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Is antibiotic prophylaxis mandatory after the insertion of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine systemin order to decrease the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease?
Abstract Objective: This study was undertaken in order to determine if antibiotic prophylaxis is mandatory, after the insertion of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system in order to decrease the risk of pelvic inflammatory...
An Utstein style based on a reporting system of the Emergency Department’s cardiopulmonary resuscitation in an Emergency Hospital in Romania
Abstract Rationale: Different Utstein based reporting systems are used for research purpose in resuscitative medicine worldwide and resuscitation attempts data are available from different countries. In Romania, the only data...
Prediction factors for breast reconstruction postoperative complications
Abstract Breast cancer is a major health problem that requires multiple forms of treatment, including surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy and more recently, reconstructive surgery. The aim of this study is to...
Colic anastomotic leakage risk factors
Abstract Background: Anastomotic leakage is a dreaded complication of colorectal surgery, as it greatly increases the morbidity, mortality and has been associated with augmented local recurrence and diminished survival. The...
Primary total knee arthroplasty in severe valgus knee
Abstract Aim: Outcome of primary total arthroplasty for osteoarthritis of the knee with valgus deformity. Materials and methods: Between 2005 and 2007, 28 primary total knee replacements were performed for osteoarthritis of the...
Treatment in severe acute pancreatitis – still a reason of debate
Abstract Surgical therapy in severe acute pancreatitis significantly evolved in the last 10 to 20 years. The aim was to present the experience of the First Surgery Clinic within the University Emergency Hospital Bucharest, in...
Correlations of hematological parameters with bone marrow findings in chronic lymphoproliferative disorders associated with hepatitis viruses
Abstract Background. Hepatitis B and C viruses’ infections are often associated with hematological disorders in evolution, suggesting that these viruses have a tropism for peripheral blood and/or bone marrow cells. Aim....