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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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01.12.2007.

Professional paper

PHARMACOECONOMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ANXIETY DISORDERS

Anxiety disorders are very common illnesses that are reported in approximately one third to one quarter of the entire population during the lifetime. Many anxiety disorders are being reported early in life, they have chronic progress, and cause significant difficulties, interfere in daily life activities and create huge economical expenses. It has been evaluated that 46.6 billion dollars out of 147.8 billion dollars overall mental disorders expenses in US is being spent on anxiety disorders, while in European community those expenses exceed 41 billion Euros. In spite of that, pharmacoeconomical aspects of these illnesses so far drawn much less attention than so called large mental illnesses (schizophrenia, depression), and the reason for that is probably that earlier relatively cheep benzodiazepines were dominantly used in treating anxiety disorders. However, in newer times the anti-depressives became the first choice for anxiety disorders, especially those from the group of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI). The increase of anxiety disorders prevalence and changes in modern pharmacotherapy create promising research conditions for starting the studies in area of pharmacoeconomics in the world, and in our country

V. Janjić, S. Đukić-Dejanović, D. Milovanović, Z. Bukumirić

01.01.2006.

Professional paper

INITIAL RESULTS OF BICARBONATE HAEMODIALYSIS TREATMENT IN DIALYSIS CENTER IN KOSOVSKA MITROVICA INITIAL RESULTS OF BICARBONATE HAEMODIALYSIS TREATMENT IN DIALYSIS CENTER IN KOSOVSKA MITROVICA

Haemodialysis, as a drastic medical procedure, needs a modern technology for performing of qualitative depurative process. Trying to imitate a function of healthy kidneys, it provides survival without one vital organ. The aim of the study was a qualitative estimation by comparing laboratory and clinical parameters of one-year haemodialysis treatment with different dialysis methods. In all patients treated with chronicle haemodialysis in Dialysis Centre in Kosovaska Mitrovica, we performed a set of laboratory analyses, recorded hepatotrophic viruses and determined a quality of haemodialysis by the degree of urea elimination. There are 16 patients on chronicle haemodialysis, 11 female (68,75%) and 5 male (31,25); mean age, 52,46±16,89 years, mean time on dialysis was 58±51,835. An increase of hemoglobin concentration was correlated with bicarbonate heamodialysis initiation. (61,692±19,405 vs. 75.466±13,814; p=0,038). Cholesterol (5,32±1,522 vs. 4,34± 1,006; p=0,0481) and inorganic phosphorus (1,427±0,2327 vs. 1,692±0,260; p=0,0056) are biochemical factors that are in a reverse correlation with bicarbonate haemodialysis in our patients. The degree of urea elimination as a measure for haemodialysis adequacy was statistically significant indicator of an adequate dialysis and was correlated with bicarbonate haemodialysis initiation (t=8,571; df=1; p=0,0389)

R. Stolić, S. Radosavljević, A. Jovanović, V. Perić, S. Sovtić, D. Stolić, T. Novaković, G. Šubarić-Gorgieva

01.01.2006.

Professional paper

THE NATALITY OF SERBS IN KOSOV SERBS IN KOSOVO AND MET AND METOHIJA

The birthrate in Serbia has been falling and we are the last country in Europe according the number of newborn children. The aim of this study was to establish the birthrate trend during the period of five years on the territory of Central Kosovo and Metohija, according the data of Gynecology- Obstetrics Clinic/Gracanica, to indicate the importance of an improvement of women's health care, increase the birthrate and population growth rate. There was used a retrospective method of examination of the data from the maternity hospital register in Gracanica. There were also used the data from the death registry in the local community of Donja Gusterica and the records of students enrolled into the first grade of Primary School in Donja Gusterica. During the period from March 2002 to August 2005 there were born 1718 children (912 boys and 806 girls). There is almost no family on this territory with less than three children and there is a significant number of families with four or five children. The number of women who bore six times was 24, seven times was 13 and eight times was 11 while there were two women who born the ninth child and one woman who bore the eleventh child. During the five-year period, on the territory of local community of Donja Gusterica, there died 169 people while, at the same time, the number of students enrolled into the first grade of primary School was 293. An important contribution to growth of natality is an improvement of the women's health care. There was noticed a constant increase in number of newborn children for the mentioned period as well as a significant increase in population growth rate in Central Kosmet

R. Perenić, R. Stolić, S. Kapetanović, D. Stolić

01.01.2006.

