PURPOSE: Regular cancer screening for workers can help prevent cancer or allow early treatment, and is thus beneficial in improving health, reducing costs, and increasing companies' productivity. However, there has been little research on cancer screening rates of workers and related factors. The purpose of this study was to identify cancer screening rates and relevant factors among manufacturing workers. METHODS: Using a questionnaire, data were collected from 335 workers aged over 40 years recruited from seven manufacturing companies. The collected information included cancer screenings (stomach, colorectal, breast, and cervical), attitude towards cancer screening, and demographic and job characteristics. RESULTS: 72.5% of workers received stomach cancer screening (SCS), and 43% received colorectal cancer screening (CRCS). Among 86 women, 68.6% received breast cancer screening and cervical cancer screening. The attitude towards cancer screening was 29.5+/-3.78. Workers aged over 51, married, and those working in mobile manufacturing were more likely to have undergone SCS. Workers aged over 51, married, those working in mobile manufacturing, those in workplaces with more than 1,001 employees, and those with more positive attitudes toward cancer screening were more likely to have undergone CRCS. Finally, attitude affected cervical cancer screening. CONCLUSION: Workers in small-sized workplaces had lower cancer screening rates. Thus, follow-up research should assess the health environment of workplaces and develop educational programs on cancer screening that reflect attitudes towards screening.
Aged ; Breast Neoplasms ; Colorectal Neoplasms ; Early Detection of Cancer ; Efficiency ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Mass Screening ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Stomach Neoplasms ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

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Humans

PURPOSE: Recently, vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) have become one of the major nosocomial pathogens in Korea. However, there have been few studies on the epidemiology of VRE colonization among neonates. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of VRE colonization, risk factors for VRE, and how to control the spread of VRE infection in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Pusan National University Hospital (PNUH). METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 192 neonates who were admitted to the NICU of PNUH from March 2006 to March 2007. Surveillance cultures from rectal swabs for detecting VRE were obtained weekly during the study period. We analyzed the prevalence of VRE and various risk factors. RESULTS: The rate of VRE colonization among NICU patients was 25% (48/192). Thirty five of these VRE colonized patients were transferred to the NICU from other local hospitals. Compared with the non-VRE group, the risk factors associated with VRE colonization were lower birth weight, congenital heart disease, applied mechanical ventilation, use of a central venous catheter, chest tubing, a history of surgery, and use of antibiotics. CONCLUSION: VRE colonization among patients admitted to the NICU is rapidly increasing. Monitoring and managing premature neonates from the beginning of the birth process, avoiding many invasive procedures, avoiding antibiotics such as vancomycin and third generation cephalosporin are important for preventing the emergence and spread of VRE colonization in the NICU.
Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Birth Weight ; Central Venous Catheters ; Colon ; Heart Diseases ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Intensive Care, Neonatal ; Korea ; Medical Records ; Parturition ; Prevalence ; Respiration, Artificial ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Thorax ; Vancomycin ; Vancomycin Resistance

To Evaluate the clinical characteristics of childhood-onset systemic lupus erythemoatosus (SLE) and analyse the factors related to outcome of renal function in lupus nephritis, we reviewed medical records of 18 cases of SLF diagnosed at the Department of Pediatrics. Pusan National University Hospital from January 1981 to December 1990. The results were as follow: 1)Male to female ratio was 1:2.6. 2) Nephropathy was the most common initial impression, and 8 cases were diagnosed as SLE at first. 3) The clinical menifestation. was ANA (+), malar rash, renal disorder, hematologic disorder in frequency. 4) Diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis was the most common in renal histopathologic studies. 5) Among the follow-up cases, active lupus was 39%, remission was 28%. 6) As factors related to outcome of lupus nephrits were, hypertension and proteinuria were siginificant statistically.
Busan ; Exanthema ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic* ; Lupus Nephritis ; Medical Records ; Pediatrics ; Proteinuria

PURPOSE: Upper urinary tract diseases are major factors increasing morbidity and mortality in patients with spinal cord injuries. A video urodynamic study is one of the best methods for detecting neuro-urologic functional impairment in such patients. Therefore, the risk factors of upper urinary tract diseases were evaluated in patients with a spinal cord injury undergoing video urodynamics. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The subjects were 161 spinal cord injured patients with voiding difficulty. The patients were divided into 2 groups, on the basis of the presence of upper urinary tract diseases, and compared according to various objective factors. In addition, the neurogenic bladder dysfunction was classified according to the anatomical level of the spinal cord injury. RESULTS: Of the 161 patients, 13 developed upper urinary tract diseases. When those patients with and without upper urinary tract diseases (complicated and normal groups, respectively) were compared, the rates of patients with chronic urethral or suprapubic catheterization, upper motor neuron injury, quadriplegia, complete injury and low compliance were higher in the complicated than the normal group. There was also an increasing rate of the prevalence of detrusor areflexia in lower motor neuron lesions. The patients with detrusor hyperreflexia, accompanied by detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia, mostly had a cervical cord injury. CONCLUSIONS: Chronic urethral or suprapubic catheterization, upper motor neuron injury, complete injury with quadriplegia, and low compliance are thought to be risk factors for inducing upper tract diseases in spinal cord injury patients. Thus, patients exposed to these factors should be monitored through video urodynamics and radiologic evaluation for the prevention and early detection of upper urinary tract diseases.
Ataxia ; Catheterization ; Catheters ; Compliance ; Humans ; Mortality ; Motor Neurons ; Prevalence ; Quadriplegia ; Reflex, Abnormal ; Risk Factors* ; Spinal Cord Injuries ; Spinal Cord* ; Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic ; Urinary Tract* ; Urodynamics* ; Urologic Diseases*

