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Original Article
The Effect of Antitoxin in Neonatal Tetanus.
Myung Dong Ahn, Tae Joo Whang, Chull Sohn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1985;28(1):25-32.   Published online January 31, 1985
Mortality rate of Neonatal tetanus was assessed in 198 casss out of 219 patients during 10 years(1970~1979) according to the amounts of administered antitoxin dosages in a prospective and randomized trial. Mortality rate of Neonatal tetanus administered antitoxin 10,000 I.U. averaged 64.2%, whereas that of Neonatal tetanus administered antitoxin 20,000, 40,000, 60,000 and 100,000 I.U. averaged 60.9%, 78.0 c, 57.1% and!...
Premature Rupture of Membranes and Its Effect on Neonatal Sepsis.
Weon Soon Park, Chong Ku Yun
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1984;27(12):1162-1167.   Published online December 31, 1984
A clinical study was carried out to evaluate the effect of PROM on neonatal sepsis on 626 newborns with PROM, who had been born at SNUH during the two-year period from January 1982 to December 1983. The results were as follows; 1) The incidence of PROM was 16.5% and the frequency of prematurity and neonatal sepsis was increased in newborns with PROM. 2) The...
Clinical Study of the role of Exchange Transfusion for Treatment in Neonatal DIC.
Myung Shik Lee, Jin Sung Lee, Chul Lee, Dong Gwan Han
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1984;27(12):1151-1161.   Published online December 31, 1984
This study was made of 9 cases of neonatal septicemia complicated with DIC and sclerema, who were admitted to the pediatric department of YUMC from January 1981 to June 1983. The following results were obtained; 1) A higher incidence was observed in males(77.8%), low birth weight(66.7%) and1 pretnature(77.8%). 2) The mean onset of sepsis was noticsd on 4.4 days of life. The most common presenting symptoms...
A Clinical Study on Morbidity and Mortality in Newborns of Mothers wieh Premature Rupture of Membrane.
Myung Shik Lee, Dong Gwan Han
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1984;27(11):1045-1054.   Published online November 30, 1984
A clinical study was made on 997 newborns of mothers with premature rupture of membrane (study group) and 5,552 newborns of mothers without ruptured membrane (control group) at YUMC from January 1981 to December 1983. The following results were obtained: 1) The incidence of the study group was 15.2% and morbidity incidences were 5.4% due to sepsis, 9.5% due to asphyxia and...
Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy with 99mTc-DISIDA in the Evaluation of Neonatal Jaundice.
Kwang Soo Hwang, Sae Jin Lee, Kyung Sook Cho, Chong Dae Cho, Bok Hwan Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1984;27(7):664-672.   Published online July 31, 1984
Hepatobiliary scintigraphy with 99mTc-DISIDA was used to evaluate neonates with direct hyperbilirubinemia who were admitted to the department of Pediatrics, Maryknoll hospital, between May 1981 and Jun. 1983. 1)Total number of patients were 10, boys to girls ratio was 4:1, and age distribution ranging from 9 to 200 days of age. 2)Initial studies of the seven patients intrahepatic cholestasis showed definite...
A Clinical Study of Neonatal Pneumothrax.
Young Suk Ko, Hae Seung Kim, Keun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1984;27(6):543-547.   Published online June 30, 1984
We observed 25 cases of neonatal pneumothorax who were admitted to the department of pediatrics, Ewha Womans University Hospital from January, 1981 to September, 1983. The following results were obtained. 1)The incidence of neonatal pneumothorax was 0.3%. 2)The clinical manifestations of neonatal pneumothorax were as followed; male infant was dominant(M: F = 1.78 : 1), the onset was within 24 hours...
Culture Study in Neonatal infection.
Ja Ye Kim, Seung Joo Lee, Keun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1984;27(5):433-438.   Published online May 31, 1984
Bacterial infection is a frequent and important cause of morbidity and mortality in the neonatal period. Knowing the changing pattern of neonatal bacterial infections is important and recently the group B streptococcus has been vieing with Coliforms for preeminence. This study was undertaken to observe the pattern of bacteria in the neonatal infections and for detection of group B streptococcus....
A Study on Neonatal Hypoglycemia.
