Diana Šragytė, Mindaugas Šilkūnas, Daiva Bartkevičienė, Jonas Ališauskas Abstract Objective: To present a clinical case of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and to give a review of current data on the subject. Materials and methods: Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome is an iatrogenic complication of assisted reproduction technologies. We report a case of 32 year old woman admitted with…
Andrius Macas, Audrius Preikša Abstract Objective. To assess anaesthesiologists’ attitude towards continuation of inappropriate and inadequate treatment in intensive care units and to determine factors, related to the attitude of doctors. Materials and methods. The study was processed in Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. Respondents of this study were anaesthesiologists, who work in…
Andrius Macas, Aurimas Pečkauskas, Martynas Gedminas, Alina Vilkė, Darius Trepenaitis, Arūnas Gelmanas, Janis Zinkus, Linas Pieteris Abstract The aim of this article is to review pathogenesis, clinical manifestestations, diagnostic and treatment aspects of portopulmonary hypertension. Together with increasing capabilities of transplantology rises the relevance of portopulmonary hypertension. It is estimated, that about 5-8% of liver…
Marijus Leketas, Andrius Pajėda, Rokas Kuprys, Albinas Gervickas Abstract Pain is a crucial clinical, social and economical problem. Patients with trigeminal neuralgia, making up about 15-20% of all peripheral nervous system diseases, are especially suffering with pain. Trigeminal neuralgia – highly intensive sharp pain in one or both sides of the face. The disorder is…
Pranas Šerpytis, Valdas Bilkis, Robertas Kakliorius, Rasa Kūgienė, Vida Žvironaitė, Rimgaudas Katkus, Dalia Jarašūnienė, Nerijus Klimas, Aistė Žebrauskaitė, Egidijus Berūkštis, Dmitrijus Kačiurinas Abstract The aim of this study – to compare the efficacy of streptokinase with tenecteplase, while treating patients with ST elevated acute myocardial infarction by thrombolysis. To evaluate, how these agents affect TIMI…
Pranas Šerpytis, Aušra Deksnytė, Ramūnas Aranauskas, Ingrida Kazlauskaitė, Vida Žvironaitė, Egidijus Berūkštis Abstract Objective. The intensive care patients are at high risk for the development of delirium therefore this condition is formerly known as ICU psychosis. Studies demonstrate, that cardiac surgery increases the risk of delirium, but its relation with interventional procedures is still unknown.…
Pranas Šerpytis, Vytautas Abraitis, Vaidas Bilkis, Robertas Katliorius, Aistė Žebrauskaitė, Vida Žvironaitė, Egidijus Berūkštis Abstract The Aim of the research: To describe the factors which determine mortality rate in patients with acute miocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronary intervention. Methodology: Investigative scientific research is described. We have done retrospective analysis of 1043 patients case historys.…
Pranas Šerpytis, Vytautas Juknevičius Abstract Tako-tsubo, or stress cardiomyopathy is an increasingly recognized type of primary acquired cardiomyopathy occurring commonly after a recent stressful event and characterized by transient myocardial systolic dysfunction that is mainly confined to the apical region of the left ventricle. The clinical presentation closely resembles that of an acute coronary syndrome,…
Pranas Šerpytis, Audronė Milčiūtė, Neringa Karvelytė, Rokas Navickas, Maksim Dmitrijev Abstract The Aim of the Research: 1. This study aims to compare how residual platelet reactivity is related with coronarographic findings in acute coronary syndrome(ACS) cases following a PCI. 2. Investigate if medication used before PCI has any prediction value in clopidogrel resistance. 3. Adittionally…
Donatas Austys, Rimantas Stukas, Mantas Trakymas Abstract Radiofrequency ablation is one of the minimal invasive technologies to destroy tissues of the organism. It is often used to cure oncologic diseases. In order to destroy the entire tumor physicians must assure the required- size ablation zone. There are quite a lot of ways to increase the…
Danguolė Raulinaitytė, Rasa Ugenskienė, Rasa Jančiauskienė, Elona Juozaitytė, Laura Kairevičė Kairevičė Abstract Colorectal cancer results from the intracellular accumulation of both genetic and epigenetic changes that transform normal glandular epithelium into invasive adenocarcinoma. Each stage of colorectal tumor formation involves different genes. It is believed that changes of MMR and APC genes are important for…
Žydra Kuprėnaitė, Jolita Lubienė, Ramunė Ubeikienė Abstract A healthy lifestyle education from childhood is an important factor of health promotion. A healthy lifestyle is very important in childhooh and adolescence, because at this time there is a rapidly body growing and developing, it can cause various adverse factors, in addition, the skills established in childhood…
