[Observations on preoperative restriction of fluid intake in infants (author's transl)].

The problem was investigated whether a reduction to 4 hours of the interval between fluid intake and start of anaesthesia carried increased anaesthetic risks. In 23 infants the residual volume of gastric fluid, its pH and glucose concentration were determined 6 hours after normal feeding and 2 hours and 4 hours after administration of a 10 per cent glucose solution in quantities equivalent to a normal bottle feed. The results showed almost complete gastric emptying 4 hours after administration of a 10 per cent glucose solution.

Immunization against swine influenza in the Yale University Community.

Nineteen percent of the approximately 30,000 members of the Yale community aged 18 through 59 received swine influenza monovalent vaccine (A/New Jersey/1976) during the three days of a mass immunization program in Nov. 1976. Based on 1508 card questionnaires received, 71.