Croatian medical journal
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Croatian medical journal · Dec 2021
The Croatian version of the Body Image Scale: translation and validation.
To validate the Croatian translation of the Body Image Scale in breast cancer and chronic kidney disease patients. ⋯ The Croatian BIS shows good psychometric properties.
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Croatian medical journal · Dec 2021
The role of the European Union in health policies of member states - an example of the rare diseases policy in Croatia.
To assess the European Union's (EU) impact on the Croatian health policy, and identify which mechanisms and processes were used to shape a particular health policy on the EU and national levels. The study focused on the rare diseases policy to obtain a better insight into the process of policy shaping, starting at the EU level and moving down to the Croatian national level. ⋯ Given that the rare diseases policy area is a developing policy area, this study contributes to a better understanding of the implementation of the EU health policy, clarifying a mechanism that can enable national governments to adopt specific health policies.
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Croatian medical journal · Dec 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialComparison of recovery after sugammadex or neostigmine reversal of rocuronium in geriatric patients undergoing spine surgery: a randomized controlled trial.
To evaluate the effect of sugammadex compared with neostigmine on speed and quality of recovery after rocuronium neuromuscular blockade (NMB) in geriatric patients undergoing posterior lumbar spine surgery. ⋯ Sugammadex reversal significantly hastened NMB recovery compared with neostigmine reversal in geriatric patients. It significantly decreased operating room time but not PACU time or hospital stay.