Publications by authors named "Gojko Bogdan"
Article Synopsis
- A 65-year-old man experienced severe health issues and required central venous catheterization, but after a tricky placement attempt, complications arose.
- The catheter was found in an unusual location due to the possible retention of the guidewire, indicating the presence of a persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC).
- The case illustrates the rare but serious risk of guidewire retention during catheter procedures, highlighting the need for preventive measures to avoid dangerous outcomes.
Aim To determine radiologic, clinic and laboratory characteristics of COVID-19 positive patients with acute arterial occlusion and compare them with post COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients. Methods In this retrospective study, 53 patients with acute occlusion of peripheral arteries admitted to the University Clinical Hospital Mostar in the period between 29 February 2020 and 30 September 2021 were involved. The first group was made of COVID-19 positive patients, the second group were post COVID-19 patients and a control group were non-COVID-19 patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContrast-induced encephalopathy (CIE) is a rare complication of contrast media use during angiographic procedures. With the growing use of endovascular interventions, this complication is likely to become more common. We present a case of a 46-year-old woman with hypertension, hypothyroidism, and chronic renal failure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim of this study was to document the prevalence of degenerative intervertebral disc changes in the patients who previously reported symptoms of neck pain and to determine the influence of education level on degenerative intervertebral disc changes and subsequent chronic neck pain.
Methods: One hundred and twelve patients were randomly selected from the University Hospital in Mostar, Bosna and Herzegovina, (aged 48.5±12.