The subjective evaluation by patients of results of treatment for a life-endangering illness notoriously are of questionable value. The studies reported in this paper are most timely. Those using surgical methods for revascularization of the myocardium need to continue to assess their results on both a short- and long-term basis….
The authors have found that this technic is not successful for palliation. However, when used aggressively, it offers a new modality in attacking malignancies of the head and neck. It provides, apparently, success in terms of cure in some instances.
The authors describe a new method of continuously recording the body temperature in burn patients by use of a thermister probe placed against the ear drum.
Several diseases may be the cause of cerebral vascular accidents during pregnancy or at the time of delivery. These accidents may come to the attending doctor's attention in the immediate postpartal period. The author reviews the causes and the management of the patients' rehabilitation.
The authors advise operations at an early age to correct congenital abnormalities which cause loss of hearing. They review the several reasons for early operation.
This technic permits the gathering of information to amplify that which has been shown by examination by mirror or laryngoscopy. Such information is not only of diagnostic and prognostic importance but permits the planning of surgical procedures.
The author has described the problems attending loss of skin from the heel. He then describes methods of management to meet the peculiar needs of this anatomic area.
This method of self-evaluation has a high degree of correlation with the ultimate recovery of function in a hemiplegic patient. It may prognosticate whether the patient will be dependent or independent.
The author has surveyed the resuscitation practices used for the newborn in the university hospitals of the south. He believes more persons should be trained in methods of resuscitation and that active programs for training should be established in community hospitals.
The several types of sudden loss of hearing are described, as well as the treatment indicated. Degree of recovery seems to be dependent upon the time treatment was begun.
The author discusses means at hand for early diagnosis of these lesions. On short-term follow-up the treatment methods used seem satisfactory and certainly avoid the deformity of vulvectomy. (An addendum, however, offers a warning.)
Demonstrated abnormalities in dysfunction of peripheral nerves seem to account for many of the symptoms which may be referred to the extremities during pregnancy.
The utilization of the technic of metacarpal transfer in the restoration of hand function following severe trauma is stressed. The use of this procedure is recommended as an elective procedure after primary healing has occurred.
The authors describe their results from the use of transretinoic acid in the treatment of chronic dermatoses characterized by abnormalities of keratinization.
The authors review the surgical technics involved in renal transplantation and their relationship to complications encountered.
From studies which the author has made of the impact of birth defects upon the individual's personality, it is evident that much more information is needed. Preconceived ideas of what this impact will be are erroneous.
The prognosis in carcinoma of the bladder is far from encouraging except in early localized disease. The authors emphasize early diagnosis and cooperation of urologic surgeon and radiotherapist to give the patient the optimal chance of survival.
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