Evaluation of selected factors influencing sleep disorders in paramedics during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction: Sleep disorders can develop as a result of exposure to stressors. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic was an additional source of stress for paramedics, due to the fear of the unknown nature of the new pathogen. The main aim of this study was to identify factors influencing the development of sleep disorders among paramedics working during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Impact of Selected Sociodemographic and Clinical Parameters on Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Paramedics in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Introduction: The emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which caused the outbreak of the pandemic declared by the World Health Organization (WHO, World Health Organization) on 11 March 2020, has resulted in the introduction of many restrictions worldwide to contain the rapidly spreading pathogen. A particularly vulnerable professional group are paramedics working in Emergency Medical Teams.

Aim: The main aim of this study was to investigate the influence of selected sociodemographic and clinical parameters on anxiety and depression symptoms in paramedics during the COVID-19 pandemic.

EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS AND SLEEP DISTURBANCES IN PARAMEDICS IN THE ERA OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

Infectious diseases have accompanied mankind for centuries, and the effects of their dramatic course are felt on many levels of everyday life. The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus infection carries a tremendous psychological burden for both those infected and health care workers. Particularly vulnerable to psychological strain are paramedics who have direct contact with and caring for patients infected with coronavirus.

Evaluation of the results of treatment of morbid obesity by the endoscopic intragastric balloon implantation method.

Introduction: Overweight and obesity are ranked in the fifth place among the risk factors responsible for the greatest number of deaths in the world.

Aim: To assess the effects of treatment of patients with morbid obesity using endoscopic intragastric balloon (IGB) implantation.

Material And Methods: Two hundred and seventy-two patients with obesity were treated using endoscopic intragastric balloon implantation.

Influence of Obesity on Anastomotic Leakage After Anterior Rectal Resectionperformed Due to Cancer.

Unlabelled: Anterior resection for rectal cancer carries the risk of serious complications, especially fistulas at the site of anastomosis. Numerous factors have been shown to impact anastomotic leakage. The results of studies on the influence of obesity on the frequency of anastomotic leakage after rectal resection performed due to cancer have been contradictory.

The effects of weight loss surgery on blood rheology in severely obese patients.

Background: The effects of dieting on blood rheology in obese individuals suggest that improving the rheologic profiles depends on the amount of weight lost and its long-term maintenance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of weight loss after surgery on blood rheology at 12-month follow-up.

Methods: We studied 38 obese patients who underwent laparoscopic weight loss surgery, 22 of whom had sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and 16 of whom had gastric banding (LAGB).

The effects of obesity on CD47 expression in erythrocytes.

Background: To investigate the effects of obesity on CD47, phosphatidylserine (PS) exposure, and Caspase-8 and Caspase-3 activities in erythrocytes.

Methods: The study included 25 morbidly obese patients and 20 healthy people as the control group. We evaluated CD47 expression on the red blood cell (RBC) membrane surface and eryptosis markers such as PS externalization and caspase activity using flow cytometric analyses.

Measles outbreak registered by the District Sanitary-Epidemiological Station in Częstochowa in 2013.

Introduction: Since 2001, Poland has been committed to measles elimination programme coordinated by the World Health Organization. This programme is intended to sustain 95% coverage with measles vaccines and ensure laboratory confirmation of suspected measles cases. In 2013, a total of 89 measles cases were reported in Poland.

Literature review of non-operative management of patients with blunt splenic injury: impact of splenic artery embolization.

Splenic injuries constitute the most common injuries accompanying blunt abdominal traumas. Non-operative treatment is currently the standard for treating hemodynamically stable patients with blunt splenic injuries. The introduction of splenic angiography has increased the possibility of non-operative treatment for patients who, in the past, would have qualified for surgery.

The impacts of super obesity versus morbid obesity on red blood cell aggregation and deformability among patients qualified for bariatric surgery.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the obesity degree on red blood cell aggregation and deformability. We studied 56 obese patients before weight loss surgery who were divided into two groups: morbid obesity and super obesity. The aggregation and deformability of RBCs were evaluated using a Laser-assisted Optical Rotational Cell Analyzer (Mechatronics, the Netherlands).

Impact of weight loss due to sleeve gastrectomy on shear stress of the femoral vein in morbid obesity.

Background: Studies have shown that obesity is associated with venous flow disturbances that lead to changes of the biomechanical forces on the venous wall known as shear stress. We hypothesized that weight loss due to bariatric surgery affects the venous hemodynamics and biomechanical forces on the venous wall. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) on the wall shear stress (WSS) and the venous hemodynamics of the femoral vein.

Shear stress and flow dynamics of the femoral vein among obese patients who qualify for bariatric surgery.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of obesity on wall shear stress and its relationship to erythrocyte aggregation. We studied 35 morbidly obese patients who were qualified for bariatric surgery. The control group consisted of 20 non-obese people.

