[The Foundation for European Education in Anesthesiology (FEEA): the first steps in Russia].

The mission, structure, and working schedule of the Foundation for European Education in Anesthesiology (FEEA), an international non-profitable organization with 70 regional centers in Europe, Central and South America, Africa, and Asia, which are organized in 2006-2007 in Saint Petersburg by the Association and Society of Anesthesiologists and all the Anesthesiology Departments of the city are given. Today's geography of FEEA, dedicated to ESA diploma (DESA) exam training, is expanding in Russia.

[European Foundation for Education in Anesthesiology (FEEA): the first steps in Russia].

The mission, structure, and working schedule of the Foundation for European Education in Anesthesiology (FEEA), an international non-profitable organization with 70 centers being located in Europe, Central and South Americas, Africa, and Asia, are described in the article. The first FEEA seminars in Russia were organized in St. Petersburg in 2006-2007 by the Association and Society of Anesthesiologists and by all the anesthesiology departments of the city.

[Heart rhythm variability as a criterion for selecting anesthesia for maxillofacial surgical procedures in children].

The aim of this study was to improve the quality of anesthesia for maxillofacial operations in children. The authors suggest the criteria of its adequacy, based on analysis of heart rhythm variability. The most informative characteristics of heart rhythm structure were detected on the basis of the results of examinations of 100 children aged 5 months to 16 years.