Bystanders’ cardiopulmonary resuscitation involvement in the treatment of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest events and educational status regarding basic life support measures and automated external defibrillator usage among residents in Canton Sarajevo, Bos
Aim To investigate bystanders’ CPR involvement in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) events, their current knowledge regarding OHCA and BLS measures, their willingness to learn BLS measures with the usage of AEDs, as well as current practices.Methods This cross-sectional study included: data regarding all OHCA events treated at the Emergen...
By Adem Zalihić, Armin Šljivo, Emina Ribić, Aida Gavranović, Lejla Brigić
Obstetric shock and shock in obstetrics – steady obstetrical syndrome
Obstetric shock (OS) has been defined as a life-threatening cardiovascular collapse syndrome associated with pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium (obstetrics causes), and is the most significant cause of high maternal mortality (MM) throughout human history. Shock in obstetrics (SIO) refers to indirect causes of non-obstetrics causes in pregnancy, ...
By Anis Cerovac, Dubravko Habek, Elmedina Cerovac, Jasna Čerkez Habek
Can neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and proatherogenic risk factors improve the accuracy of pneumonia severity index in the prediction of community acquired pneumonia outcome in healthy individuals?
Aim To investigate influence of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and proatherogenic risk factors to improve the accuracyof pneumonia severity index (PSI) in the prediction of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) outcome in healthy individuals.Methods A retrospective observational cross-sectional study conducted at the Clinic for Pulmonary Disease...
By Aida Mujaković, Belma Paralija, Orhan Lepara, Almir Fajkić, Avdo Kurtović, Besim Prnjavorac, Edin Begić, Nejra Gondžetović - Ćorić
Ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC): an assessment of the diagnostic potential in histologically proven thyroid nodules
Aim Results of ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) as the compatibility of cytological findings with histopathological diagnoses (the "gold standard") in the diagnosis of nodular thyroid lesions are inconsistent. The aim of this prospective study was to determine the validity of FNAC, as well as the compatibility of findings wi...
By Branko Krišto, Ivana Vidović Krželj, Ana Krželj, Roberta Perković
Risk factors in the development of postoperative complications after reconstructive surgery on the thoracic aorta
Aim To determine risk factors responsible for developing postoperative complications after the thoracic aorta reconstructive surgery.Methods Medical records of 100 patients, who had undergone elective or emergency thoracic aorta reconstructive surgery at theClinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Clinical Center Tuzla, were analysed. Intraope...
By Alisa Krdžalić, Mustafa Tabaković, Ivana Iveljić, Ema Tahto, Goran Krdžalić
Adherence to preventive behaviours and risk of COVID-19 infection: a case-control study
Aim To investigate the relationship between adherence to preventive behaviors and risk of COVID-19 infection.Methods In this case-control study, 491 participants were selected through convenience sampling. First, the samples of the casegroup (COVID-19 patients) were selected, and then the control group was matched with the case group based on age, ...
By Reza Hosseinabadi, Shoorangiz Biranvand, Khatereh Anbari
A comparison of different doses of fentanyl for patients undergoing elective colonoscopy: a randomized double-blind clinical trial
Aim To investigate analgesic and side effects of different doses of fentanyl in combination with propofol for colonoscopy.Methods This prospective randomized double-blind study conducted between 2019 and 2020 included 64 patients. Patients were randomized: Group 1 (fentanyl 0.5 μg/kg) and Group 2 (fentanyl 1.0 μg/kg) both in combination with ...
By Mirza Kovačević, Adisa Šabanović Adilović, Nermina Rizvanović, Harun Adilović, Malik Ejubović, Alma Jahić Čampara
Prognostic value of colour Doppler brain sonography for the neurodevelopmental outcome in term neonates with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
Aim To determine a prognostic value of cerebral blood flow parameters for the development of neurological sequelae in term neonates with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE).Methods We reviewed medical records of 47 term neonates with HIE who survived until the age of 12 months of life. According tothe Sarnat and Sarnat clinical score, neonates w...
By Emina Hadžimuratović, Suada Branković, Admir Hadžimuratović, Melika Bukvić
Regulation of p53 and survivin by Curcuma longa extract to caspase-3 dependent apoptosis in triple negative breast cancer cells
Aim Triple negative breast cancer cells (TNBC) are the population of breast cancer cells that are responsible for cancer recurrence and apoptosis resistance. Unfortunately, current therapies have limited efficacy to TNBC population due to apoptosis resistance and chemoresistance. Tumour suppressor p53 and survivin are primary targets for TNBC thera...
By Deryne Anggia Paramita, Dedy Hermansyah, Desiree Anggia Paramita, Nur Dina Amalina
Vascular comorbidities in patients with multiple sclerosis and their impact on physical disability
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