University Medical Centre Ljubljana

This study tested whether applying carbon dioxide (CO2) gas to the skin helps heal chronic foot ulcers in people with diabetes. 120 participants with non-healing diabetic foot ulcers received standard wound care, and 80 of them also received 20 sessions of the CO2 gas treatment o…

This study tested whether adding a non-invasive carbon dioxide (CO₂) gas treatment to standard wound care could help heal recurrent, hard-to-heal diabetic foot ulcers. Thirty participants with these stubborn sores were randomly assigned to receive either the gas therapy plus stan…

This study tested whether continuous, automatic monitoring of breathing tube pressure works better than manual checks every 8 hours to prevent pneumonia in ICU patients on ventilators. Researchers followed 40 patients with severe head injuries for up to 7 days to see which method…

This study tested whether specific hand exercises could reduce stiffness in the wrist for people with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome. 91 participants were split into groups doing different daily exercises or no exercises for three weeks. Researchers used a special ultras…

This study tested whether a non-invasive magnetic stimulation treatment could help women with urgency urinary incontinence, the type that causes a sudden, uncontrollable need to urinate. Seventy women were randomly assigned to receive either the real magnetic treatment or a sham …

This study aimed to understand how the Fontan heart surgery, which creates long-term high pressure in the veins, might affect the gut, cause body-wide inflammation, and lead to poor nutrition in adults. Researchers compared 52 adult Fontan patients without a known gut complicatio…

This study looked at whether doctors followed guidelines to screen for hepatitis B in COVID-19 pneumonia patients before giving them steroid treatment. Researchers wanted to see if this hidden liver virus could reactivate and cause problems during COVID-19 care. They observed nea…