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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38304381/validation-of-the-croatian-version-of-the-surgical-fear-questionnaire-sfq-in-adult-patients-waiting-for-elective-surgery
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Andrija Karačić, Maurice Theunissen, Slavica Sović, Marko Sever, Branko Bakula, Kristina Semanjski
The Surgical Fear Questionnaire (SFQ) is an instrument for self-assessment of surgical fear and consists of two subscales, one assessing the fear of short-term consequences (SFQ-s) and another one of long-term consequences (SFQ-l) of surgery. The aim of this study was to test the Croatian version of the SFQ with regard to its psychometric properties. This prospective cohort study included patients who presented to the Department of Surgery for elective surgery in the inpatient setting at a tertiary health care facility in Croatia between April 1 and May 31, 2019...
April 2023: Acta Clinica Croatica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38304380/comparison-of-c-reactive-protein-levels-in-serum-and-peritoneal-fluid-in-early-diagnosis-of-anastomotic-leakage-after-colorectal-surgery
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Dubravka Mužina Mišić, Mario Zovak, Mario Kopljar, Slaven Čiček, Zdenko Bilić
In colorectal surgery, anastomotic leakage is a serious complication, leading to higher postoperative morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of serum and intraperitoneal C-reactive protein (CRP) in early diagnostics of anastomotic leakage on the first four postoperative days after colorectal surgery. From January to October 2019, fifty-nine patients with colorectal carcinoma were operated on, with formation of primary anastomosis. Anastomotic leakage was diagnosed in eight patients...
April 2023: Acta Clinica Croatica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38304379/is-lymphopenia-a-predictor-of-mortality-in-patients-with-covid-19
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Jehat Kılıc, Berat Ebik, Ferhat Bacaksız, Nazım Ekin, Burhan Sami Kalın
In this study, we evaluated the relation between the presence of lymphopenia and the need of intensive care unit (ICU) or mortality. A total of 1670 COVID-19 patients were divided according to the severity of lymphopenia developing at the time of COVID-19 infection. According to the symptoms and need of ICU, the infection was classified as mild or severe. The rates of severe infection, ICU admission, and mortality were evaluated between the groups. Among 1670 patients, 576 (34.4%) patients had severe disease and 1094 (65...
April 2023: Acta Clinica Croatica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38304378/reasons-for-deferral-in-deferred-voluntary-blood-donors-in-eastern-croatia
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Vladimir Cipek, Marina Ferenac Kiš, Dalibor Ratić, Silvija Piškorjanac, Marko Samardžija, Kristina Kralik, Marina Samardžija
When choosing a voluntary blood donor (VBD), it is important to ensure the donor health, and at the same time to produce a quality and safe blood product. The donor selection process leads to donor rejection related to their current health condition. The aim of this study was to determine gender differences in VBDs, to examine the reasons for their rejection, and to determine the share of permanently and temporarily deferred VBD, especially due to low hemoglobin levels. The research was conducted in eastern Croatia in the 2014 to 2018 period...
April 2023: Acta Clinica Croatica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38304377/optimization-of-pre-hospital-first-aid-management-strategies-for-patients-with-infectious-diseases-in-huizhou-city-using-deep-learning-algorithm
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Jing Zeng, WeiSheng Chen, WeiWei Chen, YaWei Wang, XueSong Li
The aim of the study was to optimize the pre-hospital first aid management strategy for patients with infectious diseases in Huizhou city, which is expected to provide a basis for the epidemic prevention and control, to save lives, and increase the pre-hospital first aid efficiency. At the Department of Emergency, Huizhou Third People's Hospital as the research subject, the common pre-hospital first aid procedure for infectious diseases was identified. The Petri net was used to model and determine the execution time of each link of the pre-hospital first aid process...
