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Vol 41, No 2 (2024)

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Ahmo Habibović, Ajtana Bajrović, Aleksa Vuković, Ali Vafaee-Najar, Andrijana Karanović, Bojana Simović-Marković, Božidar Lilić, Branislava Raičević, Branka Mitić, Dalibor Jovanović, Danijela Jovančić-Petković, Danijela Radojković, Dejan Petrović, Dragiša Rašić, Dunja Božić, Džemila Alić, Đorđe Stevanović, Emina Ćorović-Ličina, Igor Igić, Irfan Ćorović, Ivan Ilić, Ivana Damnjanović, Ivana Nikolić, Jelena Igrutinović-Novković, Jelena Savić, Jelena Vučić, Jovan Luković, Kamal Al-Jawdah, Kamber Mohamed, Khadijeh Mirzaei-Najmabadi, Kristina Bulatović, Lejla Ćeranić, Marija Anđelković, Marija Bulić, Marija Milić, Marija Spasojević, Marija Stanković, Marija Tasić-Kostov, Marijana Stanojević-Pirković, Marina Deljanin-Ilić, Marina Kostić, Marina Marković, Marina Mitrović, Marina Petrović, Marzieh Lotfalizadeh, Milan Petronijević, Milan Radojković, Milena Ilić, Milica Mirović, Milica Pešić, Miloš Stević, Milovan Stojanović, Mina Poskurica, Miodrag Vučić, Nikola Krstić, Nikola Stefanović, Radojica Stolić, Samir Vučelj, Saša Radenković, Selma Habibović, Shahid Madhi, Slobodan Janković, Slobodanka Mitrović, Stevan Ilić, Tahere Zahedifard, Talat Khadivzadeh, Vekoslav Mitrović, Vesna Bokan, Violeta Mladenović, Vojislav Ćirić, Zaid Al-Attar,

Published: 01.01.2024.

Contents

01.12.2023. Research paper
Improving estimate of cost/effectiveness of drugs for rare diseases

Background/Aim. Incremental cost/effectiveness ratio (ICER) of many drugs for rare diseases is often much higher that the accepted cost/effectiveness threshold for reimbursement, primarily due to their extremely high prices, raising the question of their availability. The aim of this article was to review necessary adjustments of methods used for c...

By BRANISLAVA RAIČEVIĆ, SLOBODAN JANKOVIĆ

01.12.2023. Research paper
Skin challenges in COVID-19 pandemic: The importance of cosmeceuticals

Introduction. Although COVID-19 is present in a milder form nowadays, systemic disorders caused by the virus lead to multiple organ malfunctions. Skin manifestations are the consequence of the disease itself but also the result of preventative measures taken to avoid the infection. They generally do not require pharmacotherapy except in severe case...

By MARIJA TASIĆ-KOSTOV

01.12.2023. Research paper
The influence of psychoactive substances on nephrotoxicity of the kidneys

Background/Aim. The metabolism and effects of the abuse of psychoactive substances are not yet fully understood, but it is evident that they represent a tremendous risk to the health of individuals. This paper aims to present a review of published results on the impact of psychoactive substance abuse on kidney function. Methodology. PubMed and MEDL...

By RADOJICA STOLIĆ, MARIJA MILIĆ, VEKOSLAV MITROVIĆ, ANDRIJANA KARANOVIĆ, KRISTINA BULATOVIĆ, DRAGIŠA RAŠIĆ, MILICA MIROVIĆ, BRANKA MITIĆ

01.12.2023. Research paper
Care needs of patients with heart failure: A systematic review

Background/Aim. Heart failure is the leading public health concern as its prevalence increases and the cost of care increases dramatically due to poor prognosis. Ineffective disease management can increase morbidity and lead to repeated hospitalizations. The aim of this systematic review was to determine the care needs of patients treated for heart...

By TAHERE ZAHEDIFARD, KHADIJEH MIRZAEI-NAJMABADI, TALAT KHADIVZADEH, ALI VAFAEE-NAJAR, MARZIEH LOTFALIZADEH

01.12.2023. Research paper
Non-factor replacement therapy: A new chapter in hemophilia a prophylaxis

Introduction/Aim. Hemophilia A is an antihemophilic factor deficiency which requires life-long treatment. The aim of this analysis was to present the effects of prophylactic non-factor replacement therapy in ten patients with hemophilia A. Patients and methods. This retrospective analysis was conducted on ten male patients (4 children, 1 adolescent...

By MIODRAG VUČIĆ, BOŽIDAR LILIĆ, DANIJELA JOVANČIĆ-PETKOVIĆ, JELENA VUČIĆ

01.12.2023. Research paper
Effects of cardiovascular rehabilitation on exercise tolerance and quality of life in elderly with coronary artery disease

Introduction/Aim. Cardiovascular rehabilitation (CVR) is of utmost importance in primary and (especially) in secondary prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of our paper was to examine whether elderly patients with CAD benefit equally from CVR program as CAD patients of younger age. Methods. The study involved 1,697 patients referred...

