THE TREATMENT OF LOBAR PNEUMONIA BY ARTIFICIAL PNEUMOTHORAX
Authors: HENRY F. STOLL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1935)

Article1 June 1935THE TREATMENT OF LOBAR PNEUMONIA BY ARTIFICIAL PNEUMOTHORAXA STUDY OF TWENTY-FIVE CASES*HENRY F. STOLL, M.D., F.A.C.P., HENRY P. HOPKINS, M.D., JOHN C. MARTIN, M.D.HENRY F. STOLL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, HENRY P. HOPKINS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN C. MARTIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-8-12-1611 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe correct appraisal of a new therapeutic measure is always difficult and in a disease presenting as many variables as pneumonia, it is particularly so. Not only does the mortality vary in different years but it is influenced by the age of the patient, the type of pneumococcus, the presence of complications and especially by the duration of the disease before the treatment is begun. Accordingly, no final opinion as to the value of any treatment can be arrived at until a large group of treated cases is compared with a similar untreated group. Our series is so small that...Bibliography1. Bibliography given by Lieberman and Leopold.2 Google Scholar2. LIEBERMANLEOPOLD LMSS: Therapeutic pneumothorax in experimental lobar pneumonia in dogs, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1934, clxxxvii, 315-330. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. BEHRENDCOWPER ARB: Artificial pneumothorax in treatment of lobar pneumonia, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1934, cii, 1907-1913. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. BLAKE FG: (Not yet published. Reported at meeting of Hartford Medical Society June 4, 1934.) Google Scholar5. TERRELLROBERTSONCOGGESHALL EEOHLT: Experimental pneumococcus lobar pneumonia in dog; method of production and course of disease, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1933, xii, 393-432. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. RHOADSGOODNER CPK: Pathology of experimental dermal pneumococcus infection in rabbit, Jr. Exper. Med., 1931, liv, 41-50. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. DOCKHARRISON WTR: Blood-flow through lungs in experimental pneumothorax, Am. Rev. Tuberc., 1925, x, 534-539. Google Scholar8. CUTLER JW: Clinical types of therapeutic pneumothorax and their significance, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1934, ciii, 81-83. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. ROOD AD: Clinical study of influenza pneumonia, N. Y. Med. Jr., 1919, cix, 493. Google Scholar10. Review of bilateral pneumothorax, Am. Rev. Tuberc., Jan. 1934, 106. Google Scholar11. WEBBFORESTERGILBERT GBAMGB: Trachea position, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1915, lxv, 1017. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. LLOYDRICHARD JJEK: Intrapleural pressure in artificial pneumothorax during pregnancy and childbirth, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1935, 119-123. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication April 17, 1935.From the Medical and Roentgenological Services of Hartford Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 June 1935Volume 8, Issue 12Page: 1611-1624KeywordsMortalityPneumococcusPneumonia Issue Published: 1 June 1935 PDF DownloadLoading ...