April 2023: Acta Clinica Croatica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38304376/chronic-medical-conditions-in-croatian-war-veterans-compared-to-the-general-population-25-years-after-the-war
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Dario Nakić, Mira Stipčević, Martina Morić Perić, Zoran Bakotić, Jelena Vučak Lončar, Kristina Bačkov, Marina Vojković, Jelena Jakab, Aleksandar Včev
Many published reports have documented an increased prevalence of chronic medical conditions among veterans, but there were only a few studies that compared these increases with the general population. The aim of this study was to determine differences in chronic medical conditions between Croatian war veterans and the general population. This study included two groups of subjects, i.e. 1453 participants who are Croatian war veterans and 1429 participants from the general population. Medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests and specific diagnostic procedures were taken during systematic physical examination in both groups...
April 2023: Acta Clinica Croatica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38304375/association-between-symptom-severity-and-intensity-of-acute-psychological-distress-in-newly-diagnosed-patients-with-chronic-rhinitis-and-chronic-rhinosinusitis
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Nia Naletilić, Nives Pondeljak, Liborija Lugović-Mihić, Vladimir Trkulja, Livije Kalogjera
Chronic rhinitis and rhinosinusitis (CR and CRS) can lead to impairment of the health-related quality of life (HRQL) with higher psychological perceived distress, resulting in disease worsening and poor treatment outcomes. W aimed to evaluate the potential association between disease severity and HRQL impairment with the perceived acute psychological distress in newly diagnosed CR/CRS patients. This single-center cross-sectional study included otherwise healthy consecutive adults with newly diagnosed CR/CRS (European position paper on rhinosinusitis and nasal polyp criteria and International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology - Allergic Rhinitis criteria or non-allergic rhinitis), who were evaluated for CR/CRS symptom severity and HRQL (Sino Nasal Outcome Test 22 [SNOT-22], visual analog scale [VAS]) and acute perceived distress (Perceived Stress Scale [PSS])...
April 2023: Acta Clinica Croatica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38304374/does-audiovestibular-post-covid-syndrome-exist
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Marisa Klančnik, Petar Ivanišević, Nikolina Golec, Marta Zrinka Vučemilović
The purpose of this study was to present and analyze patients with audiovestibular post COVID-19 syndrome, and highlight the most characteristic and most common findings. We analyzed 87 patients aged between 20 and 86 years who presented to the Audiology Division between February 1, 2021 and July 1, 2021 after having been isolated due to the SARS-CoV-2 infection. Study patients presented with complaints of persistent hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo, lasting for more than 3 months. Study results showed that there was acute sensorineural hearing loss in 4 patients during the SARS-CoV-2 infection...
April 2023: Acta Clinica Croatica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38304373/factors-affecting-prognosis-and-mortality-in-severe-covid-19-pneumonia-patients
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Emine Afşin, Muhammed Emin Demirkol
Fatality rate in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases has been reported to be 3.4% worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the factors that determine prognosis and mortality in severe COVID-19 pneumonia patients. Eighty adult patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia hospitalized and monitored at Izzet Baysal State Hospital (Bolu, Turkey) between August and November 2020 were included in this retrospective single-center study. Demographic and laboratory data, severity of radiological involvement, comorbidities, agents used in treatment, and clinical results were recorded, and data were grouped as survivors and non-survivors...
April 2023: Acta Clinica Croatica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38304372/procalcitonin-guided-antibiotic-stewardship-a-balkan-expert-consensus-statement
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Radmilo Janković, Milena Stojanović, Hristo Božov, Rudin Domi, Višnja Ivančan, Marijana Karišik, Maja Mojsova Mijovska, Jasmina Jakupović Smajić, Maja Šoštarič
Sepsis as a consequence of infection is a frequent cause of death among critically ill patients. The most common sites of infection are lover respiratory tract, abdominal, urinary tract and catheter-associated blood stream infections. Early empiric, broad-spectrum therapy in those with severe sepsis and/or shock with the aim of reducing mortality may lead to antibiotic overuse, resistance and increased costs. Among numerous serum biomarkers, procalcitonin (PCT) has proved to be one of the most reliable ones in the diagnosis of sepsis...
