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After receiving of the approval of the MedicalCenter Ethics Committee, the files of all infants with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, who were treated by open pyloromyotomy under Spinal Anesthesia and general anesthesia in Bnai-Zion Medical Center through a decade will be reviewed. Primary outcomes:

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI, "head injury) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide (Hyder et al., 2007). During the first four decades of life, trauma is the leading cause of death and TBI is involved in at least half the number of cases (Jennett, 1996). In the UK, 1,500

REVIEW OF LITERATURE The ideal prime for Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CPB) has never been fully established. The development of acid-base disorders during some routine cases and the possible contribution to this from priming fluids caused this hospital to question its protocol. Plasma Lyte-A injection,

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a major cause of blindness and visual impairment in children in both developing and developed countries around the world. ROP is a multifactorial disease characterized by perturbation of normal vascular development in the retina. The pathogenesis of ROP is

Anesthesiology care demonstrates wide variation in practice. Sometimes, this variation is appropriate because the anesthesiologist is responding to patient comorbidities or procedure specific events. However, even after controlling for patient specific factors, there is a substantial amount of

Fluid therapy is aimed to compensate for fasting which is required for surgery, to meet the ongoing fluid losses and to maintain electrolyte balance during surgery. Fluid deficit of a healthy child who is not fed parenterally may be estimated by multiplying hourly maintenance requirement for fluid

The investigators will examine the effects of acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH) as a possible therapeutic intervention to promote functionally useful motor recovery. In this sub-study, the investigators will assess changes in leg motor function in response to repetitive AIH with and without

Bronchoscopy Stable, lung transplant recipients undergoing surveillance bronchoscopy will be enrolled. We will exclude subjects with new or persistent cough, hypoxemia, new radiographic infiltrates, or hemodynamic instability. Before bronchoscopy, patients will receive diazepam while codeine and