Croatian medical journal
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Croatian medical journal · Aug 2024
Multicenter StudyLimitations of life-sustaining treatments in intensive care units in Croatia: a multicenter retrospective study.
In order to gain insight into the current prevailing practices regarding the limitation of life-sustaining treatment in intensive care units (ICUs) in Croatia, we assessed the frequency of limitation and provision of certain treatment modalities, as well as the associated patient and ICU-related factors. ⋯ Older patients and those diagnosed with stroke and intracranial hemorrhage received fewer therapeutic modalities. All the observed treatment modalities were more frequently discontinued in patients who were hospitalized in the ICU for a prolonged time.
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Croatian medical journal · Jun 2023
Multicenter Study Observational StudyA remote care model for patients at high risk of hospital admission due to COVID-19 deterioration: who makes it at home? - a multicenter follow-up case from Slovenia.
To assess the feasibility of a remote care model for high-risk COVID-19 patients, identify risk factors for hospital admission, and propose modifications to the tested model. ⋯ Telemonitoring of vital signs is a feasible method of remote care that helps identify patients requiring immediate hospital admission. For further scale-up, we suggest shortening call intervals in the first five days, when the risk of hospital admission is highest, and giving special attention to patients with type-2 diabetes and thrombocytopenia at inclusion.
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2023
Multicenter StudyParents' attitudes toward childhood COVID-19 immunization in Croatia: a multicenter cross-sectional study.
To assess parents' attitudes toward childhood COVID-19 immunization in Croatia. ⋯ Our results demonstrate Croatian parents' mostly hesitant and negative attitudes toward childhood COVID-19 immunization. Future vaccination campaigns should target unvaccinated parents, parents with younger children, and parents of children with chronic diseases.
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Croatian medical journal · Dec 2021
Multicenter StudyPediatric tertiary emergency care departments in Zagreb, Rijeka, and Split before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a Croatian national multicenter study.
To assess the number of visits to pediatric emergency departments in Croatia and reasons for visiting before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. ⋯ A significant reduction in the number of pediatric emergency department visits and hospital admissions is indirectly related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the reduction was due to a decreased number of infectious disease cases. However, the number of visits requiring urgent medical intervention did not change.
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Croatian medical journal · Apr 2018
Multicenter StudyActivity of fosfomycin against nosocomial multiresistant bacterial pathogens from Croatia: a multicentric study.
To determine in vitro susceptibility of multiresistant bacterial isolates to fosfomycin. ⋯ With the best in vitro activity among the tested antibiotics, fosfomycin could be an effective treatment option for infections caused by multiresistant Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterial strains in the hospital setting.