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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Aim The infection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus potentially causes a cytokine storm with elevated IL-6 and IL-1β levels. Statin therapy was common among COVID-19 patients due to their cardiovascular comorbidities. However, the effect of statins on COVID-19 infection is unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of statin administratio...

By Andrianto Andrianto, Budi Susetyo Pikir, Rizki Amalia, Teuku Yusriza, Fatimah Alzahra, Maya Qurota A’yun, Michael Jonatan

Aim Given the impact of vascular comorbidities (VC) on the diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of multiple sclerosis (MS), weexamined the incidence and correlation of VC and risk factors for vascular disease in people with MS (PwMS) compared to the general population, and the impact on the physical disability of patients.Methods Cross-sectional study...

By Daliborka Tadić, Sanja Grgić, Aleksandra Dominović-Kovačević, Majda Nazalević-Bursać, Srđan Mavija, Vlado Đajić