תוצאת חיפוש

יוני וינר (1), אורנה דלי גוטפריד (1,2), אנטוני לודר (1,2), פנחס השקס (1,3)

המח' לרפואת ילדים, בית-החולים זיו, צפת (1), שירות לריטולוגיית ילדים, בית-החולים פוריה(2), והפקולטה לרפואה, הטכניון, חיפה

בהמשך למאמרנו, שבו נדונה סוגיית הטיפול בפאראצטמול בילדים, ובו דנו ביתרונות ובחסרונות שטומן בחובו טיפול זה, ברצוננו להצביע בסקירתנו זו על חלופה אפשרית שבימים אלה נכנסה כטיפול בילדים. מדובר באיבופרופן שהיא בבחינת תרופה ותיקה, שבימים אלה נמכרת בישראל בצורת תרחיף המיועד לטיפול בילדים. זמין לכל, ללא צורך במירשם רופא. משנת 1989 הצטבר ניסיון קליני רב בטיפול באיבופרופן. בשנים האחרונות החלו להתפרסם דיווחים על טיפול מוצלח באיבופרופן בהורדת חום בילדים, והתוצאות בולטות, בעיקר נוכח מיעוט השפעות-לוואי.

ערן בן-אריה, משה פרנקל

המח' לרפואת המשפחה, הפקולטה לרפואה רפפורט, הטכניון חיפה, שירותי בריאות כללית, מחוז חיפה והגליל המערבי

חשיבות הוראתה של רפואה משלימה לסטודנטים לרפואה ולרופאים, מקבלת בשנים האחרונות הכרה בפקולטות לרפואה ובמסגרת תוכניות הכשרה ולימודי המשך למתמחים ומומחים. במאמר זה אנו מדווחים על ניסיוננו בהוראה של סידרת בחירה של מבוא לרפואה משלימה למומחים ומתמחים במסגרת המחלקה לרפואת משפחה בחיפה, הוראה של ארבעה תחומים ברפואה משלימה מהלך 16 פגישות בנות שעתיים כל אחת, גרמה לשינוי חיובי בגישתם של המשתתפים כלפי רפואה משלימה ולעלייה בחשיבות שייחסו לקיומה של עדות מחקרית בנושאי יעילות. בנוסף, נמצאה עלייה בנטייתם של הרופאים להפנות את בני משפחתם או לפנות בעצמם לרפואה משלימה, וכן ירידה בנטייתם הכללית לשקול הפניית מטופליהם לרפואה משלימה, אך לעלייה מעשית בשיעור הפנייתם של מטופלים שנראו מתאימים לכך. רוב המשתתפים בסידרה ראה צורך בהוראת רפואה משלימה לרופאים במסגרת סידרת בחירה או חובה.

אדוארד כליף (1), שלום שטהל (2)

(1) המח' לאורתופדיה א', מרכז רפואי רמב"ם, (2) היח' לכירורגיה של היד, מרכז רפואי רמב"ם והפקולטה לרפואה של הטכניון, חיפה

שברים בבסיס עצם הטפח החמישית בכף היד אינם שכיחים. הסיבות להתהוותם הן בדרך כלל נפילה על יד מושטת או פגיעה בעקבות חבטת אגרוף. הגישות הטיפוליות הן שמרניות וניתוחיות. בספרות אין הסכמה לגבי הגישה הטיפולית המיטבית. במעקב אחר 14 חולים עם שברים בבסיס עצם הטפח החמישית שנותחו תוך יום ועד ארבעה ימים מהפציעה, נמצא איחוי מלא בכל השברים, טווח תנועות תקין במיפרקי הזרת והיעדר שינויים ניווניים במיפרק הקרפו-מטאקרפי החמישי במהלך שלוש שנים ומעלה ממועד הפציעה.

