Monthly Variation in Emergency Department Admission for Acute Onset Atrial Fibrillation.

Background: The cold season seems to be a trigger for atrial fibrillation (AF). Some reports are controversial and demonstrate variability according to the climatic characteristics in different regions.

Objectives: To analyze whether meteorological factors contribute to seasonal variation of exacerbation of AF diagnosed in patients referred to the emergency department (ED) of our hospital.

[Intensive care and anesthesia maintenance in neonatal infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia].

The authors pool their experience gained with intensive care in 27 neonatal infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernias (CDH) in 1975 to 2006. Group 1 consisted of 13 infants admitted in 1975 to 1992; Group 2 included 14 infants admitted in 1993 to 2006; All Group 1 neonates were operated on within 6-18 hours after birth; eight children died (61.5% mortality).