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Vol 20, No 1 (2023)

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Authors in this issue:

Adisa Čengić, Admir Hadžimuratović, Admira Dizdarević, Adnan Papović, Agung Putra, Aida Mujaković, Aida Mustajbegović-Pripoljac, Alden Begić, Alen Džubur, Almir Fajkić, Amela Džubur, Ammar Brkić, Andrea Franchini, Andrea Leone, Antonella Abate, Arie Utariani, Asma Abdulaziz Aldossary, Avdo Kurtović, Azra Durak-Nalbantić, Bedrudin Banjanović, Belma Paralija, Besim Prnjavorac, Biagio Moretti, Buena Aziri, Danka Pokrajac, Dewi Masyitah Darlan, Domenico Zaccari, Dr Chodidjah, Duško Anić, Dženana Softić, Ðemil Omerović, Edin Begić, Edin Kabil, Elizeus Hanindito, Elma Fejzić, Emina Hadžimuratović, Emina Karčić, Ena Gogić, Ermina Mujičić, Faruk Lazović, Flavia Riefoli, Florianna Palmiotto, Francesco Ippolito, Giacomo Zavattini, Gianni Caizzi, Giovanni Noia, Giuseppe Maccagnano, Gojko Bogdan, Harun Selimović, Hasan N. Alsayed, Igor Sladojević, Ilirijana Haxibeqiri-Karabdić, Inge Klupka-Sarić, Ismeta Kalkan, Jasmina Alajbegović Halimić, Khalid Mohsen Houbani, Kristian Karlović, Lejla Mešalić, Lena Arambašić Topić, Marija Bender, Martin Kajić, Matea Baranik, Michele Coviello, Midhat Čizmić, Mirad Odobašić, Mirela Delibegović, Mirela Halilčević, Mirza Omerčević, Mirza Sivro, Mohammed Abdulrahman Alkhateeb, Muamer Obhodžaš, Muhamed Djedović, Muhamed Katica, Muhamed Ođuz, Nedim Begić, Nermir Granov, Nina Jovanović, Nur Dina Amalina, Orhan Lepara, Ostoja Savić, Patricia Reisz-Majić, Pejana Rastović, Rizka Sofyanti Putri, Rizky Candra Irawan, Rudy Vitraludyono, Samir Delibegović, Sandra Lakičević, Sanja Grabovica, Selma Terzić, Setyo Trisnadi, Siti Thomas, Slavenka Štraus, Sniježana Hasanbegović, Snježana Novaković Bursać, Stjepan Čović, Sunita Mehic-Fazlić, Tarik Kapidžić, Tatjana Boškić, Tatjana Bućma, Velma Selmanović, Verica Mišanović, Vincenzo Caiaffa, Yousef A. Alrashidi, Yousef Mohammed Aljamaan,

Published: 27.08.2022.

Contents

01.12.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Comparative analysis of the effects of dalteparin and reviparin on perioperative blood loss in patients with extracapsular hip fractures treated with intramedullary nailing

Aim To determine differences between reviparin and dalteparin treatment in patients with extracapsular hip fractures treated with intramedullary nailing and their effects on perioperative blood loss and early postoperative recovery.Methods Retrospective comparative study included 68 patients with extracapsular hip fracture who were divided into dal...

By MIRZA SIVRO, FARUK LAZOVIĆ, ÐEMIL OMEROVIĆ, TARIK KAPIDŽIĆ, ADNAN PAPOVIĆ, MIRZA OMERČEVIĆ, HARUN SELIMOVIĆ

01.12.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Comparison of dexmedetomidine alone or with other sedatives for paediatric sedation during magnetic resonance imaging: a systematic review

Aim To compare the outcome of sole dexmedetomidine or with other sedative drugs in paediatric patients during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Methods Literature was obtained from PubMed and ScienceDirect from 2010-2020 using key words: sedation, paediatric,dexmedetomidine, ambulatory, MRI, ketamine, propofol, midazolam. The literature selection wa...

By RUDY VITRALUDYONO, ARIE UTARIANI, ELIZEUS HANINDITO

01.12.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Clitorea ternatea flower extract induces platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and GPx gene overexpression in ultraviolet (UV) B irradiationinduced collagen loss

Aim To determine the effect of Clitorea ternatea flower extract (CTFE) in the gel dosage form on the expression of GPx and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) in ultraviolet (UV) - B irradiation-induced collagen loss rat model.Methods This is experimental research with post-test control group design. Twenty healthy male Wistar rats were divided i...

