International anesthesiology clinics
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Both the etiology of Robin sequence and the mechanisms of upper airway obstruction are heterogeneous. As a result, generalizations about the care of newborns with the combination of micrognathia, cleft palate, and airway obstruction cannot be made. ⋯ It should not be assumed that "catch-up growth" of the mandible will occur and lead to spontaneous resolution of either the airway obstruction or the micrognathia. The presentation of the child with Pierre Robin sequence should not be the end of the diagnostic search, but rather the beginning.
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The association between perioperative myocardial ischemia and infarction has clearly been established. In patients undergoing CABG, myocardial ischemia that occurs during the intraoperative period has the strongest correlation with perioperative MI. ⋯ Much of the descriptive phase of this research is complete. It is important next to determine the etiology of perioperative myocardial ischemia and to design treatment regimens that will tell us whether MI is merely associated with perioperative ischemia or is also the cause of cardiac morbidity.