Colorectal Cancer Trends of 2018 in Romania-an Important Geographical Variation Between Northern and Southern Lands and High Mortality Versus European Averages.

Purpose: In Romania, one of the highest rates for colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality in Europe was estimated based on data available in 2008. Ever since, consistent data are missing. In this article, we tried to estimate the general burden of CRC in our country.

[Medium-term strategy for the specific management of pneumology hospitals and wards after the decentralization of the sanitary system].

Identifying and promoting new management techniques for the descentralized pneumology hospitals or wards was one of the most ambitious objectives of the project "Quality in the pneumology medical services through continuous medical education and organizational flexibility", financed by the Human Resourses Development Sectorial Operational Programme 2007-2013 (ID 58451). The "Medium term Strategy on the specific management of the pneumology hospitals or wards after the descentralization of the sanitary system" presented in the article was written by the project's experts and discussed with pneumology managers and local authorities representatives. This Strategy application depends on the colaboration of the pneumology hospitals with professional associations, and local and central authorities.

[Utilization of ophthalmology services by patients with cataract in public hospitals in Romania, in the year 2007].

Unlabelled: The aim of this paper was to find out the pattern for public hospital services use by patients with cataract. The research was done by interrogating the DRG data base of the NSPHHSM (5,137,237 patients). Out of a total of 119,560 discharges from ophthalmology hospitals and wards in 2007, 32.