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Humans* ; Peripheral Nerves*

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C-Reactive Protein* ; Female ; Obstetric Labor, Premature* ; Pregnancy

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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors*

Plain 0.5% bupivacaine and hyperbaric 0.5% tetracaine were compared for spinal anesthesia in 40 patients undergoing operation of lower extremities. Lumbar puncture was performed with a 22 gauge spinal needle with the patient in the lateral recumbent position. The third lumbar interspace was chosen for the puncture, when a free flow of clear CSF was obtained, the local anesthetic solution (2.5 ml of 0.5% bupivacaine or 2.0 ml of hyperbaric 0.5% tetracaine) was injected at a rate of 0.1ml/sec without barbotage. After injection of anesthetics, clinical features were observed and compared between the two groups. The results were as follows: 1. The two groups were well matched for age, sex, height and weight. 2. In both groups, sensory block to T₁₂ dermatome was obtained within 4 minutes, mean maximal level of analgesia was T₆₋₇, and the mean time for maximal level was around 20 minutes. 3. The onset times of motor block were similar in both groups and complete motor block was obtained in all cases within 20 minutes. 4. The duration of analgesia above the T₁₂ dermatome was 3 hours, postoperative analgesia was 7 hours. These value were significantly prolonged than those of the tetracaine group (p<0.05). 5. The changes in systolic pressure in the bupivacaine group were significantly less than those of the tetracaine group (p<0.05). 6. The complications after spinal anesthesia were headache, numbness, urinary retention and backpain, and were no significant difference in both groups. From the obtained results, we concluded that plain 0.5% bupivacaine was a relatively satisfactory agent for spinal anesthesia for operation of lower extremities. The time of onset, height of block and the complications of postoperative period were similar in both groups. The advantages of plain 0.5% bupivacaine were less hypotension and long duration of analgesia.
Analgesia ; Anesthesia, Spinal* ; Anesthetics ; Blood Pressure ; Bupivacaine* ; Headache ; Humans ; Hypesthesia ; Hypotension ; Lower Extremity* ; Needles ; Postoperative Period ; Punctures ; Spinal Puncture ; Tetracaine* ; Urinary Retention

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Erythropoietin*

The following results were obtained through the clinical review of 57 dead cases of tuberculous meningitis which were treated at Mokpo Children's T.B. Hospital during the period of 7 years from January 1970 till December 1976. 1) Mortality rate was higher in the younger age group. 2) Seasonal incidence was highes in summer, and next in autumn. 3) Tuberculin test revealed positive reaction in 42.3%, which was much lower than that of other tuberculous patients. 4) The frequent clinical symptoms on admission were in the order of nuchal rigidity, fever and vomiting. 5) In studying the relationship between the finding of CSF and the prognosis, the following was noted:Mean Leukocyte count of dead cases increased, mean protein level increased, and mean chloride level decreased more than those of other patients of tuberculous meningitis. 6) No significant relationship was found between the tuberculousis of outside of meninges and morality rate. 7) The later the treatment started from the onset of disease, the higher the stages of disease on treatment were, the higher the morality rate.
Child* ; Fever ; Humans ; Incidence ; Jeollanam-do ; Leukocyte Count ; Meninges ; Morals ; Mortality ; Muscle Rigidity ; Prognosis ; Seasons ; Tuberculin Test ; Tuberculosis, Meningeal* ; Vomiting

Clinical studies were made on 83 miliary tuberculosis at Mokpo Children's T.B. Hospital during the period of January, 1971 through December, 1976. The results were as follows. 1. The highest incidence was noted in the group aged 1 to 3 years of age and 78.3% of all cases was under 6 years. 2. The incidence in summer was noted to be the highest and reverse in the fall. 3. The 26 cases (31.3%) had another T.B. patients in the family, most of them were their parents. 4. As the result of tuberculin skin test, the 45 cases(59.2%) of total 76 cases were noted as positive reaction, except uncertain 7 cases. 5. the chief complaints on adimission were as following orders such as cough, fever, general weakness, vomiting, generalized convulsion, dyspnea etc. 6. The positivity of A.F.B. in sputum or gastric juice was found in 42.2% from direct smear and culture. 7. According to hematologic examination, ESR increased and anemia appeared mostly. Increased leukocyte count was noted in 55.4%. 8. Among complications and associated diseases, tuberculous meningitis was the most as38.6% out of all cases, and the next was tuberculous lymphadenitis. 9. The miliary shadow on X-ray finding in 82.5%disappeared within 4 months after admission, and it persisted over 7 months in 2 cases. 10. The treatment was, initially as a rule, done as triple therapy with INH, PAS and SM in 59 cases, and the secondary tuberculous regimens were administered to 24 cases. The rate of death was noted as 31.3%(26cases), and most of them were under 3 years of age.
Anemia ; Child* ; Cough ; Dyspnea ; Fever ; Gastric Juice ; Humans ; Incidence ; Jeollanam-do ; Leukocyte Count ; Parents ; Seizures ; Skin Tests ; Sputum ; Tuberculin ; Tuberculosis, Lymph Node ; Tuberculosis, Meningeal ; Tuberculosis, Miliary* ; Vomiting

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Neurofibroma ; Neurofibromatoses ; Neurofibromatosis 1