Croatian medical journal
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To determine the prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension in Croatia, and to assess its association with various demographic, socioeconomic, lifestyle, and health care usage factors. ⋯ Undiagnosed hypertension was significantly associated with male sex, age from 35 to 74, overweight, lack of consultation with a family doctor, and living in the Adriatic region. The results of this study should be used to inform preventive public health measures and activities.
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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 · Feb 2023
The performance of the WHO COVID-19 severity classification, COVID-GRAM, VACO Index, 4C Mortality, and CURB-65 prognostic scores in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: data on 4014 patients from a tertiary center registry.
To evaluate the predictive properties of several common prognostic scores regarding survival outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. ⋯ Complex prognostic scores based on many parameters and comorbid conditions did not have better prognostic properties regarding survival outcomes than a simple CURB-65 prognostic score. CURB-65 also provides the largest number of prognostic categories (five), allowing more precise risk stratification than other prognostic scores.
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2023
Outpatient treatment of pneumonia in a setting with and without an infectious disease doctor.
To compare the outpatient treatment of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) by infectious disease doctors (IDDs) and doctors of other specialties (nIDDs). ⋯ Outpatient treatment of CAP in the absence of IDDs meant more broad-spectrum antibiotic prescription and more disregard for national guidelines. Our results highlight the need for antibiotic stewardship, especially in settings with no IDDs.