GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE AS A SOURCE OF OROFACIAL PAIN - DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CHALLENGES.

Chronic neuropathic orofacial pain along with physical suffering can cause emotional, psychological and social difficulties, which significantly affects the quality of life of patients. Pain in the area of glossopharyngeal nerve innervation, especially chronic neuropathic, is relatively rare, but is significant because of the great suffering it causes to sufferers. It can be life threatening, due to the cardiac arrhythmia, syncope or convulsions it can cause.

CONVERSION RATE OF EPIDURAL ANALGESIA TO CAESAREAN SECTION REGIONAL OR GENERAL ANESTHESIA.

Introduction: Epidural analgesia is acknowledged as the most common method of analgesia during labor. If emergent Caesarean section (CS) is indicated in parturient with existing labor epidural, the need for conversion from epidural analgesia to regional (RA) or general anesthesia (GA) increases accordingly. Recent guidelines suggest the rate of conversion to general anesthesia shows the quality of obstetric anesthesia care and should be under 5%.

Weight Gain in Lung Transplantation Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Croatia.

Background: To determine the effect of lockdown measures on lung transplant patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Subjects And Methods: We collected data from Croatian lung transplant patients before and after the lockdown and analyzed changes in weight, BMI, lung function and blood lipid status.

Results: An average increase of 3.

Risk factors for nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) in Croatia.

Background: The incidence, geographical distribution and clinical relevance of different nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in Croatia are well described. There are few data on the risk factors for developing NTM pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) in this setting.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study on all Croatian residents with NTM isolated from respiratory samples in the period from 2006 to 2015 with follow-up to 2018.