Safety of Veress needle insertion in laparoscopic bariatric surgery.

Background: Creating the pneumoperitoneum is the first surgical procedure in laparoscopic abdominal surgery. Morbid obesity is a risk factor for iatrogenic injuries because of the considerable thickness of the abdominal wall. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and the incidence of complications when using Veress needles (VN) in obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

[Diagnostic and therapeutic approach to pregnant women suspect on antiphospholipid syndrome].

Antiphospholipid syndrome includes the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies, vascular thrombosis and reproductive function disturbances. The aim was to show our diagnostic and therapeutic experiences. 62 women were included in study, 32 with primary antiphospholipd syndrome (PAPS), and 30 with secondary antiphospholipid syndrome (SAPS).

Antibody profile of pregnant women with antiphospholipid syndrome and pregnancy outcome after treatment with low dose aspirin and low-weight-molecular heparin.

The aim of the research was to show our diagnostic and therapeutic experience with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) in pregnant women. 36 pregnant women suspect on APS were included in the study: 32 with primary antiphospholipd syndrome (PAPS) and 4 with secondary antiphospholipid syndrome (SAPS). All pregnant women received low-molecular-weight-heparin (LMWH) and low dose aspirin (LDA) therapy.

[Clinical predictors correlated to outcome of war missile penetrating brain injury].

Aim Of The Study: The purpose of this retrospective study was to review and discuss the outcome of surgical management and other clinical predictors influencing the prognosis of war missile penetrating brain injuries.

Patients And Methods: To determine clinical predictors that influence the prognosis of war missile penetrating brain injury, 126 surgically treated patients who had sustained such an injury during the two-year period of war in Croatia (1991-1993) were retrospectively analyzed. Investigated clinical features were: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score on admission; extent of brain injury; time between injury and hospital admission; presence of intracranially retained foreign bodies or bone fragments; development of postinjury and posttraumatic complications; and Glasgow Outcome Score (GOS) at six-month follow up.