Issue 3 September-December 2013
Contents
Editorial Article
Stop smoking clinic
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Pages: 93-94
Review Paper
Εxudate management of chronic ulcers, with modern dressing
Kalemikerakis Ioannis, Tzani Maria-Evgenia, Katsoulas Theodoros
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Pages: 95-100
The safer and faster healing of the ulcers is related to the proper management of the exudate. Modern dressings have a significant role in the care of chronic wounds, as their absorptive capacity and their different constructional structure give dressings the specific characteristics related to their permeability, capacity and their ability of retaining of the absorbed exudate. This study aimed
Review Paper
Thalassaemia
Koutelekos Ioannis, Haliasos Nikolaos
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Pages: 101-112
Thalassaemia or Cooley's anaemia is an inherited disorder characterised by absent or decreased production of one of the normal globin chains of haemoglobin in the red blood cells. The introduction of new drugs capable of reducing the accumulation of iron in body organs due to frequent blood transfusions, particularly the heart, liver and pancreas, has dramatically improved survival rates and the life
Original Paper
Reactivation and infection from cytomegalovirus in patients undergoing high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation
Georgiadi Elpida, Polikandrioti Maria, Mpaseta Angeliki, Alexopoulou Nektaria, Gourni Maritsa
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Pages: 113-130
Introduction: There are many pathogens that can cause infection to patients undergoing autologous blood stem cell transplantation, and one of them is the human cytomegalovirus (CMV). Genetic material of the virus can be found in various types of cells (monocytes/ macrophages, lymphocytes, endothelial cells), but the exact location, where the virus simultaneously lives on, is not known yet. When
Original Paper
Εxploring the experiences of the families of patients who are hospitalized in intensive care units (ICU) in three hospitals in Crete. Research Protocol.
Koukouli Sofia, Alevizaki Afroditi, Lambraki Maria, Stavropoulou Areti
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Pages: 131-140
The proposed research protocol depicts an attempt to explore the experiences of the families of patients who are hospitalized in I ntensive Care Units (ICU) in three general hospitals in Crete, Greece. In this research protocol, the purpose of the study and the research questions are described. A brief literature review, followed by the research methodology the sampling strategy as well as issues