Oh Young Kwon, Chan Lak Son, Haeng Mi Kim, Kuhn Soo Lee, Doo Hong Ahn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1984;27(2):128-134.   Published online February 28, 1984
A clinical study was conducted on 23 neonates with hypoglycemia, who had been admitted to the Neonatal ICU of KNU hospital during years period from January 1980 to June 1983. Diagnosis was established by Dextrostix and Eyetone reflectometer, and following results were obtained. Out of total 599 neonates (excluding normal full-term babies), 23 revealed hypoglycemia (3.8%). The incidences of hypoglycemia...
Clinical Assessment of Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia and Neonatal Hepatitis.
Chong Ku Yun, Eue Cho Yang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1984;27(1):33-42.   Published online January 31, 1984
A clinical assessment was carried out in 37 cases with Extrahepatic biliary atresia (EHBA) and 35 cases with Neonatal hepatitis (NH), who were admitted to the Dept, of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, during the 30 months from January 1980 to June 1982. The following results were obtained; 1)By sex distribution, 40% of EHBA and 69% of NH...
Clinical and Statistical Study of High Risk Infants.
B K Chung, S K Kim, S O Byun, M H Shin, J S Oh
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1984;27(1):9-18.   Published online January 31, 1984
Clinical study was done on 6,588 liveborn infants and 2,644 high risk infants who were born in WMBH during the period of 2 years from June 1980 to May 1982. The following results were obtained: 1)Of 6,588 liveborn infants 2,644, 40,1%, were born associated with high risk factors. The mortality rate was 1.47% in normal newborn infant. 2)High risk factors...
The Effect of Phototherapy in Distance between Light Source and Hyperbilirubinemic Baby.
Jae Gye Ryoo, Hong In Eum, Kyung Tae Kim, Kew Taek Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(12):1173-1178.   Published online December 31, 1983
Warshaw reported radiat flux is closely related to distance between light source and patient for phototherapy. We tried to compare 30 cm distance (group A) frome light source to patient with 80 cm (group B) for effect of phototherapy. 1) Radiant flux were 4.68±0.3㎼/cm2/nm in group A phototherapy unit ard 1.49±0. 02㎼/cm2/nm in group B...
The Response of Leukocytes in the Peripheral Blood Following Exchange Transfusion in the Newborn.
Young Mo Sohn, Yu Young Chang, Young Ho Kim, Kir Young Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(11):1049-1054.   Published online November 30, 1983
We have studied the hemoglobin level and. leukocyte count of 23 fullterm and 1 premature jaundiced babies soon after exchange transfusion and daily thereafter until 7 days. The resixlts are: 1) One exchange transfusion was enough in 16 patients but 8 were required more than 2times of exchange transfusion. The maximum is 6 times. 2) The postnatal age was...
Case Report
A Case of Neonatal Hyperthyroidism.
Gui Hee Jun, Yeon Sang Lee, Jung Ju Kim, Dong Hak Shin
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(9):939-944.   Published online September 30, 1983
The pathogenesis of neonatal hyperthyroidism has been known to be related with LATS,LATS-P, TSI and cell mediated immunity. The authors studied a case of neonatal hyperthyroidism born to a mother having a history of hyperthyroidism and diagnosed it through clinical symptoms of tremor, exophthalmos, tachycardia, excessive activity, nervousness and the thyroid function tests of T3, T4, RAI uptake and TSH. This case has...
Original Article
A Clinical Observation on Neonatal Bacterial Meningitis.
Young Ju Lee, Bu Kwun Jung, Soon Ok Byun, Myung Hi Shin, Ji Sub Oh
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(9):872-883.   Published online September 30, 1983
A clinical observation was made on 80 cases of neonatal bacterial meningitis who were admitted to the department of Pediatrics at Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Busan, Korea, during a 8 years period between Jan, 1, 1975 and Dec. 31, 1982. 1) There was no significant differences in annual incidence. The incidence of neonatal bacterial meningitis was 0.34% of total admissions in Ped. dept, and...
Clinical Study of C-Reactive Protein in Neonatal Bacterial Infections.
Kyung Shin Kim, Myung Sung Moon, Jin Choi, Keun Soo Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(9):866-871.   Published online September 30, 1983
Bacterial infections, such as sepsis, meningitis, pneumonia and urinary tract infection are frequent causes of death during neonatal period. Further more clinical symptoms of neonatal infections are often quite vague and the illnesses unexpectedly progress rapidly. The causative organisms are detected with difficulty in many instances. Therefore a quick, simple and.reliable laboratory test is obviously needed for easy recognization of neonatal bacterial...
