Aim To determine the prevalence of new-onset atrial fibrillation (NOAF) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) and its effect on 6-month cardiovascular outcomes. MethodsThis prospective study included 40 patients diagnosed with LMCAD, in the period ...

By Harun Avdagić, Ivana Iveljić, Elmir Jahić, Selma Sijerčić, Alisa Krdžalić, Amar Skakić, Jasenko Radović, Emir Ahmetašević

Aim Retrospective analysis of disease clinical course with a purpose of defining potential prognostic parameters which are essential for optimal target therapy. Methods The study involved 29 patients with histologically confirmed lung adenocarcinoma and existing epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations, which are treated by tyrosine kinase...

By Lora Novaković Lacković, Ljilja Latinović Tadić, Mirko Stanetić, Nataša Tanasković, Slavica Marić, Marko Lacković

Aim To investigate outcomes of newborn hearing screening (NHS) with transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) depending on the time from the birth to hearing screening. Methods A prospective study was performed in the Cantonal Hospital Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The NHS with TEOAE was done before hospital discharge for all infants. The to...

By Nermin Hrnčić

Aim To compare hospital costs of acute limb ischemia treatment in two periods of time and to show evidence of long-term repercussions on reducing costs during successful treatment. Methods Retrospective analysis of data obtained from 100 patients' medical history in the period 2000-2016 at the Clinic of Vascular Surgery Sarajevo: group A-60 patient...

By Haris Vukas, Samra Kadić-Vukas, Senad Dervišević, Adis Salihbegović, Haris Vranić, Muhamed Djedović, Amel Hadžimehmedagić, Dragan Totić

Aim To evaluate the frequency of refractive errors in premature children in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening to find mutual connection of the prematurity level, disease activity and refractive errors. MethodsA retrospective study was conducted in the Eye Clinic of the University Clinical Centre Sarajevo, between December 2013 and January ...

By Aida Pidro, Jasmina Alajbegović-Halimić, Nina Jovanović, Ajla Pidro

Aim To evaluate the efficacy, safety and feasibility of mediastinoscopy in 107 cases with mediastinal lesions that could not be diagnosed histopathologically with other methods. Methods A total of 107 cases (73 males, 34 females; mean age 57.4, range 30-88 years) with mediastinal lymphadenopathy, who underwent mediastinoscopy between 12 September 2...

By Hasan Oğuz Kapicibaşi

Aim To compare intraoperative hemodynamic and respiratory stability and postoperative emergence delirium between two anaesthesia regimens in children (caudal block with intravenous continuous analgosedation versus general endotracheal anaesthesia) and intensity of postoperative pain and quality of postoperative analgesia. Method Forty children aged...

By Adisa Šabanović Adilović, Nermina Rizvanović, Harun Adilović, Malik Ejubović, Azur Jakić, Hajrija Maksić, Dušica Simić

Aim To describe a case of an eight-year-old boy with chronic Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) hepatitis with incipient cirrhosis, rarely found in practice. Methods The diagnosis was based on findings of specific IgG serum antibodies and EBV positive liver biopsy. Other etiologies of hepatitis were excluded: autoimmune hepatitis, viral hepatitis A, B, or C,...

By Lejla Čalkić, Lejla Bajramović-Omeragić, Adnan Mujezinović

Aim To validate two sub-scales of self-care behaviour and self-efficacy of hypertension in elderly patients in Iran using an English scale developed by Dr. Han et al. MethodsThe Persian version of two sub-scales of self-care behavior and self-efficacy was validated for 300 elderly people who suffered from hypertension. These sub-scales were transla...

By Farideh Barati, Leila Sadeghmoghadam, Moosa Sajjadi, Shima Nazari, Narjes Bahri

Aim To demonstrate validity of a bio-metallic solution in bone healing combined with the quadriceps safe approach in the treatment of nonunions of distal femur while malunions were treated by metallic solution. Methods We treated 57 patients with nonunion or malunion of distal femur at the Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department of a single orthop...

By Giuseppe Rollo, Paolo Pichierri, Predrag Grubor, Antonio Marsilio, Michele Bisaccia, Milan Grubor, Valerio Pace, Riccardo Maria Lanzetti, Marco Giaracuni, Marco Filipponi, Luigi Meccariello