Medical firms should be retained

Acoustic output upper limits proposition: should upper limits be retained?

From the Bioacoustics Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois (W.D.O.); Philips Medical Systems– Ultrasound, Bothell, Washington (J.G.A.); Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland (M.E.St., G.R.H.); Sonic Tech, Inc, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania (M.E.Sc.); Department of ...

Retained ventilation tubes: should they be removed at 2 years?

OBJECTIVES To assess the complications of ventilation tubes that were retained in children for 2 years or longer and the necessity of removal. DESIGN A retrospective chart review of all patients who underwent ventilation tube removal from 1997 to 2000, with the exclusion of patients with craniofacial anomalies. SETTING A tertiary children's hospital. PATIENTS One hundred twenty-six childr...

Residual volume measurement should be retained in enteral feeding protocols.

I n a study reported in this issue, O’Meara and colleagues provide evidence that underfeeding via the enteral route is a serious problem in critically ill patients. Although other researchers have reported similar findings, these researchers provide an opportunity to consider where changes could have been made to alleviate the problem. In their observational study, O’Meara and colleagues found ...

Oral and maxillofacial surgery: should a district service be retained?

The adult new patient attendances at a District General Hospital for 1988 and 1989 have been analysed and the patients with oral and maxillofacial injuries identified. The injuries were classified using the International Classification of Diseases. The time spent undertaking emergency surgery out of hours by each firm using the operating facility has been analysed. An argument for a national di...

A 20-year retained guidewire, should it be removed?