WE became aware of the dangers of external cardiac compression in infants and children when 2 cases of hepatic rupture came to our attention. 1 A check through pathological files revealed that about 7 ...

HYPERTENSION associated with unilateral renovascular disease is receiving an increasing amount of attention. The present technics for the diagnosis of unilateral renal disease are excretory urography, ...

Deep venous thrombosis of the lower extremity is a potentially serious complication of total knee replacement. Either mechanical or pharmacologic prophylaxis against thromboembolic disease is routine ...

Pericardial tamponade associated with central catheters is often lethal, unless promptly identified. We report our experience with two infants who suffered this complication but were successfully ...

External chest compressions (ECC) can literally be the difference between life or death for someone who has stopped breathing. However new research shows that a person's physical fitness restricts the ...

People with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) found some relief wearing a waist-high compression garment, according to a small 30-person trial with randomized crossover design. On the ...

Sequential compression devices are used to reduce venous stasis and deep venous thrombosis after joint replacement. Thigh-length, calf-length, and foot compression devices were compared in using ...