Assessing the Nursing Workload in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit: Comparative Study.

Aims: This study aimed to assess nursing workload in Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) after three cardiothoracic surgery procedures during first four postoperative days using Nursing Activities Score (NAS) and Nine Equivalents of Nursing Manpower Use Score (NEMS) systems, to compare their performance for that purpose and to investigate association between nursing workload and type of surgery.

Design: A comparative study.

Methods: The research environment includes CICU of the University Hospital for Cardiovascular Diseases in Serbia.

Determining the Need for Palliative Care Patients with Multiple Sclerosis-A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background/objectives: Multiple sclerosis is characterised by the manifestation of heterogeneous symptoms that affect daily functioning. Patients face physical impairment, psychological problems and socioeconomic changes. Depending on the form of the disease, they may have different needs, which are often unsatisfied and could be overcome by including palliative care in the treatment.

The advantages of using tranexamic acid in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: The number of participants in sports or some form of recreation globally has led to an increase in the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and the number of surgeries performed. Although it does not belong to risky surgical interventions, this operation is accompanied by complications that slow down post-operative rehabilitation. The objective is to analyze the effects of intra-articular (IA) injection of tranexamic acid (TXA) on the reduction of post-operative drained blood volume, pain intensity, and incidence of hemarthrosis after ACL reconstruction.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE RANGE OF MOTON OF THE HIP JOINT WITH RUPTURED ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT.

Introduction: A knee injury, especially anterior cruciate ligament. has recently become more common significantly affecting the life standard. There are many factors that cause an injury of the anterior eruciate ligament, ~nd one of them is limited range of motion in the hip joint.