Vuka Ivana

Ivana Vuka defended her doctoral thesis at the TRIBE graduate program on April 1, 2021.

Photo: Ivana and her mentor Prof. Livia Puljak

Thesis title: Efficacy and safety of dorsal root ganglion stimulation for tretment of different pain conditions in humans and in animal pain models
Mentor: Prof. Livia Puljak
Full text of the PhD thesis: (TRIBE repository: pdf)

Doctoral thesis is based on following publications:
​Vuka I, Vucic K, Repic T, Ferhatovic Hamzic L, Sapunar D, Puljak L. Electrical stimulation of dorsal root ganglion in the context of pain: a systematic review of in vitro and in vivo animal model studies. Neuromodulation. 2018; 21(3):213-224. doi: 10.1111/ner.12722.  IF: 4.029
​Vuka I, Marciuš T, Došenović S, Ferhatović Hamzić L, Vučić K, Sapunar D, Puljak L. Neuromodulation with electrical field stimulation of dorsal root ganglion in various pain syndromes: a systematic review with focus on participant selection. Journal of Pain Research. 2019; 12: 803—830. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S168814   IF: 2.581
Vuka I, Došenović S, Marciuš T, Ferhatović Hamzić Lejla, Vučić K, Sapunar D, Pulajk, L. Efficacy and safety of pulsed radiofrequency as a method of dorsal root ganglia stimulation for treatment of nonneuropathic pain: a systematic review. BMC anesthesiology 2020: 20, 1-21doi: 10.1186/s12871-020-01023-9    IF: 1.922
Vuka I, Marciuš T, Došenović S, Ferhatović Hamzić Lejla, Vučić K, Sapunar D, Pulajk, L. Efficacy and Safety of Pulsed Radiofrequency as a Method of Dorsal Root Ganglia Stimulation in Patients with Neuropathic Pain: A Systematic Review. Pain Medicine 2020: 0, 1-24. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnaa141   IF: 2.782
Vuka I, Marciuš T, Kovačić D, Šarolić A, Puljak L, Sapunar D. Implantable, programmable, autonomous, and reusable device for electrical stimulation of dorsal root ganglion in freely-moving rats: a proof of concept study. Journal of Pain Research  https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S332438 IF = 3.133

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