המטרה במאמר היא לסקור את ניסיוננו בטיפול ניתוחי מיידי בשברים בבסיס עצם הטפח החמישית, תוך שימת דגש על המצב האנטומי הייחודי של המיפרק הקרפו-מטאקרפי ועצם הטפח של הזרת וההשלכה התיפקודית שיש לכך על החולה, וכן סקירת הספרות המשמעותית לנושא.

Choice of Infusion Site - Differences in the References of Nurses, Residents and Patients

Ido Weinberg, Ben Gross, Herbert Freund

Department of Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital Mount Scopus and Hebrew University - Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem

Insertion of an intravenous (IV) line is a common and routine procedure in hospitalized patients. The literature recommends not to insert an IV line in a limb fold, but other than that there are no guidelines regarding optimal locations for the IV line. In this study we attempted to elucidate whether there are other possible preferences and guidelines for choosing the location of an IV line. We studied four groups: patients at the time of hospitalization, hospitalized patients, nurses and surgical interns on a surgical ward. We found that 91.8% of the patients request to take part in choosing the location of their IV line. Moreover, we found that most patients have a hand preference for the IV, whereas, the ward staff has little location preference. Despite these findings, we discovered that, in practice, most patients were not asked to participate in the decision making process regarding their IV line location. Analysis of the results showed that there is a need to include the patient's preference in choosing the location for the IV line, whenever possible. If the patient doesn't have a preference, the IV line should be inserted in the non-dominant hand or the hand in the bed which is more accessible to the medical & nursing staff.

Control of Brucellosis in Taibe: Intersectoral Collaboration

Lutfi Jaber, Shmuel Dahan, Ilana Harari

Bridge-to-Peace Community Pediatric Center, Taibe; Community Pediatrics Unit, Schneider Children's Medical Center, Petah Tikva; Sackler Faculty of M, Tel Aviv University; and Israel Ministry of Health, Sharon District

Brucellosis is contracted from domestic animals. Poor hygiene, primitive animal breeding methods and traditional food preparation are the main contributory factors. We describe an intersectoral program for controlling brucellosis in Taibe, an Arab town in Israel, which had a particularly high incidence of the disease in 1992 and 1993.

At the beginning of 1994 the Israel Ministry of Health and the Community Pediatric Center of Taibe established a community-based program for controlling brucellosis in Taibe. It included an intensive public health education campaign and periodic examination and vaccination of animals. Physicians, veterinarians, nurses, school officials and health inspectors were recruited for this purpose. Residents' awareness of brucellosis was determined before and after the study.

After intervention, the incidence of the disease sharply declined from 176.6 and 175.0/100,000 in 1992 and 1993 respectively, to 5.7, 10.4 and 2.5/100,000 in 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively, (odds-ratio 24.44; p<00000). Residents' awareness of brucellosis and preventive measures were significantly increased by the end of the study. We conclude that intersectoral collaboration is an important tool for controlling brucellosis.

Infective Endocarditis Presenting as Polyarticular Septic Arthritis

Abraham Yaretzky, Jacob Feldman, Carola Vigder

Geriatric Dept., Meir Hospital, Kfar-Saba and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

We report acute polyarthritis in an 86-year-old man which was initially considered to be an exacerbation of osteoarthritis. After a delay of a few days a diagnosis of septic polyarthritis as an initial symptom of infective endocarditis was made. Although rheumatic manifestations in infective endocarditis are common, septic polyarthritis is rarely seen. In our patient the course of the disease was rapidly fatal.

Operative Laparoscopy in Pregnancy

Eylon Lachman, Abraham Schienfeld, R. Boldes, Samuel Levin, Michael Burstein, Michael Stark

Depts. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Misgav Ladach Hospital, Jerusalem

The development of laparoscopic surgery in gynecology and general surgery has greatly advanced over the past decade, and recently has been successfully performed in pregnancy. In the English literature we found that of the 518 cases reported (mean age 32 years) the most common was for cholecystectomy (45%), followed by operations on the adnexae (34%), appendectomy (15%) and others (6%). To these we add 3 cases of cholecystectomy and 1 of an adnexal tumor. Of all the reported cases, 33% were performed in the 1st trimester, 56% in the 2nd and 11% in the 3rd.