Clinical Observation on Neonates of Elderly Primipara.
Ai Sunn Choi, Gie Hwa Yoon, Tae Sung Chung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(8):737-743.   Published online August 31, 1983
Clinical observation about 122 neonates of elderly primiparas above 35 years old was atte- mpted on 19,927 neonates, who were delivered at II Sin Women’s Hospital during 3 years from January 1979 to December 1980. Incidences, birth characteristics, maternal history and perinatal complications were compared- with control group of neonates of primiparas under 35 years old. The results obtained were as follows; 1) The incidence was 0.61%,...
A Clinical Study of Neonatal Convulsion.
Moon Ja Kim, Seung Joo Lee, Keun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(7):640-646.   Published online July 31, 1983
We observed 62 cases of neonatal convulsion who were admitted to the department of Pediatrics, Ewha Womans University Hospital during the 6 1/2 year period from January, 1976 to June, 1982. The following results were obtained, 1. The etiology of neonatal convulsion were, hypoxic brain damage (38.7%), hypocalcemia (14. 5%), infection(12.9%), hyponatremia(6.5%) hypoglycemia(3.2%), hypernatremia(1.6%)and unknown(22.6%). 2. The onset of most neonatal convulsion was within the 3rd...
Etiological & Clinical Study for Neonatal Hepatitis & Biliary Atresia.
Ki Sub Chung, Kir Young Kim, Hyo Kyu Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(5):440-448.   Published online May 31, 1983
The following result WBS obtained through the clinical observation of 67 cases with neonatal hepatitis, 7 cases with extrahepaticbiliary atresia, 1 case with intrahepatic biliary atresia admitted at Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University Hospital during the period of January, 1979 through October, 1982. The clinical & etiological study was performed by the Hepatitis B marker, Liver function test, Liver scan, pathologic findings by percutaneous liver...
Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis.
Shinae Yoo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(4):328-338.   Published online April 30, 1983
18 cases of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis, diagnosed during the period of 1975 〜 1981, at eight medical institutions located in Seoul, were studied and analyzed. The literature review on neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis was included.
Study of Bilirubin Concentration on The Neonatal Jaundice.
Seung Kwon Kim, Woo Sik Chung, Byung Do Nam, Kew Taek Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1982;25(11):1089-1096.   Published online November 30, 1982
W« studied the guidelines on the serum bilirubin concentration of 15 mg% for the management of neonatal jaundice and compared the group of serum bilirubin concentration below 15 mg% ■and the group of serum bilirubin concentration above 15 mg%. 83 cased of icteric infants without any risk factors for kernicterus, ahove 12 m.g% in serum bilirubin concentration, were born at the St. Benedict hospital...
Case Report
A Case Of Choledochal Cyst In A Neonate.
Jong Man Lee, In Kyung Sung, Jong Seung Kim, Chang Kyu Oh
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1982;25(10):1068-1072.   Published online October 31, 1982
Congenital choledochal cyst is a rare disease, especially in fetal life and early infancy age. Our case was a 66 days old female baby who had the symptoms of jaundice, clay-colored stool, intermittent vomiting since birth and abdominal distension. Final diagnosis was choledochal cyst with neonatal hepatitis. An early accurate preoperative diagnosis has been associated with a marked decrease in the mortality. Roux-en-Y choledochocystojejunostomy was done. We...
Original Article
A Study of Correlation between Bilirubin Leel of Cord Blood and Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia.
Hwan Sup Kang, Chang Il Ahn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1982;25(10):1039-1045.   Published online October 31, 1982
For adequate management and prevention of severe sequellae of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia^ such as kernicterus, early detection of its presence is very important in fields of neonatology. The author studied the correlation between bilirubin level of the cord blood and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in random sampled 169 neonates of 729 deliveries during a period of five months since December 1981 at the Kyung Hee University Hospital....
Neurobehavioral Response of Newborn Infants Following Delivery by Normal Labor and Cesarean Section under General and Spinal Anesthesia.
