W Indian Med J
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A case is described in which the patient developed hoarseness following a left brachial plexus block, using the supraclavicular approach. Possible paralysis of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve is discussed.
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Case Reports
Visceral complications of electrical burn injury. A report of two cases and review of the literature.
Two patients with high voltage electrical injury involving the trunk are presented. Both injuries were complicated by visceral damage; and one patient died from sepsis secondary to bowel perforation. The rarity of this complication is examined in light of the pathophysiology of electrical injury; and its management is discussed with reference to previously published reports on this condition.
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This study was undertaken in order to investigate the effect of race, sex, weight, activity level and residential area on serum lipoprotein patterns, and to determine how this could possibly relate to the incidence of ischaemic heart disease (IHD). Seven hundred (700) diabetics attending outpatient clinics at Sangre-Grande and Port-of-Spain hospitals were screened. There were 132 males and 249 females of African descent; 99 males and 163 females of East Indian extract, and 19 males and 38 females of other ethnic origins. ⋯ The domestic working class, as well as those who were in retirement, have higher TG, LDL-C and TC than members of other occupational status. The fractions mainly affected by a residential area are TG, HDL-C and LDL-C. Moreover, diabetes mellitus and its consequent impact on lipoprotein homeostasis imposes a greater predilection to IHD, especially among members of the East Indian community.