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Alihodzic-Pasalic A, Pilav I, Maric V, Kadic K, Dapcevic M, Hadzismailovic A, Pilav A, Ademovic E, Custovic O. A Single-Center Experience on the Treatment Outcomes of Patients with COVID-19-Pleural Disorders: Lessons for the Future. Med Arch 2023; 77:345-349. [PMID: 38299086 PMCID: PMC10825738 DOI: 10.5455/medarh.2023.77.345-349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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Background Pleural disorders in novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), responsible for the deaths of more than 6.7 million people worldwide, are relatively uncommon and underappreciated findings. The severity of the pleural disease in these patients correlates with the treatment outcome and overall prognosis. Objective We aim to review our experience with treatment modalities and prognosis in 45 patients with COVID-19, who were treated at our Clinic between April 2020 and October 2021. Methods We conducted a retrospective, single-center, cross-sectional study. Demographic data, the type of thoracosurgical intervention(s), and treatment outcome for 45 patients included in this study were recorded for every patient. We analyzed the type and number of treatment modalities according to the pleural disorder, and the outcome of the treatment. Results Pneumothorax was the most common COVID-19-related pleural disorder, followed by the pleural effusion. Tube thoracostomy was the mainstay of treatment, performed in 84.4% of patients with unilateral pleural complications. In total, 20% of our patients were on mechanical ventilation, and all of them had a fatal outcome. We found statistical significance in comparison to the percentage of fatal outcomes between patients treated with and without mechanical ventilation (p=0.000). Conclusion COVID-19-related pleural disorders are prognostic markers of disease progression. Mechanically ventilated patients who require tube thoracostomy have an unfavorable prognosis.
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- Alma Alihodzic-Pasalic
- Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Foca, University of East Sarajevo, Foca, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo,, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Markovic SS, Jovanovic M, Gajovic N, Jurisevic M, Arsenijevic N, Jovanovic M, Jovanovic M, Mijailovic Z, Lukic S, Zornic N, Vukicevic V, Stojanovic J, Maric V, Jocic M, Jovanovic I. IL 33 Correlates With COVID-19 Severity, Radiographic and Clinical Finding. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:749569. [PMID: 34917631 PMCID: PMC8669591 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.749569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Objective: The increased level of interleukin (IL)-33 is considered as a predictor of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, but its role at different stages of the disease is still unclear. Our goal was to analyze the correlation of IL-33 and other innate immunity cytokines with disease severity. Methods: In this study, 220 patients with COVID-19 were included and divided into two groups, mild/moderate and severe/critical. The value of the cytokines, clinical, biochemical, radiographic data was collected and their correlation with disease severity was analyzed. Results: Most patients in the severe/critical group were male (81.8%) and older (over 64.5 years). We found a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) in these two groups between clinical features (dyspnea, dry cough, fatigue, and auscultatory findings); laboratory [(neutrophil count, lymphocyte count, monocyte count, hemoglobin, plasma glucose, urea, creatinine, total bilirubin (TBIL), direct bilirubin (DBIL), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), albumin (ALB), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatinine kinase (CK), D-dimer, C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), Fe, and Ferritin)], arterial blood gases (oxygen saturation-Sa02, partial pressure of oxygen -p02), and chest X-rays (CXR) lung findings (p = 0.000). We found a significantly higher serum concentration (p < 0.05) of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-12, IL-23, and IL-33 in patients with COVID-19 with severe disease. In the milder stage of COVID-19, a positive correlation was detected between IL-33 and IL-1β, IL-12 and IL-23, while a stronger positive correlation between the serum values of IL-33 and TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-12 and IL-23 was detected in patients with COVID-19 with severe disease. A weak negative correlation (p < 0.05) between pO2 and serum IL-1β, IL-12, and IL-33 and between SaO2 and serum IL-33 was noted. The positive relation (p < 0.05) between the serum values of IL-33 and IL-12, IL-33 and IL-6, and IL-6 and IL-12 is proven. Conclusion: In a more progressive stage of COVID-19, increased IL-33 facilitates lung inflammation by inducing the production of various innate proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, IL-12, and IL-23) in several target cells leading to the most severe forms of the disease. IL-33 correlates with clinical parameters of COVID-19 and might represent a promising marker as well as a therapeutic target in COVID-19.
