Kęstutis Štaras, Audronė Juodaitė-Račkauskienė, Daiva Čepuraitė Abstract The article reviews the operation of out-of-hours service at PI “Centro poliklinika” during the period of four years, a range of services, operational specifics and outcomes. Benchmarking of this field of foreign countries was also carried out. The article provides the findings of a questionnaire survey conducted from…
Lina Šakienė, Daiva Šalkauskienė, Mindaugas Būta, Natalja Istomina Abstract The problem of research. The organizations of health care have to form a competent, effectively working teams, which ensure proper health care quality management. In order to increase working efficiency and to ensure the team concentration of nurses, it becomes topical to store sufficient scientific data,…
Snieguolė Samuščenkovienė, Lina Šakienė Abstract The topic about eating disorders is actual, but at the same time a relatively closed topic. In the case of eating disorders, generally refers to anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Anorexia is less common, it affects around 1 percent of population, bulimia nervosa are much more common – it affects around…
Olga Gornatkevič, Lina Šakienė Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a big problem for all countries of the world. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can impair quality of life. These diseases cause respiratory tract lesions which can be rreversible, and various complications can even result in death. The work aim is to analyze the nursing of…
Rasa Zakarienė Abstract The article introduces the nursing teams‘cohesion assumption and driving force as one of the key challenges to ensure successful management, competitiveness and continuous improvement. Team Trust Scale (which was translated from english and adjusted for this work) was selected to evaluate nursing teams‘cohesion, During the research, nurses working in hospital departements were…
Vilija Danilevičienė, Reda Žemaitienė, Lukas Šemeklis, Dalia Žaliūnienė Abstract Objective. To analyze postoperative visual functions, refractive and keratometric changes in eyes after cataract extraction. Materials and methods. During 2013 and 2014 were analyzed 299 eyes after cataract phacoemulsification and implantation with IOL in Lithuanian Health Sciences University Eye Clinic. Visual acuity, refractive, keratometric and biometric…
Aldona Bartkevičienė Abstract Aim. To compare the type of left ventricular geometry associated with training among 12-17 years athletes currently competing in cycling, rowing and basketball playing and to determine the factors influencing left ventricular geometry. Methods. A total 167 male athletes 12-17 year-old, involved in basketball (n = 62), academic rowing (n =51) and…
Aista Plieskienė Abstract Chondrosarcomas are slow-growing, malignant mesenchymal tumours characterized by the formation of cartilage by the tumour cells, high-grade malignant lesions with aggressive local behavior and metastatic potential. As chondrosarcomas grow slowly, with a relatively low fraction of dividing cells, and radiotherapy acts at dividing cells, chondrogenic tumors are considered relatively radiotherapy resistant. Radiotherapy…
Aista Plieskienė, Rima Ladygienė, Žygimantas Vaisiūnas, Kamilė Guogytė, Vinsas Janušonis, Julius Žiliukas Abstract Radiotherapy is used with curative intention in most cancer patients. Individual radiosensitivity has a crucial impact on radiotherapy related side effects. Analysis of cytogenetic damage in peripheral blood lymphocytes induced by ionizing radiation is commonly used for biodosimetry. The applicability of the…
Rasa Dagienė, Aista Plieskienė Abstract Low grade verrucous squamous cell carcinoma that may affect the skin, the anal and genital mucosa, and mucosas of the oral and pharyngeal region. Appearance of skin cancer in light exposed locations is the outcome off different pathogenic factors – mainly ultraviolet radiation. Verrucous squamous cell carcinoma is highly curable…
Henrikas Kazlauskas, Elena Bovina Abstract The aim of the study was to identify factors that influenced autonomy of patients with acute brain infarction to whom intravenous thrombolysis had been applied. Retrograde analysis was used to investigate medical history data of 64 patients treated in Klaipėda University Hospital during the period of 2005-2014. Severity of stroke…
Arvydas Valavičius, Lina Penkauskaitė, Julius Ališauskas, Algimantas Šimkaitis, Loreta Radvinskienė Abstract The article provides an overview of treated patients with suspected lung cancer who overcome CT guided transthoracic core needle biopsy of peripheral lung nodule in order to specify diagnosis. Study was performed at Klaipėda University hospital in the year 2014. Review consists of etiology,…
