RESUMEN
The impact of kidney donation on the psychological health of 31 living related donors was assessed by administering certain psychological tests before and after the operation (for donating the kidney). The results indicated a significant rise in the somatization subscale of the Middlesex Hospital Questionnaire (MHQ) from a mean of 1.61 to 3.23. There was no significant change in the other variables of these instruments or in the locus of control score. Only about one-fourth of the donors had prior knowledge of renal transplant. In almost all cases, the decision to donate had been voluntary and immediate, motivated by a concern for the recipient; there was virtually no second thoughts or regrets subsequently, which was apparently partly related to the opinions of other relatives who positively valued the act of donation.
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Adulto , Donación Directa de Tejido , Salud de la Familia , Femenino , Humanos , Trasplante de Riñón , Masculino , Salud Mental , Persona de Mediana Edad , Inventario de Personalidad , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Donantes de Tejidos/psicología , Obtención de Tejidos y ÓrganosRESUMEN
Management of 55 patients of gastro-intestinal injuries has been reviewed. Eighty percent of the patients presented with generalised peritonitis and jejunum was the commonest segment of the bowel injured. Pneumoperitoneum co-related poorly with intestinal disruption. It was present in 35.8 per cent of the cases. Repeated physical examination was found to be paramount importance. Sixty percent of the patients has associated intra-extra-abdominal injuries. Preoperative shock, multiple hollow visceral injury, septicemia, and location of injury (colon and duodenum) were significant prognostic factors associated with the high mortality. Mortality in the series was 25.4 per cent.