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Vol 14, No 1 (2017)

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Adisa Šabanović, Aldin Jusić, Alen Pilav, Alma Efendić, Amel Bajramović, Amina Selimović, Anđelko Vrca, Arjana Brezigar Masten, Basak Sahin, Benjamin Halilović, Darko Iliev, Dijana Haralović, Dolores Biočina Lukenda, Domagoj Drenjančević, Dragana Mićić, Edin Bjelošević, Edin Muharemović, Edin Selimović, Edo Hasanbegović, Elif Tanrıverdi, Emir Halilović, Emir Haxhija, Enes Hodžić, Erdoğan Çetinkaya, Ermina Mujičić, Fahrudin Alić, Fatima Numanović, Feđa Omeragić, Gorana Sulejmanpašić, Gordana Kralik, Hakija Bečulić, Halima Hadžikapetanović, Harun Hodžić, Hatice Resorlu, Hilal Boyacı, Hilda Golem, Hulya Ertekin, Hüseyin Erhan Dinçer, Ibrahim Šišić, Igor Martinović, Ines Zelić, Iva Botica, Ivan Kotris, Ivana Goić Barišić, Ivana Parčina Amižić, Jasmina Nurkić, Jasmina Smajlović, Jasminka Talapko, Josipa Kern, Kenan Karavdić, Kristijan Dinjar, Larisa Gavran, Larisa Mešić Ðogić, Lejla Avdagić, Lejla Bajramović-Omeragić, Lejla Čalkić, Lejla Hrvat, Lejla Ibrahimagić-Šeper, Lejla Tandir, Lidia Gavić, Lidija Šapina, Linda Carcaxhiu, Livia Cigić, Marija Ratković, Marija Tonkić, Marija Vrca Botica, Marina Radić, Martina Krešić Ćorić, Matej Tušak, Mehmet Akif Özgül, Merima Gegić, Mersiha Mahmić-Kaknjo, Miro Klarić, Mirza Moranjkić, Mustafa Çörtük, Nenad Lučić, Nermina Rizvanović, Nevenka Pavlović, Nikolina Zovko, Patricia Blatnik, Rasim Skomorac, Refka Kovač, Sabaheta Bektaš, Sabina Šestić, Saida Fišeković, Sanjin Lovrić, Seid Fazlagić, Selma Milišić, Senad Drnda, Senad Huseinagić, Senada Čaušević, Serhad Bilim, Štefan Bojnec, Suad Sivić, Şule Gül, Suzana Bukovski, Sven Kurbel, Tajib Babić, Tarik Čatić, Thomas Kuehlein, Vjekoslav Mandić, Vladimir Borzan, Yılmaz Savas, Zarema Obradović, Zineta Delibegović, Zlata Kralik,

Published: 01.02.2017.

Contents

01.12.2016. Review paper Biochemistry
Poultry products enriched with nutricines have beneficial effects on human health

The paper presents nutritive value of broiler meat and table eggs, as these animal products are used for human nutrition on a daily basis. In the Republic of Croatia, average consumption of poultry meat amounts to 18.3 kg and to 160 eggs per capita.The most quality parts of broiler carcass are breasts and drumsticks with thighs. Breast muscles cont...

By GORDANA KRALIK, ZLATA KRALIK

01.12.2016. Review paper Biochemistry
Cochlear potential difference between endolymph fluid and the hair cell's interior: a retold interpretation based on the Goldman equation

Reported cochlear potential values of near 150 mV are often attributed to endolymph itself, although membrane potentials result from ion fluxes across the adjacent semipermeable membranes due to concentration gradients. Since any two fluids separated by a semipermeable membrane develop potential due to differences in solute concentrations, a propos...

By SVEN KURBEL, VLADIMIR BORZAN, HILDA GOLEM, KRISTIJAN DINJAR

01.12.2016. Review paper Biochemistry
Placebo and nocebo effects and their significance in clinical practice

Most people have heard of the placebo effect, while relatively few have heard of nocebo, even within the circles of medical staff. Placebo effect means positive results by treatment via pharmacological inert substances. In contrast to placebo, by nocebo effect, due to negative beliefs and expectations, opposite results are achieved. Said in a more ...

