixed to the philtral area. In Method III the auricular skin composite graft is harvested, and 2 or more 2mm-sized multiple holes are made along the midline of cartilage. Then composite graft is fixed to the defects of philtrum. The elongated portion of the distal tip of cartilage is embedded into the vermilion tubercle for sprouting and fullness. The most effective method was Method III, which enhanced the survival of auricular cartilage graft and its overlying skin, by trimming the margin of grafts, and enhancement of the connecting vessels through fenestrated holes of cartilage between the recipient site and composite graft. The authors hereby report the results of the present study along with study findings based on literature surveys.
Burns* ; Cartilage ; Cicatrix* ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Contracture ; Ear Cartilage ; Humans ; Lip ; Nose ; Skin ; Subcutaneous Tissue ; Surgery, Plastic ; Sutures ; Transplants*

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Intussusception* ; Ultrasonography*

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PURPOSE: This study was conducted to identify comprehensive predictors of fatigue in cancer patients. METHODS: One hundred ten cancer patients visiting in-patient or out-patient clinics of a university hospital located in Incheon participated in this study. RESULTS: The hematologic indicators (WBC and Hemoglobin) were significant for explaining fatigue. The psychological factors of fatigue were statistically significant. Both anxiety and depression, included as psychological factors, were significant in explaining fatigue in cancer patients. The influence of physical factors on fatigue was also statistically significant. Among the variables included as physical factors, pain, nausea/vomiting/anorexia, and sleep disturbance were significant whereas, dyspnea was not significant. The influence of the daily activity factor on fatigue was statistically significant. Among the variables included as daily activity factors, regular exercise or not and the usual activity level were significant in explaining fatigue of cancer patients, while the level of rest was not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: From the study results fatigue of cancer patients appeared to be influenced by multidimensional factors, such as physiological, physical, psychological, and activity related factors.
Activities of Daily Living ; Adaptation, Physiological ; Adult ; Aged ; Fatigue/etiology/*nursing ; Female ; Health Status ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Models, Nursing ; Multivariate Analysis ; Neoplasms/complications/*nursing ; Sick Role ; Sickness Impact Profile

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DNA* ; Ploidies*

A review of all 919 perinatal deaths occurring in II Sin Christian Hospital From 1985 to 1989 was carried out. The results of clinical analysis were as follows: 1) The overall perinatal mortality rate was 26.30 per 1,000 birth. 2) The perinatal mortality rate was lowest in the gestation group between 37~41 week and in the weight group between 2,501~4,000 gm. 3) The perinatal mortality rate was high in the age group under 20 and 40 and more. 4) The perinatal mortality rate was increased with an increasing number of parity. 5) The majority of neonatal deaths occurred within 24 hours of life, and the most common cause of death was prematurity. 6) The most common congesital anomaly was multiple anomaly, and the most common single anomaly was anencephaly. 7) In pregnancy, the most common maternal complication was anemia.
Anemia ; Anencephaly ; Cause of Death ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant Mortality* ; Parity ; Parturition ; Perinatal Mortality ; Pregnancy

A clinical observation was performed on the 80 cases of neonates born from diabetic mothers among the total of 34,936 neonates delivered at II Sin Christian Hospital from January 1985 to December 1989. The results were as follows: 1) The incidence of infants of diabetic mothers was 0.23%, among whom gestational diabetic mothers were 63 cases (78.7%) and overt diabetic mothers were 17 cases (21.3%). 2) Among the complications of pregnancy and delivery, preeclampsia was most frequent as 33.8%, following by urinary tract infection (13.8%), polyhydramnios (1.3%), diabetic ketoacidosis (1.3%). 3) According to the gestational age, prematurity was 11.3%, full term 78.7% and post term 10%. And according to the growth state, small for date infants were 11.3%, appropriate for date infants 53.7% and large for date infants 35%. 4) The incidnece of giant babies (over 4,000 gm) was 30.0% and sex ratio of male to female was 1.1:1 in infants of diabetic mothers. 5) The most frequent clinical manifestation was tachypnea (45.3%), following by poor feeding (20.0%), cyanosis (18.7%). 6) According to the laboratory findings, 53.7% showed hypoglycemia, 36.3% hyperbilirubinemia, 25% hypocalcemia, 15% polycythemia. 7) On the chest X-ray, there were pulmonary infiltration and hyaline membrane disease in 3.2% each other and pulmonary congestion and wet lung in 1.6% each other. 8) The incidence of congenital anomaly was 13.8% in 80 cases of infants of diabetic mothers, and congenital heart disease was most frequent as 3 cases.
Cyanosis ; Diabetic Ketoacidosis ; Estrogens, Conjugated (USP) ; Female ; Gestational Age ; Heart Defects, Congenital ; Humans ; Hyaline Membrane Disease ; Hyperbilirubinemia ; Hypocalcemia ; Hypoglycemia ; Incidence ; Infant* ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Mothers* ; Polycythemia ; Polyhydramnios ; Pre-Eclampsia ; Pregnancy ; Pulmonary Edema ; Sex Ratio ; Tachypnea ; Thorax ; Urinary Tract Infections