April 2023: Acta Clinica Croatica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38304371/association-between-high-mobility-group-box-1-protein-gene-rs41369348-polymorphism-and-immunoglobulin-a-vasculitis-in-children
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Mateja Batnožić Varga, Mario Šestan, Jasenka Wagner, Kristina Crkvenac Gornik, Nastasia Kifer, Marijan Frković, Laura Stefinovec, Valentina Vučemilović Jurić, Danica Grgurić, Silvija Pušeljić, Marija Jelušić
Immunoglobulin A vasculitis (IgAV) or Henoch-Schönlein purpura is the most prevalent systemic small vessel vasculitis in childhood. High mobility group box 1 protein (HMBG1) is a pleiotropic cytokine that functions as a pro-inflammatory signal, important for the activation of antigen-presenting cells and propagation of inflammation. HMGB1 is implicated in the pathophysiology of a variety of inflammatory diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of single nucleotide polymorphism rs41369348 for HMGB1 gene in the susceptibility and clinical features of patients meeting the classification criteria for IgAV...
April 2023: Acta Clinica Croatica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38304370/do-the-guidelines-guide-the-belgrade-emergency-medical-service-physicians-through-the-management-of-acute-st-elevation-myocardial-infarction
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Goran Čolaković, Slađana Anđelić, Snežana Bogunović, Nataša Čolaković
The aim of the study was to assess whether current guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in daily clinical practice are adequately applied in the Belgrade Emergency Medical Service (EMS). A retrospective research included 2,982 STEMI patients who were cared for by EMS teams. Therapy consisting of morphine, oxygen, nitroglycerin and aspirin (MONA) was applied. Dual antiaggregation therapy (aspirin 325 mg + ticagrelor 180 mg or clopidogrel 600 mg) was administered to patients with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) indicated...
April 2023: Acta Clinica Croatica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38304369/precipitating-factors-and-symptoms-in-patients-with-diabetic-ketoacidosis
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Željka Dragila, Klara Ćosić, Ivana Grubešić, Srđan Čalošević, Krešimir Šolić, Tatjana Bačun
The aim of the study was to determine the most common precipitating factors and symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis and the possible difference according to age, gender and severity of diabetic ketoacidosis. Medical records from January 1, 2017 until December 31, 2019 were reviewed and patients diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis were selected. The study included 52 patients, median age 34 (interquartile range 21-56) years. There was no statistically significant difference between male and female gender. The severity of diabetic ketoacidosis was moderate in the majority of cases (65...
April 2023: Acta Clinica Croatica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38304368/rare-intracranial-multifocal-non-germinomatous-germ-cell-tumor-in-an-18-year-old-male-a-case-report
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Nikolina Sesar, Bruno Splavski, Marija Gamulin, Krešimir Rotim
Intracranial germ cell tumors are rare brain tumors that are distinguished based on their histology and selected tumor markers. Non-germinomatous germ cell tumors are a diverse group of such tumors having the poorest prognosis. Most commonly, they are located in the suprasellar and pineal regions. Since the exact treatment protocol has not yet been established, there is currently no standardized modality of management. We present a case of intracranial multifocal non-germinomatous germ cell tumor in an 18-year-old male, along with relevant literature review...
April 2023: Acta Clinica Croatica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38304367/ultrasonographic-evaluation-of-femoral-cartilage-thickness-in-participants-with-asymptomatic-hyperuricemia-a-case-control-study
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İlker Fatih Sari, Fazıl Kulakli, Nurçe Çilesizoğlu Yavuz, İlker Ilhanli, Canan Çelik Içen
The aim was to evaluate the effect, if any, of asymptomatic hyperuricemia on distal femoral cartilage thickness through musculoskeletal ultrasonography. A total of 66 participants were evaluated in this prospective, controlled study, including 33 asymptomatic hyperuricemic patients who presented at our outpatient clinic between January and April 2020, and 33 normouricemic subjects matched for age, gender and body mass index. Participants with systemic diseases affecting uric acid level such as chronic renal failure, psoriasis, gout, etc...
