Marius Atkočiūnas, Viktorija Kauliūtė, Raimundas Kubilius, Jūratė Samėnienė Abstract Rehabilitation of cardio patients is a balanced set of means, ensuring the best physical, psychical and social conditions that allow patients after acute cardiovascular diseases to preserve and return optimal social functions, to improve healthy behaviour, to slow down or to prevent disease progress (DP). A…
Rasa Kučinskaitė, Aurika Karbonskienė Abstract Gastrointestinal endoscopy (GIE) has a great diagnostic and therapeutic value. However, patients experience unpleasant sensations such as irritation of reflexogenous zones, nausea, cough, abdominal distension and pain during these procedures. Therefore, lengthy and traumatic procedures are recommended to be performed under medium or deep sedation. Optimal medications and combinations of…
Edita Taparauskienė, Dalia Gervienė, Ieva Česnavičiūtė, Ieva Petraitytė Abstract Objective. To analyze clinical experience of treating severe anemias, find out most common causes of anemia, to assess efficiency of hemotransfusions.Materials and methods. Were examined patients with severe or life threatening anemia and who had undergone hemotransfusion in 2014, in Kaunas Clinical Hospital, the Internal Medicine…
Vitalija Siurblytė, Eglė Aida Bendoraitienė, Eglė Slabšinskienė, Rūta Grigalauskienė, Ingrida Vasiliauskienė, Jaunė Razmienė Abstract Early childhood caries is one of the most common child chronic diseases in the world, especially in countries with poor socioeconomic status and in both developed and developing worlds. Odontogenic infections in untreated teeth are very frequent and make a negative…
Gintarė Taulavičiūtė, Karina Česaitytė, Augustinas Jokšas, Anna Serapinienė, Danielius Serapinas Abstract Recurrent miscarriage is a disease distinct from infertility, defined by three or more consecutive pregnancy losses. There are a lot of causes which can be related with repetitive pregnancy losses. Miscarriages is a serious medical condition which affects about 15-20% of couples trying to…
Eglė Dalinkevičienė, Vytautas Kuzminskis, Inga Arūnė Bumblytė Abstract Background. The number of kidney transplantations is growing rapidly. The attention in the transplantation area is now focused to improve outcomes of kidney transplantation and to find factors determinating long-term graft survival. The aim of this retrospective study was to rewiev a single’s centre expierence and to…
Ilona Razlevičė, Danguolė Rugytė, Andrius Macas Abstract The aim of our study was to evaluate the influence of perioperative period (first 24 hours) on brain specific proteins S100B and NSE concentration in plasma and to correlate it with intraoperative cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO2c) in neonates and infants, Methods: The prospective observational clinical study included 46…
Aušra Marija Obelenytė, Vytautas Abraitis Abstract Aim of the study – the evaluation of episiotomy validity performed in Department of Obstetrics and Gyneclogy in 2015. Methods. Performed a retrospective study involving 741 cases of mediolateral episiotomy. Clinical data of mothers and newborns was analyzed. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 24.0 software package. Results. At…
Pranas Šerpytis, Tomas Tamošiūnas, Andžela Slušnienė, Sigita Glaveckaite, Greta Kezytė, Indrė Urbanavičiūtė, Aleksandras Laucevičius Abstract Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Even in 65% of cases the first registered rhythm after cardiac arrest is ventricular fibrillation (VF) which can be restored to sinus rhythm by defibrillation. European Resuscitation Council guidelines…
Agnė Kaunienė, Aistė Urbonaitė, Tadas Lenkutis, Edmundas Širvinskas, Milda Švagždienė Abstract The aim of the study was to find out the effect of general anesthesia combined with high thoracic epidural (HEA) and only general anesthesia (GA) on renal function after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABGS) with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Material and methods. The study…
Aurija Kalasauskienė, Eglė Drebickaitė, Gabrielė Legotaitė Abstract Keratoconus is the most common reason for keratoplasty in the world. The disease affects young, working-age people, so in late stage, when other treatment methods are ineffective, the keratoplasty can return sight. Objective. To evaluate the early postoperative outcomes after penetrating keratoplasty – visual acuity change, relevant post-operative…
Vitalija Samerdokienė, Konstantinas Povilas Valuckas, Ernestas Janulionis, Vydmantas Atkočius Abstract During the long period of time radiation therapy used to cure oncological diseases can cause second primary malignancies (SPM) . In this investigation the spread of SPM was evaluated between 1143 pts treated with radiation therapy (RT) during the period of 1989-1999 with cervix uteri…
