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G Soots

Publications and source records attributed to G Soots.

At least 55 records · Page 3Linked to original sources
PubMed1979

[Problems encountered by the anesthetist-intensive care specialist during aorto-coronary bypass surgery].

The authors analysed a series of 400 aorto-coronary bypasses performed between 1970 and April 1978. A notable improvement in the statistics was seen during the second period between 1976 and April 1978. During this period, 248 patients were operated upon with a mortality of 4 per cent. The progress made was in large part attributed to improved preoperative assessment, in particular a complete ventricular assessment, improved peroperative myocardial protection and the use of the intra-aortic counter-pressure balloon and of sodium nitroprussiate.

Anesthesia↗
PubMed1976

[Aneurysm of the ascending aorta and aortic insuffiency].

Basing themselves on 24 cases of aneurysm of the ascending aorta with gross aortic incompetence, the authors give an account of their personal experience of this condition. They emphasise: -- the problems of aetiology posed by this annular dilation of the aorta with its associated elastic tissue dystrophy which is seldom apparent except at histological examination of the aortic wall at percuaneous biopsy; --the operative problems which confront the surgeon, especially because the orifices of the coronary vessels are in the very centre of the aneurysm. The detail their modest surgical experience, and emphasise the advantages of using Bentall's operation systematically; it seems that this is likely to be the operation of choice in the future.

Adult↗
PubMed1975

[Long-term survival in persons with cardiac pacemakers. Study based on 1,159 patients, 499 with regression at 4-10 years].

Analysis of the long-term survival of pacemaker carriers showed a parallelism between two curves: that of the survival in patients treated with a pacemaker as from the second month, and that of a control group with the same age and physical structure. Treatment in the first few years was made problematical by defects in surgical technique: while in 17% of reoperations, the reason was straightforward substitution of the pacemaker owing to wear on the battery, 83% were the consequences of complications. Of these, 23% consisted of shifts in the intracavitary probe, electrode failures, or increase in the threshold. The frequency of infections due to implantation or reoperation was 7,4%, in certain cases with fatal outcome. Bearing in mind that mortality from Adam-Stokes disease was 50% prior to the introduction of pacemakers, it can be maintained that this therapy represents a considerable step forward in cardiology. Mortality was 27% in all patients submitted to implantation.

Adams-Stokes Syndrome↗
PubMed1975

[Survival time of patients with cardiac pacemakers (author's transl)].

A comparison between the life expectancy of patients with pacemakers and that of a control population of similar structure shows a parallel course, although originally, after a postoperative phase of 2 months, the mortality rate of the patients with pacemakers was higher. Today the results are considerably better. Implantation of pacemakers is one of the greatest cardiological advances in the last 10 years for the effective treatment and prevention of cardiac arrest in atrioventricular block. The significance of this type of therapy becomes understandable if the fact that the mortality of Adams-Stokes attacks used to be about 50% is taken into consideration. In France, about 5000 persons each year have Adams-Stokes attacks.

Adams-Stokes Syndrome↗