Retroperitoneal Duodenal Diverticulum Microperforation: The Role of Computed Tomography.

Duodenal diverticula are relatively common, but perforations are rare and therapy has not yet been standardized. The most common location of diverticula is the descending duodenum, usually on the lateral side next to the pancreas, so perforations present with an atypical clinical course. We present a case of a 73-year-old female patient with epigastric pain and nausea.

Risk factors for postoperative acute kidney injury after major abdominal surgery.

Aim: Acute kidney injury (AKI) worsens the outcome in a significant number of hospitalized patients. Risk models mainly address cardiac surgery, while significantly less attention is paid to AKI after major abdominal surgery (MAS). This study aims to evaluate the incidence, along with risk factors, and intrahospital outcomes of AKI after MAS.

TRANEXAMIC ACID IN SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SCOLIOSIS IN CHILDREN: A CASE REPORT.

Introduction: Children who are subjected to surgical treatment for scoliosis usually end up receiving a lot of blood transfusions since they tend to lose one or more blood volumes during the surgery. Tranexamic acid is an antifibrinolytic agent, increasingly used in children to reduce perioperative blood loss in various settings, including corrective surgery of scoliosis.

Case Report: A 12-year-old girl, weighing 44 kg, was admitted to our hospital for scoliosis correction.

Stress indicators during general anesthesia with opioid analgesics in children.

Background/aim: To determine which of the applied opioid analgesics brings the most powerful blockade of the stress response with the fewest side effects in children.

Materials And Methods: This was a prospective, observational clinical study. The study included 150 boys, aged 2-5 years, ASA I, who underwent herniectomy or orchidopexy in day case surgery.

Cancer mortality in central Serbia.

Purpose: Cancer is the one of the leading cause of death worldwide. The aim of this study was to examine cancer mortality trends in the population of central Serbia in the period from 2002 to 2011.

Methods: The descriptive epidemiological method was used.

[Specific features of general anesthesia in stomatology for disabled people].

Introduction: People who have either developed or acquired disability are the patients with special needs. They often require general anesthesia for stomatological interventions. These patients often develop a complex disorder which interferes with a successful collaboration.