[Indicators of health status and psychomotor abilities in pyrotechnists].

Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the relationship of age, psychomotor (oculomotor) functions and parameters indicating overall neuroticism with clinical findings and level of gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT).

Subjects And Methods: The study included 100 male subjects, mean age 37 (range 25-62) years, pyrotechnists by occupation. Results recorded on their pre-employment visit and four subsequent regular annual visits are presented.

Fetal biophysical profile and cerebro-umbilical ratio in assessment of brain damage in growth restricted fetuses.

Objective: To examine the relationship between fetal biophysical profile (FBP), Doppler cerebro-umbilical (C/U) ratio and neonatal neurosonography in growth restricted newborns.

Study Design: This prospective study included 87 growth restricted fetuses from 28 to 42 weeks of gestation. The FBP and C/U ratio were assessed twice a week.

Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) or intermittent hemodialysis (IHD)--what is the procedure of choice in critically ill patients?

Although at present there is no prospective randomized study which could show significantly better survival of patients on continuous procedures, the majority of intensivists advocate this technique of renal function replacement due to generally accepted opinion that it has less effect on circulation of already hemodynamically unstable patients. In our prospective randomized study with 104 patients, we also did not observe any difference in 28 days survival, in total survival, as well as in circulatory instability between two treatment modalities. Even in subgroup of 80 patients with sepsis and septic shock there were no difference in survival.

Total IgA and IgG in Sera of Patients With Different Primary Malignancies.

The concentrations of total serum IgA and IgG of 267 patients with different primary malignant tumors were measured by ELISA. Total serum IgA increased by 30% to 40% in patients with malignancies associated with mucous membranes (nasopharyngeal, gastrointestinal and bronchial carcinomas), while the change in total serum IgG was negligible. Although, the changes in Ig level could be influenced by many host factors, these data call attention to the potential indicative role of total serum IgA levels.