Professional paper

THE INFLUENCE OF KALIUM LEVEL FOR BEGINING CARDIAC ARRHYTMIAS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Hypokaliaemia can be cause for beginning cardiac arrhythmias in patients with acute myocardial infarction. The aim of this investigation is to determine correlation between kalium level in serum and cardiac arrhythmias and conveying, to note down in first 24 hours in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Patients in this study attended in department of Internal medicine(coronary department ) in hospital in Health center in Kosovska Mitrovica.In this prospective study for one years we analyzed 110 patients with diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. We found that cardiac arrhythmias represented in the most noumber of patients in the first 24 hours from receiving in hospital- 83,63%.The patients have had the more noumber of complex VES(20,91%),SVT(18,18%) than other cardiac arrhythmias in the first 24 hours from their received in the hospital. The low level of kalium have note down in 9,09% patients. The comlex VES have represented in patients with low level of kalium as VF. In the presence of kalium level under the 4,0 the risk for ventricular arrhythmias is higher.SVT have had in 20% patients with acute myocardial infarction,SVB in 10%,SVES in 16%,VF in 7% patients with normal kalium level in serum as branch block and AV-block I, II, III degree. Hypokaliaemia have influence on represence of VES and VF, but have not influence on represence of supraventricular arrhythmias and the disorders of conveying.

N. Vujačić

01.01.2006.

Professional paper

THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF DENDRITIC CELLS

Dendritic cells (DCs) are antigen presenting cells which trace origin from bone marrow cells. These cells are discovered and described by Steinman i Cohn (1973) in peripheral lymphoid organs of mice. The cellular membrane of DCs are place of expression of plenty immunoregulatory molecules such as MHC class I and II, co stimulatory, and adhesion molecules, as well as many receptors for different cytokines. Armed on this way, DCs are one of the most effective antigen presenting and immunoregulatory cells. Moreover, role of DCs in development of immune reaction can be crucial due to they are one of the most important cellular “link” between native and adaptive immunity. DCs are engaged in mechanisms of antigen processing and presentation, induction of immune reaction, establishing immune tolerance and immune reaction regulation, balancing the immune reaction between autodestruction and protection of “self” cells. These functions makes that DCs play very important role in development of some pathological conditions and diseases such as autoimmunity, allergies and quality of anti-tumor and anti-microbe defense. Unbalanced immune reaction is hallmark of all cited diseases and immunopatological conditions, so that the function of DCs should be explored on the better way.

Z. Anðelković, S. Leštarević, N.B. Mitić, I. Bubanović, D. Marjanović

01.12.2006.

Original scientific paper

PREGNANCY TERMINATION AT PRENATALLY DIAGNOSTIFIED FETAL ANOMALY: TWO PROTOCOL COMPARATION

Medical abortion (i.e. abortion induced by pharmaceutical agents) is a method of pregnancy termination administered most often in the second trimester in case of either fetal malformations or absence of fetal heart tones (missed abortion. Aim of the study was to compare effects of two regimens of drug adminstration for pregnancy termination in case of fetal anomalies registered in the second trimester of pregnancy. The investigation was performed in 52 patients of the Universitasklinik fur frauenheilkunde, Allgemaines krankenhaus (AKH), Klinische Abteilung fur Gynakologie und Geburtshilfe, Abteilung fur pranatale diagnostic und therapie and comprised two groups of patients in whom pregnancy termination was performed in the second trimester because of the presence of fetal malformations. Comparison analysis of the effect of the two regimens for pregnancy termination has been conducted in two groups of patients: Group A, who received R R R Cergem (Gemeprost) and Group B, who received a combination of Myfegine (Myfepriston) and Cyprostol (Misoprostol). Complete medical abortion occurred approximately at the same rate in both investigated groups (Group A - 10 (35.7%); Group B - 9 (37.5%). Curettage (Vacum aspiration) following the incomplete medical abortion was required in the group R R with Gemeprost in 18 (64.3%), and in the group with Myfegine /Cyprostol in 15 (62.5%) patients. A regimen of mifepristone pre-treatment followed by misoprostol applied in the Group B presented with financial benefits according to the present time prices of drugs in Austria relative to the regimen administered in the Group A, in which the cost of a single or a two-day treatment by gemeprost was significantly more expensive.

