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J M Holman

Publications and source records attributed to J M Holman.

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PubMed1980

Success of medical and surgical management of acute variceal hemorrhage.

Peripheral intravenous Pitressin infusion, use of the Sengstaken-Blakemore tube, or both effectively controlled variceal hemorrhage in 69 percent of patients, allowing an interval of medical management before elective portasystemic shunt surgery. Prolonged preoperative in-hospital management significantly improved hepatic function in initially poor risk patients. This improvement in hepatic function appeared to result in decreased postoperative morbidity and an operative mortality equal to that of good risk patients.

Adult↗
PubMed1979

Sepsis in the management of complicated biliary disorders.

Postoperative sepsis developed in 72 per cent of 25 patients with noncalculous proximal biliary tract obstruction. Six episodes of shock and one death resulted. Twenty-eight per cent of septic events occurred despite the administration of prophylactic antibiotics. The incidence of septic complications was similar regardless of the biliary drainage procedure used. Despite the advent of broad spectrum antibiotics and improved surgical techniques for biliary decompression, sepsis remains a serious and frequent complication in patients with chronic bile duct obstruction.

Adolescent↗