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I Amir

Publications and source records attributed to I Amir.

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Biwinged excision for closure of rounded defect.

A new technique for closure of rounded defects is described. The biwinged procedure consists of excising two equal triangles on either side of the defect, one above and one below the dissecting line. Closure is in the form of a step. It can be made to parallel in part a wrinkle or contour line, such as a nasolabial fold, a temporal region above and beside the eyebrow, an area over the lower border of the mandible, or on the dorsum of the hand. A mathematical comparison of the amount of healthy tissue in the biwinged excision and in six other procedures is presented.

Basal Cell Carcinoma↗

Effect of an egg-rich diet on plasma lipids and proteins in severely burned patients.

Eight severely burned young patients were maintained on an oral hyperalimentation regimen of about 7,000 calories--including 314 proteins, 600 g carbohydrates and 336 g fats, containing greater than 8 g cholesterol--based mainly on a daily ingestion of 35 eggs. Serum cholesterol and protein, and plasma lipoprotein levels were measured during period of 30 days on the diet. The mean serum cholesterol level prior to the egg-rich diet was low [108 +/- 42 (SD) mg/dl] and it remained within the normal range during the study. The initial mean serum total protein level of 4.1 +/- 0.5 (SD) rose to 6.5 +/- 0.7 g/dl by the 19th day and stayed high throughout the remainder of the study. Plasma lipoprotein levels, assessed by nephelometry and reported as concentrations of large, medium and small particles, were not increased. It is assumed that the high demand for energy during recovery from burns prevented abnormal rises in plasma lipid levels on fat-rich diet.

Adult↗

Some physical properties of the Haifa occlusive dressing for burns.

In order to evaluate some of the physical properties of the Haifa Occlusive Dressing, which is in use in our Department, temperature, moisture and the transfer of gases were measured. The Haifa Occlusive Dressing does not significantly raise the temperature of the covered burn, nor does it hinder the diffusion of gases, even when wet. Measurements taken from a patient suffering from a deep second degree burn showed that the amount of secretion over a 9-h period was 270 cm3 and the rate of secretion/unit area was 0.0125 cm/h.

Absorption↗