Comparison between the divorce law of the British Commonwealth, U.S.A., and certain continental systems of law, with particular regard to the execution of foreign judgments

The purpose of this thesis is to-treat of the general principles and doctrines of the law on divorce which prevail in the Anglo- American common law units and in certain continental systems of law, the French, Austrian , German, Swiss and Italian., with particular regard to the fundamentals and applications of the rules as to conflict of laws governing this subject matter.In contrasting these laws and rules the diversity or similarity of the views on these problems in the different systems of laws will be set out:In Part I some important preliminary matters, such as sources of law,interpretation and characterization, further the doctrine of renvoi, the law on domicil and nationality as the principal tests of jurisdiction and of choice of law, and the law on hasband and wife will be discussed; the doctrine of renvoi and the law on domicil and nationality will be analysed,' more fully in respect of their important bearing on the topic of conflict of laws; the fuller treatment of the latter subject,namely law on domicil and nationality is the more necessary because domicil is the test of jurisdiction and of choice of law in the Anglo- American systems of law and nationality principally is used as such test in the Continental systems of law. The internal law on divorce of the countries concerned will be stated and the rules as to choice of law which relate to them will be attached thereto in Part II. 'An outline .of the rules governing procedure in causes of divorce will be given in art III where only the most striking features of these rules will be shown insofar as they contrast with those relating to ordinary proceedings in civil matters.Since international jurisdiction of the court rendering a, judgment of divorce is the most important requirement its recognition, the subject matter of recognition of foreign judgments of divorce will be discussed in connection. with that of jurisdiction in Bart IV. Finally, Bart V will cover enforcement .of foriegn orders and judgments concerning matters ancillary to divorce. In the following pages the word "domicil", written thus, is used in the Anglo-American sense of the term, whereas the word " domicile" will be used in the Continental connotation, as far as possible; for the distinction between these terms reference is made to page 62Further, the word "divorce" used without any qualification will mean divorce "a vinculo matrimonii" (from bond of matrimony)

Triage Considerations for Patients Referred for Structural Heart Disease Intervention During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: An ACC /SCAI Consensus Statement

The COVID-19 pandemic has strained health care resources around the world causing many institutions to curtail or stop elective procedures. This has resulted in the inability to care for patients valvular and structural heart disease (SHD) in a timely fashion potentially placing these patients at increased risk for adverse cardiovascular complications including congestive heart failure and death. The effective triage of these patients has become challenging in the current environment as clinicians have had to weigh the risk of bringing susceptible patients into the hospital environment during the COVID-19 pandemic versus the risk of delaying a needed procedure. In this document, we suggest guidelines as to how to triage patients in need of SHD interventions and provide a framework of how to decide when it may be appropriate to proceed with intervention despite the ongoing pandemic. In particular, we address the triage of patients in need of trans-catheter aortic valve replacement and percutaneous mitral valve repair. We also address procedural issues and considerations for the function of structural heart disease teams during the COVID-19 pandemic

Triage Considerations for Patients Referred for Structural Heart Disease Intervention During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An ACC/SCAI Position Statement

The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has strained health care resources around the world, causing many institutions to curtail or stop elective procedures. This has resulted in an inability to care for patients with valvular and structural heart disease in a timely fashion, potentially placing these patients at increased risk for adverse cardiovascular complications, including CHF and death. The effective triage of these patients has become challenging in the current environment as clinicians have had to weigh the risk of bringing susceptible patients into the hospital environment during the COVID-19 pandemic against the risk of delaying a needed procedure. In this document, the authors suggest guidelines for how to triage patients in need of structural heart disease interventions and provide a framework for how to decide when it may be appropriate to proceed with intervention despite the ongoing pandemic. In particular, the authors address the triage of patients in need of transcatheter aortic valve replacement and percutaneous mitral valve repair. The authors also address procedural issues and considerations for the function of structural heart disease teams during the COVID-19 pandemic

Feasibility of Postpartum Rapid Hospital Discharge: A Study From a Community Hospital Population

We have examined the safety and efficacy of an early postpartum discharge program in 289 patients who were identified prior to delivery and counseled and educated for discharge 12 to 36 hours after delivery. A total of 55% of the study patients were able to be discharged early. There were 4.3% significant maternal problems and 3% significant neonatal problems identified in the first 72 hours after delivery by a nurse practitioner home visit. Significant maternal problems after 72 hours (10%) and neonatal problems (5%) were also found by follow-up visits. The hospital readmission rate was 1.8%. These incidences are consistent with other studies in the literature and suggest that some type of early follow-up of both the mother and infant should routinely accompany early postpartum discharge programs