A 42 year-old male with a history of multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis suddenly developed massive hemoptysis. Embolization of a bronchial artery branch and the collateral systemic arteries did not resolve the recurrent bleeding. Spiral computerized tomography(spiral CT) of the chest showed contrast enhanced nodules within a large cavity at the left lower lobe in the arterial phase suggesting a Rasmussen aneurysm. A pulmonary angiogram showed abnormal vascular nodules at that site. Coils were deployed at both the proximal and distal vessels of this aneurysmal sac for embolization. Transcatheter arterial embolization is a safe and effective means of controlling bleeding from this pulmonary arterial pseudoaneurysm. Here we report a case of a Rasmussen aneurysm diagnosed by spiral CT, which was successfully treated by pulmonary arterial embolization with a coil.
Aneurysm* ; Aneurysm, False ; Arteries ; Bronchial Arteries ; Embolization, Therapeutic ; Hemoptysis ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Male ; Respiratory Insufficiency ; Thorax ; Tomography, Spiral Computed ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

Avulsion injury of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon from distal phalanx is considered as a rare injury. Accrording to the classification by Leddy and Pacter, this case is Type III, which is a large bony fragment retained by the tendon. The distal pulley prevents retraction beyond the middle phalanx. We are reporting a case with brief review of literatures.
Classification ; Tendon Injuries ; Tendons

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate Korean preschoolers' obesity-related factors through an ecological approach and to identify Korean preschoolers' obesity-related factors and the different effects of ecological variables on body mass index and its quantiles through an ecological approach. METHODS: The study design was cross-sectional. Through convenience sampling, 241 cases were collected from three kindergartens and seven nurseries in the Seoul metropolitan area and Kyunggi Province in April 2013 using self-administered questionnaires from preschoolers' mothers and homeroom teachers. RESULTS: Results of ordinary least square regression analysis show that mother's sedentary behavior (p < .001), sedentary behavior parenting (p = .039), healthy eating parenting (p = .027), physical activity erelated social capital (p = .029) were significant factors of preschoolers' body mass index. While in the 5% body mass index distribution group, gender (p = .031), preference for physical activity (p = .015), mother's sedentary behavior parenting (p = .032), healthy eating parenting (p = .005), and teacher's sedentary behavior (p = .037) showed significant influences. In the 25% group, the effects of gender and preference for physical activity were no longer significant. In the 75% and 95% group, only mother's sedentary behavior showed a statistically significant influence (p < .001, p = .012 respectively). CONCLUSION: Efforts to lower the obesity rate of preschoolers should focus on their environment, especially on the sedentary behavior of mothers, as mothers are the main nurturers of this age group.
Adult ; *Body Mass Index ; Child, Preschool ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; *Health Behavior ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Humans ; Male ; *Models, Statistical ; Mothers ; Obesity/*epidemiology ; *Parenting ; Questionnaires ; Regression Analysis ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology ; Risk Factors ; Social Environment

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Humans ; Seoul*

PURPOSE: Retroperitoneoscopy has begun to gain its acceptance for urologic surgery, the aim of this study was to assess the clinical efficacy and safety of retroperitoneal laparoscopic surgery for simple renal cysts. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three female and five male patients ranging from 37 to 72 years in age underwent retroperitoneal laparoscopic marsupialization of symptomatic renal cysts from March 1996 to February 1998. The retroperitoneal space was created by saline-filled balloon made of middle finger of a No 8 surgical glove and 16Fr Foley catheter. Two patients had prior percutaneous cyst aspiration and sclerotherapy and two patient had a parapelvic renal cyst. We assessed the mean operative time, postoperative hospital stay and complications. RESULTS: Mean operative time was 98 minutes(range; 80-140), the average postoperative hospital stay was 2.5 days(range; 2-3). All eight patients were successfully managed and have remained pain free with no evidence of recurrence of the cyst at the 3-12months follow-up. Complications included 2 cases of subcutaneous emphysema and 1 case of peritoneal tear. CONCLUSIONS: Retroperitoneal laparoscopic unroofing is a safe, effective, and minimally invasive treatment for symptomatic or recurrent renal cyst.
Catheters ; Female ; Fingers ; Follow-Up Studies ; Gloves, Surgical ; Humans ; Laparoscopy ; Length of Stay ; Male ; Operative Time ; Recurrence ; Retroperitoneal Space ; Sclerotherapy ; Subcutaneous Emphysema