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S O Laursen

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PubMed1995

[Intensive rehabilitation after apoplexy--a controlled pilot study].

In a prospective, randomized, controlled trial we compared the clinical outcome for 65 acute stroke patients where 31 were treated in a stroke unit and 34 in general medical units. In the stroke unit the treatment principles of Bobath were used, and teamwork was essential in the treatment. The inclusion period was nine months. Patients were followed up at a control six months after hospital discharge. The two groups were comparable as concerned age, sex, number of patients > or = 75 years and functional impairment at hospital admission. The mortality was similar in the two groups of patients. Significantly fewer patients from the stroke unit group were referred to nursing homes, when the patients in function group five (those most severely ill) were excluded. The functional status at the six months post discharge control was similar in the two groups. The in-patient time was without significant difference between the two groups when patients referred to nursing homes were excluded. The need for primary nursing after discharge was similar in the two groups. We conclude from our pilot study that better organisation in a general medical ward would in some aspects improve the prognosis of a major proportion of stroke patients.

Aged↗
PubMed1995

Outcome of treatment of chronic low back pain in inpatients. Effect of individual physiotherapy including intensive dynamic training in inpatients with chronic low back trouble, evaluated by means of low back pain rating scale.

UNLABELLED: The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the efficacy of the treatment regime for chronic low back pain patients of the impatient clinic of Ringe Rehabilitation Hospital, Denmark, by means of a modified version of Claus Manniche's Low Back Pain Rating Scale. Ninety-three patients were included, of whom 63 (67%) participated in the one year follow-up interview. RESULTS: improvements in subjective as well as objective measures when discharge scores are compared to admission scores. The one year follow-up scores are on the same level as the admission scores. More patients are at work, but still more patients receive pension for health reasons at the one year follow-up. CONCLUSION: The improvements achieved during admission do not last. We suggest that the patients should be more carefully selected for intensive treatment during admission, and that the treatment perhaps should continue beyond the inpatient period. Perhaps the regime should include psychological treatment and vocational rehabilitation, all to be offered at the same institution.

Adult↗
PubMed1994

[Ambulatory lumbar myelography].

Out-patient lumbar myelography was carried out on 74 consecutive patients, and adverse reactions were registered by the patients themselves. Twenty-four percent experienced moderate or severe headache; 62% experienced increasing back pain of a moderate or severe degree; 40% experienced increasing leg pain of a moderate or severe degree; 15% experienced nausea/general symptoms to a moderate or severe degree. Twenty-nine percent experienced the myelography as unpleasant in a moderate or severe degree. Fourty-seven percent had some kind of adverse reaction for > or = four days. Eleven patients (16%) were admitted to hospital because of severe adverse reactions, mostly headache, and nine of them were treated with a blood patch. Twenty-five percent were referred for operation for their back disease. Generally, out-patient lumbar myelography is well tolerated, but a large proportion of the patients experience temporary adverse reactions to a moderate or severe degree, perhaps in part because of immobilisation in connection with photographing procedures.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1987

Influence of physical activity on plasma digoxin in hospitalised patients.

The influence of physical activity on the plasma digoxin concentration was investigated in 13 digitalised patients suffering from a variety of cardiac diseases. Plasma digoxin concentration was determined four times during two consecutive days. In the morning, the standing position and one hour of physical activity caused a consistent and significant decrease in the plasma digoxin concentration, the mean reduction being 26.7 percent. In the afternoon, no consistent changes of plasma digoxin concentration were observed during one hour's rest. Consequently, we suggest standardisation of the blood sampling procedure so that no blood collection takes place in the morning until the patient has been performing normal physical activity for at least one hour.

Adult↗
PubMed1984

Acrokeratosis paraneoplastica (Bazex' syndrome).

A 63-year-old man had acrokeratosis paraneoplastica (Bazex' syndrome) characterized by violaceous erythema and scaling of the fingers, toes, nose, and aural helices. Severe nail dystrophy was present. Extensive examination of the patient for malignant neoplasms a few months after the initial appearance of the skin changes disclosed no abnormalities, but one year after onset, an epidermoid carcinoma of the lung was found.

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell↗
PubMed1982

Pneumopyopericardium as a complication of a benign gastric ulcer. A case report.

The first case of pneumopyopericardium secondary to perforation of an ulcer in an intrathoracically placed stomach after esophagogastrostomy was reported in 1965 (Romhilt & Alexander, 1965). A review of the literature reveals that this condition is extremely rare as apparently only three cases have been reported since then (Gago, Chopra, Ellison & Silverman, 1973; Gleser, 1973; Pelligrini & Cenni, 1972) and only one with recovery (Gago et al., 1973). The purpose of this paper is to point out this possible complication of esophagogastrostomy in those patients who have undergone this operation for a benign disease and in whom prolonged survival is expected.

Esophagus↗