Characteristics of the ventilator pressure-and flow-trigger variables

CSH Sassoon, SE Gruer - Intensive care medicine, 1995 - Springer
Pressure- and flow-triggering are available in the Puritan Bennett 7200ae and Siemens SV
300. Using a mechanical lung model, we described the characteristics of the pressure- and …

Comparison of the effectiveness of tetracycline and minocycline as pleural sclerosing agents in rabbits

RW Light, NS Wang, CSH Sassoon, SE Gruer… - Chest, 1994 - Elsevier
Parenteral tetracycline, one of the most commonly used agents for producing pleurodesis, is
no longer available because of stricter regulations governing the manufacturing process. …

Influence of pressure-and flow-triggered synchronous intermittent mandatory ventilation on inspiratory muscle work

…, R Fei, CH Rheeman, SE Gruer… - Critical care …, 1994 - journals.lww.com
GRUER, BSc; C. KEEs MAHUTTE, MD, PD … Am Rev Respir Dis 1992; 145A519 Sassoon
CSH, Gruer SE: Characteristics of the ventilator pressure- and flow-trigger variables. Intensive …

Effectiveness of bleomycin in comparison to tetracycline as pleural sclerosing agent in rabbits

FS Vargas, NS Wang, HM Lee, SE Gruer… - Chest, 1993 - Elsevier
The two agents most commonly used for producing a pleurodesis are tetracycline and
bleomycin. Tetracycline is no longer available due to more stringent requirements on the …

Breathing pattern during acute respiratory failure and recovery

…, CS Sassoon, KG Chetty, SE Gruer… - European …, 1997 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The objective of this study was to compare the breathing pattern of patients who failed to
wean from mechanical ventilation to the pattern during acute respiratory failure. We …

Talc slurry is an effective pleural sclerosant in rabbits

RW Light, NS Wang, CSH Sassoon, SE Gruer… - Chest, 1995 - Elsevier
Insufflated talc is probably the most effective agent for creating a pleurodesis both in the clinical
situation and in animals. However, the insufflation of talc requires an invasive procedure …

Temporal relationships of ventilatory failure, pump failure, and diaphragm fatigue

CS Sassoon, SE Gruer… - Journal of applied …, 1996 - journals.physiology.org
The time course of ventilatory failure, pump failure, and diaphragm peripheral fatigue was
determined during the application of external inspiratory resistive loads (IRL) in anesthetized …

Temporal evolution of pleural fibrosis induced by intrapleural minocycline injection

…, RW Light, FS Vargas, SE Gruer… - American journal of …, 1995 - atsjournals.org
METHODS The study was approved by our institution's animal experimentation subcommittee.
A total of 25 New Zealand male white rabbits (weight, 2.6 to 3.6 kg) were studied. The …

Comparison of mitoxantrone and tetracycline as pleural sclerosing agents in rabbits

RW Light, NS Wang, JA Despars, SE Gruer, C Sassoon… - Lung, 1996 - Springer
Bleomycin is the antineoplastic agent used most commonly for the treatment of malignant
pleural effusion. It is absorbed rapidly from the pleural space and does not elicit pleurodesis in …

Factors associated with injecting risk behaviour among serial community‐wide samples of injecting drug users in Glasgow 1990–94: implications for control and …

SJ Hutchinson, A Taylor, DJ Goldberg, L Gruer - Addiction, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Aims. To examine the association between recipient‐sharing of needles and syringes and
demographic characteristics, injecting behaviour and needle and syringe exchange utilisation …