Publications by authors named "P I Bulat"
Article Synopsis
- Radical prostatectomy (RP) can lead to stress urinary incontinence post-surgery, but techniques like preserving neurovascular bundles and performing posterior reconstruction can improve recovery.
- A study at the University Clinical Center of Serbia involved 192 patients and tracked their continence recovery at various intervals up to 24 months, measuring how many pads they used daily.
- Results showed that patients with urethral suspension and those retaining neurovascular bundles had significantly higher continence rates compared to those without these techniques, with urethral suspension being the most impactful factor for a successful recovery.
Background: Occupational medicine (OM) faces considerable challenges today, one of them related to the university training of future physicians considered suboptimal at a global level as it has been pointed out in many studies. The aim of this study is to update the state of OM medical education in European universities.
Methods: Between March and August 2022, an e-mail survey regarding OM training to undergraduate medical students was conducted among OM professors at European universities in 28 countries (n = 347).
Article Synopsis
- - The study examined the impact of multifocality (presence of multiple tumor sites) in 280 testicular cancer patients who underwent radical orchiectomy, aiming to find connections with clinical and pathological traits.
- - Multifocality was found in 15.7% of patients and was linked to smaller primary tumors (average 20.0 mm) compared to those with a single tumor focus (average 30.0 mm), with a notable number of multifocal patients having tumors under 2 cm.
- - Despite these associations, the study concluded that multifocality does not significantly affect the prognosis for advanced clinical stages of testicular cancer, as it wasn't a notable risk factor in either seminoma or non-seminoma
Objectives: This study aims to present an overview of the formal recognition of COVID-19 as occupational disease (OD) or injury (OI) across Europe.
Methods: A COVID-19 questionnaire was designed by a task group within COST-funded OMEGA-NET and sent to occupational health experts of 37 countries in WHO European region, with a last update in April 2022.
Results: The questionnaire was filled out by experts from 35 countries.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the prognostic significance of the De Ritis ratio in predicting cancer outcomes for patients with urothelial bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy.
- A cohort of 367 patients was examined, revealing that a higher De Ritis ratio is linked to factors like age, gender, and cancer-related mortality, with significant impacts on overall and cancer-specific survival rates.
- The findings suggest that the De Ritis ratio can serve as a valuable predictive biomarker for oncological outcomes in these patients, although it was not associated with recurrence-free survival.