By MIRO KLARIĆ, VJEKOSLAV MANDIĆ, SANJIN LOVRIĆ, MARTINA KREŠIĆ ĆORIĆ, NIKOLINA ZOVKO

01.12.2016. Review paper Biochemistry
Knowledge and attitudes of physicians and pharmacists towards the use of generic medicines in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Aim To investigate and assess knowledge and attitudes of pharmacists and physicians towards generic drugs prescription in order to evaluate current trends, obstacles to prescribe/dispense generics and suggest possible improvements of rational and economic prescribing having in mind scarce public budgets for drugs.Methods A cross-sectional survey am...

By TARIK ČATIĆ, LEJLA AVDAGIĆ, IGOR MARTINOVIĆ

01.12.2016. Review paper Biochemistry
Economic evaluation of knee arthroscopy treatment in a general hospital

Aim The economic evaluation of medical programs applies procedures that search for and ensure the cheapest methods of medical treatment with the best feasible health results. The aim of this study was to thoroughly examine both the costs and results of medical outcomes, which were based upon two alternative methods of treatment. The purpose was to ...

By PATRICIA BLATNIK, MATEJ TUŠAK, ŠTEFAN BOJNEC, ARJANA BREZIGAR MASTEN

01.12.2016. Review paper Biochemistry
Conditions of endotracheal intubation with and without muscle relaxant in children

Aim To compare intubation conditions and hemodynamic response of two induction regimens, with or without muscle relaxantusing a combination of either fentanyl and propofol or propofol and suxamethonium.Methods A total of 80 children aged 4-12 years were enrolled in a prospective randomized double-blinded study. Children were randomly allocated in t...

By NERMINA RIZVANOVIĆ, SENADA ČAUŠEVIĆ, ADISA ŠABANOVIĆ

01.12.2016. Review paper Biochemistry
Anatomic variations of posterior paranasal sinuses and optic nerve

Aim To define direct anatomical relations of the sphenoidal (alae minores), ethmoidal sinuses and optic nerve, with an emphasis on determining the effect of age on pneumatisation and dehiscence.Methods This retrospective, descriptive study involved 60 consecutive patients: 30 patients younger than 30 and30 patients olderthan 60 years of age. All pa...

By ALMA EFENDIĆ, EDIN MUHAREMOVIĆ, RASIM SKOMORAC, HAKIJA BEČULIĆ, SABINA ŠESTIĆ, BENJAMIN HALILOVIĆ, MERSIHA MAHMIĆ-KAKNJO

01.12.2016. Review paper Biochemistry
Missing risks in opportunistic screening for type 2 diabetes - CroDiabGP study

Aim To examine two methods of extracting risks for undetected type 2 diabetes (T2D): derived from electronic medical record(EMR) and family medicine (FM) assessment during pre-consultation phase. All risks were structured in three lists of patients’ data using Wonca International Classification Committee (WICC). Missing data were detected in ...

By MARIJA VRCA BOTICA, LINDA CARCAXHIU, JOSIPA KERN, THOMAS KUEHLEIN, IVA BOTICA, LARISA GAVRAN, INES ZELIĆ, DARKO ILIEV, DIJANA HARALOVIĆ, ANĐELKO VRCA

01.12.2016. Review paper Biochemistry
Results of bronchoscopic excision in typical carcinoid tumors of the lung in Turkey

Aim Carcinoid tumors of the lung are the tumors originating from the neuroendocrine cells. Surgical excision remains the gold standard for the treatment. Treatment with interventional bronchoscopic excision has also been reported as an alternative option in typical carcinoid tumors of the lung. The aim of this study was to present results and outco...

