Publications by authors named "Djurdjevic J"

Introduction: After the Serbian community hospitals had reached their full capacity during the pandemic, new institutions were enrolled into the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) system as temporary COVID hospitals (TCH). These hospitals usually had no intensive care units (ICU) and no possibility to treat severely ill patients. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors at the time of triage that could help identify patients that will require ICU treatment and cannot be treated in a TCH.

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In the bone tissue engineering field, there is a growing interest in the application of bioactive glass scaffolds (45S5Bioglass(®)) due to their bone bonding ability, osteoconductivity and osteoinductivity. However, such scaffolds still lack some of the required functionalities to enable the successful formation of new bone, e.g.

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Introduction: Gluten-free diet (GFD) presents the basis of coeliac disease (CD) treatment. If strictly applied, the disorders of the small bowel mucosa and other disease signs rapidly resolve.

Objective: The goal of the study was to evaluate the effect of GFD on the growth and nutritional status of children with the classical form of CD.

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Introduction: Breast milk jaundice occurs in 1-2% of healthy breast-fed newborns and young infants. It develops as the result of liver immaturity and the inhibitory effect of mother's milk to the clearance of unconjugated bilirubin.

Objective: The paper analyzes variations in the level and length of unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia in breast-fed infants.

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Introduction: Human milk proteins are maximally adapted to physiological needs of a neonate. Thus, depending on the speed of the neonatal growth and development, the content of milk proteins changes, both in quantity and quality.

Objective: The study was conducted in order to determine variations of total protein concentrations in milk in the first and third lactation week in lactating mothers of term and preterm neonates.

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Introduction: Gilbert's syndrome represents the most frequent hereditary disorder of bilirubin metabolism. It occurs in 2-7% of subjects in general population, and is manifested by mild unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia of benign nature.

Objective: The study was conducted in order to analyse our experience related to the circumstances of disclosure, age at onset and sex distribution of Gilbert's syndrome in children.

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A prospective study was carried out to establish the influence of deteriorated metabolism of glucose in mothers to the synthesis and secretion of prolactin during the pregnancy. The examination included a 101 pregnant women with delivery term between 259 and 287 day of gestation; 36 pregnant women manifested glucose intolerance or diabetes during the pregnancy and 12 of them also had marked signs of gestation. Control group consisted of 65 pregnant women.

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