Aim To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) in early and late total knee arthroplasty (TKA)infections.Methods Blood tests to determine CRP levels (cut-off 10 mg/L) were conducted before surgery, at 1st day, 7th day and 15th day after surgery and at 1, 3, 6,12, 24 and 36 months. Patients had routine follow-up vi...

By Jacopo Conteduca, Marco Filipponi, Paolo Pichierri, Alberto Casto, Luigi Meccariello, Giuseppe Rollo

Aim Significant risk factors for femoral nail cutout are well-documented, primarily in the context of single-screw proximal nails.However, it remains uncertain whether those same risk factors are applicable when considering different implant devices. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to compare cutout risk factors between single- versu...

By Michele Coviello, Antonella Abate, Giovanni Vicenti, Francesco Ippolito, Vittorio Nappi, Andrea Michele Abbaticchio, Elio Caiaffa, Giulia Colasuonno, Vincenzo Caiaffa, Giuseppe Solarino

Aim Thyroidectomy is the most common operation in the field of endocrine surgery. The aim of this study was to compare the use of LigaSure vessel (LS) and harmonic scalpel (HS) in 1653 total thyroidectomies between January 2008 and March of 2023, with regards to analysis of surgical bleeding complications duration the hospital stay and operative su...

By Charalampos Kaplanis, Marina Michalaki, Konstantinos Bouchagier, Ioannis Maroulis, Dimitrios Filis, Vasileios Leivaditis, Ioannis Panagiotopoulos, Nikolas Drakos, Angelos Samaras, Andreas Antzoulas, Francesk Mulita, Dimitrios Kehagias, Christos Tsilivigkos, Fotios Iliopoulos, Konstantinos Tasios, Levan Tchabashvili, Vasileios Papanikos, Elias Liolis, Georgios-Ioannis Verras, George Theofanis

Aim To determine the effectiveness of avocado peel extract (Persea americana Mill) as an antifungal against T. rubrum, whichcauses dermatophytosis.Methods In vitro laboratory experimental study using a post-testonly control group design analysed active compounds of avocadopeel and continued with the antifungal activity test. In each group divided a...

By Ira Armayanti, Meidina K. Wardani, Ariyati Yosi

Aim To evaluate the predictive significance of the red blood cell distribution width (RDW) >14.5 at admission to the IntensiveCare Unit (ICU) on outcome parameters: length of hospital stay (LOHS), incidence of hospital mortality, 30-day mortality and 30-day survival after hospital discharge in unselected (surgical and non-surgical) critically il...

By Asmira Ljuca, Nermina Rizvanović, Senad Ljuca, Alma Jahić

Aim To evaluate Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) resistance to clarithromycin and quinolones in patients with dyspepsia in TuzlaCanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a region with no data on clarithromycin or quinolones resistance.Methods A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at UniversityCl...

By Ismar Hasukić, Nermin Salkić, Nijaz Tihić, Ervin Alibegović, Šefik Hasukić, Alan Jahić

Aim Egypt has the highest incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the world. Fibrosis development is common in HCVcases, and it is important in disease prediction. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the role of fibro scan in assessment of changes in hepatic stiffness in patients with chronic HCV infection following direct acting ant...

By Gadallah Abdel Naser Abdel Atty, Bahnasi Abdullah Abdulaziz, Abdelfattah Waleed, Dr Mousa, Elsayaad Mohammed Shafiek Mohammed, Elbasyouni Hany Abdelbary Abdelaziz

Aim The two most commonly used implants for treatment of trochanteric fractures are the dynamic hip screw (DHS) and proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA). The aim of this study was to evaluate blood loss in patients with trochanteric fracture treated with DHS or PFNA.Methods This retrospective comparative study included 61 patients with trochan...

By Mirza Sivro, Faruk Lazović, Ðemil Omerović, Adnan Papović

Aim To investigate morphometric determinants of lumbar canal in patients treated in Cantonal Hospital Zenica, and their variationaccording to gender.Methods Morphometry of lumbar spinal canal was assessed in 52 patients treated at the Department of Neurosurgery of CantonalHospital Zenica in the period between September 2022 and November 2022. Data ...

By Belma Jaganjac, Amina Džidić-Krivić, Hakija Bečulić, Armin Šljivo, Emir Begagić, Adis Šišić

Aim This is the first research in Bosnia and Herzegovina presenting minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting surgery(MICS CABG) experience, advantages, and outcomes as compared to conventional surgery (OPEN CABG).Methods This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted between January 2019 and November 2022 and included patientswith...

By Nermir Granov, Armin Šljivo, Ermina Mujičić, Damir Rebić, Alen Džubur, Edin Begić, Tarik Selimović, Zlatan Zvizdić, Almir Fajkić, Asmir Jonuzi, Edin Kabil, Slavenka Štraus