RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE INTERNIST IN OPEN HEART SURGERY
Authors: P WINCHELL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Article1 October 1959RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE INTERNIST IN OPEN HEART SURGERYPAUL WINCHELL, M.D.PAUL WINCHELL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-51-4-641 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Excerpt"I will follow that method of treatment which, according to my ability and judgment, I consider for the benefit of my patients and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous." HIPPOCRATESBy tradition, the internist has concerned himself with the problems of diagnosis and medical treatment, and has sought the help of surgical colleagues when indicated. He has further devoted himself to the study of disease itself, and to the evaluation of treatment programs, whether they be medical or surgical. The functions of the internist relative to open heart surgery are exactly the same as for other areas of medicine....Bibliography1. Lillehei CW: Contributions of open cardiotomy to the correction of congenital and acquired heart disease, New England J. Med. 258: 1044-1049, 1090-1095 (May 22 and 29) 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BlountDaviesSwan SGDHH: Atrial septal defect—results of surgical correction in one hundred patients, J. A. M. A. 169: 210-213 (Jan. 17) 1959. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. WinchellBashour PF: Some physiologic features of atrial septal defect, Am. J. Cardiol. 2: 687-693 (Dec.) 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. CoulshedLittler NTR: Atrial septal defect in the aged, Brit. M. J. 1: 76-80 (Jan. 12) 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. CampbellNeillSuzman MCS: The prognosis of atrial septal defect, Brit. M. J. 1: 1375-1383 (June 15) 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. McGinnWhite SPD: Clinical observations in aortic stenosis, Am. J. M. Sc. 188: 1-15 (July) 1934. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. Harken D: The surgical treatment of acquired valvular disease, Circulation 18: 1-6 (July) 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. LilleheiGottDeWallVarco CWVLRARL: The surgical treatment of stenotic or regurgitant lesions of the mitral and aortic valves by direct vision utilizing a pump-oxygenator, J. Thoracic Surg. 35: 154-191 (Feb.) 1958. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. Cooley DA: Indications for open heart surgery using temporary cardiopulmonary by-pass, J. Louisiana M. Soc. 110: 407-410 (Dec.) 1958. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Minneapolis, Minnesota*Received for publication May 16, 1959.Presented at the Fortieth Annual Session of The American College of Physicians, Chicago, Illinois, April 20, 1959.From the Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Paul Winchell, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis 14, Minnesota. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 October 1959Volume 51, Issue 4Page: 641-657KeywordsHypoxiaMyocarditisOintmentsOpen heart surgeryStenosisThorax ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1959 PDF downloadLoading ...