Safety of intravenous application of second-generation ultrasound contrast agent in children: prospective analysis.

The goal of the work described here was to assess the safety profile of intravenous second-generation ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) containing sulfur hexafluoride in pediatric contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Between 2010 and 2013, a total of 167 examinations were performed in 137 children referred by the Oncology Department. Approval by an Independent Ethical Review Board on Scientific Research for the intravenous use of an UCA containing sulfur hexafluoride in children with oncologic diseases was obtained.

[Does the time of admission to ITU affect mortality?].

Background: Among many factors that may affect mortality among ITU patients, the time of admission has been reported to play some, but ill-defined role. In the retrospective study, we analysed the time of admission, severity of the underlying disease, clinical status on admission and mortality among adult patients treated in a single ITU over a six-year period.

Methods: We compared the mortality of patients who were admitted during daytime (7 a.

[Selected factors affecting long-term outcomes of in-hospital resuscitation].

Background: Results of resuscitation attempts and subsequent survival rates can now be analysed, based on the Utstein templates. Few such reports have been published so far in Poland.

Methods: We have retrospectively analysed the outcomes of in-hospital resuscitation attempts, performed during 30 months in a large university hospital.