The Psychological Well-Being and Civic Engagement of Polish, Croatian and Lithuanian Academic Students during COVID-19 Outbreak.

The aim of this research was to recognize the relationship between well-being and civic engagement under the difficult circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic amongst students from Poland, Lithuania and Croatia. Overall, 1362 academic students (Poland, n = 596, Croatia, n = 386, and Lithuania, n = 379) participated in the study. Mean rank differences in civic engagement level (overall CE) were analysed by levels of psychological well-being (overall PWB and its subscales) using the Kruskal-Wallis test (one-way ANOVA on ranks).

Perioperative management with glucose solution and insulin.

The objective of this study was to analyze how preoperative glucose treatment influences the blood glucose level as a measured exponent of surgical stress and to establish the best postoperative replacement considering glucose solutions and insulin. This prospective clinical trial involved 208 non-diabetic patients with normal glucose tolerance, who underwent major surgical procedures and needed 24 hours ICU monitoring postoperatively. Patients were randomly given 5% glucose solution (1000 mL) one day before surgery or after overnight fasting.

Clinical analysis of propofol deep sedation for 1,104 patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures: a three year prospective study.

Aim: To analyze the hemodynamic and respiratory effects of propofol on patients undergoing gastroscopy and colonoscopy.

Methods: In this prospective study, conducted over a period of three years, 1,104 patients referred for a same day GI endoscopy procedure were analyzed. All patients were given a propofol bolus (0.

Hemodynamic differences in sevoflurane versus propofol anesthesia.

The aim of the study was to compare the effect of sevoflurane and propofol anesthesia on myocardial contractility during laparotomic cholecystectomy using transesophageal echo-Doppler. In the study, 40 patients were randomized into two groups, depending on whether they received sevoflurane or propofol anesthesia. Heart rate, cardiac index, stroke volume, left ventricular ejection time and acceleration were measured 10 minutes after induction of anesthesia, 1 minute and 25 minutes after incision.

"Warning card" as a prevention of prolonged apnea in children.

Human butyrylcholinesterase (EC 3.1.1.