[Terminology concerning intravenous ports].

Ports are more and more often applied with patients requiring the permanent intravenous access, not only in the cancer treatment. Very devices, as well as procedures associated with applying them are determined in the heterogeneous way. Therefore during the last conference "Intravenous Port--implantation, care, complications" an attempt to systematize the applied terminology was made.

Assessment of the depth of anaesthesia during inhalational and intravenous induction of general anaesthesia.

Background: Tracheal intubation is one of the strongest stimuli during general anaesthesia and may result in an insufficient depth of anaesthesia. The aim of the study was to compare the clinical evaluation of the depth of anaesthesia with an evaluation using entropy during inhalational and intravenous induction of general anaesthesia.

Methods: This study involved 60 patients undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia.

The analysis of surgical blood order protocol.

Background: Surgical procedures frequently require blood transfusion. Blood and its components are frequently ordered and cross-matched excessively, without proper analysis of the real needs. The purpose of this retrospective study was to analyse the actual intraoperative requirement vs the ordering of blood, and the transfusion practices of the University Hospital.