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N Ross

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PubMed1992

Glass fibre versus non-glass fibre splinting bandages.

We have assessed the current range of synthetic splinting bandages, comparing glass with non-glass fabrics and plaster-of-Paris. Physical and mechanical tests have been carried out and the opinions of patients, volunteers and orthopaedic staff were recorded. Modern bandages have some better properties than standard plaster bandage but do not conform as well, are more expensive and potentially more hazardous. However, non-glass bandages are lighter, less brittle, more radiolucent and less hazardous than glass fibre bandages and are preferred by both patients and applicators.

Attitude to Health↗
PubMed1992

Quality of care in residential homes: a comparison between Israel and Florida.

This paper reports on two studies of the quality of care in long-term care institutions for the elderly, one in Israel and one in Florida, which used the tracer methodology developed by the JDC-Brookdale Institute of Gerontology for examining quality of care in such institutions. A tracer is a well-defined and frequently occurring problem which has a known treatment. Tracers from the medical, nursing and psychosocial areas of care were used in the studies. Data were collected by multidisciplinary teams of medical and paramedical personnel who examined and interviewed elderly residents, interviewed staff members, conducted observations, and reviewed records. Differences inherent in the two study groups--such as in cultural norms and organizational systems--were taken into consideration, and the instruments were adjusted accordingly. The tracer method proved to be a feasible method for assessing quality of care in both locales. Findings regarding 12 tracers show that for units previously assessed as either good or poor/mediocre by surveyors, good units consistently scored higher than poor/mediocre units in quality of care. Florida scored higher for quality of care in the medical area, and Israel in the nursing and psychosocial areas.

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PubMed1991

Intracast pressure measurements in Colles' fractures.

Intracast pressures were recorded in conventional plaster-of-Paris below-elbow casts and compared with a new prefabricated brace for the functional treatment of Colles' fractures. Interface pressures were consistently higher in the brace than in the conventional plaster cast throughout the treatment period, and demonstrated more specific loading to the fracture site.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1989

High cost of trauma care in the elderly.

Trauma in the elderly is a significant public health problem in terms of morbidity, mortality, and expenditure of health care resources. We compared injury severity score, length of stay, hospital charges, and mortality rate in a group of 60 elderly patients and a group of 60 younger patients admitted to our hospital. The older group had an average hospital stay that was more than four days longer, at an average hospital charge of $15,769.55, and their mortality rate was 15% versus 0% among the younger group. Despite early and aggressive care, the elderly continue to pose an important problem for trauma centers in terms of both length of stay and cost.

Adult↗
PubMed1988

Cerebroventricular dilation in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) is not attenuated by reduction of blood pressure.

In previous studies, we found that spontaneously hypertensive rats (Okamoto-Aoki SHRs) suffer progressive postnatal dilation of the brain ventricles. In the present study we examined intracerebroventricular pressure and blood pressure as possible mechanisms of ventricular dilation in SHRs. We found that intracerebroventricular pressure was not elevated in SHRs. The role of blood pressure was examined in SHRs treated chronically with the antihypertensive drug, captopril, beginning in utero, and in renal hypertensive Sprague-Dawley rats (SDs). Although our experimental treatments produced significant changes in mean arterial pressures, they did not alter brain ventricular size: SDs with experimental hypertension had normal-sized brain ventricles and SHRs with pharmacologically reduced blood pressure had enlarged ventricles. These results suggest that neither increased intraventricular pressure nor high blood pressure is the sole cause of hydrocephalus in SHRs.

Animals↗
PubMed1988

Effect of animal sex on experimental ciclosporin nephrotoxicity.

UNLABELLED: Experimental ciclosporin (CSA) nephrotoxicity is reported to be more severe in male versus female rodents. To investigate these sex differences further, groups of male and female Sprague-Dawley rats were pair fed and given either CSA 50 mg/kg or olive oil vehicle by gavage daily for 5 days. Both groups of treated animals showed azotemia and depression of CIn but there were no sex differences. CSA levels were 5,820 ng/ml in females and 6,480 ng/ml in males (p = NS). Although CSA did not produce enzymuria in either sex, females showed more extensive proximal tubular cell vacuolization. CONCLUSION: Female Sprague-Dawley rats are equally as susceptible to CSA nephrotoxicity as males. Strain differences or experimental design may account for apparently conflicting results in the literature.

Animals↗
PubMed1978

Rapid access airway: surgical device and technique.

A simple, inexpensive, readily assembled device that provides immediate temporary access to the subglottic airway for oxygenation or anesthesia induction has been presented. The device can be used in emergency clinical situations, in difficult anesthesia inductions and in children where it is difficult to introduce an endotracheal tube because of supraglottic disorders. The child can be anesthetized via this device prior to securing the airway by tracheostomy. There has been no morbidity or mortality associated with use of this device.

Airway Obstruction↗
PubMed1977

An evaluative study of Silver's Cerebral Function Test.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of Silver's Cerebral Function Test in predicting the management and placement of patients admitted to a psychogeriatric hospital. Overall, 205 consecutively admitted patients and 54 age-matched controls living in the community were examined, thereby greatly extending the normative data for the test. The results indicated that this brief, easily administered test could distinguish the patients from the controls. Also, the selected cut-off score of 28 significantly differentiated between patients able to benefit from rehabilitation and occupational therapy programs and those who required primarily maintenance care. The test-retest reliability of the test was good (r = 0.91).

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PubMed1977

Sexual dysfunctions and psychoanalysis.

The authors examine the major factors involved in recent changes in the social standards and attitudes related to homosexuality. The principal influences investigated include the misconstrued emphasis given to the humanist ideology, which properly stresses the dignity of the individual; the social sciences' relativization of the cultural norms defining homosexuality; the influence of the mass media in disseminating these perspectives and thereby tending to create an acceptable image of homosexuality, and the tendency of all these changes to result in a substantial increase in public acceptance and tolerance of homosexuality. The authors suggest that this trend in public opinion has begun to isolate psychoanalytic knowledge, to reduce its status and acceptability among the public, and to replace it with popular views concerning the meaning of sexual dysfunctions.

Affective Symptoms↗