This report describes a model of angiogenesis which develops in admixtures (co-cultures) of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and human diploid fibroblasts of dermal origin from adult… (More)
Rat and human very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) were fractionated by zonal ultracentrifugation, yielding sharply defined fractions with narrow sedimentation limits. Sedimentation coefficients for… (More)
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Preclinical data suggest that general anaesthetics affect brain development. There is mixed evidence from cohort studies that young children exposed to anaesthesia can have an increased… (More)
The military and some civilian rescue agencies have a requirement for portable ventilators in the anaesthetic, resuscitation and pre-hospital environment. This paper describes two new portable… (More)
We compared the work of breathing under general anaesthesia in children using drawover and continuous flow anaesthetic systems. A pilot study was conducted in four children weighing > 20 kg in whom… (More)
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The potential for pain at home in children following day case surgery has long been recognized. Pain has also been associated with behavioral disturbances and sleep disruption in children… (More)
This review will attempt to put the various systems that allow clinicians to assess errors, omissions, or avoidable incidents into context and where possible, look for areas that deserve more or less… (More)
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There are concerns that the inclusion of a pediatric heat and moisture exchange filter (HMEF) is in a breathing system may cause an unacceptable increase in the work of breathing. This… (More)
A case is described in which a patient was unable to be weaned from ventilatory support whilst the trachea remained intubated. She was successfully weaned using a laryngeal mask.