Publications by authors named "V Vlaisavljevic"
Research Question: Does laser-induced artificial blastocoel collapse result in better blastocyst cryopreservation survival and a higher live birth rate (LBR) in comparison with intact counterparts?
Design: Half of the supernumerary blastocysts from IVF cycles were randomly selected before vitrification for laser-induced artificial collapsing or vitrification in intact form. A matched case-control study of first transfers of single blastocysts artificially collapsed (case) or intact (control) before vitrification was conducted. Controls were matched to cases on a 1:1 ratio by female age, parity, fresh and vitrified cycle protocol, blastocyst age and quality, resulting in 309 case-control pairs.
Study Question: Is it possible to define a set of performance indicators (PIs) for clinical work in ART, which can create competency profiles for clinicians and for specific clinical process steps?
Summary Answer: The current paper recommends six PIs to be used for monitoring clinical work in ovarian stimulation for ART, embryo transfer, and pregnancy achievement: cycle cancellation rate (before oocyte pick-up (OPU)) (%CCR), rate of cycles with moderate/severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) (%mosOHSS), the proportion of mature (MII) oocytes at ICSI (%MII), complication rate after OPU (%CoOPU), clinical pregnancy rate (%CPR), and multiple pregnancy rate (%MPR).
What Is Known Already: PIs are objective measures for evaluating critical healthcare domains. In 2017, ART laboratory key PIs (KPIs) were defined.
Background: Measurements of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among celiac disease patients using a validated questionnaire have been lacking in Slovenia. This study aims to measure HRQoL in celiac disease (CD) patients using EQ-5D internationally validated questionnaire and comparing it to the HRQoL of the general population.
Methods: In this cross sectional analysis all of the approximately 2000 members of the Slovenian Celiac Society were invited to take part.