Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5455/ijbh.2023.11.78-106
I. Masic
Background: Scientific researchers in the field of biomedicine have the role to interact through published articles in the scientific journal or presentations at scientific and professional conferences because on this way they can affect to the practices that can make people healthier and more satisfied with outcomes of health care systems. For this reason, scientists are encouraged, especially young ones, that after complete the project and finalyze their research investigation to publish scientific work outcomes in a professional and scientific journals. Objective: The aim of this article is to present the current tools available in scientometry for the evaluation of scientific validity of published articles and explain the purpose and, also, to describe the role of important indexed database in dissemination knowledge through the biomedical journals. Methods: Author searched the most influential on-line databases and analyzed deposited papers within the topic scientometrics and used descriptive method of reviewing important facts about experiences with scientometrics in the scientific and academic practice. Results and Discussion: Bibliometric methods are used for quantitative analysis of written materials. Citation provides guidelines for scientific work, because it stimulates scientists to deal with the most current areas of research, and organizes scientific article at the world level, or shapes and directs it. Citation is influenced by: article quality, understanding of the article, language in which the article is written, loyalty to a group of researchers, article type, etc. Some of the indicators used in the evaluation of scientific work are: Impact factor (IF); Citation of the article; Journal citations; Number and order of authors, etc. Impact Factor is the number of citations of articles published in the journal during the previous two years divided by the total number of articles published in the journal during the same period. Factor of influence depends on: the quality of the journal, the language on which it was printed, the area it covers, the journal distribution system. Conclusion: In this article we pointed that h-Index and Google Scholar indexes presents one of a set of valuable measures to determine scientific excellence. Although the h-Index is a better measure than a citation impact factor (IF), it is still based on the opinions of other authors. Since research in medicine can affect the improvement of clinical and public health practices, it is necessary to conduct them. Only quality research with exact results offers the scientific community new information about the examined problem, and the researcher personal satisfaction, the possibility of communicating and conducting scientific dialogue with other members of the academic community, and opening opportunities to receive critical review of those who have insight into the research.
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5455/ijbh.2019.7.7-13
A. Tahirović, M. Tahirović, L. Ristic, G. Sulejmanpasić, R. Softić, A. Cesir, Raif Serdarevic, A. Memić
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5455/ijbh.2022.10.95-100
Mohammad Ardat, S. Izetbegovíc, V. Tomić
Background: Retained placenta is one of the major causes of primary and secondary post-partum hemorrhage (PPH) and active management of the third stage of labor reduces the risk of PPH. Objective: The aim of this paper was to compare the efficacy of intra-umbilical vein injection of carboprost versus oxytocin by time and success rates of total expulsion of the placenta. Methods: This prospective clinical study with quasi-experimental design 2x2x2(risk factors by medication by doses) was conducted at Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Center of University of Sarajevo in two-year period. Patients were randomized in 4 groups and 8 subgroupsby different medication doses and risk factors. The main outcome variable was expulsion of retained placenta and second outcome variables were: duration of time from intra-umbilical vein administration of drug to expulsion of retained placenta, the number of cases who required blood transfusion and antibiotics, postpartum hemoglobin after 24h. Statistical significance was accepted for p-values < 0.05. Results: The group B2 (UVI oxytocin 20 IU in 20 mL saline, surgical risk factors) and the group D2 (UVI oxytocin 20 IU in 20 mL saline, non-surgical risk factors) had shorter expulsion time (minutes) (Me=5; IQR=4 to 5; Me=5; IQR=4.3 to 6, respectively) compared with other groups (p<0.001). The success rates of total expulsion of the placenta by groups (A,B,C and D) were not statistically significant (70% vs. 82% vs. 72% vs. 78%, respectively; p=0.483). Post-intervention hemoglobin concentrations was statistically significantly greater in the group B(117.3±1.3) vs. the group A (112.1±1.3), (p =0.028). Conclusion: The time for placental expulsion was significantly shorter and postpartum hemoglobin was significantly higher in the intra-umbilical oxytocin groups than in the carboprost groups.
