When time does not heal all wounds: three decades’ experience of immigrants living in Sweden
Aim To investigate how immigrants from the Balkan region experienced their current life situation after living in Sweden for 30 years or more. Methods The study was designed as a qualitative study using data from interviews with informants from five Balkan countries. The inclusion criteria were informants who were immigrants to Sweden and had ...
By Ferid Krupić, Monika Moravcova, Emina Dervišević, Svemir Čustović, Kemal Grbić, Parvaneh Lindström
Prognostic relevance of preoperative CA 19-9 values in stage III rectal adenocarcinoma: retrospective analysis and clinical implications
Aim To investigate prognostic significance of preoperative levels of the Carbohydrate anti-gen 19-9 (CA 19-9) in patients with stage III rectal adenocarcinoma who underwent a treatment at the Clinical Centre of the University of Sarajevo.Methods A retrospective cohort study included 84 patients who underwent radical anterior rectal resection due to...
By Edin Hodžić, Sadat Pušina, Adi Mulabdić, Mirhan Salibašić, Emsad Halilović, Mujo Kadrić
Association between paediatric eye injuries, later aca-demic success and social performance
Aim To investigate an association between eye injury and later academic and social performance.Methods A retrospective longitudinal study of taking measurements multiple times was conducted including all severe eye injuries admitted during 2011-2017 at the main regional clinic to investigate changes in academic success and social inclusion before a...
By Nina Jovanović, Corinne Peek-Asa, Zhang Ling, Joe E Cavanaugh, Adel Smajlović, Srdjan Nikolovski, Emir Begagić, Igor Knezović
Prevalence of respiratory distress syndrome in premature twins compared to premature singletons
Aim To estimate prevalence of respiratory distress syndrome in preterm twins compared to preterm singletons. Methods This is a retrospective observational point prevalence study conducted at the level of three neonatal intensive care units. Medical records of all preterm newborns (<37 weeks of gestation) with respiratory distress syndrome t...
By Emina Hadžimuratović, Amina Selimović, Admir Hadžimuratović, Verica Mišanović, Velma Rebić, Lejla Kurtalić
Ertl surgery on the short fibula stump after war injury
Aim To propose a new technique of Ertl-type surgery for significantly shortened and valgus deviated fibula stump. Methods We present the case of a 26-year-old patient who underwent reamputation surgery to replace a significantly shortened fibula stump using a distraction regenerate formed after tibial stump osteotomy and dosed distraction of t...
By Viktor Shevchuk, Yurii Bezsmertnyi, Olexander Bezsmertnyi, Olexander Branitsky
The ion resonance and bromelain-vitamin C vs bromelainvitamin C to prevent ankle complications in post-operative bimalleolar surgery
Aim To investigate whether the use of ion resonance and bromelain-vitamin C or bromelain-vitamin C is the best to prevent ankle complications in post operative bimalleolar surgery.Methods A total of 61 patients treated with bimalleolar surgery were enrolled. The patients were divided into three groups: thefirst group (n=22) treated only with the su...
By Luigi Meccariello, Anna Iolanda Bello, Giovanni Bove, Nicola Gagliardo, D’Anna Raffaele, Luigi Matera
Single-centre experience with the treatment of high-prevalence metabolic syndrome in kidney transplant patients in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Aim To analyse prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in kidney transplant recipients at the University Clinical Centre Tuzla inBosnia and Herzegovina (B&H), and determine effects of a modern drug therapy in achieving target metabolic control in kidney transplant patients.Methods A single-centre prospective study that included 142 kidney transpl...
By Maida Dugonjić-Taletović, Denijal Tulumović, Mirna Alečković-Halilović, Mirha Pjanić, Mithad Hajder, Alma Halilčević-Terzić, Danijela Lončar, Amila Jašarević
Availability and quality of primary health care in the compulsory health insurance system in Kazakhstan
Aim To evaluate patient satisfaction with primary healthcare services and determine effectiveness indicators within Kazakhstan's compulsory health insurance system.Methods An analytical observational study with cross-examination was conducted in Kazakhstan's primary healthcare (PHC) organizations. Patient satisfaction was assessed through a 35-item...
By Makhabbat Shurenova, Kuralbay Kurakbayev, Tleukhan Abildaev, Aigul Tazhiyeva
Paley cross union protocol for congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia
Aim Congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia (CPT) is a rare, dysplastic condition causing significant disability in the lower limbs. A treatment aims to achieve long-lasting union, prevent limb length discrepancies, and prevent soft tissue lesions. Traditional surgery often yields satisfactory results, but amputation may be proposed in failed cases....
By Panji Sananta, Hasri Nopianto
Obesity and atherosclerosis in children
Atherosclerosis, one of the leading causes of death in developed countries is characterized by lumen reduction of blood vessels due to local thickening of internal blood vessels caused by plaque/atheroma. It begins in childhood, goes for a long time without manifesting symptoms, increasing with age it begins to seriously threaten health. The most i...
By Senka Mesihović-Dinarević