Calciphylaxis remains a serious complication with high mortality. Early and consistent therapy including STS may help to improve the disease outcome.

A propofol-based anesthetic technique did not lead to a lower incidence of emergence delirium after dental surgery in children but did result in significantly less PONV and fewer postoperative nursing interventions.

The literature concerning microstructure formation in compacted graphite iron is reviewed. Compacted graphite iron has an intermediate graphite morphology between lamellar graphite iron and spheroidal graphite iron. The formation of compacted graphite morphology is controlled by small changes in alloy composition. Several important factors influencing the formation of the as solidified microstructure, as well as the microstructure formation during the eutectoid transformation are also reviewed. The focus of this review is to compare mechanisms in which compacted graphite iron differs from lamellar graphite iron and spheroidal graphite iron. The effects of microstructure on some properties that are relevant in commercial applications are included in the study. Additionally the relatively few models for microstructure formation are also summarised.

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A model describing the thermal conductivity of compacted graphite iron (CGI) was created based on the microstructure analysis and thermal conductivity measurements of 76 compacted graphite samples. The thermal conductivity was measured using a laser flash apparatus for seven temperatures ranging between 35°C and 600°C. The model was created by solving a linear regression model taking into account the influence of carbon and silicon additions, nodularity, and fractions of ferrite and carbide constituents. Observations and the results from the model indicated a positive influence of the fraction of ferrite in the metal matrix on the thermal conductivity. Increasing the amount of carbon addition while keeping the CE value constant, i.e., at the same time reducing the silicon addition, had a positive effect on the thermal conductivity value. Nodularity is known to reduce the thermal conductivity and this was also confirmed. The fraction of carbides was low in the samples, making their influence slight. A comparison of the thermal conductivity values calculated from the model with measured values showed a good agreement, even on materials not used to solve the linear regression model.