Parental breastfeeding behavior and attitude questionnaire
In conclusion, the final instrument is reliable and valid for collecting breastfeeding data and evaluating changes in parents' behaviors and attitudes achieved through participation in breastfeeding promotion and support programs. The questionnaire may, in addition to the BIAKQ questionnaire, support professionals and activists involved in breastfeeding to create methodologically well-conceived programs.PMID:38304354 | PMC:PMC10829950 | DOI:10.20471/acc.2023.62.01.06 (Source: Acta Clinica Croatica)
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - February 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Marija Čatipović Josip Grguri ć Rajko Fure š Zlatko Hrgovi ć Ivana Jela šić Dora Fure š Source Type: research

Outcomes of surgical treatment for displaced both-column acetabular fractures
Acta Clin Croat. 2023 Apr;62(1):162-174. doi: 10.20471/acc.2023.62.01.19.ABSTRACTComplex both-column acetabulum fractures are severe injuries, often with associated injuries and complications with uncertain clinical and functional outcome. Modern traumatological protocols point to early surgical treatment, with anatomical reduction and stable internal fixation of fragments as a prerequisite for achieving a good treatment outcome. This retrospective-prospective multicenter cohort study was conducted during the 2014-2020 period and included 24 cases that met the input parameters, using the Letournel and Judet classification,...
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - February 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Nikola Bulatovi ć Nadomir Gusi ć Tomislav Čengić Source Type: research

Simultaneous metastases of papillary thyroid carcinoma and neuroendocrine tumor of the cecum to cervical lymph nodes: a case report
We present a case of a patient with simultaneous cervical lymph node metastasis of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and cecum neuroendocrine tumor (NET). A 45-year-old male patient with the diagnosis of metastatic NET of the cecum underwent fine needle aspiration (FNA) of a positron emission tomography with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG PET) positive nodule in the left thyroid lobe. Due to FNA finding suspect of PTC, the patient underwent total thyroidectomy with central neck dissection. Histopathologic finding revealed PTC of the left thyroid lobe and small solitary lymph node PTC metastasis in the central neck region. Po...
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - February 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Matija Romi ć Ivan Bla žeković Neven Mate ša Maja Franceschi Ines Šiško-Markoš Zvonko Kusi ć Ana Fr öbe Tomislav Juki ć Source Type: research

Analysis of diagnostic excisional lymph node biopsy results: 12-year experience of a single center
Acta Clin Croat. 2023 Apr;62(1):58-64. doi: 10.20471/acc.2023.62.01.07.ABSTRACTLymph node biopsy is indicated in patients with suspected malignancy or lymphadenopathy due to unclarified reasons. Lymph node biopsy can be performed as fine needle aspiration biopsy, core biopsy, or excisional lymph node biopsy. In particular, the diagnosis of malignant lymphoma is considered insufficient for oncological treatment unless classified into subgroups. Core biopsy and excisional biopsy can be performed to diagnose lymphoma and classify it into subgroups. Core biopsy may also be limited in some cases for the diagnosis of lymphoma. T...
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - February 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Zulfu Bayhan Kayhan Ozdemir Emre Gonullu Ahmet Tarik Harmantepe Recayi Capoglu Emrah Akin Mehmet Aziret Fatih Altintoprak Source Type: research

Epidemiological characteristics and factors associated with mortality in severely burned patients - croatian national burn center report
Acta Clin Croat. 2023 Apr;62(1):115-122. doi: 10.20471/acc.2023.62.01.14.ABSTRACTThe authors conducted a single-center retrospective study during the last 6.5 years. The study aimed to describe demographic data of burn patients in the Croatian Burn Center and investigate factors affecting mortality for the first time after the Center was established. The study included 109 severely burned patients with a total body surface area (TBSA) burned ≥20%, admitted to the burn intensive care unit. The relationship between the fatal outcome and age, sex, comorbidity, mechanism of injury, TBSA burned, and inhalation injury was inve...
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - February 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Agata Škunca Ana Mesi ć Tihana Magdi ć Turković Tomislav Rado čaj Slavica Poto čki Source Type: research

