Introduction: The skin to skin method in the care of newborn has the crucial importance in his postnatal adaptation. In the article we characterize adduced method and point out to the possitive influence of early skin to skin contact on postnatal adaptation of physiological newborn. Aim: The aim of the paper is to point out to benefits of incorporating the skin to skin method into the standard nursing care of newborn. Methods: To obtain the empirical data, we used the method of observation and measurement to monitor pulse, body temperature and self-latching in the control group of physiological newborns using the skin to skin method. In the control group the care of newborn was provided with the standard nursing procedure. We recorded the selected indicators in the observation sheets and then compared them. Results: The study included 90 respondents, physiological newborns. The results point out to better postnatal adaptation of physiological newborns using the skin to skin method. From the average pulse values ensue that the newborns treated with the skin to skin method have lower values of pulse during the whole monitoring process than the newborn treated by the standard method. The average body temperature values on the back of skin to skin newborns are higher throughout the whole time period. Conclusion: Based on the comparison we have confirmed our assumption that the physiological newborn in skin to skin contact has more favourable values in the selected monitoring indicators than the newborn treated with the standard care method and because of that we recommend incorporating this method into the standard nursing care of newborn.
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- skin to skin, bonding,
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- Humans MeSH
- Infant, Newborn MeSH
- Maternal-Child Nursing methods MeSH
- Postpartum Period * physiology psychology MeSH
- Postnatal Care methods MeSH
- Cross-Sectional Studies MeSH
- Pulse psychology statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Sucking Behavior MeSH
- Statistics as Topic MeSH
- Body Temperature MeSH
- Mother-Child Relations * MeSH
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- Humans MeSH
- Infant, Newborn MeSH
Aims: The goal of this study was to investigate the eff ect of chronic smoking on arterial stiff ness at a peripheralsite using pulse wave analysis. Methods: Forty two non-smokers (17 males, 25 females) of average age 20.2 ± 1.3 year and forty fi ve smokers(19 males, 26 females) of average age 24.3 ± 2.4 year were included in the study. Four parameters, SI (stiff ness index),RI (refl ection index), CT (crest time) and IWD (interwave distance) were evaluated by means of an adapted devicebased on pletysmographic principles that transform volume changes to voltage changes. Results: SI corresponding to pulse wave velocity was 0.64 m/s higher in smokers than in non-smokers (7.25 ±0.53 m/s versus 7.89 ± 0.73 m/s, P < 0.001). RI was signifi cantly higher in smokers (42.49 ± 6.71 %, versus 35.46 ±0.06 %, P < 0.001) than in non-smokers. IWD for non-smokers was 8.01 ± 0.13 %, in smokers we found a 16 % increaseto 9.21 ± 0.83 % (P < 0.001). We detected a small increase in CT in smokers compared to non-smokers (0.09 ± 0.01 sversus 0.10 ± 0.01 s, P < 0.005). Conclusions: Chronic tobacco smoking is associated with endothelial dysfunction. In smokers we found increasedvalues for all assessed parameters. Our results suggest that the negative eff ect of cigarette smoking on the vascularsystem can be found even in young smokers who have been smoking for less than 10 years.
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- Radial Artery MeSH
- Endothelial Cells pathology MeSH
- Financing, Organized MeSH
- Cardiovascular Diseases diagnosis etiology MeSH
- Smoking adverse effects MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Oscillometry methods utilization MeSH
- Nitric Oxide adverse effects MeSH
- Plethysmography methods utilization MeSH
- Pulse statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Statistics as Topic MeSH
- Case-Control Studies MeSH
- Ultrasonography methods utilization MeSH
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- Humans MeSH
Úvod: U pacientů s krvácením do trávicího traktu jsou často před urgentní gastroskopií k dispozici minimální informace o stavu pacienta. Mezi ně patří údaje o oběhových parametrech pacienta – hodnoty tlaku a pulzu. Na základě těchto údajů dochází ke stanovení dalšího vyšetřovacího a terapeutického postupu. Na podkladě retrospektivních údajů jsme se snažili prokázat význam vstupního krevního tlaku a pulzu v hodnocení prognózy pacientů. Metodika: Retrospektivně jsme sestavili soubor 52 pacientů urgentně endoskopovaných na naší klinice pro akutní krvácení do zažívacího traktu, u nichž jsme prokázali závažný endoskopický nález. U těchto pacientů jsme hodnotili vztah mezi vstupními hodnotami TK a P a mortalitou. Dalšími parametry, které jsme sledovali, bylo Rockallovo skóre, věk, vstupní hodnota hemoglobinu, celková délka hospitalizace a délka hospitalizace na JIP, počet podaných transfúzí. Pacienty jsme měli rozdělené do 2 skupin podle hodnot TK a P: skupina A –pacienti stabilní (syst. TK nad 100 mm Hg, P pod 100/min) a skupina B –pacienti nestabilní (syst. TK pod 100 mmHg a P nad 100/min). Výsledky: Pacienti stabilní měli během hospitalizace méně krevních převodů, jejich hospitalizace na JIP a celková délka hospitalizace byla kratší než u pacientů nestabilních. Rozdíl mezi úmrností ve skupině A nebyl statisticky významný oproti úmrtnosti ve skupině B. Závěr: Z našich výsledků vyplývá, že rozdíl mezi nemocniční mortalitou u pacientů nestabilních (skupina B) není statisticky signifikantně významný oproti pacientům stabilním (skupina A), p>0,05. Hodnota vstupní koncentrace hemoglobinu byla vyrovnaná v obou skupinách. Počet podaných krevních transfuzí byl výrazně vyšší u nestabilních pacientů. Z našeho sledování vyplývá, že pro prognózu pacienta nebyl určující vstupní TK a P. Pacienti nestabilní měli však delší dobu hospitalizace na JIPu a více krevních převodů.
