Aim To investigate the effects of interleukin-8 (IL-8)-251 T/A and +781 C/T polymorphism on the risk of Helicobacter pyloriinfection gastritis in children, and the IL-8 level of children with or without gastritis H. pylori infection according to polymorphism. Methods This prospective, case control clinical study included 64 children 2-18 years old....

By Dr Supriatmo, Gontar Alamsyah Siregar, Iqbal Pahlevi Adeputra Nasution, Oke Rina Ramayani

Aim To evaluate risk factors that may cause anastomotic leakage (AL) in patients who underwent resection and anastomosis due to colorectal cancer. Methods Patients who underwent resection and anastomosis due to colorectal cancer between January 2014 and July 2018 in our clinic were included into the study. The patients were divided into two groups ...

By Onder Altın, Murat Alkan

Aim: To investigate major in-hospital complications of ascending aorta reconstruction and to identify factors associated with these complications. MethodsAll consecutive patients admitted to our clinic for aortic aneurysm repair from June 2005 to June 2009 were enrolled in this retrospective study. Demographic data, details of the surgical procedur...

By Emced Khalil

Aim To examine the relationship of protective factors (self-esteem, optimism, proactive coping), and a measure of psychological resistance in women diagnosed with breast cancer, and the contribution of protective factors in explaining the criterion of posttraumatic growth. Methods The study included 100 women diagnosed with breast cancer. To examin...

By Delila Lisica, Jadranka Kolenović-Ðapo, Amela Džubur, Damir Abdulahović, Malik Ejubović

Aim To explore the experiences of anaesthesia nurses in assessing postoperative pain in patients undergoing total hip and/or knee arthroplasty. MethodsData were collected through four focus group interviews (FGI) using the critical incident technique (CIT). The participants were six men and 12 women, all registered nurses with further education in ...

By Ferid Krupić, Kemal Grbić, Mirza Bišćević, Mahir Jašarević, Svemir Čustović, Sebastian S. Mukka

Aim This cross-sectional study of a group of women with abnormal cytology and high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection compared genotyping HPV DNA and mRNA assays according to two age categories of women (S1: ≤30 and S2: >30 years). Methods The hrHPV DNA positive results of 105 cervical samples of women were pooled and those harbourin...

By Irma Salimović-Bešić, Anja Tomić-Čiča, Mirsada Hukić

Aim To analyse potential clinical implications of the distance between large retroperitoneal vessels and lower segment of the lumbar spine in the supine and prone position. Methods Prospective, non-randomised study included 40 patients of different age and gender. For all patients magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine was performed in supi...

By Hakija Bečulić, Igor Sladojević, Aldin Jusić, Rasim Skomorac, Melica Imamović, Alma Efendić

Aim To determine a degree of change in the bones of workers who spend their full time job in sitting position and to find a correlation between smoking and changes in bone structure. Methods Examinees were 213 female workers who worked full time sedentary work in front of computer. Each worker was subjected to physical examination and ultrasonic os...

By Jasmina Bišćević-Tokić, Sanja Brekalo-Lazarević, Nedim Tokić, Sabina Bećirović, Selvedina Sarajlić Spahić

Aim To systematically review the scientific evidence of biomarker validity, reliability, specificity and sensitivity in identifying malnutrition in the elderly. Methods Peer-reviewed journals were searched using PUBMED and EBSCO from January 1998 to April 2018. The articles included description of the association between malnutrition blood biomarke...

By Larisa Gavran, Jelena Pavlović, Maja Račić, Nedeljka Ivković, Ksenija Tušek Bunc

Aim To analyse available breastfeeding data in Croatia and to describe the process of gathering, collecting, recording and reporting on them to the official institutions. Methods Infant nutrition data collected at maternity wards and infant nutrition data from primary health care units during the period 2005 to 2016 have been used. Descriptive stat...

By Maja Miloš, Urelija Rodin, Duška Tješić-Drinković, Aida Mujkić