Clinical characteristics, comorbidities and mortality in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients with Covid-19: a retrospective observational study
Aim To analyse demographic data, clinical symptoms and signs, laboratory data and comorbidities in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), mechanically ventilated with fatal outcome.Methods Medical records of 92 patients were retrospectively analysed. Demographic data, clinical symptoms and comorbiditieswere coll...
By Adisa Šabanović Adilović, Nermina Rizvanović, Mirza Kovačević, Harun Adilović
Early predictors of severity and mortality in COVID-19 hospitalized patients
Aim To identify laboratory tests for early detection and the development of more severe illness and death in COVID-19 hospitalized patients.Methods A prospective study was done on 66 hospitalized COVID-19 patients (males: 54.5%; mean age 70.1 ± 9.6 years)who were stratified into: moderate (n=36; 54.5%), severe (n=12; 18.2%), and critically i...
By Sehveta Mustafić, Edin Jusufović, Fatima Hukić, Emir Trnačević, Anja Divković, Alma Trnačević
Factors related to anxiety among resident doctors assigned to emergency room during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multivariate study at Sumatera Utara Affiliated Teaching Hospital
Aim To evaluate and assess knowledge and perception, as well as factors related to the occurrence of anxiety among frontliners,especially resident doctors working in emergency room (ER).Methods This multivariate study was conducted with cross-sectional approach involving 80 eligible subjects (based on inclusionand exclusion criteria) that are conse...
By Elmeida Effendy, Ariwan Selian, Julius Martin Siagian
Reamputation stumps below knee
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
A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of zinc supplementation during pregnancy for the prevention of stunting: analysis of maternal serum zinc, cord blood osteocalcin and neonatal birth length
Aim To investigate the influence of zinc supplementation on pregnant women for the prevention of stunting through an analysisof maternal serum zinc, cord blood osteocalcin and neonatal birth length.Methods This study was conducted with pre-test/post-test control groups and double-blind randomization. Patients were pregnantmothers in second or third...
By Lili Rohmawati, Dina Keumala Sari, Makmur Sitepu, Kusnandi Rusmil
Holly Sacrament: the medicine of spiritual immortality or a vehicle for contamination?
The Holy Communion is the oldest Christian practice, through which a gathered group of people partake bread and wine witha shared spoon. The pandemic of COVID-19 produced unexpected social instability and chaos. In Greece, a recent bishop’s death from COVID-19 re-awaked the issue of infection transmission by using a common chalice and spoon. ...
By Dimitrios Anyfantakis
Regulation of the apothecary activity in Bosnia and Herzegovina over the Austro-Hungarian period
Aim To present the regulations governing the operation of pharmacies in Bosnia and Herzegovina over the Austro-Hungarian rule (1878-1918).Methods Qualitative secondary data analysis was used.Results The Austro-Hungarian government had found poor population’s health, insufficient health facilities and qualified staff.For a long time, populatio...
By Vanda Marković-Peković
Is preoperative hypoproteinemia associated with colorectal cancer stage and postoperative complications?
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
Single-centre experience of emergency hernia surgery during COVID-19 pandemic: a comparative study of the operative activity and outcomes before and after the outbreak
Aim The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020 affected largely the elective operating for non-urgent surgical pathologies, such as hernias, due to periodical cancellations of the operating lists on a worldwide scale. To the best of our knowledge, the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to the emergency hernia surgery opera...
By Adnan Malik, Mohamed Zohdy, Aftab Ahmad, Charalampos Seretis
Assessment of mothers’ satisfaction with health care during childbirth in a tertiary-level maternity ward
Aim To evaluate satisfaction of mothers who gave birth at term with received hospital care and to find areas for improvement at a tertiary hospital.Methods A cross-sectional study at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University Clinical Hospital Mostar wasconducted by an anonymous survey using a questionnaire designed exclusivel...
By Adriana Haller, Albert Haller, Dejan Tirić, Vajdana Tomić