M. Bogovac, D. Bettelheim, G. Relić

01.12.2006.

Original scientific paper

FATS OF DIFFERENT ORIGIN IN NUTRITION AS A RISK FACTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CEREBRO-VASCULAR INSULT (STROKE)

The aim of the paper was to investigate whether nutrition based on animal fats in the group of patients who used them as dominant-group S ( the patients of Greek Orthodox creed), is a more signifikant risk factor in the development of stroke than nutrition based on vegetable fats-group A( the patients of Muslim creed). At the same time, the aim of the article was to find the parameters of lipid status which would define in a better way the connection between hypercholesterolemia and apoplexy. The research was done on 230 patients with ischemic CVI who underwent hospital treatment at the Neurological Clinic of the Clinical-Hospital Centre in Pristine. The patients at the Neurological Clinic of the Clinical-Hospital Centre in Pristine were divided into two groups: Group A (n=130)- the patients who based their nutrition mailnly on vegetable fats (the patients of Muslim creed) and Group S (n=100)- the patients who based their nutrition mainly on saturated fats ( the patients of Geek Orthodoc creed). It was stated that the intake of both vegetable and animal fats in larger quantities bears a risk of the development of the cerebra-vascular insult. The intake of saturated fats is a higher risk factor leading to the increased values of cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL-cholesterol in the group of patiebts of Greek Orthodox creed (group S) in comparison to the group of patients of Muslim creed (groupA).

G. Petrović-Oggiano, V. Damjanović, M. Pavlović, G. Ristić, M. Glibetić, R. Mitić

01.12.2006.

Original scientific paper

DOXYCYCLIN IN INHIBITION OF METALLOPROTHEASIS IN GONARTHROSIS

Gonarthrosis is degenarative knee disease as well as the commonest chronic knee arthropaty. Nowadays more attention is given to modern pathogenesis of arthrosis in two levels: 1. immunological; 2. some ferments disbalance phenomenon. In the second level of pathogenesis, a special atention is given to metalloprotheasis. The importance of doxycyclin on the reduction of metalloprotheasis in synovia has a great therapy importance not only theoretically but pratically as well 78 patients with primary and secundary gonarthrosis has been examined (19 men and 59 women) the appliance of doxycyclin in clinic elements common for gonarthrosis caused the improvemnt of all clinic parameters especially muscular strenght and pain, but the largest improvement was noticed in knee - joint circumference

S. Minić

01.12.2006.

Case Reports

PITYRIASIS LICHENOIDES ET PITYRIASIS LICHENOIDES ET VARIOLIFORMIS ARIOLIFORMIS ACUTA (PLEVA)

With this case report we want to introduce is one rare disease, which can be spontaneonsly treat, buth it has a rare return. We present a pacient with rare febrile ulcero-necrotic variant, a possible persistent variant of PLEVA. The disease has been reprted in 20-th young adult

L. Dejanović, M. Relić, J. Ivanović, N. Krstić

01.12.2006.

Science Reports

METFORMIN-ALTERNATIVE DRUG FOR MEDICATION INSULINE RESITENCE AMONG THE INVOLVED PEOPLES WITH DIABETES TYPE 2

Diabetes mellitus is the most frequently chronical disease.In the relation on the degree of affection populations (over 150 000 000 peoples), was able speak about pandemic of this illnesses. In the orgin of insulin-indipendent diabetes mellitus, the primary role has the insuline resistence. Date from literature gives the evidence that the metformin is a drug for insuline resitence. Behaind the rest, has been proved that metformin, decrease risk factors for beginning complications this illnesses

S. Pajović, A. Jovanović, T. Novaković

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