GRIGORIS LAMBRAKIS (1912-1963) – A GREEK OBSTETRICIAN AND WORLD RENOWNED ACTIVIST

Grigoris Lambrakis was a Greek politician, doctor, athlete, and faculty member of the Medical School of Athens University. As an athlete, Lambrakis held the Greek record for long jump for twenty-three years and he also won several gold medals in the Balkan Athletic Games. Lambrakis received an excellent medical education. As lecturer at the University of Athens, Lambrakis became a pioneer of Gynecological Endocrinology. His philanthropy was always evident during his medical career, but he also consistently attended international pacifist meetings and demonstrations. His medical work, and his performance as lecturer of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, have been neglected, if not overshadowed, by his political career. Lambrakis is recognized worldwide as a martyr for peace. The aim in this essay is to present his life, and especially to elucidate his medical achievements.Grigoris Lambrakis bio je grčki političar, liječnik, sportaš i član Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Ateni. Kao sportaš, Lambrakis je držao grčki rekord u skoku u dalj tijekom dvadeset i tri godine, a osvojio je i nekoliko zlatnih medalja na Balkanskim atletskim igrama. Imao je izvrsno medicinsko obrazovanje. Kao predavač na Atenskom sveučilištu, Lambrakis je postao pionirom ginekološke endokrinologije. U njegovoj se liječničkoj karijeri očitovala njegova dobrohotnost. Također, neprestano je prisustvovao međunarodnim pacifističkim susretima i prosvjedima. Njegova je politička karijera zasjenila njegov medicinski rad i sveučilišni rad predavača opstetricije i ginekologije. Lambrakis je svjetski poznat kao mučenik za mir. Cilj je ovog izlaganja predstaviti njegov život, a posebice pojasniti njegova medicinska postignuća

RAZVOJ ROBOTA KROZ POVIJEST DO „DA VINCIJEVOG ROBOTA“

Da Vinci robot is increasingly used for operations adding the advantages of robots to the favor of medicine. This is a historical article with the aim to present the evolution of robots in the medical area from the time of ancient myths to Renaissance and finally to the current revolutionary applications. We endeavored to collect several elegant narratives on the topic. The use of imagination could help the reader to find similarities. A trip from the Greek myths of Hephaestus through Aristotle and Leonardo Da Vinci to the robots of Karel Capek and Isaac Asimov and finally the invention of the medical robots is presented.Da Vincijev robot se sve više koristi za operacije iskorištavajući prednosti robota u korist medicine. Ovo je povijesni članak u kojemu je cilj predstaviti evoluciju robota u medicini od vremena drevnih mitova do renesanse i konačno do sadašnjih revolucionarnih aplikacija. Nastojali smo prikupiti nekoliko elegantnih priča na tu temu. Korištenje imaginacije može pomoći čitatelju pronaći sličnosti. Predstavljeno je putovanje od grčkih mitova o Hefestu preko Aristotela i Leonarda da Vincija do robota Karela Čapeka i Isaaca Asimova te konačno izuma medicinskih robota

World Wide Web Resources on Obstetrical and Gynecological Infections

Modern information and communications technology has provided medical students and practitioners around the world with a new, valuable, and easy-to-use way to retrieve potentially useful information. Using previously described by our research group methodology, we generated a list of 50 Internet resources in the field of obstetrical and gynecological infections. We believe that the availability of such a list will help in the education of students and clinicians interested in obstetrical and gynecological infections

Tranexamic Acid (TXA) for the Hemostatic Treatment of Post-Partum Hemorrhage (PPH): What Key Points Have We Learnt After All These Years?

Post-partum bleeding or post-partum hemorrhage (PPH) is often defined as the loss of more than 500 mL of blood after vaginal delivery or 1000 mL of blood after cesarean section following the delivery of a child [...]

PRIMJENA MRAVLJIH ČELJUSTI KAO KIRURŠKIH KOPČI U DOBA GRČKOG DOMOLJUBA YANNISA MAKRIYANNISA (1797.–1864.)

The use of ant mandibles as surgical clips was documented by the ancient Indian physicians Susruta and Charaka as early as 1000 BC and continued in some world areas into the early 1900s. According to the memoirs of the Greek revolutionary general Ioannis Makriyannis, this technique was also applied in the battlefields of the Greek Revolution for Independence between 1821 and 1832.Još 1000 g. pr. n. e. indijski liječnici Sušruta i Čaraka spominju primjenu mravljih čeljusti kao kirurških kopči, koja se nastavila u nekim dijelovima svijeta sve do prve polovice XIX. stoljeća. Prema zapisima iz sjećanja grčkog revolucionara, generala Yannisa Makriyannisa, ova se tehnika primjenjivala i na bojištima u Grčkoj tijekom Revolucije za neovisnost od 1821. do 1832

Fournier's gangrene in a patient after third-degree burns: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Fournier's gangrene is characterized by tissue ischemia leading to rapidly progressing necrotizing fasciitis.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We present the case of a patient with Fournier's gangrene after third-degree burns. Clinical manifestations, laboratory results and treatment options are discussed.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Fournier's gangrene is a surgical emergency. Although it can be lethal, it is still a challenging situation in the field of surgical infections.</p