Validity of the Health Personality Assessment among rectal cancer survivors in Serbia.

Understanding health personality traits in rectal cancer survivors could help to optimize recovery and coping mechanisms. The objective of this study was to evaluate psychometric properties of the Health Personality Assessment in Serbian language among rectal cancer survivors. A cross-sectional study was carried out from June to December 2022.

Croatia: health system review.

Croatia is a small central European country on the Balkan peninsula, with a population of approximately 4.3 million and a gross domestic product (GDP) of 62% of the European Union (EU) average (expressed in purchasing power parity; PPP) in 2012. On 1 July 2013, Croatia became the 28th Member State of the EU.

Transcervical intrapartum amnioinfusion: a simple and effective technique.

Objective: To test a simple method of intrapartum amnioinfusion to replace amniotic fluid during labor in cases of prolonged labor and severe variable fetal heart rate decelerations or thick meconium.

Study Design: We conducted a prospective study of intrapartum amnioinfusion in sixteen consecutive patients. A simple transcervically placed Foley bladder catheter was used for intrauterine infusion of saline solution, while monitoring was performed by external cardiotocography.

A double-blind comparison of the safety and efficacy of intravaginal misoprostol and prostaglandin E2 to induce labor.

Objective: Our purpose was to compare the safety and efficacy of intravaginally administered misoprostol versus prostaglandin E2 for labor induction in a double-blind, randomized trial.

Study Design: One hundred three patients with indications for labor induction (including prelabor rupture of membranes) were randomized and received either misoprostol 50 micrograms or prostaglandin E2 (dinoprostone) 3 mg intravaginally. The dose was repeated 6, 24, and 30 hours after the first dose until active labor was achieved.

[Fetal fibronectin as a marker of prematurity in a high risk patient sample].

The accuracy of cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin as a predictor of preterm birth was studied in patients with increased risk for preterm delivery (according to the Creasy-score). In a prospective blind observational study the smear from the posterior fornix vaginae of 56 pregnant patients without PROM was examined using a quantitative immunoassay for the detection of fetal fibronectin. The patients who tested positively for fetal fibronectin had significantly more preterm deliveries than those with a negative result (CHI square-test, p < 0.

Successful twin pregnancy in homozygous beta-thalassemia after ovulation induction with growth hormone and gonadotropins.

Objective: To describe infertility treatment and pregnancy outcome in a patient with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia major and hypopituitarism.

Design: Case report.

Setting: University-affiliated infertility clinic.

[Polychlorinated biphenyls as a cause of sterility in women?].

A total of 59 female infertile patients were investigated for the concentration of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in their blood serum and follicular fluid. The average concentration of PCB in 66 related samples of follicular fluid and blood serum was 1.6 and 1.

[Routine screening for Chlamydia: is it sensible during pregnancy?].

610 pregnant patients were examined for evidence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Chlamydia trachomatis could be detected in 18 of these 610 patients. This results in a low prevalence rate of 3%; therefore, screening for Chlamydia trachomatis is not indicated in our pregnant population.

[Obstetrics for HIV positive pregnant patients].

We analysed 13 pregnancies from HIV-positive women, 12 intravenous drug abusers, and found the following complications: (1) 4 small-for-date babies and 1 premature baby; (2) 12 spontaneous births, 1 cesarean section; (3) 6 children with acute withdrawal syndrome and/or sepsis; (4) 2 children have AIDS, 3 mothers too; 1 child got ARC; (5) 4 children became HIV-negative. We propose some guidelines through pregnancy and birth for this group at risk.

[Fertility and Turner mosaicism syndrome].

Six patients with a Turner mosaicism are reported. All six women were investigated for sterility or infertility. Four of six patients had a total of nine pregnancies: six abortions, one stillbirth, two normal children.

[Complicated pregnancy course following mitral valve replacement].

A report is made on a woman patient with a Björk-Shiley prosthesis in the mitral position, whose pregnancy was complicated by bacteraemia and a thrombotic obstruction of the artificial heart valve. With reference to research, the authors discuss the question of anticoagulation in pregnant women with artificial heart valves as well as the question of the choice of prosthesis in women wishing to have children.