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Gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography (Gd-MRA) of thoracic vasculature in an animal model using double-dose gadolinium and quiet breathing
(Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2001-08)
Objective. To evaluate a gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography (Gd-MRA) imaging protocol for the assessment of thoracic vessels using double-dose gadolinium and quiet breathing. An animal model was used to simulate imaging ...
Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) for pediatric trauma: experience with five cases
(Springer-Verlag, 1990-08)
Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) was used to treat five pediatric trauma patients (ages 1 to 17 years) with respiratory failure unresponsive to conventional mechanical ventilation. Diagnoses in these patients that resulted ...
Laparoscopic diagnosis and excision of Meckel's diverticulum
(Elsevier, 1994-04)
Meckel's diverticulum is one of the primary concerns in the differential diagnosis of the pediatric patient with massive, acute gastrointestinal bleeding, intussusception, or abdominal pain of uncertain cause. The hospital ...
Survival among children with portal vein thrombosis and end-stage liver disease
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010-02)
Financial implications of surgical complications in pediatric liver transplantation
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2008-03)
The use of aprotinin in children undergoing operative repair of isolated atrial septal defects
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2008-02)
Effects of lipid administration on liver apoptotic signals in a mouse model of total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
(Springer-Verlag, 2004-04)
Lipids are an important component of total parenteral nutrition (TPN), contributing the largest caloric load per volume of solution and providing essential fatty acids necessary for survival. However, lipids are known to ...
Probiotics up-regulate MUC-2 mucin gene expression in a Caco-2 cell-culture model
(Springer-Verlag, 2002-10)
Enteral probiotics such as Lactobacillus casei GG (LGG) have been used in the treatment of a variety of intestinal disorders in infants and children, including diarrhea, malabsorption, and Clostridium difficile colitis. ...
Longitudinal psychological assessment in tetralogy of Fallot
(Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 1989-06)
To determine whether preoperative psychological testing in children with cyanotic heart disease could provide an accurate estimate of adult performance, we studied 21 subjects (mean age, 30.3±4.8 years) who had undergone ...
Severe myocardial dysfunction during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
(Elsevier, 1992-01)
Of the 102 neonates with respiratory fallure supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) at this institution between 1984 and 1987, 8 patients developed severe myocardial dysfunction that was noted shortly ...