Rajiv R. Varma, Robert C. Whitesell, Marwan M. Iskandarani – 1 November 1985 – Halothane and other halogenated anesthetic agents are liquids which are highly soluble in rubber and plastic materials widely used as components of anesthesia machines. These agents must be administered using machines equipped with vaporizers. We report a patient with a past history of halothane hepatitis in whom recurrence was suspected despite the fact that halothane had been avoided purposely during the subsequent operation.

Donald B. Rolfes, Kamal G. Ishak – 1 November 1985 – Acute fatty liver of pregnancy is a disease of the third trimester which is generally considered to be rare and to have a grave prognosis. This study found an optimistic outlook for patients with acute fatty liver of pregnancy due to early termination of the pregnancy as well as the recognition of milder cases. In prospectively followed women, a maternal mortality of 8% and a fetal mortality of 14% were observed.

Stanley C. Foster, Stefan C. Schatzki – 1 September 1985

Ian R. Mackay – 1 September 1985

Giorgio Bellomo, Sten Orrenius – 1 September 1985

Victor Georges Levy, Agnès Ruskone, Claude Baillou, Diana Thierman‐Duffaud, Albert Najman, Georges Albert Boffa – 1 September 1985 – The mechanism of polycythemia associated with the Budd‐Chiari syndrome is unknown. Erythropoiesis in 10 patients with Budd‐Chiari syndrome was studied in an attempt to distinguish prior unrecognized polycythemia vera from secondary polycythemia.

M. Rizzetto, O. Crivelli, C. Andre, N. Abuaf, J. C. Homberg, Hyman J. Zimmerman – 1 September 1985

Charles S. Davidson, Wade Volwiler – 1 September 1985

George Y. Wu, Catherine H. Wu, Mark I. Rubin – 1 September 1985 – We have taken advantage of the presence of hepatic receptors for galactose‐terminal (asialo‐)glycoproteins to achieve targeted rescue of differentiated hepatocytes from acetaminophen‐induced toxicity in vitro. To accomplish this, a conjugate was formed by covalent coupling of N‐acetylcysteine (an acetaminophen antagonist) to galactose‐terminal (asialo‐)fetuin.

1 September 1985