Poisoning associated with witchdoctor attendance.
Eight patients with poisoning associated with treatment by a witchdoctor are presented. Six patients died. A therapeutic approach to the problem is suggested.
Adult↗
Biomedical subjects
R D Cane
Publications and source records attributed to R D Cane.
Phenolphthalein poisoning: a case report.
A case of severe poisoning due to the ingestion of phenolphthalein in the form of a patent medication, is described.
Adult↗
Intensive care in a hospital for Blacks. A review of 300 consecutive admissions.
Experinece with the first 300 patients in a new Intensive Care Unit for Blacks is presented. Causes of death and specific problems are considered in detail.
Acidosis↗
Studies in cerebrospinal acid base values in intensive care patients.
CSF acid base homeostasis was studied in 22 patients in an Intensive Care Unit, to ascertain whether an assessment of this parameter was of any prognostic value. The only significant findings were a lower CSF bicarbonate concentration in those patients who demised, as well as a poor correlation between CSF pH and both CSF PCO2 and bicarbonate. It was concluded that an assessment of CSF acid base balance was of no prognostic value in this particular group of patients.
Acid-Base Equilibrium↗
The management of septic abortion in an intensive care unit.
The value of ICU treatment in the management of septic abortion has been assessed. Of patients subjected to hysterectomy, the mortality is now 20%, as opposed to 37% prior to the advent of ICU. It would therefore appear that these patients can benefit from intensive nursing and medical attention.
Abortion, Septic↗
Bacteroides infection in a patient requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
A case of fulminant bacteroides plus anaerobic streptococcus bacteraemia is reported. Therapy included the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for the resultant acute respiratory failure. The problem of bacteroides infections is reviewed.
Bacteroides Infections↗
Organic acidaemia in intensive care unit patients.
Forty ICU patients were studied as to the prevalence and importance of organic acidaemia. It was observed that organic acidaemia was extremely common, secondly that a persistence of such an acidaemia heralded a poor prognosis and finally that the acidaemia rarely needed treatment in its own right.
Acidosis↗
The use of AH8165 for Caesarian section.
The use of AH8165, a new non-depolarising relaxant, for Caesarian section is reported. The rapidity of action and the absence of significant placental transfer of the drug were confirmed. AH8165 has a definite place in obstetric anaesthesia.
Anesthesia, Obstetrical↗
Cerebral angiography: two anaesthetic techniques. A preliminary report.
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Adolescent↗
Prolongation of the Q-T interval with myocardial contusion.
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Adolescent↗
Shifting pleural effusions.
The patient's position in bed may cause repositioning of free pleural fluid, which can track to paravertebral, subpulmonary, and paramediastinal planes. Awareness of this situation aids the clinician's recognition of the nature of the lesion on chest roentgenograms.
Humans↗