Serum leptin levels in children and adolescents with spinal muscular atrophy types 2 and 3.

Aim: It has been reported that in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), lower levels of motor function are associated with hyperleptinemia. Additionally, hyperleptinemia has been found to be more frequent in underweight SMA patients. Therefore, we aimed to analyze serum leptin levels in patients with SMA.

Simultaneous Hip and Distal Radius Fractures-Does It Make a Difference with Respect to Rehabilitation?

Introduction: A minority of patients with hip fractures sustain concomitant wrist fractures. Little is known about the rehabilitation outcome in this group of patients.

Aim Of Study: Prospective investigation of functional outcome and survival in patients with combined hip and wrist fractures compared with patients who sustain an isolated hip fracture.

[Incidence of surgical site infection after open heart surgery].

Introduction: Despite modem surgical techniques, preoperative preventive use of antibiotics and optimal treatment of operative site, surgical site infections (SSI) are significant medical problem in the countries worldwide.

Objective: The aim of this paper was to estimate the frequency of SSI after open heart surgery and to identify the most frequent causes of these infections.

Material And Methods: A prospective cohort study was performed during the period from January 2008 to December 2009 at the Clinic of Cardiovascular Surgery of the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Vojvodina.

[Risk factors for urinary bladder cancer].

A matched case control study was conducted in order to assess possible relationships between some habits and risk of bladder cancer. The study included 130 newly diagnosed bladder cancer patients and the same number of controls matched with respect to sex, age (+/- 2 years) and type of residence (rural-urban). According to multivariate logistic regression analysis, risk factors of bladder cancer were smoking habits (OR = 3.

[Organization of the program for prevention and control of nosocomial infections in France].

Nosocomial infections (NI) are infections acquired in hospitals. The aim of this paper is to describe the organization of NI control program in France. The organization of this program started in 1988 by the formation of the Infection Control Committees in hospitals.

[Descriptive and epidemiologic characteristics of patients with malignant upper urothelial tumors in the endemic area of Lazarevac].

Although there is permanent increase in incidence of malignant upper urothelial tumours [1, 2], these malignancies are rare neoplasms in relation to both all malignant tumours and urotract tumours. Upper urothelial tumours, i.e.