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49 HYDROCORTISONE IMPROVED HAEMODYNAMICS AND FLUID REQUIREMENT IN SURVIVING BUT NOT NONSURVIVING OF SEVERELY BURNED PATIENTS The administration of hydrocortisone can lead to a reduction of catecholamines and improved outcome in septic patients. However, no data exist regarding the use of hydrocortisone in burn patients although, in such patients, the reduction of vasopressors may be even more c...

The ability to offer repetitive hemodialysis for treatment of chronic kidney failure has now reached its half-century anniversary. Although millions of patients have benefited from this life-extending procedure, current results in the United States have now stagnated with only small annual improvements in survival and continued high hospitalization rates. Recognition that this stagnation may be...

The special November and December issues of the Chinese Journal of Cancer celebrate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) with a series of reviews covering the association of the virus with various cancers, with special emphasis on the role of EBV in the pathogenesis of nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). The restricted geographic prevalence of NPC along with the tumor's co...

T Swedish model for social security and health care was dependent on a growing economy and full employment. With some 8.5% of open unemployment and faced with growing national debt problems, severe cuts have been implemented in the system and more are to come. How has this affected rheumatologic care? The number of hospital based units remains intact but a general reduction in beds has taken ...