Renal hemodynamic, microcirculatory and metabolic responses to peritonitis-induced acute kidney injury in pigs

J Chvojka, R Sykora, A Krouzecky, J Radej… - Critical care, 2008 - Springer
Methods In eight anesthetized, mechanically ventilated and instrumented pigs, fecal peritonitis
was induced by inoculating autologous feces. Six sham-operated animals served as time-…

Searching for mechanisms that matter in septic acute kidney injury: an experimental study

J Benes, J Chvojka, R Sykora, J Radej, A Krouzecky… - Critical care, 2011 - Springer
Methods Thirty-six pigs were anesthetized, mechanically ventilated and instrumented. After
a recovery period, progressive sepsis was induced either by peritonitis (n= 13) or by iv …

Anesthesia and the microcirculation

Z Turek, R Sykora, M Matejovic… - … in cardiothoracic and …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
There is increasing evidence that the microcirculation and its regulation are severely
compromised during many pathological conditions, such as hemorrhage, sepsis, or trauma. The …

Reduced L-type calcium current in ventricular myocytes from pigs with hyperdynamic septic shock

M Stengl, F Bartak, R Sykora, J Chvojka… - Critical care …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To hypothesize that reduced L-type calcium current with consequent shortening
of cardiac repolarization is present in a clinically relevant porcine model of hyperdynamic …

[HTML][HTML] ABCDE cognitive aid tool in patient assessment–development and validation in a multicenter pilot simulation study

…, PC Cmorej, KG Lauridsen, F Sari, R Sykora - BMC Emergency …, 2020 - Springer
Background The so called ABCDE approach (Airway-Breathing-Circulation-Disability-Exposure)
is a golden standard of patient assessment. The efficacy of using cognitive aids (CA) in …

To ventilate or not to ventilate during bystander CPR—A EuReCa TWO analysis

…, O Franěk, J Kratochvíl, J Přikryl, R Sýkora… - Resuscitation, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is still low. For every minute
without resuscitation the likelihood of survival decreases. One critical step is initiation of …

Video emergency calls in medical dispatching: a scoping review

R Sýkora, D Peřan, M Renza, J Bradna… - … and disaster medicine, 2022 - cambridge.org
Background: Video emergency calls (VCs) represent a feasible future trend in medical
dispatching. Acceptance among callers and dispatchers seems to be good. Indications, potential …

Mitragyna speciosa (kratom) poisoning: findings from ten cases

D Peran, M Stern, P Cernohorsky, R Sykora, S Popela… - Toxicon, 2023 - Elsevier
Kratom is a mixture of compounds that are present in the leaves of the tropical tree Mitragyna
speciosa. It is used as a psychoactive agent with both opiate and stimulant-like effects. In …

Coupled plasma filtration adsorption in experimental peritonitis-induced septic shock

R Sykora, J Chvojka, A Krouzecky, J Radej, J Kuncova… - Shock, 2009 - journals.lww.com
The coupled plasma filtration adsorption (CPFA) was developed as an adsorptive hemopurification
method aimed at nonselective removal of circulating soluble mediators potentially …

[HTML][HTML] Non-technical skills in pre-hospital care in the Czech Republic: a prospective multicentric observational study (NTS study)

D Peran, R Sykora, J Vidunova, I Krsova… - BMC Emergency …, 2022 - Springer
Background Non-technical skills (NTS) are important for the proper functioning of emergency
medical ambulance crews but have hardly been researched in the conditions of clinical pre-…