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"His ears are so soft!" Animal-assisted interventions in oncology settings: Implications for oncology social work practice

Content: The use of recreational, expressive, and integrative methods of providing supportive care to patients and families coping with cancer is growing in cancer treatment settings. One such method is animal-assisted interventions (AAI). From the…

Physiological changes, plasma beta-endorphin and cortisol responses to tracheal intubation in neonates

Physiological, plasma beta-endorphin and cortisol responses to nasotracheal intubation were studied in 20 distressed infants of median age 0.3 days (range 0.1-23 days) randomized into groups given pethidine 1 mg/kg (n = 10) or alfentanil 20…

Endogenous opioid activity in clinical hemorrhagic shock

Plasma beta-endorphin, cortisol and total opioid-like activities were measured upon arrival at the hospital in ten patients with extensive trauma and in a state of shock and 11 patients with minor injury. Patients in a state of shock had…

Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation: advances in science, techniques, and outcomes

More than 25% of children survive to hospital discharge after in-hospital cardiac arrests, and 5% to 10% survive after out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. This review of pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation addresses the epidemiology of pediatric…

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"His ears are so soft!" Animal-assisted interventions in oncology settings: Implications for oncology social work practice

Physiological changes, plasma beta-endorphin and cortisol responses to tracheal intubation in neonates

Endogenous opioid activity in clinical hemorrhagic shock

Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation: advances in science, techniques, and outcomes