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- Sofija Sekulic Markovic
- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Department of Virusology and Immunology, Institute for Public Health Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Otorhinolaringology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Foca, University of East Sarajevo, Foca, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Transfusiology and Haemobiology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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Konovalov B, Franich AA, Jovanović M, Jurisević M, Gajović N, Jovanović M, Arsenijević N, Maric V, Jovanović I, Živković MD, Rajković S. Synthesis, DNA‐/bovine serum albumin‐binding affinity, and cytotoxicity of dinuclear platinum(II) complexes with 1,6‐naphthyridine‐bridging ligand. Appl Organomet Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.6112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Bata Konovalov
- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry University of Kragujevac Kragujevac Serbia
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry University of Kragujevac Kragujevac Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research University of Kragujevac Kragujevac Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy University of Kragujevac Kragujevac Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research University of Kragujevac Kragujevac Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine University of Kragujevac Kragujevac Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research University of Kragujevac Kragujevac Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine Foca, Department of Surgery University of East Sarajevo Foca Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research University of Kragujevac Kragujevac Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy University of Kragujevac Kragujevac Serbia
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry University of Kragujevac Kragujevac Serbia
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Maric H, Supic G, Kandolf-Sekulovic L, Maric V, Mijuskovic Z, Radevic T, Rajovic M, Magic Z. DNMT1 and DNMT3B genetic polymorphisms affect the clinical course and outcome of melanoma patients. Melanoma Res 2019; 29:596-602. [PMID: 30950914 DOI: 10.1097/cmr.0000000000000612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The aberrant DNA methylation plays a critical role in a number of different malignancies, including melanoma. DNA methylation is catalyzed by DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs), involved in methylation maintenance (DNMT1) and de novo DNA methylation (DNMT3A and DNMT3B). The current study investigated the association of genetic variants in the DNMT1 and DNMT3B with the clinicopathologic features and the clinical course of melanoma patients. In the present study, DNMT1 (rs2228612, rs2228611, and rs2114724) and DNMT3B (rs406193 and rs2424932) polymorphisms were examined in 123 melanoma patients. Single nucleotide polymorphisms were assessed using TaqMan SNPs Genotyping Assays according to the manufacturer's protocols. The carriers of the variant genotype of DNMT1 rs2228612 had poorer overall survival and recurrence-free survival, (P = 0.000 and 0.000, respectively), and an increased risk for adverse outcome [hazard ratio (HR) = 6.620, 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.214-19.791, P = 0.001]. DNMT1 rs2228612 was also associated with ulceration (P = 0.045), nodal status (P = 0.030), progression (P = 0. 007), and stage of disease (P = 0.003). Univariate analysis indicated that tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes could be a marker of good prognosis in melanoma patients (HR = 0.323, 95% CI: 0.127-0.855, P = 0.025), whereas the genotype distribution of the DNMT3B rs406193 polymorphism correlated significantly with the presence of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (P = 0.012). The multivariate analysis showed that the DNMT1 rs2228612 polymorphism (HR = 12.126, 95% CI: 2.345-62.715, P = 0.003) is an independent predictor of poor overall survival in melanoma patients. As expected, disease progression was also found to be an independent prognostic factor in melanoma patients (HR = 37.888, 95% CI: 3.615-397.062, P = 0.002). DNMT1 rs2228612 was found to be an independent predictor of poor overall survival in melanoma patients. DNMTs polymorphisms could serve as a potential target for novel therapeutic approaches.
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- Helena Maric
- Second Surgery Clinic, University Hospital of Foca, Foca
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Foca, University of East Sarajevo, Lukavica, Serbia
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- Clinic for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Military Medical Academy, University of Defense, Belgrade
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- Faculty of Medicine
- Institute for Medical Research
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Jovanovic M, Zdravkovic N, Jovanovic I, Radosavljevic G, Gajovic N, Zdravkovic N, Maric V, Arsenijevic N. TGF-Β as a Marker of Ulcerative Colitis and Disease Severity. Serbian Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research 2018. [DOI: 10.1515/sjecr-2017-0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) represents chronic inflammation of the large intestine. Immune response plays an important role in disease genesis and progression. Activated leukocytes secrete several cytokines that actively regulate the inflammatory response in UC. The aim of this study was to determine levels of cytokines IL-17, IL-27, IFN-γ and TGF-β in patients with UC and to test them as biomarkers for disease.
The blood samples of 24 patients with ulcerative colitis without previous treatment and 37 healthy individuals were analyzed. Serum levels of IL-17, IL-27, IFN-γ and TGF-β were measured using sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits.
Serum levels of IL-17, IL-27, IFN-γ and TGF-β were increased in patients with UC, compared to healthy controls (p=0.022; p=0.001; p=0.001; and p=0.002; respectively). Ratios of cytokines IL-27/IL-17, IFN-γ/TGF-β and IL-17/TGF-β were significantly higher in group of patients with UC (p=0.002; p=0.002; p=0.003; respectively). Serum value of TGF-β higher than 20 pg/ml presents a highly sensitive and specific marker for UC.
We believe that increased production and predominance of immunosupressive TGF-β may represent compensatory mechanism for ongoing pro-inflammatory processes in UC.
