Soju Choi

The healthy condition of living donors makes their tolerance to pain particularly low, and clinicians are often challenged to come up with an analgesic technique that is effective yet ensures donor safety. This study compared, in donor right hepatectomy, the efficacy and safety of preoperative intrathecal morphine (ITM) combined with intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV-PCA) with IV-PCA alone. Forty adult patients were randomly allocated into 2 groups: ITM+IV-PCA group (n = 20) and IV-PC

The use of epidural catheters has been a subject of active debate in living liver donors because of the possible postoperative coagulation derangement and the subsequent risk of epidural hematoma. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of epidural catheters in relation to the changes in coagulation profile based on a review of previously published literature and the results of our 360 donors. In both the literature and in our cases, platelet count, prothrombin time (PT), and activated

Postoperative analgesia and care for living liver donors have become particular interests for clinicians as the use of living donor liver transplantation has increased. Local anesthetic-based analgesia has been known to provide effective pain control. In this prospective, randomized study, we compared the postoperative analgesic efficacy of local anesthetic-based analgesia (PainBuster) with the efficacy of opioid-based analgesia [intrathecal morphine (ITM) with intravenous (IV) fentanyl] in live

Low dose intraoperative lidocaine infusion offered no beneficial effects on return of bowel function, opioid sparing, pain intensity and hospital stay after various breast plastic surgeries.

The safety of living donors is a matter of cardinal importance in addition to obtaining optimal liver grafts to be transplanted. Central venous pressure (CVP) is known to have significant correlation with the amount of bleeding during parenchymal transection and many centers have adopted CVP monitoring for right hepatectomy. However, central line cannulation can induce some serious complications. Peripheral venous pressure (PVP) has been suggested as a comparable alternative to CVP. The aim of t

Numerous living donor hepatectomy are being performed safely. However, donors are still exposed to various complications including hepatic failure. We examined the donor's potential risk and morbidity depending on the type of hepatectomy: left lateral segmentectomy (group LLS, n = 30), left lobectomy (group LL, n = 15), and right lobectomy (group RL, n = 128). The charts and computerized hospital data of 173 donors from March 2000 to September 2003 were retrospectively reviewed. We analyzed live

Although many report intra-operative cardiac arrests (ICAs) in liver transplantation (LT), the incidence, major causes, and outcome remain unclear. We aimed to investigate retrospectively, the incidence, nature, and outcome of ICA in Asian population and to identify risk factors for ICA. Consecutive 1071 LTs in an institution during 1996-2011 (adult 920, pediatric 151/living donor liver transplantation, LDLT 841, deceased donor liver transplantation, DDLT 230) were reviewed. ICA occurred in 14 a

Hyperglycemia during liver resection might be associated with the extent of hepatocytes injury. It would be rational to maintain blood glucose concentration < 180 mg/dl throughout the surgery in consideration of parenchymal disease, coagulation status, lipid profile, and the cumulative hepatic ischemia in patients undergoing liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma.

If coagulopathy is a concern during PLIF, then, a HES with low MW/DS in a saline-based medium (Voluven) may be a better alternative than a HES with high MW/DS in a balanced salt medium (Hextend).

Background : Although a personal interview with the patient during the preoperative visit decreases anesthesia-related anxiety, few efforts have been directed at identifying the patients` greatest concerns. The present study was undertaken to assess patients` anxiety regarding anesthetic management and their specific concerns about anesthesia. Methods : Before any premedication or explanstion of proposed an esthetic technique was given, two hundred and ninety five people (family members and pati

Apoptosis is a programmed, physiologic mode of cell death that plays an important role in tissue homeostasis. As for the central nervous system, ischemic insults can induce pathophysiologic cascade of apoptosis in neurophils. Impairment of astrocyte functions during brain ischemia can critically influence neuron survival by neuronglia interactions. We aimed to elucidate the protective effect of ketamine on apoptosis by energy deprivation in astrocytes. Ischemic insults was induced with iodoaceta

=A Survey of the Nature of Patients' Preoperative Anxietyand Concerns Regarding AnesthesiaSoo Joo Choi, M.D., Gaab Soo Kim, M.D., Young Soon Choi, M.D.*, Ji Yeon Kim, M.D.Chung Su Kim, M.D., Mi Sook Gwak, M.D., and Ik Soo Chung, M.D.

The objective of this study was to investigate the conditions required for tracheal intubation and the responses to intubation after the administration of a high concentration of sevoflurane-N2O-O2 for vital capacity rapid inhalation induction (VCRII) without muscle relaxant. We compared those with propofol-N2O-O2-vecuronium induction.

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