The challenge of nonunion and malunion in distal femur surgical revision
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
Caudal block with analgosedation – a superior anaesthesia technique for lower abdominal surgery in paediatric population
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
Correlation of demographic, histological and molecular characteristics and clinical course of the disease in patients with lung adenocarcinoma
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
Does an early discharge of a newborn influence the success of the newborn hearing screening in developing countries? A hospital based study
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
Does the new vascular management of acute limb ischemia have effective results with lower treatment costs
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
Scoliosis induced by costotransversectomy in minipigs model
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
Trends in frequency of surgical procedures at Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery of Mostar University Hospital, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2013-2017)
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
Psychological characteristics of war veterans after the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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
Infectious mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr virus infection) and chronic hepatitis
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
Validation of the Persian version of self-care tools for hypertension among older adults
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