Background Inhaled volatile anaesthetics remain the most widely used drugs for maintenance of general anaesthesia because of their ease of administration and predictable intraoperative and recovery characteristics. The result has been an increasing reliance on fluorinated anesthetics. The most recently introduced anesthetics, desflurane and sevoflurane, are ethers halogenated solely with fluori...

BACKGROUND: Effective palliation rather than cure is often the most appropriate goal in the management of patients with advanced gastric cancer.The literature to date is limited by the imprecise use of the term palliative and subsequent variable designation of patients into evaluable groups. STUDY DESIGN: Between 2000 and 2007, 303 patients underwent a operation for gastric adenocarcinoma. Pati...

QIAS Principle: 7.4 When child care professionals keep up to date with current practice, the outcomes for children, families and themselves are positive. These outcomes are further strengthened when there are opportunities for professional development that foster and improve caregiving, teaching and practical skills and knowledge. However, it can be confronting for child care professionals to a...

Congenital scoliosis represents a spinal malformation due to defects of formation, segmentation or mixed ones. It is characterized by a longitudinal and rotational imbalance. 54 patients were analyzed and 39 out of them were operated by various approaches with anterior and posterior instrumentations during 2000 and 2012. The impossibility to appoint some patients encountered in the daily practi...

Melasma is a common acquired condition of symmetric hyperpigmentation, typically occurring on the face, with higher prevalence in females and darker skin types. Multiple etiologies, including light exposure, hormonal influences, and family history, have been implicated in the pathogenesis of this disorder. Overall prevalence ranges widely at 1-50%, since values are typically calculated within a...

Search engines play a crucial role in the Web. Without search engines large parts of the Web becomes inaccessible for the majority of users. Search engines can make new and smaller sites accessible at low cost. Without them, other media, such as Television, would be needed to advertise the existence new site on the Web, only large commercial sites can follow this path. The Web would be endanger...

This paper provides an overview of current cryptographic techniques, targeting management and focussing on applicability of cryptographic tools and on the level of their security. The paper shows real-life examples and latest developments in the area. It also brings recommendations that should help managers to understand the necessary basics, what is really important and how to manage cryptology.

Considerable evidence suggests that "the lower the better" is a reasonable approach for reducing cardiovascular risk by lowering LDL cholesterol levels. Despite the reduction in cardiovascular events and mortality achieved by statin therapy, significant residual risk remains, especially in severe hereditary hypercholesterolemia, such as familial hypercholesterolemia. Some new strategies to achi...