April 2023: Acta Clinica Croatica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38304366/effect-of-mammography-imaging-procedure-on-serum-inflammatory-and-or-tumor-marker-levels
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Gulcin Sahingoz Erdal, Aysegul Akdogan Gemici, Murat Cikot, Sule Apikoglu Rabus, Nilgun Isiksacan, Ercan Inci, Mehmet Hursitoglu
Mammography is one of the gold standard screening tests for breast cancer. The effects of mammography procedure on blood parameters are not known. This study aimed to investigate whether the procedure-associated breast compression affects the widely and simultaneously performed blood measurements of C-reactive protein (CRP), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), and cancer antigen (CA) 15-3. According to breast ultrasound examination results, participants were divided into 3 groups as follows: group 1 (participants with breast mass size ≥20...
April 2023: Acta Clinica Croatica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38304365/assessment-of-neonatal-care-standard-by-the-predictive-model-for-retinopathy-of-prematurity-based-on-weight-gain
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Ana Čolić, Nenad Vukojević, Sonja Anić Jurica
Care of extremely premature infants is in constant need for evaluation and progress. WINROP, a predictive model based on weight gain, has been developed to reduce the number of stressful examinations for retinopathy for prematurity. Validation studies of WINROP emphasize the difference of applicability in neonatal units of various practice. The aim of the study was to assess the standard of neonatal care by WINROP. Data on extremely premature infants were collected from medical records and entered in WINROP...
April 2023: Acta Clinica Croatica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38304364/hippocampal-ganglioside-composition-is-altered-by-metformin-and-liraglutide-treatment-in-a-high-fat-high-sugar-diet-rat-model
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Marin Kuharić, Vedrana Ivić, Milorad Zjalić, Anita Matić, Ines Drenjančević, Sandor G Vari, Aleksandar Včev, Marija Heffer
Insulin resistance has many deleterious effects on the central nervous system, including the initiation and potentiation of neurodegeneration. While the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease has been extensively researched with many insights into the effects of amyloids and neurofibrillary tangles, the connection between the two pathogenic entities has not yet been fully elucidated. Gangliosides are commonly found in neuronal membranes and myelin, specifically in lipid rafts that have been linked to pathological amyloidogenesis...
April 2023: Acta Clinica Croatica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38304363/comparison-of-laparoscopic-and-open-pyeloplasty-impact-on-comfort-and-success-a-retrospective-single-center-study
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Nuh Aldemir, İbrahim Üntan, Halil Tosun, Deniz Demirci
Ureteropelvic junction obstruction causes hydronephrosis and may lead to renal parenchymal damage unless timely diagnosed and treated. Although open pyeloplasty is still the gold standard, it needs to be compared with new techniques. In this study, we compared laparoscopic and open pyeloplasty. Data on 113 patients who had undergone surgery between 2008 and 2014 were evaluated retrospectively. Thirty-nine patients had undergone laparoscopic pyeloplasty, and 74 had undergone open pyeloplasty. Ultrasonography was performed at 3 months and scintigraphy at 6 months postoperatively...
April 2023: Acta Clinica Croatica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38304362/subclinical-optic-neuritis
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Tomislav Vidović, Branimir Cerovski, Smiljka Popović-Suić, Igor Petriček, Tamara Mišjenović Vučerić
Acute optic neuritis is often associated with multiple sclerosis. It is considered to be the most common ocular symptom of multiple sclerosis. In addition to acute optic neuritis, in patients with multiple sclerosis, subclinical optic neuritis is also described. It is characterized by slow progression and bilateral involvement, thus being unnoticed by the patient. The purpose of the present study was to assess vision impairment in multiple sclerosis patients without a history of acute optic neuritis, using a number of functional tests including visual field testing by Octopus 101 perimetry N1 program, contrast sensitivity testing by Pelli Robson chart, and color vision by Ishihara pseudoisochromatic plates...
April 2023: Acta Clinica Croatica
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