Aim To investigate out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) trend, provided advanced life support (ALS) measures, automated external defibrillator (AEDs) utilization and by-standers involvement in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) during OHCA incidents.Methods This cross-sectional study encompassed data pertaining to all OHCA incidents attended to b...

By Armin Šljivo, Tatjana Jevtić, Selma Terzić-Salihbašić, Arian Abdulkhaliq, Leopold Reiter, Faris Salihbašić, Ajla Bečar-Alijević, Adin Alijević, Ilma Dadić, Fatima Gavrankapetanović

Aim Despite advancements in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), morbidity and mortality following ACS remain high. The aim of this study was to actively seek possible predictors of adverse outcomes after ACS aiming to identify high-risk patients promptly.Methods This retrospective cohort study inv...

By Namik Selimović, Amina Marić, Armin Šljivo, Aladin Altic, Irma Fajić, Lana Lekić, Azra Durak-Nalbantić

Aim To investigate an influence of age and body mass index (BMI) as determinants of infertility treatment success in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures confirmed so far, on the amount of Lactobacillus spp. (LS) and Gardnerella vaginalis (GV) in the endometrium in fresh IVF cycles at the time of embryo transfer.Methods This a prospective single-ce...

By Haris Zukić, Devleta Balić, Džanan Osmanović

Aim To investigate whether the radiographic progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) correlates with inflammatory markers and other laboratory values, and its association with treatment modalities.Methods This observational study included 125 patients with seropositive RA. Data were obtained from patients’ medical records from the year of 202...

By Alen Omanović, Nejra Mlačo-Vražalić, Akif Mlačo

Aim To compare the need for intubation and mechanical ventilation after surfactant delivery between less invasive surfactant administration (LISA)-treated and intuba-tion-surfactant-extubation (IN-SURE)-treated premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Methods Retrospective registry-based cohort study enrolled 36 newborns adm...

By Gianluca Dini, Maria Grazia Santini, Federica Celi, Alberto Verrotti

Aim To evaluate the essential role of Moringa-albumin (MA) formulation in the maintenance of complement regulatory proteins through CD55 and CD59 on erythrocyte (TER-119).Methods Strepto-zotocin (145 mg/kg) was used to induce diabetes mice. In diabetes mellitus (DM) model mice were treated with MA formulation for 14 days at a D1 - 500 mg/kg (M) + 6...

By Noviana Dwi Lestari, Sulistyo Mulyo Agustini, Moh Dliyauddin, Wahyu Isnia Adharini, Ruri Vivian Nilamsari, Nashi Widodo, Sri Rahayu, Muhaimin Rifa’i

Aim Congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia (CPT) is a rare, dysplastic condition causing significant disability in the lower limbs. A treatment aims to achieve long-lasting union, prevent limb length discrepancies, and prevent soft tissue lesions. Traditional surgery often yields satisfactory results, but amputation may be proposed in failed cases....

By Panji Sananta, Hasri Nopianto

Atherosclerosis, one of the leading causes of death in developed countries is characterized by lumen reduction of blood vessels due to local thickening of internal blood vessels caused by plaque/atheroma. It begins in childhood, goes for a long time without manifesting symptoms, increasing with age it begins to seriously threaten health. The most i...

By Senka Mesihović-Dinarević

Aim To compare the sequences of the tcdC gene between Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) strains identified as PCR ribotype 176 and the reference strain C. difficile PCR ribotype 027 and to evaluate the use of the Xpert C. difficile/Epi assay for their differentiation. Methods A total of 45 strains were grown from storage beads. DNA of su...

By Tatiana Havrilova, Elena Novakova, Vincent Lucansky, Andrea Stanclova, Martina Neuschlova

Aim To determine the existence of damage to thin sensitive fibres (Aδ and C) by quantitative sensory testing (QST) in female patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), the existence of pain, and a connection with the in-nervation field of the nerve itself.Methods Forty-two consecutive female patients with symptoms of CTS participated in the ...

By Tatjana Bućma, Igor Sladojević