Vitamin d and injuries in dancers: a systematic review
Acta Clin Croat. 2023 Apr;62(1):214-223. doi: 10.20471/acc.2023.62.01.25.ABSTRACTVitamin D is involved in many different functions in the human body. Despite the well-known benefits of vitamin D and increasing trends of testing and supplementation, there is still a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency worldwide, present in the general but also in the highly-active population such as athletes and dancers. Dancers are at a higher risk of vitamin D deficiency due to their long working hours spent indoors, without exposure to sunlight. The high level of workload and physical demands also put dancers at a high risk of injuri...
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - February 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Marija Rakovac Dubravka Sajkovi ć Source Type: research

Chronic multimorbidity of low back pain or other chronic back disorders in the republic of croatia
In conclusion, the population suffering from BD has a higher prevalence of chronic multimorbidity than the population without BD and this multimorbidity is associated with unfavorable health outcomes.PMID:38304360 | PMC:PMC10829955 | DOI:10.20471/acc.2023.62.01.17 (Source: Acta Clinica Croatica)
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - February 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jelena Marunica Kar šaj Tomislav Benjak Larisa Stojanovi ć Frane Grubi šić Diana Balen Simeon Grazio Source Type: research

DILEMMAS ABOUT THE SELECTION OF ANESTHESIA FOR ELECTIVE CESAREAN SECTION IN PREGNANT WOMEN WITH MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY TYPE 2 AND SUSPECTED von WILLEBRAND DISEASE: A CASE REPORT
Acta Clin Croat. 2023 Apr;62(1):224-229. doi: 10.20471/acc.2023.62.01.26.ABSTRACTWith advancement of medicine in the field of diagnostics and treatment of women suffering from certain genetic disorders, more and more women have attained reproductive age and desired fertility. Maintaining pregnancy, as well as bringing it to an end poses a real challenge not only for obstetricians, but also for anesthesiologists involved in the procedure. In our case report, we describe anesthetic management of a female patient suffering from myotonic dystrophy type 2 and suspected von Willebrand's disease, and undergoing elective cesarean ...
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - February 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Katarina Kli čan-Jaić Ivka Djakovi ć Nika Ore šković Tihana Magdi ć Turković Maja Pe šić Vesna Ko šec Source Type: research

Subclinical optic neuritis
Acta Clin Croat. 2023 Apr;62(1):208-213. doi: 10.20471/acc.2023.62.01.24.ABSTRACTAcute optic neuritis is often associated with multiple sclerosis. It is considered to be the most common ocular symptom of multiple sclerosis. In addition to acute optic neuritis, in patients with multiple sclerosis, subclinical optic neuritis is also described. It is characterized by slow progression and bilateral involvement, thus being unnoticed by the patient. The purpose of the present study was to assess vision impairment in multiple sclerosis patients without a history of acute optic neuritis, using a number of functional tests includin...
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - February 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tomislav Vidovi ć Branimir Cerovski Smiljka Popovi ć-Suić Igor Petri ček Tamara Mi šjenović Vučerić Source Type: research

Comparison of laparoscopic and open pyeloplasty impact on comfort and success: a retrospective, single center study
This study demonstrated that laparoscopic pyeloplasty could be safely used in the treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction with a lower need for analgesics and a shorter length of hospital stay than with open pyeloplasty.PMID:38304363 | PMC:PMC10829949 | DOI:10.20471/acc.2023.62.01.09 (Source: Acta Clinica Croatica)
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - February 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Nuh Aldemir İbrahim Üntan Halil Tosun Deniz Demirci Source Type: research