By RIZKA SOFYANTI PUTRI, AGUNG PUTRA, DR CHODIDJAH, DEWI MASYITAH DARLAN, SETYO TRISNADI, SITI THOMAS, NUR DINA AMALINA, RIZKY CANDRA IRAWAN

01.12.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Relation between thyroid hormonal status, neutrophillymphocyte ratio and left ventricular systolic function in patients with acute coronary syndrome

Aim To examine a relation of thyroid function, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) with left ventricular function measured through the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronaryintervention (PCI).Methods This prospective research involved 160 consecutive patients with acut...

By MIRELA HALILČEVIĆ, EDIN BEGIĆ, AMELA DŽUBUR, ALEN DŽUBUR, BUENA AZIRI, AZRA DURAK-NALBANTIĆ, ALDEN BEGIĆ, AMMAR BRKIĆ, ENA GOGIĆ, ORHAN LEPARA

01.12.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Trends in stroke thrombolysis rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina: a hospital-based observation study

Aim To assess trends in thrombolysis rates and door-to-needle times in University Hospital Mostar.Methods Data from the University Hospital Mostar Registry were used. Information on the number of ischaemic stroke patients, intravenous thrombolysis rates and „door-to-needle times“ (DNT) were collected between January 2013 and December 20...

By MARIJA BENDER, STJEPAN ČOVIĆ, MATEA BARANIK, SANDRA LAKIČEVIĆ, INGE KLUPKA-SARIĆ

01.12.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Can laboratory and clinical parameters predict the occurrence of acute arterial occlusion in COVID-19 patients?

Aim To determine radiologic, clinic and laboratory characteristics of COVID-19 positive patients with acute arterial occlusion and compare them with post COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients.Methods In this retrospective study, 53 patients with acute occlusion of peripheral arteries admitted to the University ClinicalHospital Mostar in the period bet...

By KRISTIAN KARLOVIĆ, GOJKO BOGDAN, PEJANA RASTOVIĆ, MARTIN KAJIĆ

01.12.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Minimally invasive mini-thoracotomy access as a surgical method in state-of-the-art treatment of single-vessel coronary heart disease

Aim To compare outcomes of two different surgical techniques of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for treating isolated left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery disease by full median sternotomy technique vs. minimally invasive approach via left anterior mini-thoracotomy.Methods This retrospective, observational study, which included 61 ...

By EDIN KABIL, NERMIR GRANOV, ILIRIJANA HAXIBEQIRI-KARABDIĆ, SANJA GRABOVICA, ERMINA MUJIČIĆ, SLAVENKA ŠTRAUS, BEDRUDIN BANJANOVIĆ, MUHAMED DJEDOVIĆ

01.12.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Parameters in predicting the risk of a prolonged hospital stay in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a single-centre experience

Aim To identify clinical and laboratory parameters on admission and/or during a hospital stay that would predict prolonged hospital stay in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD).Methods A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at the Clinic for Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis, Clinical Cen...

By AIDA MUJAKOVIĆ, BELMA PARALIJA, BESIM PRNJAVORAC, ORHAN LEPARA, ALMIR FAJKIĆ, EDIN BEGIĆ, AVDO KURTOVIĆ, MIDHAT ČIZMIĆ, MIRAD ODOBAŠIĆ

01.12.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Correlation between clinical outcomes and patients’ satisfaction using tarsoconjunctival - Hughes flap for the reconstruction of eyelid defects

Aim To examine and quantify patients’ satisfaction and correlate with the objective clinical presentation after the treatment and to present a comprehensive literature review on tarsoconjunctival/ Hughes flap technique.Methods A review of more than 159 peer-review articles and a combined retrospective-prospective two-centres case series of 17...

By NINA JOVANOVIĆ, PATRICIA REISZ-MAJIĆ, SUNITA MEHIC-FAZLIĆ, SELMA TERZIĆ, JASMINA ALAJBEGOVIĆ HALIMIĆ, ADMIRA DIZDAREVIĆ

27.08.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Correlation between clinical outcomes and patients’ satisfaction using tarsoconjunctival - Hughes flap for the reconstruction of eyelid defects

Aim To examine and quantify patients’ satisfaction and correlate with the objective clinical presentation after the treatment and to present a comprehensive literature review on tarsoconjunctival/Hughes flap technique.Methods A review of more than 159 peer-review articles and a combined retrospective-prospective two-centres case series of 17p...

By NINA JOVANOVIĆ, PATRICIA REISZ-MAJIĆ, SUNITA MEHIC-FAZLIĆ, SELMA TERZIĆ, JASMINA ALAJBEGOVIĆ HALIMIĆ, ADMIRA DIZDAREVIĆ

01.12.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Outcomes of acute kidney injury in critically ill children who need renal replacement therapy

Aim To determine an outcome of acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill children (CIC) who needed renal replacement therapy(RRT) and were admitted to the Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PICU and NICU) at the Paediatric Clinic, University Clinical Centre Sarajevo (UCCS).Methods The research included 81 children with AKI. The Kidney D...

