Safety and Effectiveness of Meatal Mobilization (MEMO) Technique for Glandular, Coronal, and Subcoronal Hypospadias Repair in Children: A 5-Year Single-Center Study with 105 Hypospadias.

Background: This study aims to compare outcomes of treatment, in terms of early and late complications, between the Snodgrass and meatal mobilization (MEMO) techniques in children operated on because of distal hypospadias.

Methods: The medical records of 127 children who underwent glandular, coronal, or subcoronal hypospadias repair between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023 were retrospectively reviewed. A total of 105 children met the inclusion criteria and were included in further analysis.

Knowledge and Attitudes towards Epilepsy of Croatian General Student Population and Biomedical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Epilepsy causes a significant burden to patients as it is linked with various somatic and psychiatric comorbidities, social issues, impaired quality of life, and increased mortality. Improving the population's knowledge and attitudes about epilepsy patients could be beneficial as it could raise social awareness and lead to more social support for patients. For those reasons, a survey-based cross-sectional study was conducted to determine Croatian students' knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy.

Clinical Outcomes of Daytime Versus Nighttime Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Children.

: To evaluate the clinical outcomes and complication rate of laparoscopic appendectomy in children operated on during the daytime versus nighttime. : A total of 303 children who underwent laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2022 were enrolled in this retrospective study. The patients were divided into two study groups.

A Bizarre Cause of Acute Appendicitis in a Pediatric Patient: An Ingested Tooth.

(1) Background: Among all possible causes, foreign bodies are the rarest cause of appendicitis in the pediatric population. In the majority of cases, ingested foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract without causing symptoms. However, those foreign bodies that pass through the lumen of the vermiform appendix cannot re-enter the colon and may cause acute appendicitis.

Adverse drug reaction reporting via mobile applications: A narrative review.

Introduction: Pharmacovigilance importance has increased in the last few decades and it has led to rise in awareness of adverse drug reaction reporting by both patients and health care professionals. Despite this, research shows reporting practice of health care professionals remains inadequate. Several educational and promotional activities were established in order to improve observed underreporting including the introduction of mobile applications that can be used to report adverse drug reactions.

Investigation of Biomedical Students' Attitudes toward Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: The utilization of pharmacogenomics in everyday practice has shown several notable benefits. Keeping in mind the rising trend of applicability of pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine, we sought to compare the attitudes of future healthcare workers in different branches of the healthcare system.

Methods: The present study was conducted as a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study in October of 2020.

Investigation of Biomedical Students' Knowledge on Glaucoma Reveals a Need for Education: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Glaucoma has been recognized as one of the leading global causes of irreversible blindness. Patients with primary open-angle glaucoma rarely present with visual symptoms, at least early in the course of the disease. It is important to recognize and treat the disease before there are irreversible changes.

Teaching Pharmacovigilance to Healthcare Students: Identifying Gaps and Opportunities for Improvement.

The literature indicates that the limited pharmacovigilance knowledge demonstrated by healthcare professionals is the main reason for the underreporting of adverse drug reactions. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to investigate pharmacy, dental and medical students' knowledge and attitudes to pharmacovigilance and pharmacovigilance education. The cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted at the University of Split School of Medicine in November 2020.

Learning Curve for Laparoscopic Repair of Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Using Percutaneous Internal Ring Suturing.

Background: Percutaneous internal ring suturing (PIRS) is a simple and popular technique for the treatment of inguinal hernia in children. The aim of this study was to analyze the learning curves during implementation of PIRS in our department.

Methods: A total of 318 pediatric patients underwent hernia repair using the PIRS technique by three pediatric surgeons with different levels of experience in laparoscopic surgery.

Percutaneous Internal Ring Suturing for the Minimal Invasive Treatment of Pediatric Inguinal Hernia: A 5-Year Single Surgeon Experience.

Purpose: Percutaneous internal ring suturing (PIRS) is a minimally invasive surgical technique of laparoscopic hernia repair in children under the control of a laparoscope placed in the umbilicus. The aim of this study was to evaluate the management and postoperative outcomes of PIRS for inguinal hernia repair in children.

Patients And Methods: All children who underwent PIRS for an inguinal hernia, between February 2015 and February 2020, were included in the prospective cohort study.

Antimicrobial Resistance: Physicians' and Pharmacists' Perspective.

The aim of this study was to evaluate pharmacists' and physicians' attitudes and knowledge about antimicrobial treatment and resistance and based on the results to identify possible gaps and suggest opportunities for collaboration between the two professions. The physician's questionnaire consisted of 47 items and the pharmacists' questionnaire consisted of 50 items. Participants were asked to identify situations in which they were more likely to prescribe/dispense an antimicrobial without a firm indication, to identify the greatest contributors to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among health care workers, to rate statements related to AMR, how frequently they used different sources of information and to rate the possible causes of AMR.