Kadir Er Objectives: to determine causes of stillbirth according to ReCoDe classification system, with emphasis on stillbirth cases classified only as "mors fetus" by clinicians.
Materials and methods: retrospective study over a time span of 7 years evaluated 115 stillbirths. The collected data included pathological data, both autopsy reports and placental pathological reports and clinical information from the autopsy request forms.
All of the stillbirth cases were allocated into one of the...
Ana Kostović Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical and computed tomography
pulmonary angiogram characteristics of pulmonary embolism seen in patients hospitalized
because of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Additionally, we intended to describe the distribution of the
pulmonary emboli.
Subjects and methods: This study is based on a retrospective observational study which was
carried out in the Department of Radiology at the University Hospital Split. A sample of 78
patients was...
Lorenz Diether Bastian Objectives: Pediatric leukemias are generally characterized by recurrent genetic aberrations, which are thought to be specifically associated with diagnosis and prognosis. The aim of the study was to investigate the frequency and types of acquired chromosomal aberrations and correlation with other biological characteristics and prognostic risk factors.
Materials and methods: We retrospectively reviewed clinical features and results of cytogenetics and molecular analysis for patients...
Lukas Kvartuč Objectives: The objective of study was to assess the demographics, clinical parameters and outcome of acute intoxications among adult patients admitted in medical ICU (intensive care unit) in southern Croatia.
Subjects and Methods: An observational retrospective study was conducted during one-year period. Subjects were patients admitted to the ICU due to acute poisoning.
Results: 81 subjects (32.1% females) aged 43.16±14.77 years were admitted in ICU due poisoning (14.97% of total...
Niklas Marc Krause Background: There are more than 100 surgeries described for hallux valgus with different indications. Severe hallux valgus can be operated with TMT-I (lapidus) arthrodesis. This can be performed with either plantar tri-lock plates or medial tri-lock plates. The study was aimed at determining whether there is a difference in the clinical and radiological outcome when performing lapidus arthrodesis with plantar tri-lock plates compared to medial tri-lock plates on patients with hallux valgus,...
Berit Marie Ogaard Objectives:
The study aimed to explore clinical features and outcomes in elderly nursing home patients.
Materials and methods:
This research was conducted as an observational retrospective study. We included 94 SARS-CoV-2 positive patients admitted to the Hospital of Split from elderly nursing homes from 1 March to 31 May 2020. Medical data were collected by reviewing medical files from the archive at the Clinic of Infectology in Split Hospital.
Results:
The ages of the...
Marina Belcovska Objectives: The purpose of this retrospective study was to establish the number, gender and age of patients that suffered a Colles’ fracture during the calendar year 2016. in Split. As well as the prevalence of conservative treatment compared to surgical treatment, and the prevalence of post-fracture rehabilitation at University Hospital of Split. Subjects and methods: Data was collected from the Surgical Emergency Department’s paper database and cross-referenced to the Institute of...
Viktor Marin Mastnak Aim of the thesis: The primary aim of this research in medical anti-glaucoma therapy is to find out the total number of anti-glaucoma drugs in Split-Dalmatia county in the last 5 years, especially with regards to consumption of original anti-glaucoma drugs against their generic counterparts and comparison between fixed (combined) and mono therapy. Also we want to show if the prescription of prostaglandin analogues has risen through the years.
Patients and methods: In this research we used...
Bernarda Crnjak Objectives: To compare levels of complement components between patients with SLE and patients with SLE and secondary antiphospholipid syndrome and investigate their relation with levels of anti-dsDNA and anticardiolipin antibodies.
Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Rheumatology and clinical Immunology of the University Hospital Split (KBC Split). Included were 74, 45 with SLE and 29 with SLE and secondary APS. Patient data were obtained from...
Joshua Schramm Objectives: The aim of the presented study was to analyze clinical data of patients with
symptomatic malignant pleural effusion due to pleural carcinosis hospitalized at the REGIOMED
Clinics and to evaluate and compare outcomes of different local surgical treatment modalities
with regards to effectiveness, survival, morbidity as well as duration of hospital stay.
Materials and methods: Patients with cytologically or histopathologically proven pleural
carcinosis and malignant pleural...
Pauline Schlüter Objectives: To compare the self-perceived health between immigrants and natives in different EU countries within the context of the type of health care system.
Subjects and methods: We used EU-SILC data on self-perceived health of natives and immigrants, not born in the EU. Additionally, we selected data from the European Statistical System for population numbers on EU inhabitants and migrants who were born out-side of the EU and also grouped EU countries according to the type of health...
Nina Rani Pedersen Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder characterized by repetitive
cessations of breathing during sleep. One of the most prominent symptoms of OSA is excessive
daytime sleepiness, associated with micro arousals from sleep which are caused by respiratory
events. Another feature of the OSA linked to respiratory related arousals might be impaired
sleep architecture resulting in decreased subjective sleep quality. The main aim of this research
was to assess and compare the...