Želimir Orkić

Biographic Data

ID7759734
NAMEŽelimir Orkić
GIVEN NAMESŽelimir
FAMILY NAMEOrkić
SIGNATUREORKIĆ Ž
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Osijek
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT4
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX0

  • Impact of Immediate and Delayed Breast Reconstruction on Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients

    Open AccessStana Pačarić, Želimir Orkić et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    A mastectomy affects the psychological, social, and sexual well-being of patients. Research has confirmed that breast reconstruction is important for improving the quality of life in patients with breast cancer. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life of patients who underwent a mastectomy followed by immediate or delayed breast reconstruction. This prospective study was conducted from January 2018 to March 2020 at the Clinical Ho…

  • Assessment of the Quality of Life in Patients before and after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (Cabg): A Prospective Study

    Open AccessStana Pačarić, Tajana Turk et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    The aim of this study was to examine the quality of life and to report on the utility and QALY measures in patients before and after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG); to investigate whether the SF-12 is comparable with the SF-36 for measuring health-related quality of life of patients with CABG; and to determine the impact of individual predictors on poor quality of life assessment after rehabilitation. This prospective study was conducted …

  • The Association between Drinking Water Quality and Inflammatory Bowel Disease—A Study in Eastern Croatia

    Open AccessDubravka Holik, Atila Bezdan et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    The incidence rate of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is becoming a global health problem that could be caused by changes in environmental and lifestyle habits. The study aimed to identify the association between the quality of drinking water, i.e., physiochemical and biological aspects of the phenotype and activity of IBD in Eastern Croatia. The study included 312 patients (63.4% ulcerative colitis, UC, and 36.6% Crohn's disease, CD) from the a…

  • The quality of life of Croatian women after mastectomy: A cross-sectional single-center study

    Open AccessStana Pačarić, Jozo Kristek et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    In our study, both functional and symptom scales were more affected in women 1 month after mastectomy. QoL was considerably improved in women 1 year after the surgery compared to 1 month after mastectomy. The results of this study could contribute to the public awareness of the QoL of breast cancer patients