Correction to: Intraarticular application of autologous conditioned serum (ACS) reduces bone tunnel widening after ACL reconstructive surgery in a randomized controlled trial.

The Orthokine product used in the trial was donated by the manufacturer.

[Importance of standardized stepwise screening in patients with resistant hypertension].

Resistant hypertension (RH) is a condition that confers a high cardiovascular risk to the patient due to both persistent blood pressure elevation and the high prevalence of comorbidities and organ damage. Hypertension is defined as resistant (RH) to treatment when a therapeutic strategy that includes appropriate lifestyle measures plus a diuretic and two other antihypertensive drugs belonging to different classes at adequate doses fails to lower blood pressure (BP) values to < 140 and 90 mm Hg, respectively. Prior to diagnosing a patient as having RH, it is important to document adherence and exclude white-coat hypertension, inaccurate measurement of BP, and secondary causes.

Huge multinodular goiter with mid trachea obstruction: indication for fiberoptic intubation.

Goiter or thyromegaly is one of the most common causes of mid tracheal obstruction (external compression or stenosis), which may be associated with difficult larynx visualization and/or difficult airway management, depending on the goiter size, type and ingrowth into the surrounding tissue. Iodine deficiency disorders are still one of the most common causes of goiter in the population of the African continent. These patients with goiter generally present for medical examination at an advanced stage of the disease.

Difficult airway management with bonfils fiberscope in case of emergency: acute abdomen with ileus.

This clinical report describes an emergency case of a 49-year-old man, ASA E III status, with clinical symptoms of acute abdomen and ileus, who was scheduled for urgent surgery. Predictors of difficult intubation (Mallampati test Class III, short thyro-mental (< 6 cm) and sterno-mental distance (<10 cm) with limited mouth opening (inter-incisor gap < 3 cm) were associated with significant comorbidity (rheumatoid arthritis, heart disease, obesity (body mass index 32.6 kg m-2), cervical spine mobility and generalized vascular disease).

[Acute plastic bronchitis--case report].

Plastic bronchitis is a rare disorder characterized by formation and sometimes dramatic expectoration of bronchial casts. It may occur at any age, but most published cases refer to pediatric population. We report a case of an 81-year-old man hospitalized at intensive care unit, who presented with the appearance of plastic bronchitis type I.

A 10-year experience in the treatment of intraabdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocysts.

The aim of this retrospective study was to assess a ten-year experience in the treatment of rare complications of ventriculoperitoneal shunting--intraabdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocysts. At this time there are no data about incidence, clinical course and treatment of these complications in Croatia. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) abdominal pseudocyst is an uncommon but important complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunts.

Reversal of thrombocytopenia and bleeding tendency in a preterm neonate with recombinant activated factor VII: case report.

A male neonate, born at 26 weeks of postmenstrual age, with intracranial hemorrhage grade IV and thoracic drainage for artificial tension pneumothorax on day 6 of his life is presented. Despite prior transfusions, the preprocedural hemogram showed marked anemia and thrombocytopenia. To reverse thrombocytopenia and to avoid volume overload, the patient was administered 110 microg kg(-1) of recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) and drainage of the pneumothorax was performed uneventfully.

Intraarticular application of autologous conditioned serum (ACS) reduces bone tunnel widening after ACL reconstructive surgery in a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: Pro-inflammatory cytokines play a pivotal role in osteoarthritis, as well as in bone tunnel widening after ACL reconstructive surgery. A new treatment option is to administer autologous conditioned serum (ACS) containing endogenous anti-inflammatory cytokines including IL-1Ra and growth factors (IGF-1, PDGF, and TGF-β1, among others) in the liquid blood phase. The purpose of this trial was to establish whether the postoperative outcome could be affected by intraarticular application of ACS.

Relationship between polymorphonuclear leukocyte count in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and bacterial content in Gram's stain and bacterial content in final microbiological report.

Eighty samples of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were obtained from the total of 48 patients (22 females and 26 males) and analyzed. Eighteen of those patients were organ transplant recipients. The relationship between polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) count in direct sample and semi quantitative Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial content were analyzed in BALF samples.

Life threatening complications after unsuccessful attempt of the guidewire dilating forceps tracheostomy in multi-trauma patient with cervical spine injury.

Percutaneous tracheostomy (PCT) is a safe method under proper patient selection, increased technical experience and bronchoscopy- or ultrasound-guided procedure. Trauma patients with cervical spine fractures and spinal cord injury are at a high risk for respiratory failure and require a definitive airway followed by prolonged mechanical ventilation. We would like to present multiple, life- threatening complications after unsuccessful attempt of the guidewire dilating forceps tracheostomy (GWDF) in one trauma patient with a cervical spine injury.

Reduced-dose rocuronium for day-case tonsillectomy in children where volatile anaesthetics are not used: operating room time saving.

Objectives: Mivacurium, rocuronium, and vecuronium are neuromuscular blocking agents (NMB) commonly used in pediatric day-case anesthesia. Mivacurium is the most appropriate NMB for short surgical procedures where NMB drugs were required but is not available in all countries.

Aim: We evaluated the operating room time minimization after reduced-dose rocuronium (0.

The optimal pediatric induction dose of propofol in combination with reduced-dose rocuronium and alfentanil for day-case tonsillectomy in children.

Objective: Tonsillectomy in children may be performed on a day-case basis. To achieve quality anesthesia and successful, fast recovery with minimal morbidity without the use of volatile anesthetic, the choice of drug combination has to be centered on one rapid- and short-acting hypnotic, opioid and non-depolarizing muscle relaxant. The aim of our study was to determine the optimal pediatric induction dose of propofol that by means of alfentanil and reduced-dose rocuronium allows the highest percentage of excellent intubating conditions.