This review demonstrates a definite trend to laparoscopy in pregnancy. It appears to be safe when performed by experienced surgeons, but further studies addressing safety of laparoscopic surgery during pregnancy are needed to reach definitive conclusions.

Diarrheal Disease among Care-Givers at Children's Day- Care Centers 

S. Koton, D. Cohen, M.S. Green

Israel Center for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Gertner Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer; Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces; Dept. of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine; Sakler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

Diarrheal disease tends to spread from infected children to their families. Due to the increased risk of exposure, children's caregivers in day-care centers may have a higher incidence of diarrhea, particularly when caring for very young children. We therefore examined the incidence of diarrhea and antibodies to Shigella among caregivers in day-care centers, according to age groups of children in their care (<18, 18-34, and >35 months) and in comparison with the general population. 2 studies with a retrospective cohort and seroepidemiological cross-sectional design were carried out. Questionnaires were completed by 401 caregivers in 36% of all WIZO day-care centers. As a measure of past exposure to Shigella, levels of S. sonnei and S. flexneri antibodies were examined in the blood of 110 caregivers (ELISA method).

There was a higher incidence of diarrhea among young children, increasing the potential exposure to diarrheal agents among their caregivers. Nevertheless, no statistically significant differences in diarrhea incidence were found among caregivers of the various age groups during the previous year (p=0.768) and during the previous month (p=0.319), nor in absenteeism due to diarrhea during the last month (p=0.761). Levels of Shigella antibodies were similar among caregivers in all 3 groups. Diarrheal incidence was higher among women in the population control group than among caregivers during the previous year (p=0.005) and month (p=0.067). No statistically significant differences in levels of S. sonnei and S. flexneri antibodies were found between caregivers and women in the control group.

There was no evidence that diarrhea is an occupational hazard for caregivers of young children. An explanation may be the development of protective immunity against common diarrheal agents due to recurrent exposure.
 

Characteristics of Israeli Primary Health Care Physicians who Treat Depression

Jonathan Rabinowitz, Dina Feldman, Revital Gross, Wienka Boerma

Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan; Israel Ministry of Health; JDC-Brookdale Institute, Jerusalem; and Netherlands Institute of Primary Health Care (NIVEL)

Primary health care physicians have a pivotal role in treating mental health problems. We determined the proportion of primary care physicians in Israel who treat depression and their characteristics. The study was based on a stratified national random sample of primary care physicians (n677, response rate 78%). From these physicians' reports 22% always treat depression, 36.6% usually, 28.6% sometimes, and 12.6% never. Based on a logistic regression model the physicians who always or usually treated depression were distinguished from the other physicians by their treating more medical conditions on their own, seeing themselves as having more first contact for psychosocial problems, having frequent contact with social workers and specializing in family medicine. Primary health care physicians play a major role in treating depression on their own. This raises new questions about how they treat depression themselves, and under what circumstances they treat or refer to a specialist.

Management of Malignant Bowel Obstruction in Home Care

Menahem Sasson, Pesach Shvartzman

Dept. of Family Medicine, Kupat Holim Klalit and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheba

Malignant bowel obstruction occurs in about 10% of those with advanced abdominal cancer and in about 25% of those with advanced pelvic cancer. Such patients usually develop nausea, vomiting, constipation, abdominal dilatation and colicky pain. Traditional therapy consists of intravenous fluids and decompression by duodenal tube, gastrostomy or operation but postoperative mortality is high. Treatment requires hospitalization and therefor such patients have not been considered candidates for home care.

Palliative medical techniques can cope with this syndrome and allow home care. Hypodermoclysis, non-prokinetic anti-emetics like haloperidol and scopolamine, octeotride, corticosteroids, and narcotics for severe abdominal pain can alleviate symptoms. Medications can be combined and infused subcutaneously in a syringe driver and patients can remain with their families in their natural environment. Such techniques can give these patients who have short life expectancies reasonable quality of life.

