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Increased prostacyclin and adverse hemodynamic responses to protamine sulfate in an experimental canine model
(Elsevier, 1991-05)
Prostanoid activity was correlated with the hemodynamic effects of protamine sulfate reversal of heparin in 24 dogs undergoing three different pretreatment regimens: Group I (n = 8) received saline, Group II (n = 8) received ...
Hemolysis in patients with the cloth-covered aortic valve prosthesis : Changing severity of hemolysis and prediction of anemia
(Elsevier, 1974-10-03)
This paper is addressed to two questions: (1) Is there evidence for Increasing hemolysis in patients with a cloth-covered aortic valve prosthesis? (2) Is it possible to predict from the hematocrit, retriculocyte count, ...
Operative Experience of U.S. General Surgery Residents with Diseases of the Adrenal Glands, Endocrine Pancreas, and Other Less Common Endocrine Organs
(Springer-Verlag; by the Société Internationale de Chirugie, 1996-07)
Contrasting Alloreactive CD4 + and CD8 + T Cells: There's More to It Than MHC Restriction
(Munksgaard International PublishersBlackwell Publishing Ltd, 2003-02)
Number of contractions to maintain mass and force of a denervated rat muscle
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2004-07)
Within 5 weeks, denervated extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles of rats lose 66% of mass, 91% of force, and 76% of fiber cross-sectional area (CSA). We previously determined the parameters of electrical stimulation for ...
Measuring Surgical Quality: What’s the Role of Provider Volume?
(Springer-Verlag; Société Internationale de Chirurgie, 2005-10)
Although not ideal for all situations, provider volume is particularly suited for measuring surgical quality in certain contexts. Specifically, we believe that for uncommon operations with a strong volumes–outcome effect, ...
Efficacy of sentinel lymph node biopsy in male breast cancer
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2004-05-01)
Background Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is rapidly becoming the standard of care in the treatment of women with early stage breast cancer. Male breast cancer although relatively rare, has typically been treated with ...
Injectable microparticle-gel system for prolonged and localized lidocaine release. I. In vitro characterization
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2004-09-01)
Current treatment protocol for postoperative pain is to infuse anesthetic solution around nerves or into the epidural space. This clinical practice is beset by the short duration of the anesthetic effect unless the infusion ...
Long-term survival after liver transplantation in children with metabolic disorders
(Munksgaard International PublishersBlackwell Publishing Ltd, 2002-09)
Background: Liver transplantation for inherited metabolic disorders aims to save the patient's life when the disorder is expected to progress to organ failure, and to cure the underlying metabolic defect. Methods : We ...