Lateral skeletal changes accompanying rapid maxillary expansion

Thesis (M.Sc.D.)--Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry, 1974. Orthodontics.Bibliography included

Successful Combined Treatment with Total Parenteral Nutrition Fluid Extravasation Injuries in Preterm Infants

Extravasation injuries in the neonatal intensive care unit are not rare during parenteral hyperalimentation. There have been many different methods of management. We report five premature infants with wounds of hyperalimentation fluid extravasation managed by the antibacterial ointment (Terramycin ophthalmic ointment™) and sesame oil and a antiinflammatory herbal mixture (MEBO™). The mean gestational age of patients was 31+2 weeks (range, 28+4 to 35+6 weeks), and the mean weight at extravasation was 1,930 g (range, 1,140 to 2,680 g). Extravasation occurred within the mean of 32 days (range, 17 to 50 days). The method of dressing was application of a thick layer of this mixture covered by vaseline and wet gauze renewed at an interval of 8-12 hr after irrigating the wounds thoroughly with normal saline. The mean duration of dressing was 30 days (range, 20-50 days). The wounds had healed completely leaving a small size of contracture without functional abnormality. We conclude that this therapy may be considered for an alternative treatment and warrants clinical trials for the confirmation of the local management of extravasation injury

Recovery from an Eighty-Percent Total Body Surface Area Burn Injury Sustained at Work

This article presents a case of severe burn injury at work involving 80 % of body surface area and patient treatment and rehabilitation, which resulted in preserved working ability. The worker was injured by hot water and steam. After initial treatment in the intensive care unit, he underwent comprehensive clinical and outpatient rehabilitation that took 92 weeks, after which he returned to work. His working disability was 100 % after the initial treatment in the intensive care unit, but rehabilitation improved it to 50 %. It should always be kept in mind that even patients with serious or life-threatening injuries can be reintegrated into the workforce if patients, physicians, occupational physicians, and employers all work together.Ovaj članak prikazuje slučaj teške ozljede na radu uslijed opekline koja je zahvatila 80 % površine tijela bolesnika, njegovo liječenje i rehabilitaciju, kojima se uspio očuvati dio radne sposobnosti. Opeklinu je izazvala vrela voda i para. Nakon početnoga liječenja u jedinici intenzivne skrbi, bolesnik je bio na kliničkoj i ambulantnoj rehabilitaciji od 92 tjedna, nakon koje se vratio na posao. Nakon početnoga liječenja bolesnik je bio potpuno nesposoban za rad, da bi se nakon rehabilitacije radna sposobnost vratila na 50 %. Uvijek valja imati na umu da se čak i bolesnici s teškim i po život opasnim ozljedama mogu vratiti u radnu zajednicu ako surađuju zajedno s liječnicima, specijalistima medicine rada i poslodavcima