[The effect of antiaggregational therapy on the long-term patency of the femoropopliteal/crural bypass].

Introduction: Antiaggregational therapy can reduce thrombosis development following the arterial reconstruction surgery. In most cases acetylsalicylic acid and ticlopidine are used as antiaggregational agents.

Objective: The aim of this research was to examine the influence of different antiaggregational agents on a long-term femoropopliteal/crural bypass patency.

[The serum level of C-reactive protein in neonatal sepsis].

Introduction: C-reactive protein (CRP) is the most common diagnostic marker of infection.

Objective: Objectives of this study were to determine the serum CRP level in neonates with sepsis and establish the influence of gestational age (GA) on the CRP level in the first few weeks after birth.

Method: Diagnosis of neonatal sepsis was established by the presence of clinical signs of sepsis, isolation of the causative agent of sepsis and abnormal haematological parameters.