Effect of different doses of remifentanil on the cardiovascular response after endotracheal intubation: a randomized double-blind study.

Objective: Laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation (EI) often provoke a marked sympathetic response, which leads to tachycardia and hypertension. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different doses of remifentanil on the cardiovascular response to laryngoscopy and EI.

Patients And Methods: 100 patients were included in this randomized study.

Femoral artery blowout syndrome following radical vulvectomy and radiation therapy.

Arterial blowout syndrome has mostly been described in carotid arteries and has been attributed to factors associated with head and neck neoplasia, radical resection, and a history of irradiation. Only sporadic cases have been described in other arteries. Herein we present a case of the femoral artery blowout syndrome, six months after radical surgery of the vulva and radiation therapy.

Determination of lead and arsenic in tobacco and cigarettes: an important issue of public health.

Contents of lead and arsenic were determined in 617 tobacco samples and 80 samples of cigarettes. The mean content of lead in tobacco was 0.93 microg/g (range 0.

[Liver and splenic sarcoidosis: diagnostic procedures].

Introduction: Clinical studies indicate involvement of the liver and spleen in approximately 20-30% of patients affected with sarcoidosis and their detection should be based on a standardized diagnostic procedure.

Diagnostic Procedures: Ultrasonography is a reliable and safe method to assess changes related to size and structure of the affected organs that are pathognomonic for sarcoidosis. Further evaluation may include computerized tomography or magnetic resonance, while percutaneous needle aspiration biopsy or laparoscopy may also be applied when indicated.

Occupational risk of tuberculosis among health care workers at the Institute for Pulmonary Diseases of Serbia.

Setting: The Institute for Pulmonary Diseases of Serbia, which specialises in diagnosis and treatment of lung diseases in a region with approximately 550-600 TB admissions per year.

Objective: To assess the occupational risk of tuberculosis (TB) among health care workers (HCWs) employed at this institution.

Design: Retrospective analysis of morbidity of TB among HCWs over a 12-year period (1986-1997).

[Personal experience in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism].

The 188 patients with pulmonary embolism were treated at the Clinic for Pulmonary Diseases of the M.M.A.