Aim The damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has made the prevention of its further spread at the top of the list of priorities of many governments and state institutions responsible for health and civil protection around the world. This prevention implies an effective system of epidemiological surveillance and the application of timely and effec...

By Mirza Ponjavić, Almir Karabegović, Elvir Ferhatbegović, Emin Tahirović, Selma Uzunović, Maja Travar, Aida Pilav, Maida Mulić, Sead Karakaš, Nermin Avdić, Zarina Mulabdić, Goran Pavić, Medina Bičo, Ivan Vasilj, Diana Mamić, Mirsada Hukić

Aim To investigate the association of ABO blood types and appearance of myocardial infarction (MI) among the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Methods This was a cross sectional study conducted at the Department for Cardiovascular Surgery at the Clinical Centre of the University of Sarajevo from January 1 st to December 31 st 2019. Patients wer...

By Ermina Mujičić, Nermir Granov, Armin Šljivo, Amina Selimović

Aim To evaluate a correlation of serum level of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) to the risk of the occurrence of complications in patients with the early phase of ST-segment elevation myocardical infarction (STEMI) treated with fibrinolytic therapy prior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods A total of 54 patients w...

By Nirvana Šabanović-Bajramović, Enisa Hodžić, Amer Iglica, Edin Begić, Nerma Resić, Kenana Aganović, Mirela Halilčević, Senad Bajramović

Aim To determine preferable type of treatment in our clinical circumstances by following two groups of patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI), who were treated endovascularly and surgically. Methods Research was carried out in the form of a prospective study of 80 patients with CLI and TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus (TASC) C or D type of...

By Dragan Totić, Vesna Ðurović Sarajlić, Haris Vranić, Amel Hadžimehmedagić, Nedžad Rustempašić, Muhamed Djedović, Haris Vukas, Alen Ahmetašević

Aim The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the delivery of elective, as well as emergency surgery on a worldwide scale. Up to date few studies have actually assessed the impact of COVID-19 on the postoperative morbidity and mortality following emergency gastrointestinal surgery. Herein, we present our relevant experience ov...

By Charalampos Seretis, Lucy Archer, Lida Lalou, Shuker Yahia, Christian Katz, Iram Parwaiz, Altaf Haji, Lourdusamy Selvam

The coexistence of humans and dogs, in addition to all positive effects, can result in negative effects on human health. A particular risk is posed by a population of stray dogs, that is, dogs without owners and veterinary supervision. A contact with dogs in addition to bites, carries the risk of viral, bacterial and parasitic zoonoses, and can als...

By Muhamed Katica, Zarema Obradović, Nasreldin Hassan Ahmed, Enra Mehmedika-Suljić, Žana Stanić, Rowida Seifeldin Abdalaziz Mohamed, Emina Dervišević

Aim Accumulated evidence suggests that vitamin A and D agonists can alleviate the development of atherosclerosis. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the effect of vitamin A and D combination supplement on interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and clinical outcome in ischemic stroke. Methods A single-blind, randomized controlled trial was ...

By Alfansuri Kadri, Hasan Sjahrir, Rosita Juwita Sembiring, Muhammad Ichwan

Aim The use of PecS block 1 as perioperative analgesia for a central catheter removal-reimplantation combined procedure. Methods A 55-year-old woman suffering from peritoneal metastases from gastric cancer needed to have a port-a-cath implanted for infection removed and to have a central venous catheter (CVC) implanted in the homolateral axillary v...

By Massimo Renzini, Umberto Ripani, Luisa Golia, Fulvio Nisi, Fabio Gori

Aim To investigate clinical and obstetrical characteristics, an outcome and a prognosis for pregnant women with diagnosed and treated genital or extragenital cancer and their newborns. MethodsThis retrospective cohort study included pregnant and childbearing women with a history of cancer diagnosed before pregnancy during the period between 1 Janua...

By Anis Cerovac, Dženita Ljuca, Gordana Bogdanović, Gordana Grgić, Haris Zukić

Aim To determine parameters of glycaemic control, renal function and anthropometric measurements in patients with type 2 diabetes in family medicine offices and to examine whether there is a difference in these parameters between genders. Methods This cross-sectional study included 136 patients of both genders diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, with a...

By Marko Pirić, Dunja Šojat, Valentina Mišković, Matej Šapina, Zvonimir Popović, Tatjana Bačun