Publications by authors named "Dzana Helac-Cvijetic"
Unlabelled: Patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) have a reduced response to vaccination against hepatitis B infection. The aim of the study has been to determine the adequacy of immune response with new protocol of vaccination against hepatitis B infection.
Patients And Methods: The study included incident hemodialysis patients since 2008 until 2011 at the Clinic of Hemodialysis of the Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo.
Introduction: Chronic renal failure is associated with endocrine abnormalities, which in some cases cause polyendocrinopathy responsible for the symptoms and complications. The consequence of secondary hyperparathyroidism is not only bone disease but may be cardiovascular disorders, peripheral nerve damage and impact on the level of sex hormones.
The Aim: To evaluate the interactions between parathyroid hormone and sexual hormones and the effect of elevated levels of parathyroid hormone secretion on various sexual hormones.
Introduction: Central venous catheters (CVC) have become and indispensable form of haemodialysis access and represent, in our centre, about 8,58 % of the permanent vascular access with a total number of more than 957 venous catheters in the past 8 years. We used double-lumen catheters.
Methods: The aim of this study was to identify the factors of the catheter dysfunction.
Goal: The patients with the chronical programm for haemodialisys have the higher risk from getting ill virus hepatitis C in the realtion to the rest population.
Aim Of The Work: Was the evaluation of the prevalence and incidence of hepatitis C at the Center for Haemodialisys CCU Sarajevo and the effect of the prevalentive measures on the incidence of the serum conversion of hepatitis C, in the period from 2002 till 2004 year.
Material And Method: By the examening is comprehended 155 patients aged 54,58 +/- 14,797 years, with the aproximative length of the haemodialisys 58,9 +/- 53,9 months.