Search Results - "Cheng, C D"

Flexible and secure computer-based assessment using a single zip disk by Ko, C.C., Cheng, C.D.

“…Electronic examination systems, which include Internet-based system, require extremely complicated installation, configuration and maintenance of software as…”
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Characterisation of thixotropy revisited by CHENG, D. C.-H

“…This paper re-examines the 'proof' of Cheng and Evans (1965) that the equilibrium flow curve of a thixotropic fluid has a positive slope, and shows that the…”
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Fast-track cardiac anaesthesia in the elderly: effect of two different anaesthetic techniques on mental recovery by Dowd, N.P., Karski, J.M., Cheng, D.C., Gajula, S., Seneviratne, P., Munro, J. A. Carroll, Fiducia, D.

“…Elderly patients may be considered for ‘fast-track’ cardiac anaesthesia, but can suffer psychological complications and slow recovery of mental function after…”
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Early tracheal extubation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery reduces costs and improves resource use : A prospective, randomized, controlled trial by CHENG, D. C. H, KARSKI, J, PENISTON, C, RAVEENDRAN, G, ASOKUMAR, B, CARROLL, J, DAVID, T, SANDLER, A

“…Economics has caused the trend of early tracheal extubation after cardiac surgery, yet no prospective randomized study has directly validated that early…”
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Secure Internet examination system based on video monitoring by Ko, C.C., Cheng, C.D.

“…The use of the Internet for Web-based teaching and learning is fast becoming a reality. However, since it is difficult to verify the identity of the student…”
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Clinical experience on the employment of the staged step-up approach in the treatment of local complications secondary to severe acute pancreatitis by Ji, L, Sun, B, Cheng, C D, Bai, X W, Wang, G, Kong, R, Chen, H, Jiang, H C

“…To explore the experience and prognostic factors associated with the employment of the step-up approach in the treatment of local complications secondary to…”
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Anaesthesia for non-cardiac surgery in heart-transplanted patients by CHENG, D. C. H, ONG, D. D

“…This review documents the anaesthetic management, haemodynamic function and outcome in 18 of 86 heart-transplanted recipients, who returned for 32 non-cardiac…”
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Risk factors of delayed extubation, prolonged length of stay in the intensive care unit, and mortality in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft with fast-track cardiac anesthesia: A new cardiac risk score by WONG, D. T, CHENG, D. C. H, KUSTRA, R, TIBSHIRANI, R, KARSKI, J, CARROLL-MUNRO, J, SANDLER, A

“…Risk factors of delayed extubation, prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS), and mortality have not been studied for patients administered…”
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Morbidity outcome in early versus conventional tracheal extubation after coronary artery bypass grafting: A prospective randomized controlled trial by Cheng, Davy C.H., Karski, Jacek, Peniston, Charles, Asokumar, Buvanendran, Raveendran, Ganesh, Carroll, Jo, Nierenberg, Hillary, Roger, Sandra, Mickle, Don, Tong, Jeff, Zelovitsky, J., David, Tirone, Sandler, Alan

“…Introduction: We undertook a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate morbidity outcomes and safety of a modified anesthetic technique to…”
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A Prospective Randomized Double-Blinded Study of the Effect of Intravenous Fluid Therapy on Adverse Outcomes on Outpatient Surgery by Yogendran, Suntheralingham, Asokumar, Buvanendran, Cheng, Davy C. H., Chung, Frances

“…This study investigated the impact of perioperative fluid status on adverse clinical outcomes in ambulatory surgery.Two hundred ASA grade I-III ambulatory…”
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Picosecond laser sputtering of sapphire at 266 nm by TAM, A. C, BRAND, J. L, CHENG, D. C, ZAPKA, W

“…We observe that 266 nm laser pulses of 30 ps duration and fluence near 10 J/cm2 causes reproducible surface sputtering and etching of crystalline sapphire in…”
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A phase II dose-response study of hemoglobin raffimer (Hemolink) in elective coronary artery bypass surgery by Cheng, D.C.H, Mazer, C.D, Martineau, R, Ralph-Edwards, A, Karski, J, Robblee, J, Finegan, B, Hall, R.I, Latimer, R, Vuylsteke, A

“…We performed this study to determine the dose-response of hemoglobin raffimer administered in conjunction with intraoperative autologous donation in patients…”
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Skeletal muscle hypertrophy in response to isometric, lengthening, and shortening training bouts of equivalent duration by Adams, Gregory R, Cheng, Daniel C, Haddad, Fadia, Baldwin, Kenneth M

“…Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, California 92697 Submitted 29 October 2003 ; accepted in final form 11 December 2003…”
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Fast-track cardiac surgery: Economic implications in postoperative care by Cheng, Davy C.H.

“…Economics is the main driving force in changing health care delivery in the 90s. The motto is to “do more with less”. Cost containment and efficient resource…”
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Using snakes to detect the intimal and adventitial layers of the common carotid artery wall in sonographic images by Cheng, Da-chuan, Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno, Cheng, Kuo-sheng, Burkhardt, Hans

“…This study presents an innovative automatic system for detecting the intima-media complex of the far wall of the common carotid artery by applying the snake…”
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Intraoperative awareness in Fast-track cardiac anesthesia by DOWD, N. P, CHENG, D. C. H, KARSKI, J. M, WONG, D. T, MUNRO, J. A. C, SANDLER, A. N

“…Fast-track cardiac anesthesia, using low-dose narcotics combined with short-acting anesthetic and sedative agents, facilitates early tracheal extubation after…”
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The diagnostic value of different criteria in predicting the response of LBBB patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Peng, X, Cheng, C D, Zeng, L J

“…Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background   The left bundle branch has emerged as an essential part of the cardiac conduction…”
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Epidural bupivacaine-morphine analgesia versus patient-controlled analgesia following abdominal aortic surgery: Analgesic, respiratory, and myocardial effects by BOYLAN, J. F, KATZ, J, KAVANAGH, B. P, KLINCK, J. R, CHENG, D. C. H, DEMAJO, W. C, WALKER, P. M, JOHNSTON, K. W, SANDLER, A. N

“…The efficacy and effects of epidural analgesia compared with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) have not been reported in patients undergoing major vascular…”
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Isoflurane and primary pulmonary hypertension by Cheng, D C, Edelist, G

“…Primary pulmonary hypertension is a rare and fatal disease. These patients represent an anaesthetic challenge because of the high mortality associated with the…”
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High capacity optical recording channels by Cheng, D.C., Hurst, J.E., Lynch, R.T., Olson, R.W.

“…Several capacity enhancement techniques that are compatible with the systems requirements of erasable optical recording channels are reviewed. Recent…”
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