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

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 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 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

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