Eun Ai Lee, Jung Hee Park, Yoon Ju Choi, Seung Ju Lee, Keun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1982;25(10):1032-1038.   Published online October 31, 1982
Scanlon*s Early Neonatal Neurobehavioral Scale was administered to 110 babies delivered by normal labor and cesarean section. Fifty of the mothers had normal vaginal delivery, thirty of the mothers were induced into general anesthesia with thiopental sodium and thirty of the mothers received spinal anesthe- sia with tetracaine before cesarean section. The Scanlon*s scale involves an assessment of the infant*s state of wekefulness, varius reflexes, his...
Case Report
A Case of Neonatal Hemolytic Disease due to Anti-c Isoimmunization
Hwan Sup Kang, Hyo Sup Joo, Chong Woo Bae, Suk Chul Kang, Chang Il Ahn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1982;25(9):945-948.   Published online September 30, 1982
A 40 hours old female neonate was admitted to the Pediatric Ward of Kyung Hee Unive- rsity Hospital due to severe jaundice. Laboratory work up showed typical pictures of immune hemolytic anemia. But there was no incompatibility of ABO and Rh(D) systems between the baby and mother. Minor blood groups were examined by Reagent Red Cells Selectogen and Antigram. High titer (1 : 125) of...
Original Article
Study on cord blood hemoglobin and etiology of neonatal anemia.
Chul Lee, Hae Jung Cho, Myung Ho Lee, Sook Ja Park, Young Hae Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1982;25(9):906-913.   Published online September 30, 1982
Capillary samples obtained by skin prick, generally from the heel or toe, have a higher hemoglobin Concentration than simultaneously collected venous samples. So, capillary values should not be compared to previously obtained cord venous blood values when one is looking for changes in hemoglobin, concentration during the first week of life. Cord venous blood hemoglobin and hemotocrit of 309 normal newborn infants have been...
Case Report
A Case of Vertically Transmitted Neonatal Hepatitis B with Pancytopenia.
Young Chang Kim, Jae Oak Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1982;25(7):737-742.   Published online July 31, 1982
A newborn infant, who was low-birth weight(1,780gm), showed severe degree of jaundice on second day of life and skin color became dark greenish-yellow and moderate hepatosplenomegaly was noted on physical examination. Results of liver function test & radioimmuniassay for hepatitis B antigen of both infant and mother suggested that neonatal hepatitis B seemed to occure transplacentally during pregnancy from infected...
Original Article
Early Neonatal Mortality Rate(II) : Obstetric Factors.
Hae Seong Kim, So Kyung Park, Seung Joo Lee, Keun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1982;25(6):584-592.   Published online June 30, 1982
The purpose of this study is to estimate early neonatal mortality rate in relation to obstetric factors. The early neonatal mortality rate was estimated on live births with a gestational period more than 28 weeks who died during the first 7 days of life in Ewha Womans University Hospital fro-m Jan. 1974 to Dec. 1978. During this period, there were...
A Case-Control Study on the Factors Influencing Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia.
Kwang Ho Meng, Won Chul Lee, Kyung Tai Whang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1982;25(2):136-140.   Published online February 28, 1982
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia is increasing in frequency and there have been suggestions that this may be due to some change in factors involved in delivery. In this study, among numerous hypothesized factors, maternal age, gestational age, birth weight, birth order, and methods of delivery were tested if there were statistical associations between these factors and occurance of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. For the...
Early Neonatal Mortality Rate; Neonatal Factors.
Mee Kyung Park, Choong Hee Kim, Seung Joo Lee, Keun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1981;24(10):920-927.   Published online October 15, 1981
In 8218 newborns who were born in Ewha Womans University Hospital during the period from January, 1974 to December, 1978, the authors investigated the mortality rate within 7 days after birth and studied the factors associated with it. The results are as follows; 1. The early neonatal mortality rate was, in average, 15.5 among 1000 live newborns. 2. The mortality...
Clinical Study on Neonatal Meningitis.
Kyo Sun Kim, Kee Young Lee, Kir Young Kim, Duk Jin Yun
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1981;24(8):709-722.   Published online August 15, 1981
A clinical study was made on 58 cases of neonatal meningitis occuring under the age of 1 month in the department of Pediatrics at Severance Hospital, yonsei University College of Medicine, from Jan. 1, 1965 to Dec. 31, 1978. 1. The sex ratio of male and female was approximately 1.8:1. 2. Neonatal predisposing factors significantly associated with meningitis were omphalitis(14...