Jung Hwa Lee

Review of canine rabies prevalence under two different vaccination programmes in Korea

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Comparison of the efficacy of a forced-air warming system and circulating-water mattress on core temperature and post-anesthesia shivering in elderly patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty under spinal anesthesia.

Background In the present study, we compared changes in body temperature and the occurrence of shivering in elderly patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty under spinal anesthesia during warming with either a forced-air warming system or a circulating-water mattress. Methods Forty-six patients were randomly assigned to either the forced-air warming system (N = 23) or circulating-water mattress (N = 23) group. Core temperature was recorded using measurements at the tympanic membrane and rectum. In addition, the incidence and intensity of post-anesthesia shivering and verbal analogue score for thermal comfort were simultaneously assessed. Results Core temperature outcomes did not differ between the groups. The incidence (13.0 vs 43.5%, P < 0.05) and intensity (20/2/1/0/0 vs 13/5/3/2/0, P < 0.05) of post-anesthesia shivering was significantly lower in the forced-air system group than in the circulating-water mattress group. Conclusions The circulating-water mattress was as effective as the forced-air warming system for maintaining body temperature. However, the forced-air warming system was superior to the circulating-water mattress in reducing the incidence of post-anesthesia shivering.

A 7.3×5.3×3.5-cm heterotopic thyroid in the posterior mediastinum in a patient with situs inversus totalis

Ectopic posterior mediastinal thyroid is a very rare clinical disease entity. It accounts for less than 1% of all mediastinal tumors. The mass is difficult to diagnose due to its rarity and non-specific clinical symptoms and thus remains asymptomatic for many years until it becomes larger. Since the mass is considerably large at presentation, it should be distinguished from metastatic thyroid carcinoma. We present herein the case of a 62-year-old woman with situs inversus totalis who complained of atypical chest pain and dysphagia and had a huge posterior mediastinal ectopic thyroid. The patient underwent complete resection through thoracotomy, with relief of symptoms. In summary, although ectopic posterior mediastinal thyroid is a rare disease entity, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of posterior mediastinal tumors. Surgery is the treatment of choice for posterior ectopic posterior thyroid and its prognosis is excellent following complete resection.