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Volume 53, Issue 4, 2025

Online ISSN: 2560-3310

ISSN: 0350-8773

Volume 53 , Issue 4, (2025)

Published: 30.06.2025.

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01.01.2016.

Professional paper

Effects of environmental tobacco smoke on peak expiratory flow rates on healthy school children

Introduction: Tobacco smoke is one of the most important environmental pollutants (ETS). Passive exposure to tobacco smoke is involuntary and it presents a health risk for children. Objective: To establish if there are differences in Peak Expiratory Flow Rates (PEF) values of healthy school children who live in households with and without tobacco smoke. Methods: PEF measurements were taken for 830 school children, from elementary schools in Nis and Laplje Selo. Mesurements were obtained with new peakflowmetars Vitalograf-normal range (EN 13826), 3 to 5 times. The higest values were taken for analysis. P < 0.05 was considered significant. Results: We considered PEF values for 830 healthy school children, 599 (72.17%) from households with tobacco smoke (ETS), and 231 (27.83%) without ETS. Exposure to parenteral smoking was associated with reduced PEF rates: 312.01 L/min (95% CI=301.38-322.65 L/min), for boys and 284.64 L/min (95% CI=275.73-293.55 L/min), for girls. PEF rates for children from households without ETS are 313.79 L/min (95% CI=295.63-331.93 L/min) for boys, and 302.0 L/min (95% CI=287.02- 316.98 L/min) for girls. PEF rates were significantly lower for girls from households with ETS (p<0.05). Boys, with and without ETS, had no statistically significant differences between their height, weight and age, so their PEF rates could be compared by their absolute values. For girls, this was not the case, and after age, height and weight adjustments their PEF rates showed no statistical significance (p= 0,346). Conclusions: Parental and household smoking were associated with decreased lung function in school age children. Although it's possible to reduce exposure to tobacco smoke in public places, it's important to inform parents about longterm impact of tobacco smoke on the health of their children.

Zorica Vujnovic-Zivkovic, Dragana Stamatovic, Ljiljana Sulovic, Jovan Zivkovic, Aleksandra Ilic

01.12.2016.

Professional paper

The influence of head posture on the vertical dimension and the growth of facial skeleton

Vladanka Vukicevic, Amila Vujacic, Sanja Simic

01.12.2016.

Professional paper

Analysis of the impact of the level of education and oral health habits of mothers on oral health and the level of oral hygiene of children

Marko Stevanovic, Andrijana Cvetkovic, Mirjana Ivanovic, Brankica Martinovic, Zoraida Mlosavljevic, Ivana Stosovic-Kalezic, Svetlana Milic

01.01.2016.

Professional paper

Surgical treatment of biliary pathology in patients: 13 years of experience

Biliary pathology represents today one of the most common indication for surgery in abdominalnj surgery. Calculosis gallbladder is a serious pathological condition, that their frequency, severity and possible complications constitute a significant percentage of medical emergencies. Septic complications are the most important factor of morbidity and mortality in biliary surgery. In relation to the gender structure of M: F=160: 519 1 3.2 23.6%: 76.4% is female domination. The highest incidence of biliary diseases in this interval is 91 (13.4%) in 2006, and 75 (11.0%) of 2010 average incidence of 52 patients per year. The lowest incidence was 2002 g 6 (0.9%) patients. The youngest patient was females aged 12 years. The oldest patient who underwent surgery were female, with a 82 yr. The range is 82-12=70g. The average age of the patients was 51 years, with dominant females 76.4%. Cholecystitis chronice is present in 423 (62.3%), cholecystitis acuta 251 (37%). Cholelythiasa 666 98%. Acalculosa 13 (1.91%). Calculosis gallbladder was present in 666 (98.1%) cases. OP: Solitary holelithiasis, 149 (22.4%), multiple holelithiasis 517 (77.6%). The absence of cholelithiasis in biliary diseases was verified in 13 (1.91%) patients. Holecistit empyema was verified in 8 (1.18%) cases. The structure of the surgical findings shows that gallbladder represents the dominant place of infectious processes in the acute pathology of extrahepatic bile ducts. 436 (64.2%). Hydrops 47 (10.8%). Empyema 102 (23.4%). Acute complications related to the spread of infection from the gallbladder put the main biliary tree and free abdominal cavity were registered in 2 (0.46%). Abscessus subhepatis 11 (2.52%). Choledocholythiasis 6 (1.38%). Cholangitis ac 17 (3.9%). Neo vesicae felleae 7 (1.03%). From that polypus vesicae felleae 2 (0.4%), ca vesicae felleae 4 (0.59%). There hepatocholedoci 1 (1.15%). Meta and hepato 4 (0.59%). M: F = 2: second Icterus 8 (1.18%). The ratio of M: F = 7: 1. Incidenca baktibilije analyzed in the entire series was 57%. Microbiological analysis of samples identified teen bacterial species.

Slobodan Arandjelovic

01.01.2016.

Professional paper

Impact of economic change on nutrition quality in preschool institutions in Macva district

Introduction: Health food safety is an absolute priority, whether it is a physical-chemical and microbiological safety. This applies particularly to vulnerable population groups. Particularly vulnerable population group is pre-school children. In this age, in addition to health security, as an important segment of the nutritional value of food. Nutritional value represents the energy value of meals, as well as a total in a certain amount (100g), as it looks at the energy density of meals. A reliable indicator of nutritional value, in addition to the mere satisfaction of energy needs, the amount and concentration ratio of macronutrients. This paper deals with the energy value of daily meals in preschools in Macva administrative district. The quality of the meal depends on several factors, such as the selection of food, preparation methods, expertise, personnel to create menus. This work focused on the economic situation in the whole society, as a factor affecting the quality of daily meals in preschools in Macva administrative district. Aim: To investigate the existence of statistically significant differences in the quality of daily meals in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Materials and methods: During the period under review were collected and analyzed data on the quality of the food at nine preschools in Macva administrative district. Data on the total caloric value, energy value in 100 grams, as well as data on the proportion of macronutrients carbohydrates, fats and proteins are analized and compared. The comparison of the results with the current regulations in the Republic of Serbia, and testing the statistical significance of the energy value variation and content of macronutrients in the observed poreioda. Results and Conclusion: The results showed that the total energy value does not satisfy 75% of daily needs, and that there is a significant reduction in the share of protein and increase in the proportion of carbohydrates. Test results indicate that due to the impact of the deterioration of the economic situation decreased quality of daily meals. Reducing the quality is reflected in statistically significant decrease in the share of proteins.

