The efficacy of corticosteroid treatment in the prophylaxis of the fat embolism syndrome was
evaluated in a prospective, randomized, double-blind study of high-risk patients with long-…

Echolucent images (EL) of cerebral white matter, seen on cranial ultrasonographic scans of
very low birth weight newborns, predict motor and cognitive limitations. We tested the …

Objectives: Because intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) often precedes the development of
sonographically defined white matter damage (WMD) in very preterm infants, we sought to …

A series of 181 patients with chronic persistent sarcoidosis for more than 5 years have been
reviewed, with a mean follow-up period of 14 years, and 77% followed for more than 10 …

Thirty tissue samples were examined histologically and classified as being inflamed (apical
granulomas) or noninflamed (scars or noninflamed cysts). The samples were then …

Fifty‐eight periodontal isolates of the families Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonadaceae,
and the genera Acinetobacter and Achromobacter were studied to determine their …

In order to determine the present clinical spectrum of broncholithiasis and the impact that
chest computed tomographic (CT) scans, laminograms, and fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) …

Excerpt Cocaine abuse is reaching epidemic proportions and its adverse health consequences
are widespread (1). Although physiologic derangements have been shown in users of …

Topical cardiac hypothermia has been shown to be a safe and effective means of providing
protection for the ischemic myocardium during aortic cross-clamping. We report herein two …

purpose: Amiodarone has proven to be effective in many cases of cardiac arrhythmias, refractory
ventricular tachycardia, and ventricular fibrillation. Pulmonary toxicity is a possible side …