Successful tracheostomy removal within a physical rehabilitation environment

A Broken Metallic Tracheostomy Tube

Successful Surgical Removal of a Hepatoma.

EDITORIAL SYNOPSIS A case of hepatoma in a girl of 15 without pre-existing liver disease is reported. The growth was removed by partial hepatectomy, and, histologically, it had a low degree of malignancy. In patients with such tumours there may be a sudden and unheralded decline in general health, emphasizing the need for early diagnosis and expeditious surgical treatment. Primary tumours of th...

Elements of successful intestinal rehabilitation.

PURPOSE The optimal therapy for intestinal failure (IF) is unknown. The results of a systematic, protocol-driven management strategy by a multidisciplinary team are described. METHODS Intestinal failure was defined as bowel length of less than 40 cm or parenteral nutrition (PN) for more than 42 days. A multidisciplinary team and protocol to prevent PN-associated liver disease (PNALD) were ins...

Rehabilitation after successful finger replantation

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to assess results of rehabilitation of patients after finger replantation. METHODS The study examined 160 fingers amputated and replanted at various levels between 2000 and 2013 at the clinic. Mean patient age was 29.4 years. Mean follow-up time was 23 months. Rehabilitation of fingers began between postoperative fourth and eighth week and continued ...

Successful rehabilitation in conversion paralysis.

A rehabilitation programme for patients with conversion paralysis has been introduced in which they are offered physical rehabilitation. During an eight month period between October 1984 and May 1985 six patients who had been diagnosed as dependent on wheelchairs owing to conversion paralysis for a mean of 3 years (range 1-6 years) were entered into the inpatient neurorehabilitation programme. ...