Annual report : 1932 / Society of the Lying-in Hospital of the City of New York.
- Society for the Lying-In Hospital
- Date:
- 1932
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Annual report : 1932 / Society of the Lying-in Hospital of the City of New York. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![History No. 7470—Acute pulmonary edema Patient, age 28, primipara, colored, was admitted as an emergency from the Berwind Clinic following a low forceps delivery and repair of an episiotomy under ether anesthesia. Duration of labor was 15 hours. Shortly after delivery patient began to show signs of pulmonary distress and was sent to the hospital. Patient was moribund on admission and died shortly afterward. Infant discharged well. Diagnosis: Acute pulmonary edema. History No. 2107—Postpartum hemorrhage Patient, age 32, para 1, gravida 2, white, admitted with mild toxemia. Given medical induction of castor oil and 1.5 grains of quinine. One hour after termination of induction had an attack of cyanosis and labored respiration lasting two hours. Low forceps delivery after a labor of 8 hours and 47 minutes, repair of episiotomy and third degree tear. Child was stillborn—short cord with loop about infant’s neck. Manual removal of placenta after third stage of 67 minutes, because of shock after loss of 400 cc. of blood. Later 600 cc. of blood were lost, and in spite of all methods of treatment, patient died 2 hours later. Diagnosis: circulatory failure, post-partum hemorrhage, shock, cervical tear. History No. 13143—Lobar pneumonia Patient, age 26, para 2, white, delivered spontaneously of a living child weighing 3,145 grams after a labor lasting 84 hours, second stage 72 minutes. Three weeks prior to admission patient had a severe cold. At time of admission, temperature was normal, chest normal, although patient had a productive cough. At time of labor, the respiratory sym- toms became more marked. Following delivery respiratory condition cleared up, but on the second post-partum day there was marked respira¬ tory distress and cyanosis. Patient sank into coma and died on the third day postpartum. Infant discharged well. Diagnosis: Lobar pneumonia, left side. Pneumococcus type IV. History No. 16899—Lobar pneumonia Patient, age 26, unregistered, primigravida, white, seven months pregnant, was admitted with diagnosis of left lobar pneumonia of four days’ duration. Patient was unconscious and in marked respiratory dis¬ tress. Condition continued to become worse and death occurred twelve hours after admission. Diagnosis: Lobar pneumonia, left lower. Pneu¬ mococcus, type IV. [34]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b32156157_0038.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