Introduction: Only limited information about status of patiens with bleeding in the gastointestinal tract is available before urgent endoscopy is performed. The blood pressure and heart rate belong to the substantial ones. On this information the decision about next diagnostic and therapeutic process is based. In our retrospective study we have tried to find the relationship between initial values for patient blood pressure and heart rate and prognosis of the patient. Methods: We have retrospectively reviewed 52 patients who underwent urgent upper endoscopy in our gastroenterology clinic for acute bleeding in the upper part of gastrointestinal tract and had significant endoscopic findings. In these patients we have evaluated the relationship between initial values of their blood pressure and heart rate and their mortality. The other parameters that we have followed were Rockall score, the age of the patiens, initial value of hemoglobin, the length of hospital stay, and the length of the hospital stay in the intensive care unit, and also the number of given transfusions. We have divided patients into two groups according to values of blood pressure and heart rate: group A stable patients (systolic blood pressure > 100 mm Hg and pulse < 100/min) and group B – unstable patients (systolic blood pressure < 100 mm Hg and pulse > 100 /min). Results: Stable patients have less blood transfusion during hospitalisation,their hospitalisation at the intensive care unit and total time of hospitalisation was shorter then in the group of unstable patients. In group A there was not statistically significant difference in hospital mortality compared to patients in group B . Conclusion: Based on our results we can conclude that the difference between hospital mortality in unstable patients with hypotension and tachycardia (group B) was not statistically significant compared to the stable patients without hypotension and tachycardia – group A (p>0.05). The value of initial hemoglobin concentration was equal in both groups of patients. The number of received transfusions was significantly higher in the group of unstable patients. From our study we can conclude that the initial blood pressure and heart rate were not predicting prognosis of patients. The time of intensive care unit hospitalisation was longer in the group of unstable patients, these patients also received more blood transfusions.
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- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage diagnosis etiology complications MeSH
- Hemoglobinometry utilization MeSH
- Upper Gastrointestinal Tract physiopathology pathology MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Blood Pressure Determination methods utilization MeSH
- Mortality MeSH
- Prognosis MeSH
- Pulse statistics & numerical data utilization MeSH
- Retrospective Studies MeSH
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- Humans MeSH
Autorka príspevku prezentuje výsledky funkčného vyšetrenia na bicyklovom ergometri a telesného rozvoja študentiek SjF STU
This article show resultes of functional examination on the bicycle ergometers and physical develop of students- women at the university . The woman have got normal value of filopressure and cardial rate in rest, the cardial rate after end of endurance on the bicykle is wery low then the maximal cardial rate of the woman and returned to the normal values was wery slow. Return of filopressure to normal value was quickly. Average value of BMI indicated absence of cardiovascular diseases.
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- Adult MeSH
- Ergometry methods statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Body Mass Index MeSH
- Blood Pressure genetics MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Blood Pressure Determination methods statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Adolescent physiology MeSH
- Pulse methods statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Students statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Exercise Movement Techniques statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Physical Fitness physiology MeSH
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- Adult MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent physiology MeSH
- Female MeSH
The author in this contributions present results students of Faculty of Physical Education and Sport of Commenius University in Bratislava, their efficiency in 12 minute aerobic abilities test for swimmers / Cooper test/. Suspense file to create 100 men and 30 women, which graduation Cooperov swimming test and his interpretation pulsated frequency. There was found no significant differences in level of 12 min. swimming performance and pulsated frequency.
We show that the recoils of the body caused by cardiac motion and blood circulation provide a noninvasive method capable to display the motions of the heart muscle and the propagation of the pulse wave along aorta and its branches. The results are compared with the data obtained invasively during a heart catheterization. We show that the described noninvasive method is able to determine the moment of a particular heart movement or the time when the pulse wave reaches certain morphological structure.
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- Ballistocardiography methods instrumentation utilization MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Electrocardiography methods instrumentation utilization MeSH
- Financing, Government MeSH
- Hemodynamics physiology MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Pulse methods instrumentation statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Heart Rate genetics MeSH
- Women MeSH
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- Adult MeSH
- Humans MeSH
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- Respiration MeSH
- Financing, Organized MeSH
- Data Interpretation, Statistical MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Body Burden MeSH
- Pulse methods statistics & numerical data utilization MeSH
- Spirometry methods statistics & numerical data utilization MeSH
- Oxygen Consumption physiology MeSH
- Heart Rate physiology MeSH
- Physical Exertion physiology MeSH
- Models, Theoretical MeSH
- Pulmonary Gas Exchange physiology MeSH
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- Humans MeSH