Igor Dragicevic, Branislava Matic, Aleksandra Ilic

01.12.2016.

Professional paper

The importance of early recognition and timely treatment of delirium in intensive care units

Ivana Stasevic-Karlicic, Milena Stasevic, Jelena Djordjevic, Igor Grbic, Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic, Slobodan Jankovic

01.06.2016.

Professional paper

Orthodontics treatment open byte with fixed Damon technique

The complexity of the open bite is attributed to the combination of the skeletal, dental and soft tissue elements. Depending on the etiology there are different approaches in their solution from conventional to surgical orthodontic treatment. In boys, aged 15 years, was found anterior open bite. After diagnostic procedures and growth assessment, the Demon nonsurgical orthodontic treatment technique was performed. The use of mild force, low friction and early use of intraoral elastics, arterior vertikal and class II in the area of the side teeth, have enabled us to take advantage of favorable growth type maxillofacial complex by which we have achieved a satisfactory therapeutic effect and close the open bite.

Jasna Pavlovic, Sanja Simic, Amila Vujacic, Vladanka Vukicevic

01.06.2016.

Professional paper

Functional results of surgical treatment of deltoid ligament rupture as components of fracture of the lateral malleolus

Injury of the deltoid ligament as a component of the lateral malleolus fractures is caused by the fact rotational forces during the support. The aim of this research is to examine the functional results of the patient who had undergone suture of the deltoid ligament and osteosynthesis of fracture of the lateral malleolus. In a retrospective study the analysis included a series of 45 patients.The diagnosis of rupture of the deltoid ligament is made based on physical findings islands and tenderness in the region of the deltoid ligament and roentgenographic confirmation width of the medial joint space > 4 mm. There is a high degree of correlation with the 25 (55.55%) patients between excellent functional outcomes of treatment calculated by Gregory[11] score and great roentgenographic findings by Konrath score[12]. The total clinical scores of subjective and objective clinical assessment by Gregory of a sample of patients, characterized by an excellent, even with the 40 (88.89%) patients. In the literature there is no agreement on the method of treatment of the deltoid ligament rupture associated with fractures of the lateral malleolus. Based on theoretical considerations, a number of authors advocate surgical treatment discontinued deltoid ligament. In our series, using suture of the deltoid ligament and osteosynthesis of the lateral malleolus, the best results are obtained with the PAB fracture, lower percentages of excellent results is with the SER fractures. The worst result was obtained with the PER type fracture. Anatomical and functional integrity of all parts of the talocrural joint that allows harmony of movement and stability is achieved with osteosynthesis of lateral malleolus and suture of the deltoid ligament.

Dejan Tabakovic, Rade Grbic, Marko Kadija, Aleksandar Vasic, Bozidar Odalovic, Sasa Tabakovic, Radovan Manojlovic

01.06.2016.

Professional paper

Cardiovascular comorbidities in hospitalized psychiatric patients with diagnoses of schizophrenic and affective disorders

A cardiovascular comorbidity (CVC) in psychiatric patients represents a simultaneous occurrence of a cardiovascular and a mental illness in the same patient regardless of the order of occurrence or of the cause and effect relationship that conjoins them. The objective was to determine the frequency and sort of the CVC in previously hospitalized patients with diagnoses of schizophrenic and affective disorders along with the differences in distribution of said disorders between the two groups of patients. Design-wise this is a retrospective study of intersections. It is based on the analytics of medical data (the history of disease along with the internal medicine consultant reviews) of the hospitalized patients in the Clinic for psychiatric disorders “Dr. Laza Lazarević” in Belgrade during the period between November 2014 and February 2015. Patients who were involved were older than 18 and they had diagnoses of schizophrenic disorders (F20-F29) and affective disorders (F30-F39), according to diagnostic criteria in the International classification of diseases 10 (ICD-10). CVC which were previously diagnosed or registered during the examination we separated into the following groups according to ICD-10: hypertension (HTA) I10, cardiac arrhythmia (CA) I47-I49, chronic cardiomyopathy (CMP) I42-I43 and ischemic heart disease (IHD) 120-125. The two groups of patients were analyzed according with socio-demographic characteristics (gender and age range) and CVC diagnosed according to MKB-10 classification. CVC were registered in 66% of the patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and 34% of the patients with affective disorders. Hypertension was most common in both groups of patients following with cardiac arrhythmia. Cardiac arrhythmias were statistically significantly more common in patients diagnosed with schizophrenic disorders (p<0.001) compared to patients with affective disorders. The frequency of hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic cardiomyopathy rises with age in both groups of patients. The results of this research confirm a high degree of CVC in hospitalized patients with diagnoses of schizophrenic and affective disorders (especially cardiac arrhythmia and hypertension). A multidisciplinary team is the key for diagnosing and monitoring patients with schizophrenic and affective diseases in both primary and secondary preventions.

Katarina Djokic-Pjescic, Jasmina Gutovic, Jelica Tesic, Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic, Igor Grbic, Jovana Cvetkovic

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