Articles: surgery.
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Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · Jul 1996
Biography Historical ArticleFacial plastic surgery: subspecialty helps otolaryngology define its boundaries.
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Eur J Orthop Surg Tr · May 1996
Post operative infections of the spine: technique, indications and results of the surgical treatment - A retrospective study of 90 cases.
Post operative infection in spine surgery is a well known complication. The authors studied a series of 90 patients in accordance with an homogenous strategy based on the excision of necrotic and infected tissues, associated with appropriate antibiotics. The results are analyzed according to the degree of infection (which is based on the type of germs and their associations), and type of patients, the delay in diagnosis and the anatomical extension of the infected lesions. ⋯ Dans cette série, les auteurs ne signalent aucune complication neurologique dûe à l'infection. Néanmoins, 8 décès sont à déplorer chez des patients fragiles avec signes neurologiques initiaux. Ceci souligne l'importance du traitement général associé à la chirurgie et la nécessité d'un bilan complet de ces malades.
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Zhonghua Zheng Xing Shao Shang Wai Ke Za Zhi · May 1996
[Early postoperative hypoxemia in infants, children and adults undergoing elective plastic surgery].
Seven hundred ASA-class-1 patients undergoing elective plastic surgery were selected to study the effect of age on early postoperative hypoxemia with a pulse eximeter for continuous monitoring of arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) in the postanesthesia recovery room. The patients were divided into four groups: group 1, 72 infants aged less than one year; group 2, 120 children aged from one to three years; group 3, 364 children aged over three years; and group 4, 144 adults aged from 18 to 58 years. ⋯ The incidences of early postoperative hypoxemia in the postanesthesia recovery room were 44.4% in group 1, 31.7% in group 2, 17.3% in group 3 and 8.3% in group 4. Early postoperative hypoxemia occurred most commonly within 40 min. in infants and within 15 min. in children aged over one year and adults.
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J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr. Hum. Retrovirol. · Apr 1996
Cesarean deliveries and maternal-infant HIV transmission: results from a prospective study in South Africa.
Data from a prospective study undertaken at an urban hospital in Durban, South Africa, were used to investigate associations between maternal-infant HIV transmission, mode of delivery, and specific circumstances of cesarean deliveries. A total of 141 children of HIV-infected women were followed until the children were 15 months of age to determine their HIV status. supplementary data were collected from obstetric records, masked to the HIV status of the children. ⋯ Singleton cesarean deliveries without concurrent obstetric complications had lower rates of transmission than did vaginal deliveries (OR, 0.20; 95% CI, 0.04-0.94). These results suggest that certain intrapartum events may modify the risk of HIV transmission and highlight the importance of collecting more detailed intrapartum information in order to clarify the route by which mode of delivery may be associated with maternal-infant HIV transmission.