BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The main cardiovascular function is to maintain the adequate perfusion e oxygen delivery to the cells. Physiologically, this is controlled by the cellular metabolic rate. The critically ill patients are in high danger of tissue hipoperfusion and this is directly related to cellular injury and organ dysfunction. Therefore, the tissue perfusion monitoring makes part and ...

OBJECTIVES The respiratory compensation point (RCP) marks the onset of hyperventilation ("respiratory compensation") during incremental exercise. Its physiological meaning has not yet been definitely determined, but the most common explanation is a failure of the body's buffering mechanisms which leads to metabolic (lactic) acidosis. It was intended to test this experimentally. METHODS During...

BACKGROUND Appropriate fluid therapy affects morbidity and mortality rates. A conclusion is yet to be reached on the role of crystalloids and colloids in immediate fluid therapy. This study was done to determine the suitable solution in immediate resuscitation of patients with hemorrhagic shock caused by tissue trauma. METHODS One hundred trauma patients with hemorrhagic shock, who underwent ...

BACKGROUND It is currently recognized that an optimized nutritional approach, consisting of an early and substantial supply of protein and energy by parenteral route, may be beneficial for very low birth weight infants and recent guidelines endorse this strategy. However, the impact of the enhanced parenteral nutrition (PN) on acid-basic balance has never been investigated. The aim of the prese...