Publications by authors named "Natasa M Nikolic"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to explore how admission glucose levels relate to short-term in-hospital death rates and major bleeding in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE), distinguishing between those with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (DMT2).
- - Researchers analyzed 1165 PE patients, categorizing them based on admission glucose levels and diabetes status; they found that higher glucose levels were linked to significantly higher mortality rates in patients with DMT2.
- - The results showed that DMT2 patients had higher overall and PE-related mortality compared to non-DMT2 patients, particularly those in the highest glucose quartile, highlighting the need for close monitoring of glucose levels in these patients.
is isolated from a variety of environmental samples but rarely from patients. The aim of the study was to represent isolation of unusual bacterial strains that could cause infection in patients. Final identification was performed using matrix-assisted description/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough procalcitonin (PCT) was evaluated for the first time in the setting of heart failure (HF) in 1999, its utility in HF patients is still under examination. Patients with HF have significantly higher plasma PCT concentrations than healthy subjects and PCT levels are associated with severity of HF. It has been confirmed that higher levels of PCT are associated with worse outcomes, such as increased mortality and higher rate of rehospitalization, in HF patients with no evidence of infection.
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