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2024-03-29T00:04:50ZIntubation with polyvinyl chloride tubes in young children
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Title: Intubation with polyvinyl chloride tubes in young children
Authors: Boffa, George M.
Abstract: A case report of a 2.5 year old girl is presented. The girl was admitted to Victoria General Hospital, Gozo, suffering from laryngotracheitis. When her situation got worse, as she started having repeated bouts of laryngeal obstruction with deep cyanosis, restoration of the airway was imperative and it was decided to intubate. The child was quieted down with Fluothane using a Schimmelbusch mask, oxygen being administered throughout. A polyvinyl chloride tube, size 00, was passed nasally and was guided through the glottis with ease; the whole procedure (i.e. anesthesia, intubation) taking less than 90 seconds. The child quickly regained consciousness, did not become restless and soon went into a restful sleep with good normal pulse. In this case study, intubation was meant as a life-saving effort, a technique which has proved remarkably effective and complication-free.1969-01-01T00:00:00ZAnemia in pregnancy : the major causes in Malta
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Title: Anemia in pregnancy : the major causes in Malta
Authors: Benster, Barry; Cauchi, Maurice N.; Grech, J.L.; Agius, Emanuel
Abstract: There is an appreciable incidence of anemia in pregnancy in Malta. The full investigation of all anemic patients in pregnancy is an enormous task, but as accurate diagnosis is essential for correct treatment, it is of value to find the incidence of the major causes. The importance of several investigations in the diagnosis of anemia was first assessed by comparing the results in anemic patients and non-anemic controls in the third trimester of pregnancy. For the purpose of this survey, patients with a hemoglobin concentration less than 11 g. per 100 ml. were considered anemic and patients with a hemoglobin concentration above 12 g. per 100 ml. were used as controls. After considering the diagnostic criteria, the incidence of the major causes are assessed. Iron deficiency is the most important cause of anemia in pregnancy. There is an appreciable incidence of thalassemia trait, urinary tract infection and possibly folic acid deficiency. Serum iron, hemoglobin A2, and urine culture are important for the investigation of the cause of anemia in pregnancy in Malta.1969-01-01T00:00:00ZThe church on cesarean section in Malta in 1867
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Title: The church on cesarean section in Malta in 1867
Authors: Cassar, Paul
Abstract: This contribution was one of the entries which shared the prize in the British Medical Association (Malta Branch) medical essay competition for 1968. The background to the story
was the cholera epidemic that hit the Island in July 1867. What sparked off the argument were the surgical and religious implications of post-mortem Cesarean section. In a circular dated 4th October 1867 addressed to the parish priests of his diocese, the Archbishop Mgr. Gaetano Pace Forno, reminded the clergy that it was their bounded duty to enjoin medical practitioners to perform the cesarean operation whenever the occasion offered in order that no opportunity was lost of saving the offspring or at least ensuring that it received baptism. The Archbishop went on to state that where no physician was willing to perform the operation, the parish priests were bound by their sacred office to call in a midwife or other expert person for that purpose and, in the absence of such a person, to carry it out themselves. On the 6th October, that is two days after the issue of the Archbishop’s circular, cesarean section was performed on a woman who had succumbed to cholera while in the 4th month of pregnancy; "the fetus outlived the mother for seven minutes and received baptism".1969-01-01T00:00:00ZThe St. Luke`s Hospital Gazette : volume 4 issue 1
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Title: The St. Luke`s Hospital Gazette : volume 4 issue 1
Abstract: The main focus of the editorial entitled ‘After the meeting’ is placed on the 12th Annual Clinical Meeting of the British Medical Association held in Malta between the 9th and 12th April, outlining the interesting scientific sessions. Reference is also made to the successful social events, whereby the Gozo excursions were amongst the most successful of the events. The inaugural meeting and the banquet were honoured by the presence of the Prime Minister Dr. George Borg Olivier and the highest authorities. In a “Tribute at a Turning Point”, a eulogy is given to Professor Alfred John Craig upon his retirement; an appreciation of his long period of service with the Medical and Health Department as Senior Surgeon in St. Luke`s Hospital Malta and with the Royal University of Malta as professor of Surgery. A short scientific “Publications List” is presented, with remarkable importance given to the Book review about “The Prevention of Complications in Dental Surgery” by H.C. Killey and L.W. Kay (1969). The “Medical news” section presents updates with regards to new achievements as attained by Maltese physicians locally and overseas. Furthermore, a list containing the titles and relative authors of the papers read at meetings held at the medical school is provided.1969-01-01T00:00:00Z