https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/26909 2026-04-15T11:55:34Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/21275 Title: The anaesthetist and the paediatric patient Abstract: The ideal situation in the context of Paediatric Anaesthesia is to have a team: Anaesthetist, Surgeon, Assistants and Nurses who dedicate their working life to the care of young patients(1). In Malta an island of 300,000 inhabitants and a yearIy birth rate of 5000 there is enough surgical work to warrant the establishment of such a team. 1986-08-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/21274 Title: Sodium nitroprusside toxicity Abstract: A young patient who suffered visceral leishmaniasis and received treatment with sodium stibogluconate had to have a mastoid operation seven years later. A hypotensive technique employing sodium nitroprusside had to be stopped due to excessive hypotension and tachyarrythmias. 1986-08-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/21272 Title: Pulmonary tissue response in septic multiseptemic failure after long term artificial ventilation Abstract: A study is presented by clinical, microbiological and histological lung tissue response to sepsis in 14 high risk patients who had artificial ventiltion for over 6 days and died. It demonstrates 3 dominant risk factors (1) depression of normal immune mechanisms, (2) aggressive role of anaerobic pathogens (3) harmful effect of prolonged artificial ventilation. 1986-08-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/21271 Title: Caudal block of post operative analgesia in children Abstract: Caudal block as a method of analgesia has been evaluated in 95 children after abdominal and perineal operations. A high success rate has been obtained. 1986-08-01T00:00:00Z