No drains in reduction mammaplasty - a systematic review.

Breast reduction mammaplasty is the only effective therapeutic intervention for patients with symptomatic breast hypertrophy. In this procedure, closed suction drains have become a standard of care, while the literature supporting use of drains is lacking. In fact, with emerging data we found out that drains might not be so necessary.

[Pregnancy in a woman with short intestine syndrome on long-term parenteral nutrition--case report].

Objective: To report our experience with long-term parenteral nutrition in pregnancy.

Subject: Case report.

Setting: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Geriatrics and Metabolism, Department of Paediatrics, Medical Faculty of Charles University and Faculty Hospital, Hradec Králové.

[Longitudinal trends of total and HDL cholesterol in a representative population sample in the Czech Republic].

Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death in the Czech Republic. Since 1984 there is a decline of the total and cardiovascular mortality in the CR which is due to a decline of the mortality from IHD and cerebrovascular disease. Within the framework of the MONICA project in 1985, 1988 and 1992 in six districts of the CR screening examinations of cardiovascular disease risk factors were made.

[Development of smoking habits in the population of the Czech Republic from 1985 to 1997/98].

Background: Tobacco smoking belongs to high risk factors for the circulation diseases. Aim of the present study is to identify and describe smoking habits of the population in nine districts in Czech republic in years 1997/98 and in six of these districts to analyze smoking trends during the period of 1985-1997/98.

Methods And Results: Information on the smoking habits were collected in years 1985, 1988, and 1992 in six districts which took part in the international project WHO MONICA.