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G Legeza

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PubMed1975

[New orientations in the treatment of proclaimed tetanus: use of continuous peridural anesthesia].

Notes on the typical infectious and toxis picture associated with tetatus and the physiopathological aspects of the disease are followed by the presentation of continuous C8-L2 peridural anaesthesia, giving antalgic relief and partial motor block, as a primary form of therapeutic management. A classic two catheter technique is employed and fractioned doses are used so as to exploit the action of the local anaesthetic absorbed by the patient over several days. Sedation of the orthosympathetic leads to reduced catecholamine production, hypometabolism and cardiac sedation. Analgesia and relaxation are achieved by blocking the local and general spasms typical of the disease. Success with the method in serious cases is mentioned and its use in all forms is recommended.

Analgesia↗
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[Closed abdominal injuries: the diagnostic reliability of ultrasonics].

47 consecutive patients underwent a ultrasound examination: they had suspect clinical-laboratorial picture caused from traumatic lesions of the abdominal viscera. We considered two kinds of visceral lesions: alterations of the parenchimal organs and of the empty ones. In the first group we analyzed direct signs of the lesion; in the second group we considered the indirect signs (hemothorax, hemoperitoneum and so on). Sometimes meteorism and the patient's conditions limited the reliability of the examination. We registered three false negative in volumetrically regular spleens, the seat hampering the complete exploration of the organ; on the contrary the lack of experience may cause interpretative mistakes (false positive). The obtained results induce to consider the employment of the ultrasound diagnostic imaging in abdominal traumas as a first approach, efficient test because, very often, it can condition surgical decisions, avoiding more aggressive diagnostic investigations.

Abdominal Injuries↗