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TREATMENT OF DIPHTHERIA
Author(s) -
R. Mark Ormerod
Publication year - 1958
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1958.tb86621.x
Subject(s) - diphtheria , medicine , virology , vaccination
widely used. (a) Drainage of the cerebro-spinal fluid into the peritoneal space by means of a plastic tube connecting the spinal subarachnoid space to the peritoneal cavity. That was the most widely used procedure, and gave good and lasting results in about 30% of cases, but technical difficulties were not uncommon. (b) Drainage of cerebro-spinal fluid into the ureter after removal of the kidney. That operation was advocated by Ingraham and Matson, but it was sometimes followed by electrolyte and fluid depletion. (c) Drainage of cerebro-spinal fluid into the blood-stream. Currently cerebro-spinal fluid was drained from the lateral ventricle into the jugular vein, reflux of blood being prevented by a small valve placed in the anastomotic tube. The large variety of intricate valves now being used for that procedure in the United States was probably an indication of the difficulties encountered in finding an efficient one.