Aim To investigate the relationship between preoperative level of serum albumin in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), stage of CRC and postoperative complications.Methods This cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted at the Clinic for General and Abdominal Surgery of the UniversityClinical Centre Sarajevo (UCCS). A total of 107 patient...

By Amina Sofić, Ismar Rašić, Emsad Halilović, Alma Mujić, Denis Muslić

Aim To provide evidence regarding the effectiveness of aripiprazole in improving penile erection with a therapeutic strategy ofadd-on or switching therapy in patients with schizophrenia.MethodsPubMed, Cochrane, Clinical Key, ProQuest, EBSCOhost, and ScienceDirect were searched for any design study thatevaluated aripiprazole only or versus control (...

By Debby Handayati Harahap, Carla Raymondalexas Marchira, Eti Nurwening Solikhah, Dicky Moch Rizal

Aim To identify risk factors for developing surgical site infections (SSIs) based on a prospective study of patients undergoing colorectal surgery.Methods Between November 2019 and January 2021, 133 patients underwent elective operation for colorectal cancer in our institution. The following variables were recorded for each patient: age, gender, bo...

By George Panos, Francesk Mulita, Karolina Akinosoglou, Elias Liolis, Charalampos Kaplanis, Levan Tchabashvili, Michail Vailas, Ioannis Maroulis

Aim To evaluate the influence of preoperative symptoms duration on surgical outcome of one-level lumbar disc herniation surgery.Methods In a prospective randomized study, 67 adult patients with one-level lumbar disc herniation were analysed. The patientswhose duration of symptoms was <6 months were included in the case group, while those with th...

By Ermin Hadžić, Bruno Splavski, Goran Lakičević

Aim To investigate knowledge, attitudes and practice towards COVID-19 among selected population.Methods An anonymous online questionnaire based on a Chinese study was distributed via online social media platforms amonggeneral population of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, India, Kosovo and Romania.Results In total 1032 subjects, predominately femal...

By Armin Šljivo, Sutanay Bhattacharyya, Ahmed Mulać, Arian Abdulkhaliq, Sahatçiu Rexhep

Aim To investigate rehabilitation outcomes of patients with malformed tibial stumps.Methods Observations included 421 patients with residual limb diseases and malformations (extensive inactive scars adhered tothe bone, excessively long or short stumps, bone filing, osteomyelitis of the stump, muscle attachment to the skin scar, excessive mobility a...

By Viktor I. Shevchuk, Yurii O. Bezsmertnyi, Yankai Jiang, Halyna V. Bezsmertna, Tetyana V. Dovgalyuk

Aim To analyse the resolution of chest X-ray findings in relation to laboratory parameters in patients infected with acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a two- month followup. Analysis of chest X-ray findings in the first few months after the disease is the main goal of our work.Methods Out of the total of 343 patients chest X-...

By Enes Hodžić, Ajdin Ibrahimović, Anel Mahmutović, Rifat Sejdinović, Nedžada Irejiz, Jusuf Mehić, Tanja Dujić, Maja Malenica, Emina Karahmet, Besim Prnjavorac, Hasan Škiljo, Mutapčić Meliha, Vildana Torlak-Arnaut, Edin Begić, Edin Jusufović, Tamer Bego, Lejla Prnjavorac, Aida Mujaković

Aim To investigate the benefit of high-dose lipophilic statin therapy on cardiac remodelling, function and progression of heart failure (HF) in patients with ischemic heart disease.Methods A total of 80 patients with ischemic HF diagnosis were followed during 6 months, and they were divided in two groups.First group (n=40) was treated by high-dose ...

By Faris Zvizdić, Edin Begić, Mirza Dilić, Šekib Sokolović, Orhan Lepara

Aim To determine irradiance of light-curing units (LCUs) in dental offices in three Croatian cities and to compare irradiance values with the age and model of LCUs.Methods Private and public dental offices in three most prominent cities in Croatia (Rijeka, Split and Zagreb) were included in thisstudy. In total, 195 LCUs were tested, using radiomete...

By Ante Dundić, Valentina Rajić Brzović, Gloria Vlajnić, Danijela Kalibović Govorko, Ivana Medvedec Mikićo

Aim To determine the relationship between seasonal changes in ambient temperature, humidity and general and specific mortality rates in the area of Zenica-Doboj Canton.Methods Changes in the average monthly mortality in the period from 2008 to 2019 were analysed (linear regression) in relationto the average temperatures and humidity in those months...

By Suad Sivić