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G Kitchen

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PubMed1996

Auger injuries in the Wimmera region 1987-95.

BACKGROUND: Eighteen cases of auger injuries in the Wimmera region of Victoria were treated over 8 years. METHODS: The records of auger related injuries presenting to Wimmera Base Hospital from March 1987 to March 1995 were reviewed. RESULTS: Five of these were severe injuries. Sixteen were male farmers. Their fingers were most commonly injured by being caught in the auger flight. CONCLUSIONS: Augers have numerous mechanical features which make them one of the most potentially dangerous pieces of farm equipment. This, combined with human error and fatigue, results in significant but preventable morbidity in a hardworking population.

Accidents, Occupational↗
PubMed1992

Stereotactic linac radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations.

Stereotactic linear accelerator (linac) radiosurgery has been in operation in the West Midlands since 1987, the first of its kind in the United Kingdom. Forty two patients with high-flow cerebral arteriovenous malformations have been treated, 26 of whom have been followed up. Angiography one year after treatment showed that five lesions were obliterated, 11 were reduced in size and/or flow rate and 10 were unchanged. Overall results show that nine out of 10 patients reviewed at 24 months had total obliteration. Three patients had complications; one has fully recovered, one died of an unrelated cause at 36 months and the other died from recurrent haemorrhage at nine months. Two patients had recurrent non-fatal haemorrhage within 24 months of treatment; both recovered without further deficit. All patients are fit to work but eight are unemployed. Although the follow up period is short, the early results indicate a success rate similar to those published by others using linac radiosurgery.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1989

Stereotactic LINAC radiosurgery.

A system of stereotactic radiosurgery using a linear accelerator is described and the experience with a variety of neurosurgical lesions including gliomas, acoustic neurinomas and arteriovenous malformations is recorded. The system is simple, inexpensive and effective and can be used with any CT scanner and linear accelerator.

Adult↗
PubMed1987

Injury to nose.

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Abscess↗
PubMed1986

Adjuvant chemotherapy in the treatment of breast cancer: results of a multicentre study.

248 patients with locally radically treated early breast cancer (196 node-positive) were randomized post-operatively between 6 courses of a 'CMF like' chemotherapy and no further treatment. Results (with a minimum of 5 years follow-up on every patient) favour chemotherapy with a significant increase in the median time to recurrence from 31 to 50 months for all patients (P = 0.04) and from 26 to 49 months for node-positive patients (P = 0.023). No significant effect on survival is seen although there is a trend towards longer survival in the treated group. The regimen used was relatively non-toxic when compared to the traditional CMF with 34% of patients experiencing mild nausea and vomiting immediately post-injection and only 11% complaining of more severe nausea and vomiting. Because of this lower toxicity the treatment was found to be amenable to administration in both regional hospitals and specialized centres.

Adult↗