Epidermoid Cyst of the Spleen

Dan Bar-Zohar, Yaniv Sherer, Hana Manor, Amir Peer, Simon Strauss, Ariel Halevy

Dept. of Surgery B and Institute of Radiology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

Splenic cysts are rarely found or diagnosed. Excluding cases of trauma, the events preceding their development have not been fully understood. We describe a 22-year-old woman in her 34th week of pregnancy in whom ultrasound revealed a cystic lesion 8610 cm. in diameter in the left upper abdomen. Further imaging tests followed by laparotomy confirmed the splenic origin of the cyst. Splenectomy was performed and the lesion was histopathologically defined as an epidermoid cyst.

Onchocerca in Israel

A. Pressman, Y. Kandelis, Y. Bachar, G. Mogilner

Depts. of Pediatric Surgery and Pathology, Bnei-Zion Medical Center and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, The Technion, Haifa

The parasite Onchocerca volvulus is well-known in its endemic areas in South and Central America and West Africa. It is transmitted to man by simulium flies and causes systemic infection with skin, lymphatic and ophthalmic manifestations and can cause blindness (river blindness). Treatment with Ivermectin is effective but sometimes there is need for surgical intervention to prevent or treat complications. We describe an 11-year-old girl, a new immigrant from Ethiopia, who had a firm mass in her left thigh, caused by Onchocerca volvulus. It was completely excised. This is a very rare condition in Israel, which must be considered in patients coming from endemic areas.

Consanguinity among Arabs in Israel

Lutfi Jaber, Orli Romano, Mordechai Shohat

Bridge to Peace Community, Taiba Pediatric Center; Schneider Children's Medical Center (Beilinson Campus), Petah Tikva and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

In a previous nationwide study, we examined the rate of consanguineous matings in the Israeli Arab community. The average inbreeding coefficient was 0.0192, much higher than that reported for the general population of Israel, 0.0038 in 1956-7. The inbreeding coefficients of 69 Arab villages, towns and cities (excluding the Bedouin in the South) were determined. Knowledge of the inbreeding coefficients of the various local populations is of value for geneticists, pediatricians and gynecologists and for planning suitable health programs.

Water Intoxication following Desmopressin Overdose

D. Segal-Kuperschmit, O. Dali-Gotfrid, A. Luder

Pediatric Dept., Rebecca Sieff Hospital, Safed

Water intoxication is a serious condition which may be caused by desmopressin overdose, with reversible or irreversible neurological complications. In the past, desmopressin was used in endocrinological centers for the treatment of anti-diuretic hormone deficiency (central diabetes insipidus). Indications for hormone treatment have since widened, especially as an effective solution for nocturnal enuresis. It is now often prescribed in community clinics, and its use has been encouraged by extensive promotion. We describe a 15-year-old boy with primary nocturnal enuresis who started treatment with desmopressin 1 year prior to admission. He was allowed to use the drug without supervision, and drank excessively. The result was water intoxication which required admission for intensive care because of loss of consciousness and convulsions for 36 hours.

Between "Transparent Room" and "Sealed Room:" Professional Confidentiality and Therapeutic Judgement

Yuval Melamed, Ami Levy, Henry Szor

Abarbanel Mental Health Center, Bat Yam and Shalvata Mental Health Center, Hod HaSharon

Patients and therapists are concerned with the complexities of protecting medical confidentiality. The traditional perception of protection of patient confidentiality is that the individual's interest in protecting his confidentiality may conflict with the public's need for information, especially in cases involving possible danger. In fulfilling his dual role of representing both the patient and the public, the therapist acts according to existing laws and regulations. We describe 3 cases in which refraining from providing the Army with information in accordance with the law was recognized in retrospect as having caused the patient suffering, and even danger. It is recommended that the therapist's judgement be considered in addition to other legal criteria for determining whether or not to protect patient confidentiality.