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Medicina, Volume 46, Issue 7

2010 July - 10 articles

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Articles (10)

  • Article
  • Open Access
93 Citations
5,100 Views
8 Pages

Associations of quality of sleep with lifestyle factors and profile of studies among Lithuanian students

  • Evelina Preišegolavičiūtė,
  • Darius Leskauskas and
  • Virginija Adomaitienė

13 July 2010

The objective of the study was to analyze associations among quality of sleep, profile of the studies, and lifestyle factors among the students of three different study profiles (medicine, economics, and law).

Material and methods
. A total of 405 ran...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
1,885 Views
7 Pages

Constraints-controlled metastable dynamics of exercise-induced psychobiological adaptation

  • Robert Hristovski,
  • Eurelija Venskaitytė,
  • Alfonsas Vainoras,
  • Natālia Balagué and
  • Pablo Vazquez

13 July 2010

A fundamental question in the theory of psychobiological adaptation and specifically of sports training is the problem of how adaptation to sports performance demands occurs as a consequence of systematic exercise. In this position paper, we review s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,294 Views
6 Pages

13 July 2010

It remains unclear whether the Helicobacter pylori eradication may cause or provoke gastroesophageal reflux disease. Therefore, we aimed to elucidate the role of H. pylori eradication and other factors in the development of erosive esophagitis in pat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
1,603 Views
5 Pages

Incidence and risk factors for early postoperative cognitive decline after coronary artery bypass grafting

  • Ieva Norkienė,
  • Robertas Samalavičius,
  • Irina Misiūrienė,
  • Kotryna Paulauskienė,
  • Valmantas Budrys and
  • Juozas Ivaškevičius

13 July 2010

Background. The aim of our study was to evaluate the incidence of early postoperative cognitive decline (POCD) and determine perioperative risk factors as well as the impact of asymptomatic cerebral vascular lesion on the development of neurocognitiv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
1,284 Views
7 Pages

13 July 2010

Background and objective. Hepatic hypoperfusion is regarded as an important factor in the pathophysiology of perioperative liver injury. Although thoracic epidural anesthesia is a widely used technique, limited data are available about the effects on...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
1,239 Views
5 Pages

Ultrasonic measurement of ocular rectus muscle thickness in patients with Graves’ ophthalmopathy

  • Daiva Imbrasienė,
  • Jūratė Jankauskienė and
  • Daiva Stanislovaitienė

13 July 2010

The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in extraocular muscle thickness and to assess its correlation with the degree of proptosis in patients with Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO).

Material and methods. A total of 242 patients (207 females and 35 m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
1,716 Views
5 Pages

Colonic intussusception caused by colonic lipoma: A case report

  • Saulius Paškauskas,
  • Tadas Latkauskas,
  • Gintarė Valeikaitė,
  • Audrius Paršeliūnas,
  • Saulius Švagždys,
  • Žilvinas Saladžinskas,
  • Algimantas Tamelis and
  • Dainius Pavalkis

13 July 2010

Intussusception is a pediatric condition that rarely presents in adults. Colonic lipomas 4 cm and more in diameter can cause colonic intussusception leading to emergency operation. Surgical resection of the involved segment must be the procedure of c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
50 Citations
2,233 Views
6 Pages

Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia: resistance to antibiotics, risk factors, and patient mortality

  • Astra Vitkauskienė,
  • Erika Skrodenienė,
  • Asta Dambrauskienė,
  • Andrius Macas and
  • Raimundas Sakalauskas

13 July 2010

The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia, risk factors, and outcome of patients treated at the Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine.

Material and methods
. All hospitalized patients with blood cult...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,303 Views
8 Pages

Šiuolaikinis požiūris į šlapimo nelaikymo gydymą

  • Darijus Skaudickas and
  • Egidijus Kėvelaitis

12 July 2010

Sergančiųjų šlapimo nelaikymu, metams bėgant, daugėja. Moterys ir vyrai iki 85 metų serga santykiu 2:1, vėliau sergamumas būna vienodas – 1:1. Šlapimo nelaikymas – tai liga, lemianti fizinę žmonių veiklą, emocinę pusiausvyrą, darbingumą bei socialinį...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
1,904 Views
4 Pages

Sarcoidosis – moving to the new standard of diagnosis?

  • Skaidrius Miliauskas,
  • Marius Žemaitis and
  • Raimundas Sakalauskas

12 June 2010

In this article, the most recent literature data regarding the diagnosis of sarcoidosis have been reviewed. The diagnosis of sarcoidosis can be reliably established when there is a compatible clinical/radiological picture together with pathologic evi...

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