Does cirrhosis shift the circadian phase of plasma fibrinolysis?
The similar circadian phases of plasminogen activator inhibitor antigen in controls and cirrhotic patients in the present investigation indicates that the output rhythm of the internal timekeeping system is not shifted in this pathological condition.
(i) Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular and infraclavicular brachial plexus blocks are effective in children. (ii) There has been no pneumothorax in 40 US-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus blocks performed by anaesthesiologists already trained in US-guided regional anaesthesia using an IP technique in children > or =5 years old. (iii) In this study, the supraclavicular approach of the brachial plexus was faster to perform than the infraclavicular one.