Aim To investigate a profile of patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Methods This observational study included 1022 patients hospitalized at the Clinical Centre University of Sarajevo in a 5-year period, 2015 to 2019.Results Disease prevalence rises sharply after the age of 50. Most patients, 797 (78%) had proxima...

By Akif Mlačo, Nejra Mlačo, Mevludin Mekić, Alen Džubur

Aim To measure a calibre of radial and ulnar septocutaneous perforators at the anterior forearm, and to count its number in proximal, middle and distal thirds.Methods The study was conducted on 50 fresh amputated forearms (trauma, tumours) in the period between January 2012 andDecember 2021. Forearms were collected from several hospitals in Belgrad...

By Darko Jović, Mirza Bišćević, Milan Milisavljevic, Zoran Aleksić, Milica Jakovljević, Nevena Tešović, Mićo Kremenović

Athletes who train in public places in urban and rural areas are justas attacked and injured by dogs of known owners as they are bydogs with no owners, in a relatively equal proportion. The largestnumber of bites occurs in the summer, what makes up half of allbites, just when sports activity is most pronounced. Athletes whoare most often exposed to...

By Muhamed Katica, Nadža Kapo, Nasreldin Hassan Ahmed, Anida Kapo-Gurda, Safet Kapo

Aim To present a unique case of a 22-year-old male patient with symptomatic epilepsy manifestation on a background of neurocysticercosis (NCC). Methods An Indian student in Kharkiv, who lived in rural parts in India, presented with sudden episodes of seizure followed by severe headaches. Laboratory analyses and neurological status (MRI) were perfor...

By Nataliya Nekrasova, Olena Tovazhnyanska, Daryna Sushetska, Olena Markovska, Anton Shapkin, Rhea Singh, Yevhenija Soloviova, Dmytro Butov

The Holy Communion is the oldest Christian practice, through which a gathered group of people partake bread and wine witha shared spoon. The pandemic of COVID-19 produced unexpected social instability and chaos. In Greece, a recent bishop’s death from COVID-19 re-awaked the issue of infection transmission by using a common chalice and spoon. ...

By Dimitrios Anyfantakis

Aim To evaluate and assess knowledge and perception, as well as factors related to the occurrence of anxiety among frontliners,especially resident doctors working in emergency room (ER).Methods This multivariate study was conducted with cross-sectional approach involving 80 eligible subjects (based on inclusionand exclusion criteria) that are conse...

By Elmeida Effendy, Ariwan Selian, Julius Martin Siagian

Aim To analyse demographic data, clinical symptoms and signs, laboratory data and comorbidities in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), mechanically ventilated with fatal outcome.Methods Medical records of 92 patients were retrospectively analysed. Demographic data, clinical symptoms and comorbiditieswere coll...

By Adisa Šabanović Adilović, Nermina Rizvanović, Mirza Kovačević, Harun Adilović

Aim To investigate the influence of zinc supplementation on pregnant women for the prevention of stunting through an analysisof maternal serum zinc, cord blood osteocalcin and neonatal birth length.Methods This study was conducted with pre-test/post-test control groups and double-blind randomization. Patients were pregnantmothers in second or third...

By Lili Rohmawati, Dina Keumala Sari, Makmur Sitepu, Kusnandi Rusmil

Aim To illustrate the surgical treatment of relapses of traumatic peroneal tendons subluxation.Methods We came across a young woman, who sustained a sprain in her dominant ankle after a trauma; we noticed subluxation ofthe peroneal tendons during eversion and extension of the foot. She referred to a previous accident some years before with peroneal...

By Alessandro Tomarchio, Luigi Meccariello, Dariush Ghargozloo, Andrea Pasquino, Enrico Leonardi

Aim To explore the possibility of C-reactive protein (CRP) and haemoglobin (Hb) in prediction and risk assessment of acute kidney injury (AKI) among preterm newborns. This is believed to be closely related to the incidences of AKI, and could be the most affordable in early detection of AKI.Methods A case control study was carried out at Dr Hasan Sa...

By Fiva Aprilia Kadi, Tetty Yuniati, Yunia Sribudiani, Dedi Rachmadi