背景:残留胎盘是原发性和继发性产后出血(PPH)的主要原因之一，积极处理第三产褥期可降低PPH的发生风险。目的:比较脐静脉注射卡前列素与催产素对胎盘全排出的时间和成功率的影响。方法:采用准实验设计2x2x2(危险因素按用药剂量计算)，在萨拉热窝大学临床中心妇产科门诊进行为期2年的前瞻性临床研究。根据用药剂量及危险因素将患者随机分为4组和8个亚组。主要结局变量为残留胎盘排出，次要结局变量为:从脐静脉给药到残留胎盘排出的时间、需要输血和使用抗生素的病例数、产后24h血红蛋白。若p值< 0.05，则接受有统计学意义。结果:B2组(20 mL生理盐水中UVI催产素20 IU，手术危险因素)和D2组(20 mL生理盐水中UVI催产素20 IU，非手术危险因素)排出时间(min)较短(Me=5;IQR=4 ~ 5;我= 5;IQR=4.3 ~ 6)，与其他组比较(p<0.001)。A、B、C、D组胎盘总排出成功率分别为70% vs 82% vs 72% vs 78%，差异无统计学意义;p = 0.483)。干预后B组血红蛋白浓度(117.3±1.3)高于A组(112.1±1.3)，差异有统计学意义(p =0.028)。结论:脐内催产素组胎盘排出时间明显短于卡前列素组，产后血红蛋白明显高于卡前列素组。
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5455/ijbh.2020.108-112
D. Donev
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5455/ijbh.2023.11.55-57
Bilal Imširović, G. Abdelhakim, Muhamed Djedovic, Amina Tawil, E. Zerem
Background: A bezoar is a collection of indigestible substances that, after swallowing, form a mass in the gastrointestinal tract, most often in the stomach. A trichobezoar is a mass made of ingested, undigested hairs and food remains, while ingestion of hair is called trichophagia. This is an extremely rare condition, with 90% of cases occurring among women, out of which 80% are under the age of 30. The diagnosis is based on clinical examination, findings obtained through radiological modalities (ultrasound and computed tomography) and endoscopy. Objective: The aim of this article is to present the case of a 17-year-old female patient who visited the doctor due to abdominal pain and a visible mass in the projection of the stomach. Case presentation: The patient, accompanied by her parents, and following the instructions of a general practitioner who suspected the presence of a tumour in the abdomen, reported to the surgical clinic. The US examination revealed the presence of a heteroechoic mass in the stomach area, but it could not be determined with certainty where it belonged (Samsung Medison V8 ultrasound system). The CT scans revealed the presence of an inhomogeneous structure in the stomach area occupying the entire volume of the stomach. The mentioned structure included the presence of internal air particles and marginal imbibition of the orally applied contrast agent. The described structure did not infiltrate the stomach wall and, based on the CT scan, the diagnosis established was a bezoar. Under general anaesthesia, a laparotomy with a gastrotomy was performed, and a hard hook shaped mass composed of hair and remains of undigested food was removed from the stomach. Conclusion: A mobile, palpable mass located in the abdomen of younger female patients accompanied by abdominal symptoms, especially in patients where there is information about hair pulling and swallowing, may suggest trichobezoar. The golden standard for trichobezoar presentation is upper endoscopy. If unavailable, the diagnosis is established by a CT scan, preferably with oral application of a contrast agent. Treatment of larger trichobezoars is surgical, while endoscopic and laparoscopic removal is possible only in the case of small trichobezoars.
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5455/ijbh.2021.9.300-303
I. Masic
Days of Academy of Medical Sciences of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AMNuBiH) this year was organized together with International Academy of Sciences and Arts in Bosnia and Herzegovina (IANUBIH) in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on December 4th, 2021. At this conference held two meetings: Symposium with title “Sciontometry, Citation, Plagiarsim and Predatory in the Scintific Publishing” and "SWEP 2021" with title "Design of Observational Clinical Studies" (1-4). Reasons for this titles werw very frequent cases in the academic and scientific publications about four mentioned topics of the Symposium in the Bosnia and Herzegovina and other countries in Balcan region, but also worldwide. Authors of the presentations at the conference came from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia, USA and Poland. Days were organized as hybrid meetings: over twenty participants have been in conference room of the hotel Holiday in Sarajevo, over 50 participants followed presentations of the conference via zoom technology. Within presenters of thir experiences in the scientific area covered by title of this conference were some of most influential scientists from Bosnia and Herzegovina who are included between 2% of authors deposited in the Stanford scientometric list, which were published several months ago. Also, some of authors are former or current Editorsin-Chiefs of indexed biomdical journals in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia (Izet Masic, Asim Kurjak, Doncho Donev, Osman Sinanovic). Also, Sylwia Ufnalska and Izet Masic are or have been members bof the European Associacion of Scince Editors (EASE) and and they have great expriences about topic of this cnference (5, 6). Participants and titles of the presentations at the Symposium “Scientometrics, Citation, Plagiarism and Predatory in Science Publishing" were as follows: News, Received: Dec 08 2021, Accepted: Dec 26, doi: 10.5455/ijbh.2021.9.300-303, Int J Biomed Healthc. 2021; 9(4): 300-303
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5455/ijbh.2022.10.89-94
Mia Custovic, Vedran Besirevic, G. Sulejmanpasić, A. Serdarević
Background: The pandemic of the new corona virus has taken its toll on the mental health of entire humankind with special impact on vulnerable groups, such as drug users in substitution treatment. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in the population of opiate addicts who are on substitution therapy. Methods: The research was conducted in the Institute of Addiction Diseases of the ZE-DO canton on the population of patients addicted to opiates who are included in the substitution therapy program. The sample of 80 patients was randomly selected with respect to the inclusion criteria. An 8-parameter questionnaire with symptoms of anxiety and depressive disorder, ranked by intensity on the Likert scale from 0 to 4, was used as a measuring instrument. The change in these symptoms in the one-year period before the pandemic to the one-year period of the pandemic are compared. The results are analyzed in descriptive statistics using the SPSS program. The statistical significance was monitored by the χ2 test. Results: The results of this research show an apperent statistically significant increase in the symptoms of anxiety and depressive disorder, as well as an increase in drug abuse during the pandemic period compared to the period before it. Conclusion: Results imply the existence of a significant adverse effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of treated opiate addicts. This research impose the need to affirm the prevention of further abuse of illegal substances, as well as the introduction of new customized programs through various psychosocial interventions and therapies carried out by psychiatrists and psychologists. Telemedicine presents itself as useful way of intervention and treatment.
