Acta chirurgica iugoslavica

49-53

01.01.2017

Sepsis in children: Initial assessment and treatment

Izabella Fabri, Goran Rakic, Danica Stanic, Biljana Draskovic

Severe sepsis is the leading cause of mortality among children aged under the age of 5 years. The four main causes of sepsis in children are pneumonia, malaria, measles and diarrhoea. Preventing sepsis is extremely important and immunization of children and regular hand hygiene p …

9-13

01.01.2017

Early physical therapy in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients

Sanja Tomanovic-Vujadinovic, Una Nedeljkovic, Nela Ilic, Emilija Dubljanin-Raspopovic, Natasa Mujovic, Dragana Matanovic

Evolution of intensive care medicine in the last few decades and integrating teamwork has a major impact on increasing the rate of survival of patients. All the attention of the responsible team is not only aimed at treating the underlying disease, but also to decrease complicati …

55-59

01.01.2017

Supportive therapy of sepsis in children

Goran Rakic, Izabella Fabri, Jelena Velickovic, Danica Stanic, Biljana Draskovic

Despite the improvement of the understanding of the pathophysiology and treatment, in recent years, sepsis is the leading cause of death in children worldwide. Antibiotic therapy and hemodynamic support are the basis of treatment given to patients who survive circulatory failure …

61-68

01.01.2017

Central venous pressure up date: What is it good for?

Dragana Unic-Stojanovic, Miomir Jovic

Central venous pressure is a very common clinical measurement, but it is frequently misunderstood and misused. As with all hemodynamic measurements, it is important to understand its basic principles. Use of CVP for the estimating of cardiac preload and volume status requires an …

27-38

01.01.2017

Perioperative complications of esophagectomy - prevention, diagnosis and management

Dejan Stojakov, Predrag Sabljak, Bratislav Spica, Dejan Velickovic, Vladimir Sljukic, Brankica Nenadic, Ljubica Tomasevic, Marija Ðukanovic, Aleksandra Ðuric-Stefanovic, Predrag Pesko

Esophageal resection with reconstruction is complex surgical procedure with high rate of postoperative morbidity, with decreasing mortality rate during last decades, particularly in high-volume hospitals. Numerous preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative factors have contri …

15-20

01.01.2017

Early physiotherapeutic interventions in Intensive Care Units

Sanja Tomic, Jovan Matijasevic, Ilija Andrijevic, Dragana Milutinovic

Physical morbidity represents the deterioration of the general physical condition and it occurs as a result of illness and/or injury. When this condition is combined with acute diseases and limited mobility it is followed by a large number of complications that usually occur in p …

43-47

01.01.2017

Traumatic pancreatitis in children

Danica Stanic, Goran Rakic, Biljana Draskovic, Izabella Fabri, Anna Uram-Benka

Traumatic pancreatitis is still a relative enigma, despite modern clinical practice, technology and modern diagnostic procedures. This condition is very specific and serious and is associated with significant morbidity, especially in pediatric population. Traumatic pancreatitis i …

39-42

01.01.2017

Early treatment and intensive care of children with burn injury

Ivana Petrov, Ivana Budic, Irena Simic, Dusica Simic

Major burn injury remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients. The treatment of burned children differs substantially from that of adults not only because of the different body proportions but also because of the metabolic processes involved, horm …

69-71

01.01.2017

Stress-induced cardiomyopathy in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Tijana Nastasovic, Branko Milakovic, Mila Stosic, Milos Kaludjerovic, Olga Petrovic, Dimitra Kalimanovska-Ostric, Danica Grujicic

Introduction: Neurogenic stunned myocardium is well described after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Stress-induced cardiomyopathy (takotsubo cardiomyopathy) is a form of neurogenic stunned myocardium which is not common after subarachnoid hemorrhage. We describe a case report …

21-26

01.01.2017 · 1 Zitationen

Analgesia and sedation in surgery Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Sanja Maric, Dalibor Boskovic

The goals of analgesia and sedation at the intensive care unit (ICU) are to facilitate mechanical ventilation, prevent patient and caregiver injury, and avoid the psychological and physiologic consequences of inadequate treatment of pain, anxiety, agitation, and delirium. Most IC …