From the Surgical Service of the Beth Israel Hospital. We are indebted to Dr. C. G. Mixter for permission to include his case in our report. Shapira — First Visiting Surgeon, Beth Israel Hospital.

RUPTURE of the spleen, a frequent acute abdominal condition characterized by symptoms and signs of internal hemorrhage and shock, necessitates surgical intervention, usually splenectomy. In a typical ...

A mother died shortly after the birth of her fifth child due to hospital staff failing to “appropriately escalate” signs of a peritoneal hemorrhage, according to a coroner’s report. Laura-Jane Seaman, ...

Study design: Case report and review of literature. Objectives: Intracranial chronic subdural hematoma (SDH) is a well-recognized complication of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. Spinal chronic SDH is ...

The clinical signs and symptoms of DIC are varied and complex. Due to the complex nature of DIC, the process often goes undetected until severe hemorrhage occurs. This is one of the reasons why DIC is ...