Propofol doses differ in total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) for cancer and no cancer surgery - observational cohort study.

Objective: Propofol (2,6-diisopropylphenol) is a broadly used anaesthetic in total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) that might alter course of disease in patients who underwent oncology surgery. High inter-individual variability of the propofol dose needed for the same level of consciousness during surgical tumour removal is influenced by many factors.

Patients And Methods: This is a retrospective observational cohort study of prospectively collected patients data over 20 month's period.

Antibiotic susceptibility of Acinetobacter species in intensive care unit in Montenegro.

The global increase in multidrug resistance of Acinetobacter has created widespread problems in the treatment of patients in intensive care units (ICUs). The aim of this study was to assess the current level of antimicrobial susceptibility of Acinetobacter species in ICU of Clinical Centre of Montenegro and determine their epidemiology. Antibiotic susceptibility was tested in 70 isolates of Acinetobacter collected from non-repeating samples taken from 40 patients.

Paraganglioma of the thyroid gland: a case report.

Introduction: Thyroid paraganglioma is a very rare malignant neuroendocrine tumor. Immunohistochemical features of thyroid paraganglioma are helpful for the diagnosis.

Case Report: A 69-year-old female came to hospital with the presence of a growing thyroid nodule of the left lobe.

[New views on the physiology of wound healing].

Introduction: A great deal of progress has been made in the last few decades in understanding the cellular and biochemical interplay that comprises the normal wound healing response. This response is a complex process involving intricate interactions among a variety of different cell types, structural proteins, growth factors and proteinases.

Phases Of Wound Healing: Acute wounds maturate through phases of coagulation, inflammation, matrix synthesis and deposition, angiogenesis, fibroplasia, epithelialization, contraction and remodelling, but three classic phases of wound healing are inflammation, fibroplasia and maturation.

[Evaluation of cognitive deficits after craniocerebral injury].

The study included 90 persons, one year after experiencing closed craniocerebral trauma. The purpose was to determine, by neuropsychological and neurophysiological methods, the presence of cognitive deficit as a result of cerebral trauma. It is possible to objectivize the organically conditioned cognitive deficit in case of a significant number of patients, and also, by the application of certain methodology, to grade the intensity of existing changes.