Southern medical journal
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Southern medical journal · Apr 1981
Case ReportsProfound hypothermia: value of prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
A patient with severe hypothermia (core temperature of 22.2 C) and ventricular fibrillation had manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation for 3 1/2 hours while various rewarming technics raised her temperature to a level permitting successful electrical cardioversion. Laboratory testing revealed disseminated intravascular coagulation and several endocrinologic abnormalities. The need for prolonged, aggressive resuscitative measures and the possible role of corticosteroids in the management of profound hypothermia are discussed.
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Southern medical journal · Apr 1981
Case ReportsFacial abscess due to group L streptococcal infection.
A Lancefield group L streptococcal infection was found in a previously healthy male adult during a survey of beta-hemolytic streptococci. The infection was apparently acquired subsequent to a mild injury to the face and contact with soil. Treatment with cephalothin and cephalexin was successful after surgical drainage of the wound abscess.