Fear of needles can significantly limit professional and social functioning of a person, and is highly prevalent in general population (4%). The aim of our study was to reveal risk factors that are associated with fear of needles among healthy university students of medicine and pharmacy. The study was of a cross-sectional type. In total, 301 stude...

By Boban Milovanović, Dušan Tomović, Slobodan M. Janković, Iva Grubor, Ljiljana Nikolić, Miloš Nikolić, Marina Mijajlović, Strahinja Mrvić, Ana Divjak, Andjela Milojević, Jelena Djoković, Andjelka Prokić, Andriana Bukonjić, Marija Sekulić, Vesna Matić, Djordje Vukmirović, Bojan Rakonjac, Tanja Dimitrijević, Nataša Nikolić, Dragutin Jovanović, Jelena Milovanović, Marija Ratković, Nevena Barudžić, Nenad Mladenović, Milan Milutinović, Ana Antanasković, Milena Nikolić

Cardiac rehabilitation is an integral part of the complex therapy of cardiac patients. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of dynamic exercise and dynamic resistance training on exertion tolerance, muscle strength of the upper and lower extremities, and respiratory index in patients after surgical coronary revascularization. The study...

By Slavica Kozomara, Ivana Krstić

Due to the diversity of midwives’ responsibilities, the skill to deliver bad news is a vital need, and therefore the teaching approach in this matter is of utmost importance. Thus, this study has been conducted with the purpose of comparing the effect of SPIKES-based education of skills needed for delivering bad news, using two different appr...

By Nasrin Baghdari, Mostafa Rad, Marzie Torkmannejad Sabzevari

Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common cyanogenic congenital heart defect. The diagnosis is based on clinical signs, ECG examination, ultrasound examination of the heart, additional imaging methods and invasive testing. The therapeutic approach to the patient with tetralogy is complex and based on conservative and radical methods. Patients who have...

By Milovan Stojanović, Marina Deljanin-Ilić, Aleksa Vuković, Dejan Petrović

The growing number of doctoral graduates in nursing management, together with more focus on qualitative studies, has contributed to the development of qualitative studies. This study aimed to provide a critical appraisal of qualitative research papers in the field of nursing management by Iranian authors, published in national and international jou...

By Abbas Heydari, Seyed Majid Vafaei, Mahmoud Bakhshi

Fetuin-A is a negative acute phase reactant, while procalcitonin is an indicator of severe bacterial infection. Diagnosis of bacterial infection in febrile seizure (FS) is important for choosing the most suitable treatment. In this study, serum fetuin-A was estimated, for the first time, in the inpatients with FS and compared with procalcitonin and...

By Hussein Kadhem Al-Hakeim, Azhar Mohammed Al-Ankoshy, Mohammed-R. Alsharifi

Data on the physical properties of cow milk and infant formulas are important since they indicate the differences in physicochemical and rheological characteristics and compatibility with natural breast milk. This fact is important not only for quality control but also for the use of these commercial products as infant diet supplements or as comple...

By Slavica Sunarić, Tatjana Jovanović, Ana Spasić, Marko Denić, Gordana Kocić

The paper presents myocardial contusion and penetrating cardiac war wounds. The authors report their experience with thirteen cases of penetrating wounds, out of which only two were treated in the conditions acceptable for surgery. The other 11 wounds were treated in war hospitals which were mostly improvised, and in mobile surgical teams. The basi...

By Slavko Ždrale, Marko Vuković

Pericardial effusion represents the accumulation of larger amounts of fluid in the pericardial cavity. If not timely diagnosed and adequately treated, it can lead to cardiac tamponade. The treatment of pericardial effusion includes primarily the use of drugs like aspirin, NSAIDs, corticosteroids, and/or colchicine followed by invasive procedures su...

By Milovan Stojanović, Bojan Ilić, Sanja Stojanović, Stevan Ilić, Marina Deljanin Ilić

Implantable loop recorder (ILR) is a method in cardiology, which is used for the diagnosis of unexplained syncope in patients who were not treated successfully using standard methods. Implantable loop recorder is a diagnostic device that is surgically implanted under the skin of the chest area. This device does not have the endovenous implantation ...

By Predrag Cvetković, Zoran Perisić, Tomislav Kostić, Aleksandar Stojković, Miroslav Krstić, Nenad Bozinović, Bratislav Kirćanski, Mima Keković