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Medicina, Volume 46, Issue 4

2010 April - 10 articles

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Articles (10)

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,109 Views
7 Pages

Immune factors in human embryo culture and their significance

  • Živilė Čerkienė,
  • Audronė Eidukaitė and
  • Audronė Usonienė

11 April 2010

There is increasing evidence that human development before implantation is regulated by embryonically and maternally derived growth factors. The “regulators” of embryonic origin such as soluble human leukocyte antigen G, platelet-activating factor, T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
1,897 Views
9 Pages

Tigecycline – how powerful is it in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria?

  • Vaida Šeputienė,
  • Justas Povilonis,
  • Julija Armalytė,
  • Kęstutis Sužiedėlis,
  • Alvydas Pavilonis and
  • Edita Sužiedėlienė

11 April 2010

Tigecycline is a semisynthetic analogue of earlier tetracyclines and represents the first member of a novel class of antimicrobials – glycylcyclines – recently approved for clinical use. It is active against a broad range of gram-negative and gram-po...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
1,467 Views
7 Pages

Interventional and surgical management of abdominal compartment syndrome in severe acute pancreatitis

  • Žilvinas Dambrauskas,
  • Audrius Paršeliūnas,
  • Almantas Maleckas,
  • Antanas Gulbinas,
  • Giedrius Barauskas and
  • Juozas Pundzius

11 April 2010

Background and objective. Management of the abdominal compartment syndrome during severe acute pancreatitis by the open abdomen method is associated with considerable morbidity and resource utilization. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
1,082 Views
5 Pages

11 April 2010

Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate the survival of Lithuanian patients with Wegener’s granulomatosis, who were followed up at two tertiary rheumatology centers, and to find the factors possibly influencing the outcomes of this diseas...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,251 Views
7 Pages

11 April 2010

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of dexamethasone and ketolgan on postoperative nausea and vomiting and to evaluate risk factors for postoperative nausea and vomiting.

Material and methods
. A prospective, double-blind, randomized cli...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,054 Views
7 Pages

Folikulinio skydliaukės vėžio ilgalaikio kompleksinio gydymo rezultatai

  • Zenonas Baranauskas,
  • Konstantinas Povilas Valuckas and
  • Sigitas Tiškevičius

11 April 2010

Tyrimo tikslas. Ištirti folikuliniu skydliaukės vėžiu sergančiųjų kompleksinio gydymo metodo (tiroidektomija+radiojodoterapija+hormonoterapija) įtaką išgyvenamumui.

Tyrimo medžiaga ir metodai
. Atliktas retrospektyvusis tyrimas. Ištirti 448 pacientai...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,074 Views
7 Pages

Secondary thrombosis of the left internal carotid artery caused by a motor vehicle accident: a radiological case

  • Goda Randakevičienė,
  • Rymantė Gleiznienė,
  • Daiva Rastenytė and
  • Saulius Lukoševičius

11 April 2010

rare case of occlusion of the internal carotid artery following a motor vehicle accident in a 34-year-old female victim who initially presented with clear consciousness and had normal computed tomogram of the brain is reported. Seven hours after the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
1,488 Views
4 Pages

Meningovascular neurosyphilis: a report of stroke in a young adult

  • Antanas Vaitkus,
  • Eglė Krasauskaitė and
  • Inga Urbonavičiūtė

11 April 2010

A young adult patient with meningovascular neurosyphilis in the form of acute ischemic stroke with right hemiparesis and speech disturbance is reported. CT scan showed features of ischemic infarct and extensive laboratory studies were made before the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
1,494 Views
7 Pages

Cost-utility analysis of methadone maintenance treatment in Lithuania

  • Giedrius Vanagas,
  • Žilvinas Padaiga and
  • Eugenijus Bagdonas

11 April 2010

Background. Economic evaluations in health care involve the identification, measurement, valuation, and then comparison of the costs (inputs) and outcomes of treatments or preventive activities. The aim was to analyze the cost-utility of six-month me...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,156 Views
5 Pages

Sudėtinės kontraceptinės tabletės ir hiperkoaguliacija

  • Dalia Adukauskienė and
  • Viktorija Miliauskienė

11 April 2010

Sudėtinės kontraceptinės tabletės yra gerai žinomas kontracepcijos metodas daugiau kaip 50 metų. Deja, šis metodas nėra visiškai saugus. Sudėtinių kontraceptinių tablečių sudėtyje yra estrogenų bei progestagenų, kurie gali skatinti kraujo krešėjimą i...

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