Annales chirurgiae et gynaecologiae
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Emergency obstetric subtotal hysterectomy was performed in 11 women over a 20-year period in the University Central Hospital of Tampere. The incidence of these operations was 1 in 7,623 deliveries. ⋯ There were no maternal deaths or major complications. The authors recommend safe subtotal hysterectomy operation of choice in these emergency cases.
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Case Reports Comparative Study
Anaesthesia for patients with multiple sclerosis.
The types of anaesthesia administered to 56 multiple sclerosis patients undergoing surgery in the different departments of the Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH) during a ten year period from 1973 to 1982 were studied. The perioperative and postoperative events were analyzed in relation to the method of anaesthesia. ⋯ In four patients who were given regional anaesthesia (2 spinal, 3 epidural) marked by hypotension, quite resistant to intravenous vasopressor treatment was observed. No deterioration of the multiple sclerosis was noted postoperatively which could be related to the anaesthesia.