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M M Altman
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Hyperbaric oxygen in anaerobic infection of the medistinum.
In the last decade hyperbaric oxygen has been recognized as an important therapeutic tool in a variety of instances in which either destruction of anaerobic bacteria is urgent or an improvement in the oxygenation level is mandatory. We have used it successfully in a case of mediastinal anaerobic infection (gas gangrene) after medical and surgical measures had failed to eradicate the disease. The causative organism of gas gangrene, Clostridium perfringens (Welchii), is widely distributed. It may be cultured from the soil, house dust, human skin and faeces, etc. For this reason infection with Clostridium is practically inevitable whenever suitable conditions arise. As an anaerobic bacterium Clostridium Welchii multiplies readily in damaged tissues without contact with the air and devoid of a normal blood supply. This occurs especially in road accidents and war wounds in which broken bones and crushed muscles provide a suitable medium for the infection (Altmeier, 1965). Sometimes this infection can occur too after abdominal or gynaecological operations (Hitchcock, 1965). We present here a case of mediastinal gas gangrene which was caused by perforation of the oesophagus by a swallowed foreign body.
[Treatment of gas gangrene of the neck by hyperbaric oxygen].
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Invasive pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate.
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Osteomyelitis of the cervical spine after neck injuries.
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Methods for early detection of hearing loss in infants.
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[The direct anterior approach to foreign bodies in the cervical spine].
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'Pharyngeal' craniopharyngioma.
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Balloon technique for treatment of frontal sinus fractures.
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Echinococcus of the parotid gland.
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Semi-objective method for auditory mass screening of neonates.
An instrument called the Accelerometer Recording System (ARS) was developed for graphically recording responses of neonates to auditory stimulation. Its main component, is an accelerometer, which picks up vibrations of the crib, caused by the response movements of the infant. In a pilot study with 400 newborns, a distinct record was registered in all but seven. The ARS seems to offer a semi-objective test procedure which is short, simple and reliable. It promises to be a valid test method for mass screening of newborns for early detection of profound hearing loss.