By MILOVAN STOJANOVIĆ, MARIJA STANKOVIĆ, MARINA DELJANIN-ILIĆ, ALEKSA VUKOVIĆ, JELENA IGRUTINOVIĆ-NOVKOVIĆ, IGOR IGIĆ, STEVAN ILIĆ, DEJAN PETROVIĆ

01.12.2023. Research paper
Quality of life of patients with transtibial amputation and different periods of wearing prostheses

Introduction. Research into patients with lower limb amputation (LLA) puts strong emphasis on quality of life (QoL) and importance of the research in that regard as a measure for the rehabilitation outcomes. The aim of this study was to show which aspects of QoL are related to the duration of wearing a prosthesis in patients with transtibial amputa...

By VESNA BOKAN

01.12.2023. Research paper
Diagnostic agreement of presepsin, procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and white blood cell count in patients with suspected sepsis

Introduction/Aim. Agreement or disagreement of inflammatory parameters becomes important for making diagnosis when disparate values are encountered in a patient with suspected sepsis. The aim of our study was to test the agreement between the four commonly used tests for diagnosing systemic infection: white blood cell count (WBC), serum levels of C...

By MARIJA BULIĆ, MARIJA ANĐELKOVIĆ, MARINA MITROVIĆ, MARIJANA STANOJEVIĆ-PIRKOVIĆ, MARINA KOSTIĆ, SLOBODAN JANKOVIĆ, JOVAN LUKOVIĆ, VIOLETA MLADENOVIĆ, IVANA NIKOLIĆ

01.12.2023. Research paper
Polypharmacy and the risk of drug-drug interactions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Introduction/Aim. Polypharmacy can increase the risk of side effects and cause adverse drug interactions with a significant impact on the course of the basic disease. The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of polypharmacy and examine its impact on the risk of drug-drug interactions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The resear...

By NIKOLA KRSTIĆ, NIKOLA STEFANOVIĆ, MILAN PETRONIJEVIĆ, IVANA DAMNJANOVIĆ

01.12.2023. Research paper
Clinical properties and seminal fluid analysis of patients with primary infertility consulting the urology outpatient clinic for the first time: A cross-sectional study

Introduction/Aim. Seminal fluid analysis (SFA) plays a crucial role in helping infertility clinics diagnose the underlying reason of male infertility. The aim of the study was to investigate seminal fluid patterns of male partners of an infertile couple with apparently fertile female partners. Materials and methods. A cross-sectional study was cond...

By KAMBER MOHAMED, KAMAL AL-JAWDAH, SHAHID MADHI, ZAID AL-ATTAR

01.12.2023. Research paper
The role of serum vitamin D concentrations in predicting COVID-19 course and outcome

Introduction/Aim. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had significant acute and long-term impact on people's health. As the available literature sources have shown that the premorbid conditions affect the course of COVID-19, we aimed to investigate the role of admission vitamin D concentration to predict the outcome of hospitalized COV...

By DUNJA BOŽIĆ, ĐORĐE STEVANOVIĆ, MINA POSKURICA, MARINA PETROVIĆ

01.12.2023. Research paper
Adrenal incidentalomas: A seven-year follow-up single-center experience

Introduction/Aim. Adrenal incidentalomas (AIs) are defined as tumours revealed during imaging procedures of abdomen or abdominal laparotomy, performed in patients without previous suspicion for adrenal disease. This study was conducted to evaluate morphological and functional features of AIs seven years after the initial diagnosis. Patients and met...

By DANIJELA RADOJKOVIĆ, MILICA PEŠIĆ, MILAN RADOJKOVIĆ, SAŠA RADENKOVIĆ, VOJISLAV ĆIRIĆ, IVAN ILIĆ, MILOŠ STEVIĆ

01.12.2023. Research paper
Collision of primary adenocarcinoma of the lung with metastatic adenocarcinoma in the colon: A case report

Introduction. Collision tumors occur when two tumors of different histological origin develop simultaneously at the same site, such as sarcoma and carcinoma combinations, carcinoma and lymphoma combinations, or others. Notably, collision tumors are less common in the lungs compared to other organs. Case report. A 65-year-old woman with a history of...

By DŽEMILA ALIĆ, MARINA MARKOVIĆ, SLOBODANKA MITROVIĆ, MILENA ILIĆ, AJTANA BAJROVIĆ, JELENA SAVIĆ, MARIJA SPASOJEVIĆ, DALIBOR JOVANOVIĆ

01.12.2023. Research paper
A co-infection of primary varicella and COVID-19: A case report

Introduction. Primary varicella usually occurs in childhood and is generally self-limiting. In adults and immunocompromised individuals, it can have a more serious course. Obesity is one of the risk factors for a severe COVID-19 infection that can lead to immunosuppression among other systemic complications. This case report aims to present a rare ...

By IRFAN ĆOROVIĆ, EMINA ĆOROVIĆ-LIČINA, BOJANA SIMOVIĆ-MARKOVIĆ, SELMA HABIBOVIĆ, AHMO HABIBOVIĆ, SAMIR VUČELJ, LEJLA ĆERANIĆ

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