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E M Kennedy

Publications and source records attributed to E M Kennedy.

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PubMed1986

Serum concentrations of prostacyclin and thromboxane in children before, during, and after cardiopulmonary bypass.

Twenty-six consecutive pediatric patients undergoing reparative procedures necessitating cardiopulmonary bypass were prospectively studied to determine changes in serum levels of 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha and thromboxane B2. Cardiac lesions included acyanotic lesions (five patients), obstructive lesions (10 patients), and right-to-left shunts (11 patients). There was a significant (p less than 0.05) increase in 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha from preoperative levels measured at the time of arterial and venous cannula insertion. This concentration was maintained throughout cardiopulmonary bypass and remained significantly elevated (p less than 0.001) in the recovery room, but returned to preoperative levels by the morning after the operation. Preoperative levels of thromboxane B2 varied widely and were not significantly different from intraoperative levels. The postoperative levels of thromboxane B2, however, were significantly different (p less than 0.05) from the intraoperative levels. In the pediatric age group undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass, 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha and thromboxane B2 change during bypass but do not significantly differ when preoperative levels are compared to postoperative values.

6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha↗
PubMed1983

The effects of subinhibitory concentrations of various antibiotics on phagocytosis of Streptococcus faecalis.

This study reports the effects of subinhibitory concentrations of the antibiotics, clindamycin, gentamicin, moxalactam, and penicillin G, against 6 blood isolates of Streptococcus faecalis to determine possible enhancement of phagocytosis. In addition, combinations of penicillin G plus streptomycin, penicillin G and gentamicin, and clindamycin plus gentamicin were studied to determine synergistic growth inhibition. Results suggest no observable effect in phagocytosis from subinhibitory concentrations of the studied antibiotics singly or in combination. The number of viable intracellular Str. faecalis were also not affected by pre-treatment with antibiotics.

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PubMed1979

Community Mental Health Care: new services from old systems.

An integrated service system for the mentally disabled must encompass federally supported community centers and state-supported mental hospitals. The vision, of course, has been elusive. Rational coordination and collaboration will be politically difficult but economically necessary to achieve a just--and sane--society.

Community Mental Health Services↗