Is flexible bronchoscopy a safe procedure for critical care patients with respiratory failure?
Acta Clin Croat. 2023 Aug;62(2):291-299. doi: 10.20471/acc.2023.62.02.06.ABSTRACTFlexible bronchoscopy (FB) plays an important role in critical care patients. But, critical care patients with respiratory failure are at an increased risk of developing complications. Considering the developments in intensive care unit care in recent years, we aimed to evaluate the use of FB in these patients. We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent FB in critical care between 2014 and 2020. A total of 143 patients underwent FB during the study period. Arterial blood gas measurement on the FB day revealed a mean PaO2/FiO2 of 186.94...
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - March 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Asl ıhan Gürün Kaya Mira ç Öz Umut Dilegelen Duygu Ecer Serhat Erol Fatma Çiftçi Ayd ın Çiledağ Ak ın Kaya Source Type: research
The impact of total physical activity on microvascular complications in type 1 diabetes mellitus patients
Acta Clin Croat. 2023 Aug;62(2):330-338. doi: 10.20471/acc.2023.62.02.11.ABSTRACTThe incidence of diabetes is increasing worldwide, emphasizing an emerging need for blood glucose control optimization to prevent the development of chronic complications and improve the quality of life. This retrospective cohort study aimed to investigate the effects of total physical activity on microvascular diabetic complication development in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). The study included 71 T1DM patients, average age 41 years and HbA1c 7.78%. Most patients (82.1%) reported having hypoglycemia, while the minority of pat...
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - March 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Katarina Tur činović Vjekoslav Cigrovski Ines Bili ć-Ćurćić Anna Mrzljak Lucija Kuna Sanja Klobu čar Maja Cigrovski Berkovi ć Source Type: research
Understanding demographic and epidemiologic characteristics of hospitalized immigrant female patients: a retrospective observational study
Acta Clin Croat. 2023 Aug;62(2):323-329. doi: 10.20471/acc.2023.62.02.10.ABSTRACTPrecise epidemiologic and demographic characteristics of immigrant women admitted to gynecology or obstetrics departments are rarely explored. The aim of this retrospective observational study was to analyze the epidemiologic and demographic characteristics of immigrant female patients hospitalized between 2012 and 2017 in one maternity hospital in south-west Slovenia. Clinical data retrieved from hospital electronic information system were used to analyze these characteristics. In the mentioned period, 605 immigrant women were hospitalized, m...
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - March 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Igor Karnju š Sabina Li čen Mirko Prosen Source Type: research
Serum uric acid to hdl cholesterol ratio is associated with diabetic control in new onset type 2 diabetic population
Acta Clin Croat. 2023 Aug;62(2):277-282. doi: 10.20471/acc.2023.62.02.04.ABSTRACTSince uric acid to HDL cholesterol ratio (UHR) is proposed as a novel predictor of metabolic and inflammatory disorders, we aimed to study UHR levels in patients with new onset type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and compare them to those in healthy controls. Patients with new onset T2DM were enrolled and control subjects were volunteers to participate without any established diseases. Laboratory data including UHR, fasting blood glucose (FBG) and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) were compared. The mean UHR of the T2DM and control groups was 16±8% and...
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - March 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Mehmet Ali Kosekli Gulali Aktas Source Type: research
The effect of palpebral fissure height in primary gaze position on tear film stability
In conclusion, an enlarged exposed ocular surface due to higher palpebral fissure height in healthy individual's primary gaze position negatively affects tear film stability expressed by TBUT.PMID:38549607 | PMC:PMC10969636 | DOI:10.20471/acc.2023.62.02.05 (Source: Acta Clinica Croatica)
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - March 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ana Čović Igor Petri ček Martina Tomi ć Source Type: research
