Haematemesis during oral aminophylline treatment.

The surgical treatment of haematemesis and melaena.

Simple conversion from intravenous aminophylline to twice daily oral theophylline.

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Sustained release oral aminophylline in patients with airflow obstruction.

Twenty-four patients with reversible airflow obstruction under suboptimal control on conventional therapy entered a double-blind placebo-controlled trial of additional oral sustained release aminophylline. Assessment was by diary cards, twice daily PEFR, and weekly FEV1. Nineteen patients completed the trial satisfactorily. Eleven were improved subjectively by addition of aminophylline. The mea...

The treatment of haematemesis and melaena in peptic ulcer.

Haematemesis and melaena are amongst the more acute and serious complications of peptic ulcer and their medical management has altered appreciably in the last decade. The re-introduction of liberal feeding by Meulengracht (I953), the use of adequate blood transfusions (Marriot and Kekwick, 1935) and the increasing role of surgery in selected cases may be cited. The effects of recent therapeutic...

Early investigations of haematemesis.

Most series of haematemesis or melaena present data about the clinical problems in relation to the final diagnosis. When a patient is admitted there is the problem of management which depends to a considerable extent on the diagnosis. This paper demonstrates that it is possible to achieve an accurate diagnosis in 80% during the first 24 hours.