U ovom radu se analizira kauzalnost između dostignutog stepena razvoja bankarskog sektora Republike Srbije i njenog ekonomskog razvoja, kroz analizu određenih parametara finansijskog zdravlja, zatim ekonomski rast koji se putem makroekonomskih parametara dovodi u vezu sa parametrima razvoja bankarskog sektora. Glavni cilj u ovom radu je da se utvrdi putem modela višestruke regresione analize da li postoji obostrana kauzalnost i uslovljenost performansi realnog i bankarskog sektora, odnosno da li performanse bankarskog sektora imaju uticaja na kvalitet performansi ekonomskog razvoja. Vremenski interval koji pokriva data analiza je period od Q4 2008. do Q1 2014. godine.

Introduction: Omphalocele and gastroschisis are developmental defects of the anterior abdominal wall, which have only recently been categorized as separate entities. In both cases, it is a herniation of abdominal organs through appropriate defects of the anterior abdominal wall. It is considered that the omphalocele are quite often developmental anomalies and are often associated with other developmental disorders, unlike gastroschisis, which usually occur isolated. Aims of the study: To determine the frequency of cases of omphalocele and gastroschisis in the Clinical Center of Banja Luka in the period from 2000 to 2013. Patients and methods: Insight into medical records, a retrospective analysis of all cases of congenital defects of the anterior abdominal wall at the Clinical Center of Banja Luka was done from the year 2000-2013. The analysis included all cases of omphalocele and gastroschisis, and prematurity, associated anomalies, the rate of mortality in the first year, exposure to environmental factors during pregnancy, maternal diabetes, maternal age, and familiar occurence of these anomalies were taken into consideration. Cases of „the prune belly“ syndrome and umbilical hernia were not included in this research. Results: During the period 2000-2013, there was a total of 19 cases of omphalocele, of which eigth live births. In the same period there was 14 cases of gastroschisis, and there was seven children born alive with this defect. In 73 percent of omphalocele cases there was associated anomalies, while this rate at gastroschisis was significantly lower and amounted to 28 percent. Among the live births, prematurity rate was 37.5 percent for the omphalocele group and 57 percent for the group of gastroschisis. The mortality rate in the first year of life was 25 percent for omphalocele and 14 percent for gastroshisis. In all these cases, the cause of death was not directly related to abdominal defect, but the associated complications (respiratory distress in the first place). Half of the mothers from both groups stated that they had used some medicines or consumed cigarettes during pregnancy. There was also a single incident of gestational diabetes in the group of omphalocele and one case of a positive family history from the gastroschisis group. Discussion: In this study, the relation of omphalocele and gastroshisis was 19/14 or 1.3:1, compared to the expected 3:2 ratio in the world literature. Other studies around the world show a higher incidence of gastroschisis and lower incidence of omphalocele. We had no reported cases of stillbirths in omphalocele group although, in the world literature, data of 11-12 percent were noticed . The reason for this discrepancy could be a different criteria for stillbirth compared to abortion, and perhaps the reporting was biased. The percentage of associated anomalies was higher in group of omphalocele, and similar results were reported in other studies. The mortality rate in thefirst year of life in a group of omphalocele was much higher when compared to gastroschisis group. For unknown reasons, stillborn children with omphalocele were not represented in this study. 56 Scripta Medica Vol. 46 • No 1 • April 2015. • www.scriptamedica.com

BACKGROUND/AIM Active surveillance is an important component of surgical site infection (SSI) reduction strategy. The aim of this study was to analyze and compare SSI surveillance data in orthopedic patients in the Military Medical Academy (MMA), Belgrade. METHODS A 4-year prospective cohort study was performed to identify the incidence rate and risk factors for SSI in orthopedic patients in the MMA, Belgrade. We collected data regarding patients characteristics, health care and micro-organisms isolated in SSI. The National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance (NNIS) risk index was subsequently calculated for each patient. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria were used for the diagnosis of SSI. RESULTS Assessment of 3,867 patients after different orthopedic operations revealed SSI in 109 patients. The overall incidence rate of SSI was 2.8% with the decrease from 4.6% in 2007 to 1.6% in 2010. Using NNIS risk index for surgical procedures there were: 53.7% (2,077) patients with risk 0--the incidence rate of 1.4%; 38.9% (1,506) patients with risk 1--the incidence rate of 3.1%; 7.3% (281) patients with risk 2--the incidence rate of 11.7%; 0.1% (3) patients with risk 3--without infection within the risk. Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified 6 independent risk factors associated with SSI: contaninated or dirty wounds, smoking, preoperative infection, NNIS risk index, body mass index and the length of hospital stay. CONCLUSION The results of our study are valuable confirmation of relations between risk factors and SSI in orthopedic patients. A decreasing incidence rate of SSI (from 4.6% to 1.6%) during a 4-year active surveillance approved its implementation as an important component of SSI reduction strategy.