Advisory Board
David Bennet - London, Hendrik K. F. van Saene - Liverpool

Editorial Board
Massimo Antonelli - Rome, Maurizio Cecconi - London, Vladimir Cerny - Hradec Kralove, Antonio Chiaretti - Rome, James Connolly - Newcastle, Sandro Dessardo - Rijeka, Raúl J. Gazmuri - North Chicago, David Green - London, Ivica Grković - Split, Štefek Grmec - Maribor, Halim Hennes - Dallas, Ino Husedžinović - Zagreb, Giovanni Landoni - Milan, Christian Lehmann - Greifswald, Višnja Majerić-Kogler - Zagreb, Milivoj Novak - Zagreb, Mladen Perić - Zagreb, Andrew Rhodes - London, Juraj Sprung - Rochester, Alan Šustić - Rijeka, Ante Ujević- Split

Statistical board
Andreja Bubic
Goran Kardum

Assistants to the Editorial Board
Tatjana Ćatipović
Joško Markić
Tajana Zah

Secretary
Tatjana Catipovic
Josko Markic
Tajana Zach

Editor-in-Chief
Julije Mestrovic

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Split University Hospital
Spinciceva 1, 21000 Split, Croatia, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Art Editor
Hrvoje Ivic

English Language Revision
Irena Zakarija-Grkovic

Publisher
Marko Goricki, Pharmamed Mado Ltd., Zatisje 8 g, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Neda Stimac
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ISSN 1845-206X