Long-term ventilatory support of a child with bronchopulmonary dysplasia is described. Dedicated nursing care and emotional support of child and family were two important factors in the management of the child in intensive care, and in the weaning of the child from the ventilator.
Continuous brachial plexus block in six patients undergoing reimplantation of severed fingers or hand is described. The technique involved placement of a catheter within the neurovascular sheath enclosing the brachial plexus. This enabled us to give the local anaesthetic as required to last the whole duration of surgery.