Comparative study of midazolam and diazepam in premedication of bronchoscopy.

Two types of benzodiazepines were used in premedication of flexible bronchoscopy. The agents were introduced in randomized, double-blind trial. Midazolam (Dormicum Hoffmann-La Roche AG) was given to 21 patients (0.

Bilateral breast reconstruction after mastectomy.

The authors discuss the development of breast reconstruction following mastectomy in Czechoslovakia and present their first case of bilateral reconstruction employing the technique of the TRAM flap. In addition, they explore the possibility of eliminating high-risk parenchyma during with contralateral reconstruction.

Human recombinant erythropoietin in the treatment of anaemia in chronic haemodialysis patients.

Five women aged 50-64 years with chronic renal failure caused by interstitial nephritis, maintained by chronic haemodialysis, were treated for three months with human recombinant erythropoietin. The blood haemoglobin level roce from 78.0 +/- 6.

The free full thickness lid graft in the eyelid margin reconstruction.

An operating method for the eyelid margin reconstruction is described. Using a free full thickness lid graft obtained from the opposite lid in 46 cases of lid margin basal cell carcinoma always in one intervention without tarsorhaphy, satisfactory final cosmetic as well functional success resulted.

Skin graft harvesting under local anaesthesia.

The paper compared three methods of local anaesthesia application used for taking dermoepidermal transplants. 1. Procaine injections: advantage: effectivity; disadvantage: lengthy procedure, uneven surface.

Surgical aspects of the implantation of a left ventricle assist device.

The authors have summarised their experience with short-term use of a left ventricle assist device (LVAD). Nine experiments were carried out in healthy calves. A polyurethane pump of their own design, placed extracorporeally, was used.