Sir,—We should like to report disadvantages to the new style (laminated) cover of BJA. First, it is no longer possible to use the white band of the front cover for recording of progress, completed reading or pages/ references for storing. Second, we feel sure that we are not the only anaesthetists who have neither the space nor the time for journals at work and who receive journals at home. One...

We have compared the efficacy of granisetron in combination with dexamethasone with each drug alone in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after middle ear surgery. In a randomized, double-blind study, 120 patients (85 females) received granisetron 3 mg, dexamethasone 8 mg or granisetron 3 mg with dexamethasone 8 mg i.v. (n 40 in each group), immediately before induction ...

The British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA) is one of the oldest journals of anaesthesia in the world, having started publication in 1923 and appearing regularly since then. Considerable changes to its publication frequency and its physical appearance have been made over the years, not least of which has been the recent move to full-colour printing and the changing images on the front cover that h...

Since 2009, the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA), with support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), has provided training and technical assistance (TTA) in strategic planning to State Criminal Justice Administering Agencies (SAAs) in 20 states, 2 territories, and the District of Columbia. TTA services have been tailored to the needs, planning scopes, and timelines establishe...

BACKGROUND There have been few recent reports on the methodological quality of meta-analysis, despite the enormous number of studies using meta-analytic techniques in the field of anesthesia. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of meta-analyses and systematic reviews according to the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) and Preferred Reporting Items for Systemati...

∗ Precise: Pôle Ingénierie des Systèmes d’Information Faculté d’Informatique, Université de Namur Rue Grandgagnage 21, B-5000 Namur, Belgique {bja, ven}@info.fundp.ac.be ∗∗ Laboratoire d’Optique Appliquée & Transfert d’Energie Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Hassan 1er B.P. 461, Settat, Maroc [email protected] ∗∗∗ Laboratoire de physique du solide Faculté des Sciences, U...

INTRODUCTION Interactions between the cervical spine and the stomatognathic system have been discussed in literature. The present study was conducted to investigate whether, and to what extent, orthodontically induced mandibular advancement produces changes in cervical spine posture. Furthermore, possible appliance-specific effects should be distinguished. MATERIAL AND METHODS The cephalogram...