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Vol 42, No 1 (2025)

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Al-Mayah Sharhan, Aleksandar Mitić, Aleksandar Nešković, Aleksandra Kozić, Aleksandra Lučić-Prokin, Ana Kovačević-Kuzmanović, Ana Pejčić, Ana Todorović, Anatolii Romanyuk, Andrijana Karanović, Antonije Stanković, Bahri Ozer, Biljana Radovanović-Dinić, Biljana Vučković, Bojan Poposki, Boris Džudović, Borys Fylenko, Bratislav Lazić, Damir Suljević, Daniela Benedeto-Stojanov, Dejan Dobrijević, Dragana Stanojević, Ema Maslo, Fahad Hammadi, Gulali Aktas, Hamdan Bader, Ibrahim Karagoz, Irena Mitevska, Iryna Kornilova, Ital Ilker, Ivan Grgov, Ivan Starchenko, Ivana Stanković, Jasmina Katanić, Jelena Popović, Jelena Stojanov, Jovan Matijašević, Kiro Ivanovski, Kosta Todorović, Kristina Bulatović, Maja Mitrašinović-Brulić, Marija Daković-Bjelaković, Marija Milić, Marija Nikolić, Milica Grgov, Miodrag Stanković, Muhamed Fočak, Mykola Lyndin, Nataliia Roiko, Nenad Stošić, Olivera Žikić, Radojica Stolić, Sanja Jovanović, Saša Grgov, Slađana Pavić, Slobodan Obradović, Snezana Lazić, Sonja Nikolić, Sonja Šalinger, Suzana Milutinović, Tamara Kovačević-Preradović, Timea Kokai-Zekić, Tomislav Kostić, Tomislav Tasić, Vedran Žigić, Vekoslav Mitrović, Vladimir Galić, Vladimir Miloradović, Vladimir Mitrović, Vlatko Kokolanski, Zorica Dimitrijević,

Published: 01.01.2025.

Contents

01.12.2024. Review paper
Urinary biomarkers as early indicators of acute kidney injury in neonates with perinatal asphyxia

Perinatal asphyxia (PA) is a condition in which there is a decreased or interrupted blood and oxygen supply to the tissues of the fetus, i.e., the newborn, immediately before, during, or immediately after delivery. It constitutes a significant cause of mortality, accounting for 23-24% of all neonatal deaths. The estimated global incidence of perina...

By DEJAN DOBRIJEVIĆ, BILJANA VUČKOVIĆ, JASMINA KATANIĆ

01.12.2024. Review paper
Up-to-date modalities in the prevention of oral mucositis: A literature review

Oral mucositis is an acute, inflammatory, and ulcerative condition of the oral mucosa caused by chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. Considering the frequency of oral mucositis, its impact on the physical and mental health of patients, as well as the depletion of the economic capacities of an individual and society, the importance of prevention and ma...

By BOJAN POPOSKI, KIRO IVANOVSKI, ANA PEJČIĆ, VLATKO KOKOLANSKI, IVANA STANKOVIĆ

01.12.2024. Review paper
The latest recommendations in the prophylaxis and treatment of bleeding from esophagogastric varices

Esophagogastric varices develop in 50-60% of patients with liver cirrhosis, and 30% of them have one episode of variceal hemorrhage within two years of variceal diagnosis. The aim of the paper was to present the latest attitudes in the treatment of esophagogastric varices. Literature review. Prevention of first bleeding from esophageal varices (EV)...

By IVAN GRGOV, DANIELA BENEDETO-STOJANOV, BILJANA RADOVANOVIĆ-DINIĆ, MILICA GRGOV, SAŠA GRGOV, TOMISLAV TASIĆ

01.12.2024. Research paper
Targeting inflammation: Cohort study of the influence of methotrexate therapy on sideropenic anemia and reduction of inflammatory markers in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease that can cause destructive joint disease and progressive disability. The diagnosis of RA is based on laboratory and clinical evidence, which includes the analysis of inflammatory markers, hematological, and biochemical parameters. Fifty patients diagnosed with RA without methotrexate (MTX) ...

By MAJA MITRAŠINOVIĆ-BRULIĆ, EMA MASLO, MUHAMED FOČAK, DAMIR SULJEVIĆ

01.12.2024. Research paper
Evaluation of the mandibular canal course in Southeast Serbian population: A cone beam computed tomography study

Oral surgical interventions in the mandibular region require detailed knowledge of the position and course of the mandibular canal. The aim of this study was to determine the most common course of mandibular canal on cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images in the population of Southeast Serbia. One hundred ninety-four mandibular canals on CBCT ...

