Vnitr̆ní lékar̆ství
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Vnitr̆ní lékar̆ství · Jan 2011
Review[Obesity, body mass index, waist circumference and mortality].
Obesity belongs to civilization diseases with its incidence and prevalence increasing all over the world. Complications of obesity represent a serious socioeconomic problem. ⋯ Slight overweight in old age is associated with reduced total mortality risk. Simple evaluation of obesity via calculation of body mass index and measurement of waist circumference can be carried out in every medical consulting room.
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Vnitr̆ní lékar̆ství · Jan 2011
[Therapeutic hypothermia after non-traumatic cardiac arrest for 12 hours: Hospital Karlovy vary from 2006 to 2009].
Therapeutic hypothermia is a standard part of post-resuscitation care. Here we present cohort patients after non-traumatic cardiac arrest and their neurological outcomes who underwent 12 hours of therapeutic hypothermia. Moreover, we focused on examining the results of particular subgroup of patients with initial ventricular fibrillation (VF) with acute myocardial infarction with ST-elevation (STEMI) who underwent coronary intervention (PCI). ⋯ We achieved similar results in patients after non-traumatic cardiac arrest who underwent a protocol with 12 hours of therapeutic hypothermia as in studies reporting 24 hours of hypothermia, particularly in patients with VF/STEMI/PCI. Twelve hours of therapeutic hypothermia was associated with a low incidence of infectious complications.