Surgical Risk of the Elderly Asthmatic

Fromer, John L.

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“…Cortisone and ACTH have also been advocated for the supportive treatment of patients who have poor adrenocortical function, and who may not have the wherewithal to tolerate the stress of operation (144–149). Fromer (150) and Adams and Souders (151) reported that in some cases of asthma or emphysema, a course of corticotropin will provide maximal improvement in pulmonary function. The use of these steroids should be tempered, however, by the knowledge that when given over a long period of time they may induce excess retention of fluid and adrenal insufficiency (152).…”

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Practical Considerations in the Management of the Geriatric Surgical Patient

Schechter

1957

J American Geriatrics Society

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Practical Considerations in the Management of the Geriatric Surgical Patient

Schechter

1957

J American Geriatrics Society

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“…Because the administration of cortisone depresses normal adrenal function, the amount given should be increased on the day of operation to 300 mg., with progressively smaller daily doses thereafter. Fromer (8) has recommended that an infusion of 15 to 30 mg. of ACTH in 500 cc. of 5 per cent glucose in distilled water be given over each six‐ to eight‐hour period during an acute asthmatic episode.…”

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Preparation of the Geriatric Patient Undergoing Surgery of the Biliary Tract†

Karl

Glenn

1955

J American Geriatrics Society

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1953, with a mortality rate of 8.9 per cent. During the latter period, patients accepted for surgical treatment were older than those in the preceding period.Fifty-four operations were performed in 50 patients: 24 (44.4 per cent) were for acute cholecystitis with stones, and 28 (51.9 per cent) were for chronic conditions. These conditions included calculi either within the gallbladder or the common duct. There were only 2 operations in which stones were not involvedone for a dilated cystic-duct remnant and one for an obstructed common duct, the cause of which was not determined. If acute cholecystitis, common-duct stones and fistula formation are considered to be complications of biliary-tract disease, then 35 (67.3 per cent) of the operative procedures were of greater magnitude than those commonly associated with the surgical treatment of chronic cholecystitis with cholelithiasis (Table 1). 670 RICHARD C. KARL AND FRANK GLENN Vol. III

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Surgical Risk of the Elderly Asthmatic

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Practical Considerations in the Management of the Geriatric Surgical Patient

Practical Considerations in the Management of the Geriatric Surgical Patient

Preparation of the Geriatric Patient Undergoing Surgery of the Biliary Tract†

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