PAINLESS HYPODERMOCLYSIS

Hypodermoclysis: an alternative infusion technique.

Hypodermoclysis, the subcutaneous infusion of fluids, is a useful and easy hydration technique suitable for mildly to moderately dehydrated adult patients, especially the elderly. The method is considered safe and does not pose any serious complications. The most frequent adverse effect is mild subcutaneous edema that can be treated by local massage or systemic diuretics. Approximately 3 L can ...

Hypodermoclysis or subcutaneous infusion revisited.

AIM OF STUDY To review the use of hypodermoclysis in a local Hospice. METHOD A review of all hypodermoclysis carried out over a six-month period was conducted. Special attention was paid to the reason for starting and stopping the drip, duration of the drip, complications, the type and amount of solution infused. RESULTS Fifty-one (19%) out of 266 patients received hypodermoclysis during th...

Painless Childbirth

Hypodermoclysis--a victim of historical prejudice.

Hypodermoclysis (HDC) had fallen into disrepute after adverse clinical incidents that were obviously the result of improper use of an ingenious technique. HDC has clear advantages over alternative parenteral routes. It has stood the rigour of scientific scrutiny but failed to regain its past glory. This is possibly because of our ignorance and inability to detach ourselves from an age-old preju...

Painless Childbirth

on in France. The book represents a lay agitation for " twilight sleep," and describes the experiences of several women who have been delivered at Freiburg. From the obstetrical point of view, the principal interest lies in the three appendices where Kronig and Gauss give the details of the method and meet the various arguments which have been launched against " twilight sleep." The writers evi...