By HILAL BOYACI, MUSTAFA ÇÖRTÜK, ŞULE GÜL, ELIF TANRIVERDI, MEHMET AKIF ÖZGÜL, HÜSEYIN ERHAN DINÇER, ERDOĞAN ÇETINKAYA

01.12.2016. Review paper Biochemistry
An assessment of marital adjustment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Aim To investigate marital adjustment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and factors affecting this.Methods A total of 32 patients diagnosed with Steinbrocker class 1-2 rheumatoid arthritis and 32 healthy individuals from a similar age group were included. Sociodemographic characteristics, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), short–form 36...

By HATICE RESORLU, BASAK SAHIN, HULYA ERTEKIN, SERHAD BILIM, YILMAZ SAVAS

01.12.2016. Review paper Biochemistry
Relationship of recovered hepatitis B infection with appearance of toxic propylthiouracil hepatitis

Aim To investigate the relationship between recovered hepatitis B infection with appearance of toxic propylthiouracil (PTU) hepatitis and point out the growing importance of the use of drugs in the development of hepatitis.Methods A case of a 45-year-old female patient with suspicion of acute viral hepatitis who had polypragmasy of drugs in the las...

By LEJLA ČALKIĆ, LEJLA BAJRAMOVIĆ-OMERAGIĆ

01.12.2016. Review paper Biochemistry
Intravenous drugs abuse as the main risk factor of increasing hepatitis C infection prevalence in prisoners in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Aim To determine the prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) among prisoners in Zenica prison, and to investigate therelation between HCV and risky behaviors: intravenous drugs use (IDU), tattooing, promiscuity.MethodsThis cross-sectional study conducted at the High Security Penitentiary in Zenica involved 200 convicted persons whogave thei...

By HARUN HODŽIĆ, AMEL BAJRAMOVIĆ, ZAREMA OBRADOVIĆ, MERSIHA MAHMIĆ-KAKNJO

01.12.2016. Review paper Biochemistry
Identification of microorganisms on mobile phones of intensive care unit health care workers and medical students in the tertiary hospital

Aim To identify and investigate a difference between microorganisms present on intensive care unit (ICU) health care workers' (HCW, doctors, nurses or medical technicians) and medical students' mobile phones as well as to investigate a difference between the frequency and the way of cleaning mobile phones. Methods Fifty swabs were collected from HC...

By IVAN KOTRIS, DOMAGOJ DRENJANČEVIĆ, JASMINKA TALAPKO, SUZANA BUKOVSKI

01.12.2016. Review paper Biochemistry
Correlation between cervical infection and preterm labor

Aim To investigate a correlation between cervical canal infection and imminent preterm labor and to identify most frequent pathogens.Methods A prospective study was conducted in obstetrics/gynecology departments of Health Center and the University ClinicalCenter Tuzla, and General Hospital Tešanj (Bosnia and Herzegovina, B&H) between Oct...

By LARISA MEŠIĆ ÐOGIĆ, NENAD LUČIĆ, DRAGANA MIĆIĆ, FEĐA OMERAGIĆ, ENES HODŽIĆ, SEID FAZLAGIĆ, REFKA KOVAČ, NEVENKA PAVLOVIĆ

01.12.2015. Review paper Biochemistry
Presence and resistance of Streptococcus agalactiae in vaginal specimens of pregnant and adult non-pregnant women and association with other aerobic bacteria

Aim To determine the prevalence rate and resistance profile of Streptococcus agalactiae (S. agalactiae) in vaginal swabs of pregnant and adult non-pregnant women in the Tuzla region, Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H), as well as its association with other aerobic bacteria. Methods This prospective study included 200 women, 100 pregnant and 100 adult...

By FATIMA NUMANOVIĆ, JASMINA SMAJLOVIĆ, MERIMA GEGIĆ, ZINETA DELIBEGOVIĆ, SABAHETA BEKTAŠ, JASMINA NURKIĆ, EMIR HALILOVIĆ

01.12.2016. Review paper Biochemistry
Management of acute spontaneous thoracic spinal epidural hematoma causing paraplegia

Aim To emphasize the importance of early recognition, diagnostic processing and emergent surgical treatment of spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH).Methods A 39-year-old female presented with sudden onset of severe pain between the shoulder blades followed by paraparesis and alerted sensibility in the lower extremities. An hour later she dev...

