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J F Searle

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PubMed1985

The outcome of mechanical ventilation: report of a five year study.

In the five years 1979-1983, 486 patients were treated by mechanical ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit of a District General Hospital. Of these 43.6% died in the Unit and a further 8.9% died after discharge to the general wards. Sepsis was a major complication in 28% of patients. Renal failure was almost always a fatal complication. Of patients who had a cardiac arrest 80% died. At the end of one year 17.2% of patients had returned to their previously normal life.

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PubMed1977

Anaesthesia for cataract surgery. A preliminary communication.

It is well recognized that patients presenting for cataract surgery are usually old, with a high incidence of medical disease. This combination is said greatly to increase the risk of general anaesthesia. In an unselected series of patients undergoing cataract surgery, 53.5% had a significant medical problem and 50% were receiving some form of medical treatment. All but three of the patients were given a general anaesthetic. The series is discussed against the background of anaesthetic morbidity. The authors recommend that routine electrocardiograms should be carried out on all patients over 60 years of age.

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