Surgery for Eisenmenger syndrome: time for a rethink?

An EEG experimental protocol is designed to clarify the interplay between conscious and non-conscious representations of emotional faces in patients with Asperger's syndrome. The technique suggests that patients with Asperger's syndrome have deficits in non-conscious representation of emotional faces, but have comparable performance in conscious representation with healthy...

We describe a protocol to measure vortex formation time, an index of left ventricular filling efficiency, using standard transesophageal echocardiography techniques in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. We apply this technique to analyze vortex formation time in several groups of patients with differing cardiac...

This protocol outlines a methodology for recapitulating Down syndrome (DS) impaired neurogenesis using DS human iPSCs. The protocol identified biphasic cell cycle defect as the cause of impaired neurogenesis in Down syndrome. It provides a robust platform for understanding cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the abnormal neurogenesis associated with DS.

Source: Kay Stewart, RVT, RLATG, CMAR; Valerie A. Schroeder, RVT, RLATG. University of Notre Dame, IN
The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals1 dictates that rodent survival surgery be performed aseptically. Aseptic technique utilizes specific practices that minimize the contamination of the surgical site, including patient preparation, surgeon preparation, sterilization of instruments and other supplies, and the use of a clean and controlled environment. Presurgical planning,...

Here, we present a non-intubated protocol for performing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with preserved autonomic...

The present protocol describes a step-by-step guide for the complete endoscopic removal of epitympanic cholesteatoma with different techniques for cholesteatoma dissection and bone removal for...