More Notes on Recent ANNALS Themes
Authors: E. J. H.
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1969)

Editorial Notes1 January 1969More Notes on Recent ANNALS ThemesE. J. H.E. J. H.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-70-1-230 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINFECTIVE RISKS IN HEMODIALYSISHemodialysis for chronic renal failure is being widely used in North America and Europe to an extent that could not have been predicted 10 years ago. Its benefits are, however, accompanied by risks not the least of which are those of infection, either in patient or staff. One of these risks, hepatitis, was reported in the July ANNALS, from the Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, London, England, by John B. Eastwood and associates (1). This risk and that of shunt sepsis were discussed at length, along with detailed suggestions for minimizing these hazards, in the August...References1. EASTWOODCURTISWINGDEWARDENER JBJRAJHE: Hepatitis in a maintenance hemodialysis unit. Ann. Intern. Med. 69: 59, 1968. LinkGoogle Scholar2. : Infection risks of hemodialysis—some preventive aspects. Brit. Med. J. 2: 454, 1968. Google Scholar3. SUSENSHENDRICKSONMULDERSAMS GPCGMJB: Femoral nerve entrapment secondary to a heparin hematoma. Ann. Intern. Med. 69: 575, 1968. LinkGoogle Scholar4. FEARN CB: Iliacus haematoma syndrome as a complication of anticoagulant therapy. Brit. Med. J. 2: 97, 1968. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. DACSOANTLERRUSK MMLHA: The foreign medical resident training in the United States. Ann. Intern. Med. 68: 1105, 1968. LinkGoogle Scholar6. SUTNICK AI: The trainee from abroad. Ann. Intern. Med. 68: 1127, 1968. LinkGoogle Scholar7. POSEN S: The Asian undergraduate. Med. J. Aust. 2: 483, 1968. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. FAJARDOSTEWARTCOHN LFJRKE: Morphology of radiation-induced heart disease. Arch. Path. (Chicago) 86: 512, 1968. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. MASLANDROTZHARRIS DSCTJH: Postradiation pericarditis with chronic pericardial effusion. Ann. Intern. Med. 69: 97, 1968. LinkGoogle Scholar10. GAULTRUDWALENGLESDOSSETOR MHTCWDJB: Syndrome associated with the abuse of analgesics. Ann. Intern. Med. 68: 906, 1968. LinkGoogle Scholar11. KINCAID-SMITH P: Analegesic nephropathy. Ann. Intern. Med. 68: 949, 1968. LinkGoogle Scholar12. BOYD EM: Analgesic abuse: maximal tolerated daily doses of acetylsalicylic acid. Canad. Med. Ass. J. 99: 790, 1968. MedlineGoogle Scholar13. BLUEMLEGOLDBERG LWM: Renal accumulation of salicylate and phenacetin: possible mechanisms in the nephropathy of analgesic abuse. J. Clin. Invest. 47: 2507, 1968. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. MUEHRCKEPIRANI RCCL: Arsine-induced anuria. A correlative clinicopathological study with electron microscopic observations. Ann. Intern. Med. 68: 863, 1968. LinkGoogle Scholar15. Arsine gas poisoning—New Jersey. Morbid. Mortal. Weekly Rep. 17: 350, 1968. Google Scholar16. DUFFY JC: The emotional health of physicians (editorial). Ann. Intern. Med. 69: 1319, 1968. LinkGoogle Scholar17. Prevention of Suicide, Public Health Paper no. 35, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1968. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 January 1969Volume 70, Issue 1Page: 230-231KeywordsHepatitisRenal failureRisk managementSepsis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1969 PDF downloadLoading ...