Background/Aim. The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed at evaluating the impact of self-care training programs based on digital health on the quality of life of burn patients. Methods. Electronic databases such as Science Direct, Medline/PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, ProQuest, Google Scholar, and Cochrane library were searched inde...

By Kolsoum Deldar, Farnoosh Khodabandelool, Mahdieh Arian, Seyed Hosseini, Razieh Froutan

Introduction/Aim. Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), primarily affects the respiratory system, the possibility of multisystem tissue and organ damage is not excluded. In severe forms of the disease, hematological disorders with the accompanying laboratory derangement...

By Jelena Đorđević, Olgica Mihaljević, Marijana Stanojević-Pirković, Ardahanli Isa, Milan Radović, Batrić Babović

Introduction. High-energy distal tibia fractures are characterized by great comminution and extensive lesions of the surrounding soft tissues. The risk of developing complications during treatment is high. The application of the Ilizarov's technique reduces the risk of complications significantly, and provides good final treatment results. Methods....

By Ivica Lalić, Vladimir Harhaji, Oliver Dulić, Mile Bjelobrk, Nataša Janjić, Nensi Lalić, Marko Bojović, Marko Mladenović

Introduction. Antiseptics are non-specific antimicrobial drugs that are widely used in dentistry. The "gold standard" in periodontology is chlorhexidine digluconate (CHG). A widespread use of CHG-containing products for daily care in medicine and dentistry and other fields leads to acquiring resistance to CHG in microorganisms. Methods. A macro met...

By Maksym Skrypnyk, Maiia Ananieva, Tatiana Petrushanko, Karine Neporada, Mykola Spivak

Introduction. Obesity is a global problem of modern society. According to the WHO, in 2016, more than 1.9 billion adults are overweight and about 650 million adults are obese. Numerous studies indicate the role of overweight, obesity and metabolic status on periodontal health, however, the mechanism of their development is not fully understood. Aim...

By Maksym Skrypnyk, Tatiana Petrushanko, Karine Neporada, Roman Skrypnyk, Vladymyr Petrushanko, Igor Skrypnyk

Introduction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of the carbomer concentration (used as the gelling agent, in the range 0.5 - 2.0%) on textural and sensory characteristics of gels with 3% panthenol using sensory analysis as subjective and texture analysis as an objective assessment method. An active substance in the gels was panthe...

By Milica Martinović, Nenad Stojanović, Ivana Nešić

Introduction: There exists a knowledge gap in the quality and quantity of cancer-related research in Nigeria. This review gives a report on cancer research literature indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) in Nigeria from 1990 -2019. Materials and methods: The data used in the present study were published research papers retrieved from the Web of Scie...

By Adams Moses Dele, Adeoye Raphael Idowu, Okaiyeto Kunle

Background/Aim. For the first time, we evaluated and presented the socio-demographic characteristics, clinical manifestations and laboratory findings of hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients from Canton Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Methods. This retrospective, single-centre study included 159 RT-PCR verified COVID-19 patien...

By Anela Šubo, Amela Dervišević, Zulejha Omerbašić, Muhamed Zeid, Selma Spahić, Almir Fajkić, Damir Suljević

Introduction/Aim: Recently, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) has been suggested as a predictor of mortality and poor clinical outcome in patients with trauma. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between HbA1c values and clinical outcome in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods: In a cross-sectional study, a total of 133 TBI p...

By Sajad Shafiee, Misagh Shafizad, Dorsa Marzban, Samad Karkhah, Mohammad Ghazanfari, Amir Zeydi

Introduction. The lateral medullary syndrome is a neurological disease caused by ischemia in the lateral part of the medulla oblongata and is the most common form of brainstem infarction. Dysphagia is a common and clinically significant symptom of this disease because it is closely associated with the risk of recurrent pneumonia, malnutrition, dehy...

By Mile Vuković, Mirna Zelić