Croatian medical journal
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Croatian medical journal · Apr 2021
Crude annual incidence rate of medullary thyroid cancer and RET mutation frequency.
To determine the frequency and type of RET mutation in Slovenian medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) patients and estimate the crude annual incidence of MTC in Slovenia. ⋯ Annual incidence increase and nation-specific frequency of RET mutations justify the future use of genetic counseling and testing of MTC patients in Slovenia.
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Croatian medical journal · Apr 2021
Rescue extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pediatric patients: a nine-year single-center experience in Zagreb, Croatia.
To investigate the risk factors and the outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in pediatric patients treated at the University Hospital Center Zagreb, the largest center in Croatia providing pediatric ECMO. ⋯ The similarity of our results to those obtained by other studies indicates that the ECMO program in our hospital should be maintained and improved.
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Croatian medical journal · Apr 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialAnterior quadratus lumborum block for ambulatory laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled trial.
To explore the effects of an anterior quadratus lumborum block (QLB) on opioid consumption, pain, nausea, and vomiting (PONV) after ambulatory laparoscopic cholecystectomy. ⋯ Preoperative anterior QLB for laparoscopic cholecystectomy did not affect postoperative opioid requirements and pain. However, anterior QLB may decrease PONV.