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This article presents the highlights of the meeting of the Nucleus of the Working Group for Echocardiography of the Croatian Cardiac Society held on May 2, 2011. Officers of the working group attended the meeting. The agenda included the adoption of the proposals for echocardiographic tests and related costs and the inclusion of all cardiac imaging methods within the group.

The article discusses the highlights of the Working Group Nucleus (WG) Meeting of the Echocardiography of the Croatian Cardiac Society on March 18, 2011 at the Sheraton Hotel in Zagrev, Croatia. The WG discussed CroEcho, a symposium on echocardiography organized by the WG in part with Thalassotherapy Opatija, which will be held on October 20-22, 2011. Discussions include Professor Separovic-Hanzevacki's suggestion that the WG give its opinion on the price and division of echocardiography tests to the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance.

The article discusses the highlights of the meeting of the Working Group Nucleus for Echocardiography of the Croatian Cardiac Society at the University Hospital Center in Zagreb, Croatia on September 19, 2011. The topics discussed include applications for national accreditations, the launch of the CroEcho 2011 conference and the web site of the working group. Representative of the regions were asked to discuss the practice of echocardiography in their area.

The article discusses the highlights of the meeting of the Working Group Nucleus for Echocardiography of the Croatian Cardiac Society at the University Hospital Center in Zagreb, Croatia on July 11, 2011. The topics discussed include the sponsorship of the CroEcho 2011 conference, national accreditation and the Internet site of CroEcho 2011. A report was also submitted by Professor Separovic Hanzevacki.

Objective: To investigate the efficacy and safety of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) with high PEEP levels application in patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)., Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study with data collected from 95 patients who were administered NIV as part of their treatment in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at University Hospital Centre Zagreb between October 2021 and February 2022. The definite outcome was NIV failure., Results: High PEEP NIV was applied in all 95 patients; 54 (56.84%) patients could be kept solely on NIV, while 41 (43.16%) patients required intubation. ICU mortality of patients solely on NIV was 3.70%, while total ICU mortality was 35.79%. The most significant difference in the dynamic of respiratory parameters between 2 patient groups was visible on Day 3 of ICU stay: By that day, patients kept solely on NIV required significantly lower PEEP levels and had better improvement in PaO 2 , P/F ratio, and HACOR score., Conclusion: High PEEP applied by NIV was a safe option for the initial respiratory treatment of all patients, despite the severity of ARDS. For some patients, it was also shown to be the only necessary form of oxygen supplementation.