6 research outputs found
Suicide and Emo Youth Subculture – A Case Analysis
Depression and suicide present a serious health problem especially for teenagers as they are increasingly diagnosed with mood disorders of different severity, possibly leading to suicidal activity. Reported here is a misfortunate young girl who committed suicide by jumping from high altitude. She left a suicide note which, together with her behavior in the death-preceding period, pointed to her apparently belonging to an Emo subculture. Although few and scarce, most existing articles and reports on Emo subculture found that its members like to focus on negative things, dark premonitions and deprivation of enjoyment, like self harm and suicide but no scientific information are available about the characteristics, trends and possible suicidal tendencies of children and adolescents who belong to this subgroup. It is for the future researches to answer whether this type of behavior and music preference are causal factors for increased suicidal vulnerability, or personal characteristics and anamnesis, upbringing and mental health status are actual sources of the problem
Ureterorenoscopic treatment of ureteral stones – influence of operator’s experience and skill on the procedure outcome
Aim To observe the influence of operating urologist’s education
and adopted skills on the outcome of ureterorenoscopy
treatment of ureteral stones.
Methods The study included 422 patients (234 men,
55.4%) who underwent ureterorenoscopy to treat ureteral
stones at the Urology Department of Clinical Hospital Center
Split, Croatia, between 2001 and 2009. All interventions
were carried out with a semi-rigid Wolf ureteroscope and
an electropneumatic generator used for lithotripsy. The
operating specialists were divided into two groups. The
first group included 4 urologists who had started learning
and performing endoscopic procedures at the beginning
of their specialization and the second group included 4
urologists who had started performing endoscopic procedures
later in their careers, on average more than 5 years
after specialization.
Results Radiology tests confirmed that 87% (208/238) of
stones were completely removed from the distal ureter,
54% (66/123) from the middle ureter, and 46% (28/61) from
the proximal ureter. The first group of urologists completed
significantly more procedures successfully, especially for
the stones in the distal (95% vs 74%; P = 0.001) and middle
ureter (66% vs 38%; P = 0.002), and their patients spent less
time in the hospital postoperatively.
Conclusion Urologists who started learning and performing
endoscopic procedures at the beginning of their specialization
are more successful in performing ureteroscopy.
It is important that young specialists receive timely and
systematic education and cooperate with more experienced
colleagues
Ureterorenoscopic treatment of ureteral stones: influence of operator’s experience and skill on the procedure outcome
Aim To observe the influence of operating urologist’s education
and adopted skills on the outcome of ureterorenoscopy
treatment of ureteral stones.
Methods The study included 422 patients (234 men,
55.4%) who underwent ureterorenoscopy to treat ureteral
stones at the Urology Department of Clinical Hospital Center
Split, Croatia, between 2001 and 2009. All interventions
were carried out with a semi-rigid Wolf ureteroscope and
an electropneumatic generator used for lithotripsy. The
operating specialists were divided into two groups. The
first group included 4 urologists who had started learning
and performing endoscopic procedures at the beginning
of their specialization and the second group included 4
urologists who had started performing endoscopic procedures
later in their careers, on average more than 5 years
after specialization.
Results Radiology tests confirmed that 87% (208/238) of
stones were completely removed from the distal ureter,
54% (66/123) from the middle ureter, and 46% (28/61) from
the proximal ureter. The first group of urologists completed
significantly more procedures successfully, especially for
the stones in the distal (95% vs 74%; P = 0.001) and middle
ureter (66% vs 38%; P = 0.002), and their patients spent less
time in the hospital postoperatively.
Conclusion Urologists who started learning and performing
endoscopic procedures at the beginning of their specialization
are more successful in performing ureteroscopy.
It is important that young specialists receive timely and
systematic education and cooperate with more experienced
colleagues
Elemental Status in Individuals from Naklice Burial Site (Southern Croatia): Mediaeval Diet Reconstruction
Elemental status of mediaeval individuals from Naklice burial site (Southern Croatia) was analyzed
and their diet was reconstructed. Samples from different human bones were taken from 16 individuals
who died in the 9th century and were recently excavated from Naklice burial site. The metal content of
iron, lead, cadmium, magnum, zinc, copper, strontium, and calcium were determined by atomic absorption
spectrometry (AAS) in flame mode. Mercury concentration was determined by three direct consecutive
measures taken with a mercury analyzer. When comparing our results to the modern bone heavy metal
concentrations, it is obvious that Cu, Fe, Ca and Sr greatly exceeded the values while concentration of
Zn and Pb were lower. Concentration of Sr was about ten times higher than in modern bone samples. Due
to environmental contamination, lead concentration in studied bones was lower than in modern bone samples.
According to our results we concluded that the probable main dietary components of individuals excavated
from Naklice burial site from Early Mediaeval period were leafy vegetables, legumes and small
amounts of cereals