History of anesthesia; Mallampati revisited: 20 years on

Radiosurgery--LINAC or gamma knife: 20 years of controversy revisited.

Two years on--newcastle revisited.

25 of the district and area teams have come from hospitals and it has taken them most of the year to find out what community services are available in their districts. Thus 90% of the districts' budget remains with the hospital service for the present. As they find out about the rest of the N.H.S. some hospital people are concluding that resources should go to hospitals rather than local clinic...

Diagnostic Value of Mallampati Test in Supine and Sitting Positions with and without Phonation in Anesthesia

Background and purpose: Airway assessment is very important in anesthesia. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of Mallampati test indicators in supine and sitting positions with and without phonation in anesthesia candidate patients. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study (diagnostic approach) was done in 200 adult patients ≥16 years, undergoing s...

Reye's syndrome: 20 years on.

Helicobacter pylori: 20 years on.

Helicobacters are a new genus of bacteria, inhabiting the interface between mucosa and lumen of the gut. Microaerophilic, spiral, flagellated and urease positive, they possess features necessary for colonisation of the juxtamucosal mucus environment. Helicobacter pylori is the major pathogenic species. Once attached to the gastric epithelial cells, it incites an immune response characterised hi...