Spinal cord stimulation in chronic pain treatment – first experiences in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Aim To describe results of spinal cord stimulation technique when the conventional multidisciplinary treatment of neuropathic ormixed pain failed.Methods The research was conducted at the Institute for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation “Dr. Miroslav Zotović”, Banjaluka.Ten patients, who had chronic pain resistant to other therapeutic...
By Tatjana Bućma, Ostoja Savić, Tatjana Boškić, Lena Arambašić Topić, Igor Sladojević, Snježana Novaković Bursać
Outcomes of acute kidney injury in critically ill children who need renal replacement therapy
Aim To determine an outcome of acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill children (CIC) who needed renal replacement therapy(RRT) and were admitted to the Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PICU and NICU) at the Paediatric Clinic, University Clinical Centre Sarajevo (UCCS).Methods The research included 81 children with AKI. The Kidney D...
By Danka Pokrajac, Admir Hadžimuratović, Ismeta Kalkan, Nedim Begić, Emina Hadžimuratović, Verica Mišanović, Duško Anić, Aida Mustajbegović-Pripoljac
Comparison of dexmedetomidine alone or with other sedatives for paediatric sedation during magnetic resonance imaging: a systematic review
Aim To compare the outcome of sole dexmedetomidine or with other sedative drugs in paediatric patients during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Methods Literature was obtained from PubMed and ScienceDirect from 2010-2020 using key words: sedation, paediatric,dexmedetomidine, ambulatory, MRI, ketamine, propofol, midazolam. The literature selection wa...
By Rudy Vitraludyono, Arie Utariani, Elizeus Hanindito
Minimally invasive mini-thoracotomy access as a surgical method in state-of-the-art treatment of single-vessel coronary heart disease
Aim To compare outcomes of two different surgical techniques of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for treating isolated left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery disease by full median sternotomy technique vs. minimally invasive approach via left anterior mini-thoracotomy.Methods This retrospective, observational study, which included 61 ...
By Edin Kabil, Nermir Granov, Ilirijana Haxibeqiri-Karabdić, Sanja Grabovica, Ermina Mujičić, Slavenka Štraus, Bedrudin Banjanović, Muhamed Djedović
Post-traumatic instability of the first metatarsophalangeal joint: a novel surgical technique of capsular reconstruction in a young kickboxer
Aim To report a novel surgical technique of capsular reconstruction of post-traumatic instability of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ). Methods The clinical case is related to a 24-year-old male athlete whose clinical symptoms began with pain and spontaneous dislocation of the left first MTPJ during a kickboxing fight. He received conserva...
By Gianni Caizzi, Michele Coviello, Andrea Franchini, Flavia Riefoli, Florianna Palmiotto, Biagio Moretti
The relationship between C-reactive protein, anthropometric parameters and lipids in menopausal transition
Aim To investigate the relationship between C-reactive protein, anthropometric parameters, and lipids in women in the menopausal transition. Methods This cross-sectional study included 150 women divided into three groups: premenopausal (n=50), perimenopausal (n=50), and postmenopausal (n=50). All women were interviewed, body mass index (BMI) and wa...
By Dženana Softić, Lejla Mešalić
Risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury in population with elevated body mass index
Aim Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is among the most common orthopaedic injuries. The elevated body mass index(BMI) can contribute to non-contact ACL injury. This study aims to assess the risk of ACL injury among elevated BMI population people (BMI ≥25 Kg\m2).Methods This is a cross sectional study that was conducted in a tertiary care ...
By Hasan N. Alsayed, Mohammed Abdulrahman Alkhateeb, Asma Abdulaziz Aldossary, Khalid Mohsen Houbani, Yousef Mohammed Aljamaan, Yousef A. Alrashidi
Magnetic resonance morphometry of the lumbar spinal canal in Zenica - Doboj Canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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
Parameters in predicting the risk of a prolonged hospital stay in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a single-centre experience
Aim To identify clinical and laboratory parameters on admission and/or during a hospital stay that would predict prolonged hospital stay in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD).Methods A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at the Clinic for Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis, Clinical Cen...
By Aida Mujaković, Belma Paralija, Besim Prnjavorac, Orhan Lepara, Almir Fajkić, Edin Begić, Avdo Kurtović, Midhat Čizmić, Mirad Odobašić
Can laboratory and clinical parameters predict the occurrence of acute arterial occlusion in COVID-19 patients?
Aim To determine radiologic, clinic and laboratory characteristics of COVID-19 positive patients with acute arterial occlusion and compare them with post COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients.Methods In this retrospective study, 53 patients with acute occlusion of peripheral arteries admitted to the University ClinicalHospital Mostar in the period bet...
By Kristian Karlović, Gojko Bogdan, Pejana Rastović, Martin Kajić