Aim To analyse changes in haematological values after plateletpheresis in donor population with regard to donor safety.Methods A retrospective study was conducted on first time and repeated healthy donors over a period of eight months in the BloodTransfusion Institute in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo. A total of 75 plateletph...

By Gorana Ahmetović-Karić, Elma Ćatović-Baralija, Kenan Mehić

Aim To analyse the impact of the length of antiviral therapy with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) on the renal function in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).Methods A cross-sectional study included 75 patients with CHB treated with tenofovir, who had a normal renal function at the beginning of the treatment. Renal function was determined ...

By Nerma Čustović, Lejla Alić, Ismar Rašić, Aida Saray, Amila Mehmedović, Nadža Zubčević

Aim To assess machine-learning models, their methodological quality, compare their performance, and highlight their limitations.Methods The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) recommendations were applied. Electronic databases Science Direct, MEDLINE through (PubMed, Google Scholar), EBSCO, ERIC, and CINAHL w...

By Eslam Bani Mohammad, Muayyad Ahmad

Aim To investigate the effects of estrogen-related events (age at menopause, age at menarche) on later-life skeletal fragility in Bosnian postmenopausal women.Methods A total of 100 postmenopausal Bosnian women, aged between 55 and 75 years, were included. The women in the study group (n=50) had fragility fractures, and in the control group (n=50) ...

By Amila Kapetanović, Gordan Bajić, Sabina Sarić, Rubina Alimanović-Alagić, Martina Bonić, Dženan Pleho

Aim The Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society Health Index (ASAS HI) Croatian version was used to assess health and functioning of patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) covering aspects of physical, emotional and social functioning.Methods A cross sectional study was conducted at the Clinic for Internal Diseases Tuzla from January t...

By Maida Skokić, Almira Ćosićkić, Adin Alić

Aim To determine a correlation between the localization of the parathyroid gland (PTG), based on ultrasound (US) examination and the operative findings, as well as the correlation between the size of the parathyroid glands measured by ultrasonography (USG) with pathological findings+, and prevalence of enlarged parathyroid glands in various forms o...

By Almedina Ramaš, Sabrina Uščuplić, Šekib Umihanić, Hasan Altumbabić, Almir Salkić, Merima Kasumović

Aim To evaluate changes of retinal microcirculation in mild cases of recovered COVID-19 patients at least three months after the infection by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) non-invasive method.Methods In this prospective cross-sectional study, 50 right eyes of 50 recovered COVID-19 patients were compared with 50 righteyes of age an...

By Adisa Pilavdžić, Suzana Pavljašević, Amra Nadarević Vodenčarević, Anis Međedović, Meliha Halilbašić, Alma Čičkušić, Nejra Hodžić, Sumeja Terzić, Azra Šmigalović, Sanela Muhović

Aim To assess our personal experience of a case of tuberculosis of the talus, and to provide an overview of the literature about this tuberculosis manifestations, including all its aspects: epidemiology, clinical and imaging presentation, and all the treatments available to the current state of knowledge.Methods We present our experience in a case ...

By Chiara Comis, Tommaso Greco, Michele Inverso, Antonio Mascio, Chiara Polichetti, Marco Barbaliscia, Vincenzo La vergata, Massimiliano Mosca, Silvio Caravelli, Nicola Mondanelli, Elisa Troiano, Giulio Maccauro, Carlo Perisano

Aim To investigate the correlations between tumour characteristics, symptoms, intraoperative findings, and outcomes in patientwith meningioma.Methods A retrospective study was conducted on 86 surgically treated patients at Department of Neurosurgery of Cantonal Hospital Zenica from 2010 to 2020. Patients with intracranial meningiomas underwent neur...

By Ragib Pugonja, Hakija Bečulić, Emir Begagić, Rasim Skomorac, Edin Selimović, Mirza Moranjkić

Aim Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty are minimally invasive procedures used in bone augmentation following vertebral fractures when conservative management has failed. Cement injection could leak into surrounding structures leading to post-operative sequelae, which could be symptomatic. This study compared the rate and site of cement extravasation in...

By Sultan Jarrar, Mohammed M. AL Barbarawi, Suleiman S. Daoud, Amer Jaradat, Rand Alkalban, Layan Abu Qayyas, Nadeem B. Alabdallah, Basel W. Khurfan, Ala’ M. Al Barbarawi, Ziad A. Audat