Fast track in large intestine surgery - review of randomized clinical trials.

Fast track surgery is a specific perioperative procedure. Its aim is to reduce the number of complications, to improve the comfort and satisfaction of treated patients and to shorten the time of their hospital stay. In this paper we present randomized clinical trials relating to fast track surgery including patients after colorectal resection.

Association between hemorheological alteration and clinical diagnosis of metabolic syndrome among patients qualified for bariatric surgery.

This study presents the association between metabolic syndrome and hemorheological parameters among obese patients qualified for bariatric surgery. We studied 73 morbidly obese patients who were qualified for bariatric surgery. Blood and plasma viscosity measurements were performed using a cone-plate viscometer (Brookfield DV-II).

Mortality and anastomotic leakage after anterior resection for rectal cancer.

Background/aims: The aim of the study was to analyze the mortality and symptomatic anastomotic leak following stapled anastomosis after anterior resection for rectal cancer.

Methodology: We analyzed retrospectively 161 patients subjected to elective anterior resection of the rectum. There were 102 (63.

[Adverse events following immunization reported to the district sanitary-epidemiological station in Czestochowa in 2006-2010].

Introduction: Obligatory reporting of adverse effects following immunization (AEFI) was introduced in Poland in 1995. In 2006-2010 number of AEFI reported to the District Sanitary-Epidemiological Station in Czestochowa was 70. For the same period in the whole country 4552 cases were reported.

The role of laparoscopy in abdominal trauma - review of the literature.

The necessity of urgent explorative laparotomy as a standard procedure in the treatment of abdominal penetrating wounds is controversial. Mandatory surgical intervention for penetrating abdominal trauma yields a high rate of negative laparotomies in the absence of visceral injuries. Laparoscopy is an alternative diagnostic procedure inspecting the peritoneum for signs of perforation and excluding significant intra-abdominal injuries.

Sex-dependent differences in rheological properties and the relation of blood viscosity to erythrocyte aggregation indices among morbidly obese patients.

Some studies indicate that obesity is associated with rheological disturbances. Because there are usually sex differences in the type of obesity we decided to evaluate rheological differences between male and female obese patients. We studied 18 morbidly obese men, mean age 43.

The efficacy of alendronate in wheelchair-bound patients: a 1-year prospective study.

The aim of the study was to establish the efficacy of 1-year alendronate treatment in 10 wheelchair-bound participants. In the study were included participants with z-score lower than -2.0 in one of three skeletal sites.

Neopterin--a potential factor for differentiation between pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis.

Background/aims: Pancreatic cancer constitutes a difficult diagnostic and therapeutic problem. It remains the fourth cause of death among gastrointestinal malignancies. The present study aimed to investigate whether neopterin can be used as a significant marker in pancreatic cancer and to establish any possible relationships between serum neopterin levels and the differentiation between chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, and acute pancreatitis.

[Iliac vessels malformations as a cause of gluteal varices].

Gluteal varices are caused by different malformations (congenital or other disorders) within pelvic vessels. They are usually congenital, rarely acquired disorders. The rarity of incidence, diagnostic difficulties and sometimes ineffective methods of treatment made the authors of this article to present a case of 51-year-old patient with hemorrhoids with concomitant left gluteal varices caused by internal iliac artery-vein fistula.

Liver regeneration following portal blood arterialization and splenectomy in acute hepatic failure.

Background/aims: The purpose of the experiment was to estimate an influence of portal blood arterialization in animals with tetrachloromethane-induced acute hepatic failure.

Methodology: Thirty-five pigs were divided into four groups: three groups of 10 and a control group of 5 animals. On day 1 of the experiment an intraperitoneal dose of 477 mg CCl4//kg body wt.

Red blood cell aggregation and deformability among patients qualified for bariatric surgery.

Background: The study presents red blood cell (RBC) aggregability and deformability among obese patients qualified for bariatric surgery and its correlation with plasma lipid concentration.

Methods: We studied 40 morbidly obese patients who were qualified for bariatric surgery: mean age was 43.5 +/- 11.

[Evaluation of the knowledge of teachers and high school students in Silesia on the principles of first aid].

Bystander CPR in first minutes after cardiac arrest appears to be a crucial component of the chain of survival. Failure of the circulation for 5-6 minutes will lead to irreversible cerebral damage and death. The aim of the study was to evaluate the level of knowledge about first aid among Polish society on the example of secondary school students and teachers.

[Diagnostic difficulties in rare causes of gastrointestinal bleeding].

Peptic and duodenal ulcer and haemorrhagic gastritis are the most common causes of gastrointestinal bleeding. Pathologic changes of the small intestine are rare and difficult to diagnose. The aim of the study is to evaluate the diagnostic strategy regarding patients with gastrointestinal bleeding of obscure origin.