Publications by authors named "I Potocnik"

Background: Chronic postoperative pain is the most common postoperative complication that impairs quality of life. Postoperative pain gradually develops into neuropathic pain. Multimodal analgesia targets multiple points in the pain pathway and influences the mechanisms of pain chronification.

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Background: Oncological patients make up a large proportion of all surgical patients. Through its influence on the patient's inflammatory and immune system, the choice of anaesthetic technique has an indirect impact on the health of the individual patient and on public health. Both the specific and the non-specific immune system have a major influence on the recurrence of carcinomas.

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Background: This randomised, double-blinded, single-centre study prospectively investigated the impact of goal directed therapy and fluid optimization with crystalloids or colloids on perioperative complications in patients undergoing brain tumour surgery. Main aim of the study was to investigate the impact of fluid type on postoperative complications.

Patients And Methods: 80 patients were allocated into two equal groups to be optimised with either crystalloids (n = 40) or colloids (n = 40).

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This study investigated the effect of prolonged exertion on cardiac parasympathetic (cPS) reorganization and associated aerobic performance in response to repeated short-lasting submaximal exercise bouts (SSE) performed for 7 days following prolonged exertion. In 19 recreational runners, heart rate (HR) and HR variability (HRV) indices (lnRMSSD, lnHF, and lnLF/HF) were monitored pre- and post-submaximal graded cycling performed on consecutive days following a half-marathon (HM) and compared with the baseline, pre-HM values. Additionally, HR recovery (HRR), aerobic performance, and rate of perceived exertion (RPE) were determined.

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Article Synopsis
  • In 2003, an outbreak of cobweb disease in cultivated button mushrooms in Serbia led to the identification and re-classification of fungal pathogens through morphological and molecular analysis.
  • Research confirmed several isolated strains as the primary cause of cobweb disease, with symptoms consistent after artificial inoculation on mushrooms.
  • Sensitivity tests revealed that the pathogenic strains were highly responsive to certain fungicides and were significantly inhibited in growth by an indigenous actinobacterial strain, A06, which may offer a potential biological control method against the disease.
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