Subclinical hyperthyroidism and biatrial function and mechanics: a two- and three-dimensional echocardiographic study.

Background: We sought to evaluate left atrial (LA) and right atrial (RA) phasic function and deformation in the subclinical hyperthyroidism (SCH) using two- and three-echocardiographic (2DE and 3DE) methods.

Methods: We included 45 untreated women with SCH and 45 healthy women who underwent comprehensive 2DE and 3DE examination.

Results: Total and passive LA emptying fractions (EF) were decreased, whereas active EF was increased among the SCH participants.

Scoring Systems in Assessing Survival of Critically Ill ICU Patients.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine which of the most commonly used scoring systems for evaluation of critically ill patients in the ICU is the best and simplest to use in our hospital.

Material And Methods: This prospective study included 60 critically ill patients. After admittance to the ICU, APACHE II, SAPS II, and MPM II0 were calculated.

Influence of spinal and general anesthesia on the metabolic, hormonal, and hemodynamic response in elective surgical patients.

Background: The aim of the study was to determine the significance of spinal anesthesia in the suppression of the metabolic, hormonal, and hemodynamic response to surgical stress in elective surgical patients compared to general anesthesia.

Material And Methods: The study was clinical, prospective, and controlled and it involved 2 groups of patients (the spinal and the general anesthesia group) who underwent the same surgery. We monitored the metabolic and hormonal response to perioperative stress based on serum cortisol level and glycemia.

[Outcome among patients suffering from in-hospital cardiac arrest].

Introduction: In relation to pre-hospital treatment of patients with cardiac arrest (CA) in the field where resuscitation is often started by nonprofessionals, resuscitation in hospital is most commonly performed by well-trained personnel.

Objective: The aim was to define the factors associated with an improved outcome among patients suffering from the in-hospital CA (IHCA).

Methods: The prospective study included a total of 100 patients in the Emergency Center over two-year period.

[Recombinant activated factor VII in haemostasis after radical nephrectomy].

Introduction: The paper presents important facts in the application of recombinant human factor VIIa (rFVIIa) and in the treatment of renal cell carcer.

Case Report: A 69-year old male with infiltrative renal cell carcer underwent radical nephrectomy using Hasagawa's approach. The extirpated tumor was 35 cm in diameter.