Aim To validate surgical costotransversectomy as a technique for creating a scoliosis model in minipigs and to assess whether differences in approach (posterior medial approach, posterior paramedial approach and anterior approach by video-assisted thoracoscopy) lead to differences in the production of spinal deformity. Creation of disease models in...

By Javier Cervera-Irimi, Álvaro González-Miranda, Óscar Riquelme-García, Jesus Burgos-Flores, Carlos Barrios-Pitarque, Pedro García-Barreno, Azucena García-Martín, Eduardo Hevia-Sierra, Giuseppe Rollo, Luigi Meccariello, Luigi Caruso, Michele Bisaccia

Aim Proximal humeral fractures are common and most complex patterns currently represent a challenge for surgeons. Difficulties in obtaining good anatomical reduction (particularly of great tuberosity) often lead to unsatisfactory results; choices often fall onto prosthesis implantation against fixation options. The aim of this study was to compare ...

By Giuseppe Rollo, Giuseppe Porcellini, Roberto Rotini, Michele Bisaccia, Paolo Pichierri, Paolo Paladini, Enrico Guerra, Enio De Cruto, Raffaele Franzese, Predrag Grubor, Valerio Pace, Luigi Meccariello

Nonpharmacological interventions are one of the mainstreams of treatment for patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA). They include education, measures regarding joint protection, posture and rest, therapeutic exercise, physical therapy modalities, orthoses, and acupuncture. A key component in the rehabilitation of patients with SpA entities is therap...

By Simeon Grazio, Frane Grubišić, Vedran Brnić

Aim To determine whether there has been a change in frequency of selected otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgical procedures during a 5-year period. MethodsComparative cross-sectional analyses of surgical candidates and procedures performed at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery during the period 2013-2017 were done. ...

By Boris Jelavić, Dino Oršolić, Vlado-Vlaho Ćubela, Tomislav Sušac, Josip Lesko, Miro Leventić

Aim To determine psychological characteristics of war veterans after the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). Methods The study included 207 war veterans with war experience in B&H. Evaluation of veterans was conducted by the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ)-B&H version, Emotion Profile Index (EPI), Life Style Questionnaire (Life Styl...

By Zihnet Selimbašić, Azra Kurtić, Mirna Selimbašić, Maja Brkić, Dženita Hrvić

Aim To examine the effects of therapeutic hypothermia on the outcome of patients with the diagnosis of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Methods The study included 76 patients who were hospitalised at the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) of the Clinical Centre University of Sarajevo, with the diagnosis of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, foll...

By Amer Iglica, Amina Godinjak, Edin Begić, Enisa Hodžić, Faris Zvizdić, Nihad Kukavica, Kenana Aganović, Nirvana Šabanović-Bajramović, Adis Kukuljac, Refet Gojak

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 explore preventive health service utilization in patients treated by family physicians and the factors associated with their use. Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out in family medicine outpatient departments of the Primary Health Care Canter of Canton Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The study included 300 patients (150 males...

By Amira Kurspahić-Mujčić, Amra Mujčić