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• There was one early death in a child who was known to have had aortic thrombi preoperatively.

• Video-electroencephalography was performed preoperatively, continuously during the first 48 hours postoperatively and again prior to discharge.

• We feel obliged to identify these channels, as they should either be interrupted preoperatively, by transcatheter techniques, or at the time of surgery.

• Can mood disorder in women with breast cancer be identified preoperatively?

• A cross-sectional echocardiogram had been performed preoperatively in four of these patients, but the correct diagnosis had been made in only one case.

• Patency of the arterial duct, a patent oval foramen, and pulmonary hypertension were present in all 20 patients preoperatively.

• Preoperatively, 92 patients received antiepileptics, 47 opiates, 37 benzodiazepines, 34 thymoleptics and 19 neuroleptics.

• Fifteen children were intubated preoperatively, and 28 required inotropic support.

• Supraventricular tachycardia (rate 250/min) was noted preoperatively and treatment with digoxin and subsequently amiodarone was given which controlled the arrhythmia.

• There are no good studies of methods to aid weight reduction preoperatively, or of the effects of weight reduction on postoperative outcomes.

• The patients completed self-administered questionnaires after admission but preoperatively.

• Trivial regurgitation of the left atrioventricular valve was diagnosed preoperatively by echocardiography in each of our patients.

• In the remaining 12 (85.7%) patients, only minimal regurgitation was found preoperatively.

• Before surgery, the patient had a very good appetite and had eaten all the food of an 1800 cal0day diet until 1 day preoperatively.

• All patients suffered from respiratory failure preoperatively and surgery was performed somewhat urgently.