[Ability of patients with type 1 diabetes in estimating their own blood glucose levels].

Unlabelled: This study was designed to assess the accuracy of self fasting blood sugar (FBG) estimation in young patients with IDOM, and to determine whether intensive self monitoring of FBG would improve the accuracy of blood sugar estimation. 37 subjects (11-19 years old, diabetics from 1 to 12 years) were studied during a 9 days educative diabetic camp. Patients were asked to guess their FBG immediately before it was analyzed with a Glucometer.

[Usefulness of fructosamine determination in short-term monitoring of metabolic control in children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus at onset].

The present study was undertaken to determine the clinical usefulness of fructosamine estimations in monitoring the short term changing in metabolic control in 5 newly diagnosed type 1 diabetic children (3 boys, 2 girls, aged 3-13 years). Mean glycaemic values, HbAlc (normal range: 4.77 +/- 0.

Effect of high doses intravenous IgG in newly diagnosed diabetic children.

A controlled trial was carried out on type I diabetic children in order to evaluate the clinical effect of high doses intravenous gammaglobulins (i.v. IgG).

An editorial view on the reporting of results in heart valve bioprostheses.

Heart valve bioprostheses are most commonly analyzed as a group rather than individualized. Mechanical valves are usually referred to by specific name and manufacturer, while bioprostheses are pooled together as "tissue valves". Each specific bioprosthesis has its own structural characteristics and therefore a different level of performance and durability.

[Autoimmune thyroid pathology. Study and follow-up of pediatric case reports].

Eight children with Graves' disease and five children with Hashimoto's thyroiditis admitted to the Pediatric Department of the University of Trieste in the period 1980 to 1985 have been reviewed. The purpose of this study was to define the clinical course of autoimmune thyroid diseases and to evaluate the frequency of HLA haplotypes and immunological abnormalities in the affected patients and in their family members. Antithyroid microsomal antibodies were observed in 87.

Simplified insertion of the Port-A-Cath implantable drug-delivery system.

The increasing frequency with which antineoplastic drugs are being used demands improved vascular access for their administration. Venous access through implantable catheters facilitates treatment when veins are no longer available. Totally implantable catheters of the Port-A-Cath type are preferred because they give better performance and cosmetic results, and are more convenient for the patients.

Successful one stage repair of coarctation of the aorta and aneurysm of the ascending aorta in a child.

A case of successful one stage repair of aortic coarctation and ascending aortic aneurysm in a 10 year old boy with cystic medial necrosis and congenital bicuspid aortic valve is presented. The patient underwent correction of both lesions at the same operation through two separate incisions. The coarctation was repaired first.

Pulmonary embolectomy: a review.

Massive pulmonary embolism continues to be a major cause of death in spite of improved medical therapy. Only a small number of patients with pulmonary embolism refractory to medical treatment are referred for pulmonary embolectomy. A literature review of patients with massive pulmonary embolism treated by pulmonary embolectomy showed that the operation was highly successful in those who were unlikely to survive with other modes of therapy.

Mediastinal packing for refractory nonsurgical bleeding after open-heart surgery.

Patients with infective endocarditis and disseminated intravascular coagulation may require emergency valve replacement because of acute hemodynamic decompensation. After cardiopulmonary bypass is discontinued, nonsurgical hemorrhage, refractory to conventional treatment, may occur. The author describes a technique of mediastinal packing for temporary control of bleeding until the coagulation disorder can be corrected.