Ugeskrift for laeger
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Ugeskrift for laeger · Jul 1989
Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial[A comparative study of the Lixiscope and conventional X-ray in fracture diagnosis].
The Lixiscope is a portable hand-held real time imaging device, weighing 3 kg, with an iodine-125 source. The Lixiscope was compared with conventional x-ray. ⋯ The diagnostic specificity for two doctors was found to be 0.67 and 1.00 and the diagnostic sensitivity was 0.78 and 0.84. The Lixiscope may be used in the Accident & Emergency Department, and similary in situations where x-ray is not avaiable the Lixiscope seems to be valuable.
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Ugeskrift for laeger · May 1989
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial[Transdermal scopolamine to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting after uterine curettage and termination of pregnancy. A double-blind clinically controlled study with placebo].
A randomized double-blind clinically controlled investigation with a placebo was undertaken to investigate the prophylactic effect of transdermal scopolamine on postoperative nausea and vomiting after dilatation and curettage and termination of pregnancy. No significant difference was found between the placebo and transdermal scopolamine. On the other hand, the patients in the scopolamine group had significantly more postoperative discomforts which were attributable to the anticholinergic effect of scopolamine. Transdermal scopolamine cannot be recommended for the prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting following uterine curettage and termination of pregnancy.
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Ugeskrift for laeger · May 1989
Review[Subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema related to facial injuries].
Mediastinal emphysema following facial trauma in the absence of neck, chest or abdominal injury is a rare entity. Mediastinal emphysema associated with fractures of the facial bones or odontological surgery has only been reviewed previously in case reports. This article reviews the etiological and pathogenetic mechanisms of subcutaneous facial/cervical emphysema and mediastinal emphysema associated with fractures of the facial bones. Complications and risk factors in treating fractures of the facial bones when mediastinal emphysema is present are discussed with emphasis on anaesthesiological complications.
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Ugeskrift for laeger · May 1989
Case Reports[Anaphylactic shock caused by rupture of hydatid cysts].
A case of anaphylactic shock in a Maroccan man with hydatid cysts in the liver is described. Attention is drawn to the increased prevalence of hydatid disease among immigrants from South European countries, the Middle East and Africa. Medicinal treatment of hydatosis in cases with risk of spread is mentioned.