By FAHRUDIN ALIĆ, HAKIJA BEČULIĆ, ALDIN JUSIĆ, RASIM SKOMORAC, MIRZA MORANJKIĆ, LEJLA HRVAT, LEJLA TANDIR

01.12.2016. Review paper Biochemistry
Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for congenital cystic adenomatoid malformations

Aim The aim was to show rare cases of congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) and the manner of its surgicaltreatment with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).Methods Two male and one female child, 7, 4 and 3 years of age were treated for symptoms of cough and high temperature in district hospitals. In all three children laborator...

By AMINA SELIMOVIĆ, EDO HASANBEGOVIĆ, ERMINA MUJIČIĆ, SELMA MILIŠIĆ, EMIR HAXHIJA, KENAN KARAVDIĆ, ALEN PILAV

01.12.2016. Review paper Biochemistry
Morphologic differences of occipital region in patients with schizophrenia and migraine headache using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and visual evoked potentials (VEPs)

Aim To compare morphologic variations of occipital sulci patterns in patients with schizophrenia and migraine headache regarding gender and laterality using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and visual evoked potentials (VEPs) as well as damage of visual pathway in patients with schizophrenia.Methods This study included 80 patients. Brain scans and ...

By GORANA SULEJMANPAŠIĆ, SAIDA FIŠEKOVIĆ, SENAD DRNDA

01.12.2016. Review paper Biochemistry
Treatment of posttraumatic epilepsy with new generation antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) – our experience

Aim To investigate influence of therapy with new generation antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in fastening of posttraumatic epilepsy(PTE) remission comparing to therapy with standard AEDs, as well as the time to remission in the presence of psychiatric comorbidities.Methods The study was conducted during the 1988-2008 period and included 113 patients (47 ...

By LIDIJA ŠAPINA, MARIJA RATKOVIĆ

01.12.2016. Review paper Biochemistry
Depression and intimate relationships of adolescents from divorced families

Aim To determine an impact of parental divorce to depression and intimate relationships of young people during adolescence, and prevalence of symptoms of depression and the level of intimacy in relations to adolescents living in intact families and those from divorced families.Methods This prospective descriptive research was conducted on a sample ...

By HALIMA HADŽIKAPETANOVIĆ, TAJIB BABIĆ, EDIN BJELOŠEVIĆ

01.12.2016. Review paper Biochemistry
Antimicrobial efficacy of probiotic-containing toothpastes: an in vitro evaluation

Aim To evaluate, in vitro antimicrobial ability of two probiotic toothpastes (one containing Lactobacillus paracasei, other containing Lactobacillus acidophilus) and one toothpaste without probiotic separately, and in a combination with two different mouthrinses (one containing essential oils and the other containing hexitidine).Methods Antimicrobi...

By IVANA PARČINA AMIŽIĆ, LIVIA CIGIĆ, LIDIA GAVIĆ, MARINA RADIĆ, DOLORES BIOČINA LUKENDA, MARIJA TONKIĆ, IVANA GOIĆ BARIŠIĆ

01.12.2015. Review paper Biochemistry
Prevention of trismus with different pharmacological therapies after surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molar

Aim To assess prevention and reduction of trismus after surgically extracted impacted mandibular third molars with individualand combined therapy with corticosteroids and anti-inflammatory analgesics.Methods The research included 60 randomly selected patients (3 groups) attended to the Dental Oral Surgery of the Public Institution Healthcare Center...

By EDIN SELIMOVIĆ, LEJLA IBRAHIMAGIĆ-ŠEPER, IBRAHIM ŠIŠIĆ, SUAD SIVIĆ, SENAD HUSEINAGIĆ

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