the risk of life-threatening complications during induction of anesthesia in patients with anterior mediastinal mass is well recognized. maintenance of spontaneous ventilation during anesthesia is an accepted standard goal in all published reports. however, the decision to paralyze the patient, which is really needed in most surgical procedures, is still a challenging event. in this study, “man...

purpose: to report a case of hermansky-pudlak syndrome (hps). case report: a 7-year-old boy presented with marked generalized hypopigmentation, eye deviation and nystagmus. in addition he had history of easy bruising. visual acuity was 20/200. he had markedly translucent green irides, hypermetropic astigmatism, horizontal nystagmus and marked exotropia. funduscopy revealed a hypopigmented retin...

OBJECTIVE To identify potential risk factors for unexpected sudden infant deaths (SID) and severe apparent life-threatening events (S-ALTE) within 24 h of birth. DESIGN Case-control study embedded in an epidemiological survey over a 2-year period. PATIENTS AND METHODS Throughout 2009, every paediatric department in Germany was asked to report cases of unexplained SID or S-ALTE in term infan...

This paper examines whether value congruent framing in firm disclosures, and credibility, help to repair or restore legitimacy following a legitimacy-threatening event. The methodology consist...

The risk of life-threatening complications during induction of anesthesia in patients with anterior mediastinal mass is well recognized. Maintenance of spontaneous ventilation during anesthesia is an accepted standard goal in all published reports. However, the decision to paralyze the patient, which is really needed in most surgical procedures, is still a challenging event. In this study, “man...

A longitudinal study of neurotic disorder in the community showed that half the cases identified at first interview had remitted one month later. Remission was significantly related to four variables: recency of onset and of peak of the disorders, the occurrence of recent threatening life events and the occurrence of subsequent "neutralizing' life events. A neutralizing event was defined a prio...

Traumatic stress has traditionally been studied in the aftermath of traumatic events. In contrast, this study aimed to explore if traumatic stress can occur before an event that is perceived as threatening or feared. Traumatic stress, as related to the forthcoming delivery, was studied in 1224 women. Background data and psychological characteristics were assessed in early pregnancy and traumati...

OBJECTIVE Apparent Life-Threatening Events (ALTEs) is an episode that is frightening to the observer and is characterized by some combination of apnea, color change, altered muscle tone, choking, and gagging. This study was designed to evaluate and follow up neonates who presented with clinical manifestation of an ALTE in a year. METHODS In this prospective observational study, all of the neo...