If φ is a scattered order type, μ a cardinal, then there exists a scattered order type ψ such that ψ → [φ] μ,א0 holds. In this note we prove a Ramsey type statement on scattered order types. A trivial fact on ordinals implies the following statement. If μ is an infinite cardinal, then μ → (μ+)1μ. It is less trivial but still easy to show that if φ is an order type, μ a cardinal then there is so...

OBJECTIVE The role of leptin in the acute stress response to extracorporeal circulation has been well documented, however, the relationship between leptin and zinc has not been investigated previously. We aimed to research the circulating leptin, zinc, and copper levels before, during, and after the extracorporeal circulation, and effect of preoperative zinc administration to these. METHODS T...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Verticalization was reported to improve the level of arousal and awareness in patients with severe acquired brain injury (ABI) and to be safe in ICU. We evaluated the effectiveness of a very early stepping verticalization protocol on their functional and neurological outcome. METHODS Consecutive patients with Vegetative State or Minimally Conscious State were enrolled...

INTRODUCTION Cardiogenic shock (CS) remains the leading cause of death in patients hospitalized for myocardial infarction (MI). Systemic inflammation with inappropriate vasodilatation is observed in many patients with CS and may contribute to an excess mortality rate. The purpose of this study was to determine the predictive role of serial measurements of Nt-proBNP, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and pr...

INTRODUCTION Venous-to-arterial carbon dioxide difference (Pv-aCO2) may reflect the adequacy of blood flow during shock states. We sought to test whether the development of Pv-aCO2 during the very early phases of resuscitation is related to multi-organ dysfunction and outcomes in a population of septic shock patients resuscitated targeting the usual oxygen-derived and hemodynamic parameters. ...

The experiment was conducted on “Cobb 500” broiler chicks to investigate the effects of enzymes and vinegar live weight hematological parameters (TEC, Hb concentration, PCV, ESR, TLC, AST ALT). A total 250-day-old were allowed take rest for 13 days adaptation supplied with normal diet water. After day they randomly divided into four equal groups (N=50) marked them as group T0, T1, T2 T3. Broile...

A 56-day feeding trial was undertaken to assess the ef-fects of housefly maggots (HM) forms (dried and fresh) as protein sources on growth, feed efficiency, body indices Oreo-chromis niloticus finger-lings. control diet (T0) contained 300 g/kg fish-meal (without HM). Two practical diets with same formula were prepared dried HM (T1) fresh (T2) where 66 % fishmeal replaced. Di-ets fed triplicate ...

BACKGROUND Anthracyclines are agents with a wellknown cardiotoxicity. The study sought to evaluate the hemodynamic response to an anthracycline using realtime continuous-wave (CW)-Doppler ultrasound cardiac output monitoring (USCOM) and echocardiography in combination with serum biomarkers. METHODS 50 patients (26 male, 24 female, median age 59 years) suffering from various types of cancer re...

Postsurgery infection is a common complication after laparoscopic radical cystectomy (LRC) followed by urinary diversion. White blood cell (WBC) values and C-reactive protein (CRP) are routinely used as markers for infection, but lack of specificity and their elevation is often delayed in clinically significant events. In this study, we aimed to investigate the value of procalcitonin (PCT) kine...