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5455/ijbh.2023.11.25-28
I. Suljević
Background: War is a negative social phenomenon that results in a large number of dead, injured and ill individuals. Choosing an adequate anesthesiology technique with a minimum of anesthesiology equipment, anesthetics, medications and personnel, in often improvised conditions, is an imperative. Most operations in war trauma can be performed under regional, local or dissociative anesthesia. Objective. The aim of this study was to present the most commonly applied anesthetic techniques in the anesthetic-surgical care of the injured during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-1995. Methods. The study is retrospective and included 130 patients of both sexes, operated at the Clinical Center in Sarajevo in the three-months period from 05.02.1994. until 05.05.1994. In the study, we analyzed gender, age and types of applied anesthetic techniques. Results. From 130 analyzed patients, 103 were male while 27 were female. The average age of all patients was 40.47 years. The average age of male patients was 38.45 years, and the average age of female patients was 48.18 years. The largest number of patients was in the age group of 30-39 years, both in total number and by gender. The youngest patient was 2 while the oldest one was 87 years old. The largest number of patients were operated under spinal anesthesia. Conclusion. An anesthesiologist in war is required to act quickly and efficiently in caring for a large number of injured patients. Regional, ketamine, and local anesthesia techniques accommodate such requirements and are more commonly used than general anesthesia.
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Background: Septo-optic dysplasia (SOD) or de Morsiers’s syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by optic nerve hypoplasia, hypothalamic-pituitary axis hypoplasia, and midline abnormalities of the brain, agenesis of septum pellucidum and corpus callosum. Initially, it was described in 1941 by Reeves and further discussed by the French-Swiss neurologist de Morsier in 1956. The phenotype of SOD is highly heterogeneous, and the existence of at least two features is considered sufficient for diagnosis. Objective: The aim is to emphasize the importance of including SOD in the differential diagnosis of young patients, presenting with strabismus, especially if very low vision is documented in one or both eyes. Case report: In this case, a 13-year-old male presented to our institution with a complaint of deviating left eye outwards in the last few years. During the examination, left eye exotropia, as well as low visual acuity (light perception) of the left eye were documented. The findings of the right eye were normal and visual acuity was 1.0. Magnetic resonance imaging, optical coherence tomography, and fundus photography revealed optic nerve, brain midline, and retinal abnormalities. The patient was diagnosed as having SOD with optic nerve hypoplasia, septum pellucidum agenesis, and hypothalamic-pituitary axis hypoplasia. Conclusion: Although SOD is not curable, many aspects of this syndrome can be improved through a multidisciplinary approach consisting of hormonal replacement, corrective ophthalmological surgery, as well as neuropsychological treatment, and support if necessary.
{"title":"Septo-optic Dysplasia (SOD) or de Morsiers’s Syndrome: a Case Report","authors":"Nina Žiga, Vernesa Drino, Nita Bejdic, Ajla Salkica, Mirnesa Odobasic","doi":"10.5455/ijbh.2023.11.51-54","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/ijbh.2023.11.51-54","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Septo-optic dysplasia (SOD) or de Morsiers’s syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by optic nerve hypoplasia, hypothalamic-pituitary axis hypoplasia, and midline abnormalities of the brain, agenesis of septum pellucidum and corpus callosum. Initially, it was described in 1941 by Reeves and further discussed by the French-Swiss neurologist de Morsier in 1956. The phenotype of SOD is highly heterogeneous, and the existence of at least two features is considered sufficient for diagnosis. Objective: The aim is to emphasize the importance of including SOD in the differential diagnosis of young patients, presenting with strabismus, especially if very low vision is documented in one or both eyes. Case report: In this case, a 13-year-old male presented to our institution with a complaint of deviating left eye outwards in the last few years. During the examination, left eye exotropia, as well as low visual acuity (light perception) of the left eye were documented. The findings of the right eye were normal and visual acuity was 1.0. Magnetic resonance imaging, optical coherence tomography, and fundus photography revealed optic nerve, brain midline, and retinal abnormalities. The patient was diagnosed as having SOD with optic nerve hypoplasia, septum pellucidum agenesis, and hypothalamic-pituitary axis hypoplasia. Conclusion: Although SOD is not curable, many aspects of this syndrome can be improved through a multidisciplinary approach consisting of hormonal replacement, corrective ophthalmological surgery, as well as neuropsychological treatment, and support if necessary.","PeriodicalId":187078,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Biomedicine and Healthcare","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114633499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5455/ijbh.2022.10.10-13
I. Petrovic, Z. Djordjevic, Slobodan M. Jankovic
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