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- Marina Jovanovic
- Department of Internal medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Kragujevac , Serbia
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- Department of Internal medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Kragujevac , Serbia
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Kragujevac , Serbia
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Kragujevac , Serbia
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Kragujevac , Serbia
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- Department of Medical informatics and statistics, Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Kragujevac , Serbia
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Foca , University of East Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Kragujevac , Serbia
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Alihodzic-Pasalic A, Maric V, Hadzismailovic A, Pilav A, Grbic K. Comparison of Efficiency of Pleurodesis Between Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) and Standard Thoracostomy. Acta Inform Med 2018; 26:185-189. [PMID: 30515010 PMCID: PMC6195412 DOI: 10.5455/aim.2018.26.185-189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Chemical pleurodesis is generally accepted palliative dyspnea therapy and preventive of re-accumulation of pleural fluid in patients with malignant pleural effusions. Aim Comparative analyses of efficiency of chemical pleurodesis between Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) and standard thoracostomy. Methods From 01.01.2016-01.01.2017 at the Clinic for Thoracic Surgery of University Clinical Center (UCC) Sarajevo retrospective analysis was performed. Studied patients underwent VATS pleurodesis (G1) and standard thoracostomy pleurodesis (G2), with 60 in each group, respecting defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Pleurodesis success was examined radiologically over the next three months. Results Average age of all patients was 63.97±8.75 years. Gender related, 45% were men and 55% were women (F/M=1.47:1). Average hospitalization was 7.22±1.37 (G1: 6.68±1.16; G2: 7.44±1.40; Mann-Whitney U-test: p=0.0016) days. Average thoracic drainage duration was 5.45±1.69, (G1: 4.28±1.15,G2: 6.05±1.58; Mann-Whitney U-test p<0.0001) days. Pleurodesis success after first month was 98.30% in G1, 91.60% in G2 (G1 vs. G2; p=0.2089); after second month was 98.30% in G1, 78.30% in G2 (G1 vs. G2; p=0.0011) and after three months was 91.60% in G1, 63.30% in G2(G1 vs. G2; p=0.0006). Average dyspnea degree (0-5) after the pleurodesis was 0.050±0.22 in G1 and 0.62±0.76 in G2 (Mann-Whitney U-test; p=0.0001). Complication were noticed in 9.2% patients, in G1 3.3%, 15.0% in G2. Conclusion Difference in pleurodesis efficiency between the G1 and G2 was established after second month and was even more evident after third month in favor of G1. Results show the significant statistical improvement of the degree of dyspnea in G1 as opposite to the G2.
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- Alma Alihodzic-Pasalic
- Clinic for Thoracic Surgery of University Clinic Centar Sarajevo, Sarajevo Bosnia and Hercegovina
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- Faculty of Medicine Foca, University of East Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Clinic for Thoracic Surgery of University Clinic Centar Sarajevo, Sarajevo Bosnia and Hercegovina
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- Clinic for Thoracic Surgery of University Clinic Centar Sarajevo, Sarajevo Bosnia and Hercegovina
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- Clinic for Thoracic Surgery of University Clinic Centar Sarajevo, Sarajevo Bosnia and Hercegovina
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INTRODUCTION Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) and surgical site infections (SSI) are a global public health problem. The aim of the study was to determine the incidence of SSIs at the Surgical Clinics of the University Clinical Centre Banja Luka and to identify risk factors for the development of SSIs. METHODS In order to determine the frequency of SSIs through the incidence compared to the patients operated at the Surgical Clinics of the University Clinical Centre Banja Luka, we conducted a prospective cohort study which encompassed 11.216 operated patients, in the period from November 11th, 2014 to September 30th, 2015. In order to identify risk factors for the development of SSIs, a nested case-control study of risk factors for SSIs was conducted. The study group consisted of patients who were diagnosed with SSIs in the period of monitoring, while the control group was consisted of patients without SSIs who corresponded with the study group in age and sex. RESULTS The highest values of incidence of SSIs were observed at the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (2.65%), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (2.48%) and the Department of Vascular Surgery (2.15%), and the lowest ones at the Department of Urology (0.59%). Among the cases of SSIs, deep infections of the surgical site were the most represented (82.7%). Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify the following independent risk factors: length of pore-operative stay in hospital (p=0.000; OR=1.062; 95% CI=1.037-1.087), reintervention (p=0.000; OR=22.409; 95% CI=6.361-79.071) and cotrticosteroids (p=0.023; OR=4.141; 95%CI=1.221-14.047). CONCLUSION The incidence of SSIs at the Surgical Clinics of the University Clinical Centre Banja Luka is at the level of hospitals in developed countries. There are a number of risk factors for SSIs, which may be prevented.
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- Slobodan Stanic
- Agency for Development of Higher Education and Quality Assurance, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- PHI Public Health Institute of the Republic of Srpska.,Faculty of Medicine, the University of Banja Luka
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- Faculty of Medicine, the University of Banja Luka.,University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska
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- University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Medicine Foča.,Public Health Institute Užice
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- University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Medicine Foča
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Maric V, Djukic S. Chlamydia trachomatis as a cause of trachoma. Praxis Med 2015. [DOI: 10.5937/pramed1504055m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Maric V, Markovic V, Bozic M, Marjanovic I. Central corneal thickness, corneal curvature and refractive error in patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma and primary open-angle glaucoma. Praxis Med 2015. [DOI: 10.5937/pramed1503067m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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