RESUMO
In one way or another, government regulation affects your medical practice. Whether it is the fee schedule you receive from Medicare or a mandatory hospital stay for a new mother, decisions in Lansing and Washington, D.C. are making an impact in health care. As physicians, we are a highly valuable source of information, and therefore need to contribute our expertise to the political processes that will shape public policy for the future. Physicians must realize that without advocacy, all of our knowledge will remain untapped by our lawmakers.
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Legislação Médica , Médicos , Política , Sociedades Médicas , Política de Saúde/legislação & jurisprudência , Michigan , Governo EstadualRESUMO
Cataclysmal hemorrhage occurred in eight patients with known aggressive squamous cell tumors of the head and neck. Angiography showed neovascularity, narrowing, beading of affected arteries, and pseudoaneurysms. Postembolization residual stump formation was seen in a few patients. A total of 11 embolization procedures were performed in these eight patients. Embolization materials included polyvinyl alcohol, isobutyl-2-cyanoacrylate, and detachable balloons. Survival times ranged from 5 to 274 days, with no deaths as a direct result of hemorrhage. Only one severe complication following embolization was noted.
