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News and Articles on Jejunostomy
Book Reviews: 'The Gargoyle' and 'So Long at the Fair' Aug 5, 2008
He ticks off painful medical procedures (debridement, escharotomy, jejunostomy) and the use of maggots to remove his dead skin. He speaks of being "wrapped in my deadflesh body bag." He says that when a badly burned man winks, the sight recalls "a housefly struggling to get out of a toilet bowl." Then there are the professional setbacks: The fire, which has required him to endure many skin grafts, put an end to his career as a porn movie star. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Our Neighbor: Corey Roman Dec 30, 2006
"After a couple of failed attempts to open her door Roman discovered that she had a broken arm. Then she noticed that both of her legs were bleeding.Using the Jaws of Life, the rescue squad was able to free Roman and her family, who were all wearing their seat belts at the time. Her mother, Elma Jean Hamilton, and her sister, Nikita Vinson, were freed from Roman's crumbled car with scraps and bruises.The next thing Roman remembers is waking up in the intensive care unit July 6 at Carilion... (Foster's Daily Democrat)
Clean-up surgery for Mahajan Apr 30, 2006
The procedure involved the clean-up, a tracheostomy (a tube inserted into his trachea for better and safer connection to the ventilator) and a jejunostomy (tube inserted into the jejunum or a part of the small intestine to introduce protein\fat\starch in a liquid form). "Earlier his ventilation tubes were through the mouth. But ventilation through the windpipe provides more comfort to the patient in the long run, besides reducing the risk of infection,"said a doctor. (Times of India)
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