By KOSTA TODOROVIĆ, MARIJA DAKOVIĆ-BJELAKOVIĆ, JELENA POPOVIĆ, ALEKSANDAR MITIĆ, ANTONIJE STANKOVIĆ, ANA TODOROVIĆ, NENAD STOŠIĆ, MARIJA NIKOLIĆ

01.12.2024. Research paper
Refining risk stratification in pulmonary embolism: Integrating glomerular filtration rate and simplified pulmonary embolism severity index as a potent predictor of patient survival

Patients classified as belonging to simplified pulmonary embolism severity index (sPESI) class 0 are considered to have low-risk pulmonary embolism (PE). Yet, certain laboratory and echocardiographic parameters not accounted for in the sPESI score might suggest a likelihood of worse outcomes in PE cases. This study seeks to determine if the prognos...

By ALEKSANDRA KOZIĆ, SONJA ŠALINGER, ZORICA DIMITRIJEVIĆ, DRAGANA STANOJEVIĆ, TOMISLAV KOSTIĆ, BORIS DŽUDOVIĆ, IRENA MITEVSKA, JOVAN MATIJAŠEVIĆ, ALEKSANDAR NEŠKOVIĆ, VLADIMIR MILORADOVIĆ, TAMARA KOVAČEVIĆ-PRERADOVIĆ, ANA KOVAČEVIĆ-KUZMANOVIĆ, SLOBODAN OBRADOVIĆ

01.12.2024. Research paper
Association of serum zinc and selenium concentration with insulin resistance in apparently healthy adults

Zinc is a trace element involved in insulin metabolism, including its production, storage, and release. Selenium is regarded as a vital micronutrient for humans. It participates in insulin signaling and control. Zinc and selenium may be possibly linked to insulin resistance; however, these relationships have not been well investigated. Therefore, w...

By FAHAD HAMMADI, HAMDAN BADER, AL-MAYAH SHARHAN

01.12.2024. Research paper
Predictive parameters of arteriovenous fistula maturation for hemodialysis in patients with diabetes mellitus

Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is recommended as the ideal vascular access for hemodialysis (HD), however, there are conflicting opinions when it comes to patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). The aim of the paper was to determine the predictive parameters of AVF maturation for HD in patients with DM. The investigation was organized as a retrospective...

By RADOJICA STOLIĆ, MARIJA MILIĆ, VEKOSLAV MITROVIĆ, BRATISLAV LAZIĆ, SUZANA MILUTINOVIĆ, SNEZANA LAZIĆ, KRISTINA BULATOVIĆ, VLADIMIR MITROVIĆ, ANDRIJANA KARANOVIĆ, SANJA JOVANOVIĆ

01.12.2024. Research paper
Could De Ritis score be a useful predictor of mortality in COVID-19 patients who require intensive care?

Inflammatory markers are being investigated as possible predictors of mortality in intensive care population. COVID-19 infection causes significant amount of inflammatory burden. De Ritis score has been suggested as a novel disease marker in conditions characterized with inflammation. In the present work, we aimed to compare De Ritis scores of dece...

By IBRAHIM KARAGOZ, ITAL ILKER, BAHRI OZER, GULALI AKTAS

01.12.2024. Research paper
Quality of sleep in third-trimester pregnancy and non-psychotic postpartum depression

Quality of sleep (QoS) in the third-trimester of pregnancy has been suggested as a potential risk factor for the onset of non-psychotic postpartum depression (NPPD). The aim of the paper was to investigate whether the quality of sleep in the third-trimester of pregnancy is a risk factor for nonpsychotic postpartum depression (NPPD) in women without...

By JELENA STOJANOV, OLIVERA ŽIKIĆ, MIODRAG STANKOVIĆ

01.12.2024. Case report
Wernicke encephalopathy: Late-stage symptoms

Wernicke encephalopathy is a rare acute/subacute neurological disorder, commonly caused by prolonged thiamine deficiency in patients who chronically consume alcohol. According to the Caine classification criteria, the clinical diagnosis of this encephalopathy involves at least two of the following four signs: nutritional deficiency, oculomotor dysf...

By ALEKSANDRA LUČIĆ-PROKIN, VLADIMIR GALIĆ, TIMEA KOKAI-ZEKIĆ, VEDRAN ŽIGIĆ

01.12.2024. Case report
The case of leptospirosis in a female patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma

Although we could not find the registered cases of leptospirosis co-occurring with lymphogranulomatosis, it is important to note that both diseases can affect the immune system. Therefore, the reported case is unique and will be interesting and useful for the physicians of various specialties. We report a case of icterohemorrhagic form of leptospir...

By BORYS FYLENKO, IVAN STARCHENKO, NATALIIA ROIKO, IRYNA KORNILOVA, ANATOLII ROMANYUK, MYKOLA LYNDIN

01.12.2024. Case report
A severe case of snakebite envenoming by Vipera ammodytes in winter

Venomous snakebites in Serbia are neither too frequent nor extremely dangerous. Nevertheless, some can lead to complications or even death. On December 24, 2023, a young man was admitted to hospital after being bitten by a snake, believed to be Vipera ammodytes. He was in a state of shock, unconscious, with unmeasurable blood pressure. Having recei...

By SLAĐANA PAVIĆ, SONJA NIKOLIĆ

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