Poruchy funkce ledvin a nové biomarkeryEditorial

Jabor Antonín

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The Czech Anaesthesia Day 2010 - a national prospective observational one-day prevalence study of the current anaesthesia practice in the Czech RepublicAnaesthesiology - Original Paper

Černý Vladimír, Adamus Milan, Cvachovec Karel, Ševčík Pavel, Herold Ivan

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2011;22(1):5-12  

Objective:The aim of this study was to take a snapshot of the anaesthetic modes and techniques used in the Czech Republic. Design:A prospective, one-day, questionnaire study. Setting:All units delivering anaesthetic services registered prior to the commencement of the study. Materials and methods:The study enrolled all patients in the registered units whose care by the anaesthetist commenced between 07:00 and 24:00 on 1st June 2010. Each patient's data were entered on-line via an internet based form. The studied parameters included basic demographic data, ASA class, procedure, type of anaesthesia,...

The administration of packed red blood cells and its influence on electrolyte and acid-base balance disturbances in vivoIntensive Care Medicine - Original Paper

Uvízl Radovan, Klementa Bronislav, Neiser Jan, Fritscherová Šárka, Adamus Milan

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2011;22(1):13-18  

Objective:Administration of large-volume blood transfusions can cause electrolyte and acid-base balance disturbances in the plasma of the patient. The ongoing metabolism and haemolysis in the transfusion unit can change the initial values of some biochemical parameters. The aim of this study was to describe the influence of the number of transfusion units and their age on the biochemical values in vivo. Design:Prospective observational study. Setting:Multidisciplinary intensive care unit (ICU) in a tertiary care centre. Materials and methods:We compared the biochemical values in the arterial blood...

Classification and diagnosis of kidney injury - are they still imperfect?Intesive Care Medicine - Review Article

Gerlichová Monika, Živný Pavel, Matějovič Martin, Černý Vladimír

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2011;22(1):19-22  

Much is known about the causes and pathophysiology of kidney injury however many questions concerning its prevention, treatment and, above all, early diagnosis are yet to be answered. Several studies have shown that even small increases in serum creatinine levels have crucial effects on the course of the disease and prognosis in various patient populations. For this reason it is important to search for new preventive and early therapeutic measures which would protect the organism from the negative impact of renal dysfunction. Early diagnosis of acute kidney injury is crucial. For this reason research is currently focused on the detection of early markers...

New biomarkers in the diagnosis of renal dysfunctionIntesive Care Medicine - Review Article

Gerlichová Monika, Živný Pavel, Matějovič Martin, Černý Vladimír

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2011;22(1):23-27  

The introduction of new preventive and therapeutic interventions in the treatment of acute kidney injury depends on its early diagnosis. For this reason the priority is to search for markers that can indicate renal dysfunction earlier than the reduction in glomerular filtration rate with a subsequent increase in the serum creatinine levels and a decrease in diuresis.Clinical research in various patient subpopulations (intensive care, cardiac surgery, transplanr surgery) is going on, yet without clear recommendation for clinical practice. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is one the most promising biomarkers of renal injury, detectable...

What influenced the evolution of the specialty of anaesthesia and intensive care in postwar Czechoslovakia?History

Dvořáček Bořivoj

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2011;22(1):28-32  

The evolution of anaesthesiology in Czechoslovakia was built upon a tradition of high surgical standards. In contrast to continental practice, anaesthesia was administered by specialists separate from the surgical profession in the Anglo-Saxon countries. As surgical interventions became more invasive and more complex, it became apparent that separate professional staff were needed to monitor and preserve the life-functions of the patient. A more specialized anaesthetic organization was formed as a part of general surgical practice in our countries in 1952. However, based on the experience at the centre of the World Health Organization in Copenhagen,...

Evolution of Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation at Prague's Medical FacultiesHistory

Pokorný Jiří sen.

Anest. intenziv. Med. 2011;22(1):33-41  

Objective:To inform the young generation of anaesthesiologists about the early days of the specialty, the decisions and the steps taken by the representatives of surgery at Prague's Medical Faculties after WWII, leading to the organized development within the frame of the J. E. Purkynje Czechoslovak Medical Society and in the Health Service. Methods:Literature and personal experience. Impulses, decisions and measures coming from the Prague Medical Faculties which fundamentally influenced the development into a higher medical specialty - Anaesthesiology (1954), and to the basic specialty of Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation...

Volná sdělení a posteryCongresses and Conferences

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Czech Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care MedicineNews from CSARIM

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Zprávy ČSIMNews from CSIM

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