Physicians' personality traits as predictors of empathy in the health context
Empathy is pivotal in healthcare, enhancing patient-provider relationships and healthcare outcomes. This study explores how empathy relates to the Big Five personality traits among Serbian physicians. A cross-sectional survey of 304 Serbian physicians (37.5% male, 62.5% female; mean age 37.38 years) was conducted using online questionnaires from Ma...
By Dejan Dobrijević, Mina Karaman, Tatjana Krstić
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
Characteristics of the hemostasis mechanism in patients with SARS-CoV-2 viral infection
Introduction/Aim. During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, there was a significant number of cases accompanied by thrombosis. The precise pathophysiological mechanism remains unclear. The importance of the fibrinolytic mechanism in maintaining physiological hemostasis led us to explore its potential contribution to COVID-19-induced thromboembolism. This stu...
By Igor Spasić, Dejan Dobrijević, Biljana Vučković
Pseudothrombocytopenia induced by ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid: A case report
Introduction: Pseudothrombocytopenia induced by ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid is a rare phenomenon caused by autoantibodies against platelet membrane with overall prevalence of 0.1% in the general population. This phenomenon is an in vitro artifact and with different anticoagulant used, the patient had the physiological platelet count. Case repor...
By Dejan Dobrijević, Nataša Kaćanski-Rađenović, Jasmina Katanić, Jovanka Kolarović