Aim Emphysema is a lung disease in which alveolar capillary units are destroyed supporting tissue lost. Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) is a novel treatment for emphysema. Several comorbidities have been reported to coexist in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this study was to evaluate comorbidities ...

By Tanrıverdi Elif, Deniz Doğan, Demet Turan, Efsun Gonca Uğur Chousein, Binnaz Zeynep Yıldırım, Barış Demirkol, Mehmet Akif Özgül, Halit Çınarka, Erdoğan Çetinkaya

Aim To identify a rate of macrosomic births in a one-year review, associated maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcome.Methods This one-year retrospective review included all macrosomic deliveries at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecologyat the Cantonal Hospital Zenica between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018. The data were collected ...

By Hana Štimjanin, Rasim Iriškić, Jasmin Hodžić, Ena Štimjanin

Aim To determine stereological structural parameters of the parenchymal part of the placenta, placental weight and volume ofadolescent pregnant women and their correlation with newborns’ birth weight.Methods This prospective study was conducted on a total of 60 human placentas of term pregnancy, divided into two groupsaccording to the age of ...

By Sergije Marković, Anis Cerovac, Suad Kunosić, Suada Ramić, Emir Bećirović

Aim To investigate the usage of chest computed tomography (CT) scan score for improvement in diagnostic and treatment efficacy of repetitive pleural effusion. MethodsCT scan scoring system was used as a part of diagnostic procedures in patients with repetitive pleural effusion. Patients with at least two pleurocentesis were included in the study. C...

By Lejla Burnazović-Ristić, Besim Prnjavorac, Tamer Bego, Maida Rakanović-Todić, Lejla Prnjavorac

Aim To examine the correlation between personality traits, learning styles, and academic achievement and a difference between students' gender, residency status and academic achievement. Methods The study included 95 students of first year of the School of Medicine, University of Sarajevo. The survey used the sociodemographic questionnaire, Index o...

By Amela Džubur, Delila Lisica, Damir Abdulahović, Malik Ejubović

Aim To study the anti-inflammatory effect of bay leaf on C-reactive protein (CRP) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) level in the heart of rat model with myocardial infarction. Methods In the first phase, results of pathological examination and biochemical assay were compared between rats with and without induction of myocardial infarction. In the second ph...

By Refli Hasan, Dharma Lindarto, Gontar Alamsyah Siregar, Zulfikri Mukhtar

Aim To determine the degree of accuracy in determining the sex of the skull based on classical morphometric analysis of the mastoid process. Morphometric analysis excluded a subjective approach expressed in osteoscopic analysis. MethodsThe study was conducted on a sample of 100 macerated skulls of known gender and age from the second half of the 20...

By Aida Sarač-Hadžihalilović, Edin Hojkurić, Miralem Musić, Ilvana Hasanbegović, Zurifa Ajanović, Lejla Dervišević, Selmira Brkić

Aim To determine factors associated with overweight/obesity in preschool children. Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out in paediatric outpatient departments of the Public Institution Primary Health Care Centre of Canton Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The study included 300 preschool children who were divided into two groups: normal...

By Amira Kurspahić-Mujčić, Amra Mujčić

Aim To investigate the treatment effectiveness and outcome in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis relapse and newly diagnosed multidrug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Methods A total of 240 pulmonary MDR-TB patients, including 114 ones with tuberculosis relapse and 126 cases of newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis, were examined. Eff...

By Dmytro Butov, Valeriy Myasoedov, Mykola Gumeniuk, Galyna Gumeniuk, Oleksandra Choporova, Anton Tkachenko, Oleksandra Akymenko, Olena Borysova, Olena Goptsii, Yevhenii Vorobiov, Tetiana Butova

Aim To investigate the impact of pain intensity of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) patients. Methods This cross sectional study included 30 PHN patients attended to the Dermatology and Venereology Department of the School of Medicine of Universitas Sumatera Utara during the period between April 2019 and October 2019. Zoster Brief Pain Inventory questi...

By Wizar Putri Mellaratna, Nelva K. Jusuf, Ariyati Yosi