Ventilatory responses (VRs) were measured via a sealed face mask and pneumotachograph in 30 unsedated, mixed-breed miniature piglets at 12.6 +/- 2.3 days of age (day 1) and then repeated after seven daily 24-min exposures to 10% O(2)-6% CO(2) [hypercapnic hypoxia (HH)]. Arterial blood was sampled at baseline, after 10 min of exposure, and after 10 min of recovery. VRs included hypoxia (10% O(2)...

BACKGROUND Voice recognition software (VRS), with specialized medical vocabulary, is being promoted to enhance physician efficiency, decrease costs, and improve patient safety. This study reports the experience of a pediatric subspecialist (pediatric gastroenterology) physician with the use of Dragon Naturally Speaking (version 6; ScanSoft Inc, Peabody, MA), incorporated for use with a propriet...

OBJECTIVE To examine the hyperglycemic effects of periocular dexamethasone injection in type 2 diabetic patients after vitreoretinal surgery (VRS). METHODS This was a retrospective non-randomized controlled trial. Twenty consecutive hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes and ocular inflammatory reaction after VRS were enrolled in this study. Ten patients received 2.5 mg dexamethasone and ...

In March 2020, academic libraries across the United States closed and sent everyone home, some destined to not reopen for months. University offices closed. Classes were moved online. Suddenly, librarians staff pivoted working from home all remote services, without time planning logistics or training. To study impact of this extraordinary sweeping transition on virtual reference services (VRS),...