A series of complete ligation of the vena cava is compared to partial occlusion. Although the series are not exactly comparable, a trend is demonstrated implying less postoperative morbidity following partial occlusion.”197106000-00001
Two cases of aortic occlusion following blunt trauma are presented with a plea for early diagnosis and treatment. The authors do not, however, stress the help that early arteriography frequently gives.”197106000-00003
From one of the Nation's outstanding research centers on the treatment of burns comes this review of the desirable approaches to the treatment of burns and of their complications as of today.”197106000-00004
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This is a retrospective study of pulmonary complications following extracorporeal perfusion with suggestions to decrease their incidence.”197106000-00009
The authors stress the importance of early diagnosis in terms of mortality and residual damage. The patient already unconscious has relatively little chance of survival even when the abscess is drained surgically.”197106000-00010
The authors call attention to this entity which has been reported from the southern states upon occasion. The clinical features are of a disease with an abruptonst, preceded by a story of swimming in fresh water and of nasal symptoms thought to represent an acute upper respiratory infetion. Death has…
The taking of anything in pill form by young drug users reaches the bizarre and unexpected, but points up the diagnostic problems facing doctors. The deposit of pills of any kind by users into a “pot” to be taken at random in a kind of “Russian roulette” offers another aspect…
The authors emphasize the advantages of the early insertion of the contraceptive loop. It is accompanied by less discomfort and certain complications which seem more frequent by later or between-pregnancy insertion. The only disadvantage seems a somewhat higher rate of expulsion of the loop.”197106000-00015
The authors report 2 instances of this rare tumor, and review the clinical and pathologic findings as described in the 22 cases reported in the literature of former years.”197106000-00016
This case, the twelfth to be reported, illustrates that today cardiac surgery permits the surgical repair of intracardiac injuries.”197106000-00017
In this series of 420 patients sustaining blunt abdominal trauma, 209 had exploratory laparotomy and 23 (11%) died postoperatively. Concomitant head injuries or multiple intra-abdominal organ trauma were leading causes of these fatalities. Delay in diagnosis and treatment also was a significant factor in the mortality rate. The need for…
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This article and the companion article concern the control of juvenile diabetes mellitus. In this article, the results and analysis of more than 600 home and camp records of children 8 to 15 years of age attending a diabetic camp are provided. The criteria used by the authors allow systematic…
This article provides on overview of the many and complex problems accompanying diabetes mellitus in children.”197106000-00021
The experience of a camp for diabetic children in Kentucky is detailed. The insulin requirements of most of the children were increased.”197106000-00022
The authors review the selection of patients for operation, their preparation for operation, physiologic maintenance during the operation and postoperative care. This review should be of value to the family physician who must select patients for valve replacement and for an understanding of the many facets involved in the successful…
The authors report studies which point to the presence of an abnormal lipoprotein in schizophrenic patients. It seems that the metabolic activity of this substance may affect intracellular enzymatic activity, especially in certain loci in the brain, to become manifest as the disease schizophrenia.”197106000-00024
The indications and technic for repair of pectus excavatum are presented. A plea for early repair in symptomatic patients is made.”197106000-00025
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