WHY THIS?

Desflurane why this choice?

1. It should have a rapid and smooth onset of action. Efficiency is a particularly important factor in the ambulatory setting [1] 2. There should be a rapid recovery of cognitive functioning without clinically-significant discomfort. Postoperative pain is a major limiting factor in determining when a patient can be discharged home after surgery. 3. The absence of adverse effects such as nausea ...

Why Isn ' t Everyone Doing this Already ?

As this paper has described, methods are available for addressing all of the reasons organizations choose the wrong projects, including quantitative methods for identifying projects on the efficient frontier. Some organizations that regularly make high-stakes, project-selection decisions (e.g. some financial institutions, oil and gas exploration companies, pharmaceutical companies, some high-te...

Suicide guns: why collect this information?

Suicide guns: why collect this information? Firearm suicide is a worldwide problem. The majority of firearm deaths in many countries are suicides (including and the United States). 1 2 In the United States, over half of suicides are committed with firearms. 1 2 However, we know much more about the characteristics of suicide victims than we do about the firearms that they use. Although often ove...

Why was this child not brought?

How do we react to the missed appointment? It is a busy clinic (is there any other type?) and the first reaction is likely to be relief. Then there is the realisation that some thought may need to be applied to the child who was not brought. Then there is the remembrance that there is a policy to be followed. Perhaps, it would have been easier if the child had come to the clinic... There are a ...

Genetic and environmental effects in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria: this little PIG-A goes "Why? Why? Why?".