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A number of technical and clinical conditions reportedly associated with diazepam-related thrombophlebitis were investigated. Diazepam alone and in combination with fentanyl and methohexital was administered intravenously to 519 healthy, predominantly young adult patients undergoing routine oral
Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) is systemic vasculitis with predominant development of thrombotic occlusions of small-to-medium diameter arteries of distal portions of both upper and lower limbs. A distinctive feature of Buerger's disease from other vasculitides is the involvement of
Thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) is a devastating nonatherosclerotic disease that often leads to digit and limb loss as well as intractable ischemic rest pain. Patients with TAO are uniformly heavy users of tobacco. This disorder is characterized as a miscellaneous form of vasculitis affecting
Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) is an inflammatory obliterative, nonatherosclerotic, vascular disease that affects the small- and medium-sized arteries, veins, and nerves. It is causally related to tobacco use, although the exact mechanism is unknown. Its clinical presentation is
BACKGROUND
High dose buprenorphine (HDB), commonly known as Subutex(®), is nowadays largely prescribed as a replacement therapy for major opiate dependence. Its sublingual administration allows a decrease in the withdrawal syndrome accompanying opiate abuse cessation. Over the past few decades,
BACKGROUND
Few studies have reported incidence of or risk factors for morbidity and mortality after elective shoulder arthroscopy.
METHODS
We used Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) billing codes to query the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database and identified 9410 cases of
OBJECTIVE
To determine the clinical course of Buerger's disease as observed in two vascular surgery centers located in the capital of Iran.
METHODS
Case series.
METHODS
Sina and Imam Hospitals, Tehran, Iran, during the years 1997 to 2002.
METHODS
The records of all the patients admitted with
An adolescent girl with a history of frequent electronic cigarette use of nicotine was hospitalized with severe necrotizing pneumonia. Blood cultures obtained before the administration of empirical broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics had positive results for the growth of Fusobacterium
Although normally the sympathetic nerves aid vascular dilatation during effort, in certain diseases of the vascular system they have a reverse effect. Abolition of sympathetic vasoconstrictive impulses by sympathectomy is the most effective treatment in some chronic peripheral vascular conditions.
Thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO; or Buerger's disease) is a nonarteriosclerotic, segmental, occlusive inflammatory disease of medium-sized and small arteries and veins of unknown cause, occurring predominantly in young male habitual tobacco users. Less than 2% of the patients with TAO are women or
BACKGROUND
The aim of this study was to know the prevalence, clinical and immunological characteristics and evolution of thromboangiitis obliterans.
METHODS
Between 1982-1990 41 cases of thromboangiitis obliterans were diagnosed from among 373,899 patients registered (11/100,000) according to the
There is an extremely high prevalence of Thromboangiitis Obliterans (TAO) or Buerger's disease (BD) in India among people of low socioeconomic class who smoke beedies (homemade cigarettes with raw tobacco). The aim of this study was to study the clinical and histo-morphological aspects of Buerger's
The prevalence and even the existence of Buerger's disease or thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) are still ill-defined. The analysis of a continuous series of 127 young patients with obstructive arterial disease of the lower limbs (mean follow-up 67.7 months, lost to follow-up 13.8%) allows the
Thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) or Buerger disease is a recurring progressive segmental vasculopathy that presents with inflammation and thrombosis of small and medium arteries and veins of the hands and feet. The exact cause remains unknown, with tobacco use (primarily smoking but Thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) is a segmental inflammatory occlusive disorder that affects small- and medium-sized arteries, and arm and leg veins of young smokers. Several different diagnostic criteria have been offered for the diagnosis of TAO. Clinically, it manifests as migratory