Spinal anesthesia is widely considered the “gold standard” for elective cesarean sections due to its rapid onset and lower risk of complications compared to general anesthesia. However, hypotension is a common adverse effect, influenced by maternal and procedural factors. Despite various preventive measures, predicting hypotension based...

By SELENA DJURIĆ, ARSEN UVELIN, NIKOLA GVOZDANOVIĆ

SGLT-2 inhibitors have been associated with increases in hemoglobin and hematocrit levels; however, the independence of this effect from confounding factors remains unclear in real-world settings. This study aimed to determine whether hemoglobin and hematocrit levels differed between patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using SGLT-2 inhibitors an...

By ALI TURUNÇ, MELIKE SADAY BOZKURT

The transition process to adulthood is a challenging but crucial period for the future well-being of patients with chronic diseases. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether specific clinical variables and disease activity status are associated with improved transition readiness among patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and...

By DRAGANA LAZAREVIĆ, HRISTINA STAMENKOVIĆ, STEFAN ĐORĐEVIĆ, DUŠICA NOVAKOVIĆ, MAJA ZEČEVIĆ, GORDANA SUŠIĆ

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex endocrine disorder that affects the reproductive, metabolic, and psychological health of women of reproductive age. Conventional therapies for PCOS primarily focus on symptom management; however, their associated side effects have led many women to explore complementary approaches. This review aimed to ...

By GALA ŽARKOVIĆ, VLADIMIR JAKOVLJEVIĆ, SAŠA RAIČEVIĆ, ANGELA ĆORIĆ, ROSA ČUKIĆ ĆOROVIĆ, NIKOLA JOVIĆ, JOVANA JOKSIMOVIĆ JOVIĆ

Artificial intelligence (AI) represents a global phenomenon changing all spheres of human life. Biomedical engineering is no exception, as many AI systems are applied to biomedical engineering inventions. The European Union has enacted the new EU AI Act, one of the world’s first laws on AI. The main topic of this research is to examine what c...

By SRDJAN DJORDJEVIĆ, NIKOLA IVKOVIĆ, NIKOLA MILOSAVLJEVIĆ

The height and width of maxillary front teeth, their width-to-height ratio—W/H% (gold standard), their width ratio (gold proportion), smile width, buccal corridor, and marginal gingiva define smile form. The study examined the characteristics of dental students with complete sets of teeth and used deep learning in dental anthropometry. The st...

By MILENA KOSTIĆ, MILOŠ MILOVANČEVIĆ, NADICA ĐORĐEVIĆ, ALEKSANDRA ILIĆ, MARKO IGIĆ, MARIJA ĐORĐEVIĆ, NIKOLA GLIGORIJEVIĆ, JANA PEŠIĆ-STANKOVIĆ, GORAN JOVANOVIĆ

The quality and number of remaining teeth, bone quality, feasibility of dental implant treatment, condition of the supporting tissues, and the patient's financial condition must be considered when planning prosthetic rehabilitation for partially edentulous patients. Herein, we report the prosthetic rehabilitation of a 59-year-old man with a unilate...

By SRDJAN D. POŠTIĆ

Parental vaccine hesitancy (VH) toward childhood immunization is a critical public health challenge affecting individual pediatric health and broader societal immunity. This study aimed to evaluate VH among parents of male children by comparing those whose children had congenital urogenital anomalies (CUA), specifically hypospadias and undescended ...

By MEHMET SEMIH DEMIRTAS, SIDDIKA SONGUL YALCIN, MUSTAFA TUSAT, ISMAIL OZMEN, DILEK BASAR, AHMET SALIH CALAPOGLU