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G I Martin

Publications and source records attributed to G I Martin.

At least 37 records · Page 2Linked to original sources
PubMed1986

Sudden infant death syndrome in infants evaluated by apnea programs in California.

Home apnea/bradycardia monitoring is frequently used in the management of infants at increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). However, some infants have died despite evaluation by infant apnea programs, and the benefits of home monitoring remain unproven. To determine the SIDS rate and risk factors of infants evaluated by infant apnea programs, 31 apnea programs and ten home monitor vendors in California were surveyed. Eleven (35%) of the apnea programs and four (40%) of the vendors responded. Information was obtained on 26 infants who died. Thirteen (50%) deaths were due to SIDS. Abnormal sleep studies did not predict death. Fifteen infants died despite a recommendation for home monitoring. Seven deaths occurred in association with technical errors or noncompliance with monitoring. Four deaths were due to nonaccidental trauma. The apnea programs evaluated 3,406 infants during a 5-year period; 1,841 had monitoring recommended. Term infants with apnea, subsequent siblings of SIDS victims, and infants evaluated at referral centers were more likely to have monitoring recommended than premature infants with apnea or infants evaluated at nonreferral centers (P less than .0001). Infants who had monitoring recommended were at equal risk of dying of SIDS as those who did not.

California↗
PubMed1976

Diagnosis of Meckel's diverticulum by radioisotope scanning.

The clinical illness observed in a 5-month-old infant with Meckel's diverticulum is described. A sodium pertechnetate radioisotope scan was employed to confirm the clinical impression. The technical procedure, evaluation, and importance of the radioisotope study is discussed.

Humans↗
PubMed1975

Electrocardiographic monitoring of enuretic children receiving therapeutic doses of imipramine.

The authors studied the monthly electrocardiographic tracings of 27 children with normal cardiovascular function receiving imipramine therapy for enuresis. They found no substantial EKG changes in any of these children, who were receiving doses of 25 to 75 mg of the drug. They conclude that electrocardiographic monitoring may be essential only when more than 25 to 75 mg of imipramine is given and that it should be established that the patient's cardiovascular function is normal before the drug is administered.

Arrhythmias, Cardiac↗