By DANKA POKRAJAC, ADMIR HADŽIMURATOVIĆ, ISMETA KALKAN, NEDIM BEGIĆ, EMINA HADŽIMURATOVIĆ, VERICA MIŠANOVIĆ, DUŠKO ANIĆ, AIDA MUSTAJBEGOVIĆ-PRIPOLJAC

01.12.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
The relationship between C-reactive protein, anthropometric parameters and lipids in menopausal transition

Aim To investigate the relationship between C-reactive protein, anthropometric parameters, and lipids in women in the menopausal transition. Methods This cross-sectional study included 150 women divided into three groups: premenopausal (n=50), perimenopausal (n=50), and postmenopausal (n=50). All women were interviewed, body mass index (BMI) and wa...

By DŽENANA SOFTIĆ, LEJLA MEŠALIĆ

01.12.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
CT advantages of potential use of polymer plastic clips in neurocranium

Aim Clips in neurosurgery are made of titanium alloys, which reduce artifacts on computed tomography (CT). The radiological advantage of plastic clips on the CT image was demonstrated when they were placed in an inter-hemispherical position at an angle of 90º. The aim of this study was to investigate the behaviour of the clip placed at differe...

By SAMIR DELIBEGOVIĆ, MIRELA DELIBEGOVIĆ, MUHAMED KATICA, MUAMER OBHODŽAŠ, MUHAMED OĐUZ

01.12.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury in population with elevated body mass index

Aim Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is among the most common orthopaedic injuries. The elevated body mass index(BMI) can contribute to non-contact ACL injury. This study aims to assess the risk of ACL injury among elevated BMI population people (BMI ≥25 Kg\m2).Methods This is a cross sectional study that was conducted in a tertiary care ...

By HASAN N. ALSAYED, MOHAMMED ABDULRAHMAN ALKHATEEB, ASMA ABDULAZIZ ALDOSSARY, KHALID MOHSEN HOUBANI, YOUSEF MOHAMMED ALJAMAAN, YOUSEF A. ALRASHIDI

01.12.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Computer-assisted navigation for intramedullary nailing of intertrochanteric femur fractures: a preliminary result

Aim To demonstrate a reduction of risk factors ray-depending in proximal femur nailing of intertrochanteric femur fractures,comparing standard technique with computer-assisted navigation system.Methods One hundred patients hospitalised between October 2021 and June 2022 with intertrochanteric femur fractures type 31-A1and 31-A2 were prospectively e...

By MICHELE COVIELLO, FRANCESCO IPPOLITO, ANTONELLA ABATE, GIACOMO ZAVATTINI, DOMENICO ZACCARI, ANDREA LEONE, GIOVANNI NOIA, VINCENZO CAIAFFA, GIUSEPPE MACCAGNANO

01.12.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Post-traumatic instability of the first metatarsophalangeal joint: a novel surgical technique of capsular reconstruction in a young kickboxer

Aim To report a novel surgical technique of capsular reconstruction of post-traumatic instability of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ). Methods The clinical case is related to a 24-year-old male athlete whose clinical symptoms began with pain and spontaneous dislocation of the left first MTPJ during a kickboxing fight. He received conserva...

By GIANNI CAIZZI, MICHELE COVIELLO, ANDREA FRANCHINI, FLAVIA RIEFOLI, FLORIANNA PALMIOTTO, BIAGIO MORETTI

27.08.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Spinal cord stimulation in chronic pain treatment – first experiences in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Aim To describe results of spinal cord stimulation technique when the conventional multidisciplinary treatment of neuropathic ormixed pain failed.Methods The research was conducted at the Institute for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation “Dr. Miroslav Zotović”, Banjaluka.Ten patients, who had chronic pain resistant to other therapeutic...

By TATJANA BUĆMA, OSTOJA SAVIĆ, TATJANA BOŠKIĆ, LENA ARAMBAŠIĆ TOPIĆ, IGOR SLADOJEVIĆ, SNJEŽANA NOVAKOVIĆ BURSAĆ

01.12.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Association of HLA-B27 antigen with clinical and laboratory parameters in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Aim To analyse the association of human leukocyte antigen B27 with clinical and laboratory parameters in patients with juvenileidiopathic arthritis (JIA) at the disease onset.Methods A retrospective review of medical records of 25 HLAB27 positive and 25 HLA-B27 negative JIA patients was performed. The diagnosis of JIA was based on the 1997-2001 Int...

By ADISA ČENGIĆ, VELMA SELMANOVIĆ, SNIJEŽANA HASANBEGOVIĆ, NEDIM BEGIĆ, EMINA KARČIĆ, ELMA FEJZIĆ

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