Biomedical subjects

T O'Sullivan

Publications and source records attributed to T O'Sullivan.

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PubMed1985

Automobile passenger safety education for pregnant women and infants. Attitudes and practices of obstetrician-gynecologists.

Attitudes and practices regarding automobile passenger safety education for pregnant women and infants were surveyed in a random sample of 236 certified obstetrician-gynecologists in California. A majority of respondents stated that maternal passenger safety (71.6%) and infant/child passenger safety (63.6%) should be "routinely discussed by the obstetrician-gynecologist during the prenatal period." Nevertheless, one of four respondents could not give an opinion or had doubts about the safety of seat belt use in pregnant women. Fewer than one of three discussed maternal passenger safety, and fewer than one of four discussed infant/child passenger safety when giving prenatal care. There was a scarcity of patient education materials in the practitioners' offices. Given the obstetrician-gynecologists' support for promoting passenger safety, there is need for increased health education activities in offices, clinics, hospitals and prenatal classes.

Accident Prevention↗

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Surgery for locally aggressive bone tumours.

Treatment of 16 patients with aggressive benign bone tumours and one patient with a low grade malignancy with a combined regimen of cryosurgery, phenolization and acrylic cementation is reported. Patients were aged between 9 and 51 years and were treated by this method between the years 1986 and 1993. Minimal follow up was 13 months. The commonest histological diagnosis was giant cell tumour (7), followed by aneurysmal bone cyst (6), chondromyxoidfibroma (3) and low grade chondrosarcoma (1). Patients were assessed for functional outcome and local recurrence. On average 86 per cent of premorbid function was restored at follow up and there was one local recurrence (6.29 per cent). We conclude that this is a satisfactory method of gaining local control of these tumours.

Adolescent↗

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Right ventricular diastolic collapse without hemodynamic compromise in a patient with large, bilateral pleural effusions.

A 22-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with large bilateral pleural effusions and venous thromboembolism. Echocardiography revealed right ventricular diastolic collapse (RVDC) without physical signs of cardiac tamponade. This echocardiographic abnormality disappeared after thoracentesis. The results of this case report would suggest that pleural effusions were responsible for the echocardiographic finding of RVDC. Presence of RVDC in patients without clinical evidence of cardiac tamponade should alert physicians to look for pleural effusion. Echocardiographic reevaluation after thoracentesis should precede pericardiocentesis.

Adult↗