• Volume 117 • Number 5 www.anesthesia-analgesia.org 1257 Copyright © 2013 International Anesthesia Research Society DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182a6d2f8 IS SLEEP REALLY THE BEST METAPHOR FOR GENERAL ANESTHESIA? Sleep is a common metaphor used by anesthesiologists to describe general anesthesia. However, the same sleeprelated words may potentially connote one notion to anesthesia providers and a d...

To better understand how humans adapt to hypoxia, the levels of hemoglobin (Hb), serum erythropoietin (Epo), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were measured in 106 patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome. The results indicated that temporal hypoxic stimulation increases Hb. Furthermore, a minor increase in Epo and a substantial increase in VEGF were found. The...

RAli 1991;303:1257-8 Admission arrangements for elective surgery often seem archaic and out of step with the public's experience of services outside the National Health Service. In a consumer oriented NHS it would clearly be preferable to offer most patients a mutually agreeable date for admission. We consider here the place of booked admission systems within the NHS and discuss surgeons' own e...

This article aims to highlight the significance of song folklore recordings when documenting scientific heritage first scientists and researchers Tuvan musical folklore—A. N. Aksenov E. V. Gippius—during period 1927 1965. The methodological basis consists principles historical continuity, objectivity, a holistic approach analysis history development traditional vocal music prospects for its dev...

Thirty-three strains representing 15 distinct Mycoplasma, Acholeplasma, and Spiroplasma species were examined for the presence of plasmid DNA by agarose gel electrophoresis. The electrophoretic patterns of the DNAs of three strains, Mycoplasma sp. strain 747, Spiroplasma mirum strain SMCA, and M. hominis strain 1257, suggested the presence of a plasmid with molecular weights of approximately 70...