Hippocampal ganglioside composition is altered by metformin and liraglutide treatment in a high-fat high-sugar diet rat model
In this study, 64 Sprague Dawley rats with equal sex distribution were separated into four sex-specific groups, as follows: control group on standard diet; group on high-fat, high-sugar diet (HFHSD); group on HFHSD treated with metformin; and group on HFHSD treated with liraglutide. Free-floating immunohistochemistry of the rat hippocampi was performed to analyze group-specific and sex-specific changes in the composition of the four most common gangliosides found in neuronal membranes and myelin sheaths, GM1, GD1a, GD1b and GT1b. The groups on HFHSD showed glucose tolerance impairment and body weight increase at the end of...
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - February 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Marin Kuhari ć Vedrana Ivi ć Milorad Zjali ć Anita Mati ć Ines Drenjan čević Sandor G Vari Aleksandar V čev Marija Heffer Source Type: research

Assessment of neonatal care standard by the predictive model for retinopathy of prematurity based on weight gain
In conclusion, WINROP is not just a provider of predictive information on the severity of retinopathy of prematurity. High-risk alarm indicates the need of adjustment of nutritional strategies. Infants without pathological growth morbidities who develop severe retinopathy of prematurity in low-risk group point to other risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity to be evaluated and changed in future practice.PMID:38304365 | PMC:PMC10829965 | DOI:10.20471/acc.2023.62.01.20 (Source: Acta Clinica Croatica)
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - February 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ana Čolić Nenad Vukojevi ć Sonja Ani ć Jurica Source Type: research

Effect of mammography imaging procedure on serum inflammatory and/or tumor marker levels
This study aimed to investigate whether the procedure-associated breast compression affects the widely and simultaneously performed blood measurements of C-reactive protein (CRP), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), and cancer antigen (CA) 15-3. According to breast ultrasound examination results, participants were divided into 3 groups as follows: group 1 (participants with breast mass size ≥20.0 mm, n=48); group 2 (participants with breast mass size <20.0 mm, n=17); and group 3 (participants with no breast mass, n=23). In groups 1 and 2, on the day of the mammographic imaging study, serum CRP, CEA, and CA 15-3 levels wer...
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - February 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Gulcin Sahingoz Erdal Aysegul Akdogan Gemici Murat Cikot Sule Apikoglu Rabus Nilgun Isiksacan Ercan Inci Mehmet Hursitoglu Source Type: research

Ultrasonographic evaluation of femoral cartilage thickness in participants with asymptomatic hyperuricemia: a case-control study
Acta Clin Croat. 2023 Apr;62(1):19-24. doi: 10.20471/acc.2023.62.01.03.ABSTRACTThe aim was to evaluate the effect, if any, of asymptomatic hyperuricemia on distal femoral cartilage thickness through musculoskeletal ultrasonography. A total of 66 participants were evaluated in this prospective, controlled study, including 33 asymptomatic hyperuricemic patients who presented at our outpatient clinic between January and April 2020, and 33 normouricemic subjects matched for age, gender and body mass index. Participants with systemic diseases affecting uric acid level such as chronic renal failure, psoriasis, gout, etc., partic...
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - February 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: İlker Fatih Sari Faz ıl Kulakli Nur çe Çilesizoğlu Yavuz İlker Ilhanli Canan Çelik Içen Source Type: research

Rare intracranial multifocal non-germinomatous germ cell tumor in an 18-year-old male: a case report
In conclusion, initial evaluation with neuroimaging, tumor markers, and cytology from cerebrospinal fluid is important as guidance to further treatment and prognosis. In selected cases, biopsy may not be indicated to start adjuvant chemotherapy. We emphasize the importance of specific treatment modality selection based mainly on tumor markers, regardless of the precise histologic classification.PMID:38304368 | PMC:PMC10829967 | DOI:10.20471/acc.2023.62.01.28 (Source: Acta Clinica Croatica)
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - February 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Nikolina Sesar Bruno Splavski Marija Gamulin Kre šimir Rotim Source Type: research