Orientation of Treatment in Thrombophlebitis, Phlebothrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

Article1 December 1942ORIENTATION OF TREATMENT IN THROMBOPHLEBITIS, PHLEBOTHROMBOSIS AND PULMONARY EMBOLISMJAMES A. EVANS, M.D., F.A.C.P.JAMES A. EVANS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-17-6-970 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe treatment of venous thrombosis is very much a method of "damned if you do, damned if you don't." One is never quite sure which case may develop a fatal pulmonary embolism. Out of the welter of confusion on this subject, however, are evolving certain principles which seem reasonable but which may need revision in the future.In the first place, there are now four new well accepted therapeutic procedures, venous ligation and section, paralumbar sympathetic procaine block, anticoagulant therapy and sulfonamide drugs. I shall attempt to point out in what type of venous thrombosis each method seems most applicable.... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Read at the St. Paul meeting of the American College of Physicians April 24, 1942. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAnticoagulant Treatment of Postoperative Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary EmbolismPhlebothrombosis and thrombophlebitis in gynecology and obstetrics 1 December 1942Volume 17, Issue 6Page: 970-974KeywordsAnticoagulant therapyAnticoagulantsDrug therapyForecastingLigation assayPulmonary embolismSulfonamideThrombosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1942 PDF downloadLoading ...