Recent Experiences in the Respiratory Unit of the Johannesburg Hospital
| Autor: | Zwi, S, Van As, A. W. W., Kanarek, D.J., Hurwitz, S.S., Coote, N.P., Goldman, H.I. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Zdroj: | South African Medical Journal; Vol 45, No 7 (1971); 801-804 |
| ISSN: | 2078-5135 0256-9574 |
| Popis: | The importance of respiratory disease in medicine is emphasized. One hundred and thirtyfive cases were referred to the Respiratory Unit in a 5-month period. These cases 'have been analysed in terms of age, sex and major disease. Fifty-six patients,of whom 47 had intermittent positive pressure respiration, required treatment in an intensive care unit. Twenty-two patients died in the intensive care unit-a mortality rate of 39%. Also discussed and briefly illustrated are problems of intermittent positive pressure respiration, tracheostomy and endotracheal intubation, cardiac arrhythmias, oxygen toxicity, fat embolism and tetanus. |
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