Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Apr 1997
[Spinal anesthesia in ambulatory surgery. Extent, routines and patient satisfaction].
Spinal anaesthesia has been used in day-care surgery for a long time, but the fear of past dural puncture headache has limited its use in younger patients. A survey was conducted in order to assess the extent to which spinal anaesthesia is used for day-care surgery, and the routines governing the present practice in Norwegian anaesthetic departments. Information was obtained on the use of spinal anaesthesia for day-care surgery. ⋯ This does not seem to be justified on the basis of the scientific evidence. A prospective patient study revealed that out of 120 day-care patients aged 15 to 45 years who were given spinal anaesthesia, 93% would accept the same kind of anaesthetic again. Based on recent studies, the fear of post dural puncture headache should not preclude the use of spinal anaesthesia as a good alternative to general anaesthesia in day-care surgery.
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Mar 1997
[Neurology--a specialty with own criminal novels. Neurological topics in Norwegian criminal literature].
The authors of a large number of Norwegian detective stories, particularly from the first part of this century, are occupied with neurologists and neurobiological problems. A survey of this literature shows. One Norwegian neurologist has written four detective stories. ⋯ On the other hand there are numerous examples of the neurologist as a criminal or even a murderer. Neurological symptoms and signs (mostly functional pareses and epileptic fits) are used to construct the plot in other novels. The most striking finding is a detective story where the criminal is a neurobiologist, the plot is based on neurobiology and the author discusses neurological phenomena throughout the entire book.
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Mar 1997
Case Reports[Acute high altitude sickness--medical experiences from Mount Everest during the spring season 1996].
In April-May 1996 a Norwegian expedition climbed Mount Everest from the Tibetan side, Eight out of the ten members reached the summit. The expedition did not experience any serious incidents but took part in the rescue and treatment of climbers from other expeditions. ⋯ Cerebral oedema and frostbite were the most common problems in addition to hypothermia and exhaustion. The author also discusses acute mountain sickness, including clinical features, treatment and prophylaxis.
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Jan 1997
[Penetrating head and neck gunshot injuries. A 10-year neurological material].
37 patients with penetrating injuries of the head or upper neck caused by gunshot wounds were admitted to the neurosurgical department during the ten-year period 1986 to 1995. There was a marked preponderance of males. 29 of the cases were attempted or successful suicides, four were homicides, and four were presumed to be accidents. The most common weapons used were pistol and rifle. ⋯ Four of the patients suffered reduced vision, two of whom became blind. Two had hemiparesis, one had moderate mental dysfunction, and one recovered completely. None of the patients who were unconscious upon admission to hospital and had bilateral brain injury survived.
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Dec 1996
Biography Historical Article["Gentlemen, this is not a humbug". The 150th anniversary of anesthesia].
On 16 October 1996 it was 150 years since William T. G. Morton performed the first successful demonstration of ether anaesthesia in the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA. ⋯ The first ether anaesthesia administered in Norway took place at Rigshospitalet in Christiania on 4 March 1847. The first death from anaesthesia in Norway occurred in 1852. This article presents some aspects of both the Norwegian and international history of anaesthesia.