Biomedical subjects

D E Marshall

Publications and source records attributed to D E Marshall.

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PubMed1982

Single extra-amniotic injection of prostaglandin E2 in Tylose gel to induce first trimester abortion in young nullipara.

A single extra-amniotic injection of 2 or 4 mg of prostaglandin E2 in Tylose gel was administered to 30 primigravidae between the ages of 14 and 20 years to induce first-trimester abortion. Twenty-three patients (76.7%) aborted, though incompletely, within 9 hours, with a mean induction-abortion interval of 6.3 hours. In the remaining 7 (23.3%) the cervical os was found to be open and no mechanical dilatation was required at the time of vacuum aspiration. The only side effect was vomiting, which occurred in 2 patients. The method was shown to be safe and effective and may be employed in young primigravidae, thus eliminating the cervical complications attending vacuum aspiration.

Abortion, Induced↗

PubMed1979

Hypertension in valvar aortic stenosis.

The indirect arterial blood pressure in 50 cases of catheter-proven aortic stenosis without significant incompetence was examined. Defining the upper limit of normal blood pressure as 140/90mmHg, 14 percent had borderline, 18 percent had mild and 8 percent had severe hypertension. There was a significant positive correlation of systolic and diastolic blood pressure with age; ie pressures rose with age. The rate of increase was virtually identical with that of the normal population except for those over 70. Hypertension interferes with reliable clinical and haemodynamic quantitation of the valve lesion. The two lesions summate to increase the systolic burden on left ventricle.

Adolescent↗