Comparison of the postoperative fibrinogen, alpha-1-antitrypsin and alpha-2- macroglobulin concentrations in the blood of wounded soldiers of Croatian Army and peacetime injured civilians.

In 10 wounded Croatian Army soldiers and in 10 civilians with accidental musculosceletal traumatisation, blood concentrations of the 3 acute phase proteins: fibrinogen, alpha-1-antitrypsin and alpha-2-macroglobulin on the 1st, 5th and 10th postoperative day were assessed. On the 5th day after injury, increased concentrations of all 3 acute phase proteins (APP) were found in all patients. The rise of the fibrinogen concentrations in the wounded soldiers was the steepest.

Hyperdynamic beta-adrenergic syndrome among Croatian soldiers engaged in battle.

A group of 1592 male Croatian soldiers (average age 32 +/- 9, ranging from 19 to 54) were examined by an internist at the war hospital. Elevated blood pressure was found in 80 men (5%); 61 of them had no history of hypertension (Group A), while in 19 patients hypertensive disease had been diagnosed before (Group B). In group A, systolic blood pressure (BPS in mm Hg), diastolic blood pressure (BPD in mm Hg) and heart rate (HR) were 182 +/- 13, 111 +/- 10, and 115 +/- 9; in group B, the values were 184 +/- 12, 108 +/- 8, 85 +/- 11.

[Surgical treatment of gastroduodenal ulcers from 1968 to 1978].

Authors ten years experience and results in the surgical treatment of the gastroduodenal ulcer on Surgical clinic "Dr. M.Stojanovic" in Zagreb is esposed.