The WFSA Global Anesthesia Workforce Survey.

Background: Safe anesthesia and surgical care are not available when needed for 5 billion of the world's 7 billion people. There are major deficiencies in the specialist surgical workforce in many parts of the world, and specific data on the anesthesia workforce are lacking.

Methods: The World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists conducted a workforce survey during 2015 and 2016.

Audit of early experience with inhaled nitric oxide in New Zealand neonatal intensive care units.

Aims: To audit the use of inhaled nitric oxide for the treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn in New Zealand neonatal intensive care units.

Methods: Prospective data collection on all infants treated with inhaled nitric oxide in neonatal intensive care units in the 20-month period from first use to December 1995. Data included perinatal factors, principal diagnosis, echocardiogram results, ventilation details and response to nitric oxide, adverse reactions and outcome.