Urinary tract infections in intensive care unit patients - a single-centre, 3-year observational study according to the INICC project.

Background: Urinary tract infections (UTI) in patients with urinary catheters could be a serious complication of hospitalisation in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Methods: A prospective study (01.01.

Severe sepsis in intensive care units in Poland--a point prevalence study in 2012 and 2013.

Background: Severe sepsis is associated with a high mortality rate, but the detailed epidemiology of sepsis is not well known in Polish hospitals. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and incidence of severe sepsis in Polish intensive care units (ICUs).

Methods: Two one-day, point-prevalence studies were performed on March 8th, 2012 and March 13th, 2013.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of training on a machine with a variable-cam.

The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of the training of elbow flexors through the use of 2 machines, one of which was equipped with a disc plate of constant radius, the other one with a variable-cam having a radius adjustable to muscle strength. The experiment included 45 men divided into 3 equal groups: training group A (variable-cam), training group B (circle), and control group C. The training lasted for 8 weeks, 3 times a week.