Publications by authors named "Miodrag Zunic"
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- Factor XIII (FXIII) is a key coagulation factor involved in blood clotting and is especially important for managing blood in various patient scenarios, like surgeries and trauma.
- Research shows FXIII affects many other substances crucial for hemostasis, aiding in wound healing and tissue repair.
- FXIII deficiency is a rare condition that results in prolonged bleeding, complications during surgery, and slower healing, which the article aims to explore further.
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- Critical illness can impair the gastrointestinal tract's functions, potentially leading to gastrointestinal dysmotility in seriously ill patients.
- A study of 185 ICU patients identified significant risk factors for dysmotility, including acute kidney injury, recent abdominal surgery, mechanical ventilation, age, and certain medications like opioids and antidepressants.
- Understanding these risk factors is essential for implementing preventative measures to improve recovery outcomes in critically ill patients.
The European Association for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (EACPT) is a leading society in Europe serving the European and global Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics community. Its specific aims include promotion of the utilisation and divulgation of the utility of clinical pharmacology services in health care delivery. EACPT currently has four active working groups (WGs): Education, Regulatory affairs, Clinical research and Young Clinical Pharmacologists (YCP WG).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We studied the influence of ephedrine or phenylephrine infusion administered immediately after spinal anesthesia (SA) on hemodynamics in elderly orthopedic patients.
Methods: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. After a subarachnoid injection of 15 mg of levobupivacaine, the participants received an infusion of either ephedrine 20 mg (E group), phenylephrine 250 mcg (P group) or saline (C group) within 30 min.
Colloid cysts are benign intracranial tumours usually occurring in the front part of the third ventricle. Clinical presentation may be non-specific and heterogeneous. The problems are frequently associated with development of hydrocephalus, these cysts may cause.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Lung cancers are mostly detected in the developed clinical stages, with clearly manifested pulmonary, extrapulmonary or metastatic manifestations. In the early disease stages, radiographic and clinical manifestations may be absent or mimicked.
Objective: The aim of this study was the timely detection of early pulmonary, extrapulmonary and paraneoplastic manifestations of lung cancers in order to apply the most appropriate treatment protocols.
Background/aim: Numerous studies evaluate the influence of tobacco smoking on the tuberculosis (TB) development, with the results indicating that smoking can be also considered as important risk factor in TB. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of tobacco smoking as the risk factor in the development of TB as well as in its clinical course.
Methods: We analyzed data from the medical records of 192 consecutively hospitalized TB patients (124 males and 68 females) in the Institute of Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade in the period from 2005 to 2007.