Postoperative applications of the fast track technology in patients with herniated intervertebral discs of the lumbosacral spine.

Topicality: The fast track technology means a complex of targeted measures involving rational preoperative preparation, minimally invasive surgery, regional anesthesia and short-acting anesthetics, and early postoperative rehabilitation. Elucidating the possibility of applying the fast track technology in neurosurgery, in particular in spinal surgery, is extremely topical. This is associated with the epidemiological data and the fact that minimally invasive techniques used in neurosurgery are highly expensive.

[How to manage patients with atrial fibrillation in a general hospital].

Aim: To evaluate efficacy of use of technological charts (TC) in upgrading management and treatment safety in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).

Material And Methods: Two groups of AF patients were compared: 196 patients treated before introduction of TC (group 1) and 431 patients managed according to TC technology (group 2).

Results: In group 2 treatment duration reduced from 26.

[Risk and prevention of atrial fibrillation of non-valvular origin].

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke. In patients with AF, cardioembolias present about 10% of ischemic strokes. Transesophageal echocardiography is an ideal instrument for diagnostics of intracardiac thrombi.