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A Bisson

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At least 55 records · Page 3Linked to original sources
PubMed1985

[Assisted respiration by stimulation of the diaphragmatic muscle. A case].

Direct electrical stimulation of the diagram has resulted in physiological functioning in a quadriplegic patient. Mechanical ventilation could be partly withdrawn with 13-hour periods of "respiration". During the 2-month stay in hospital, 90 hours of respiration were obtained by stimulation. The patient died 8 weeks after the operation.

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PubMed1984

[Diffuse hepato-pulmonary hydatidosis. Apropos of a case].

The authors report a case of diffuse hydatid disease of the lung and liver. This association accounts for about 20 per cent of cases. Diffuse lesions are, on the other hand, exceptional. In this case the lung and liver functions were both impaired. Surgical management involved resection of the top of the cyst protruding from the liver and pulmonary cystectomy. The relative simplicity of the postoperative course, restoration of liver function and improvement in lung function prompt the authors to recommend surgical management of these cases, which cannot be treated medically.

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PubMed1976

[Laryngeo-tracheal contusion caused by a seat belt].

The authors report cases of laryngo-tracheal rupture due to seat belts. They analyse the mechanisms, the clinical and radiological signs of these lesions. Although these lesions are rare, they should be recognised by medical teams when called to treat injured patients. It is, in fact, at this level that emergency treatment must be carried out, although difficult, this alone permits one to save a certain number of injured patients from asphyxia.

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[Lung transplantation].

Lung transplantation began to expand in 1983, after the advent of cyclosporin and the publication of the Toronto lung transplant group study. Single lung transplantation was first performed in patients with interstitial pneumopathy to be extended later to pulmonary emphysema, then to primary or secondary pulmonary arterial hypertension. Double lung transplantation provides patients suffering from chronic lung infection (e.g. cystic fibrosis) with a useful alternative to their ordinary treatment. The experience acquired throughout these years has resulted in wider criteria for patients' inclusion. More than acute rejection, bacterial infections directly condition the immediate prognosis. The frequency and severity of cytomegalovirus lung diseases lead to a discussion on the possibility of prophylactic and curative antiviral therapy. The occurrence of obliterative broncholitis, which reflects chronic lung rejection, jeopardizes the long-term results of transplantation. The functional results of the various types of lung grafting are analysed, and the position of lung transplantation in thoracic surgery is reassessed.

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Walking the talk: how effective boards accelerate performance. Interview by Elizabeth Preiss, Ron Shulman, and Patrick O'Callaghan.

The interviews demonstrated the belief that boards are accountable for ensuring the effective performance of their organizations. A board's obligation and authority is not limited to recruiting, appointing and replacing the organization's CEO and officers. It must also guide, shape, improve and reward what people do on the job. Performance management is not a simple process. It depends on a number of contributing factors operating in concert. To perform well, people must understand what is expected of them, their work context and their role. They must receive appropriate feedback on how they are doing from someone whom they respect and trust, someone with insight into their jobs and authority to manage them. The board's ability and obligation to contribute leadership, to be the primary force steering the organization, rests on the effectiveness with which it is able to play the performance management role.

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