Use of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) in the Treatment of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax (PSP) in Children.

Introduction: This study aims to review the primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) patients we have treated and to discuss the results in terms of PSP treatment management and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) use in the light of the literature.

Methods: The study was designed retrospectively and conducted at a tertiary referral university hospital between January 1, 2015 and May 1, 2021. Patients under the age of 18 years with a diagnosis of pneumothorax (PTX) were included in the study.

Knowledge level on the management of pediatric burn patients among physicians working in the emergency department.

Background: Prognosis of burned child is heavily influenced by how they are treated in the first 24 h. This study aimed to assess the degree of knowledge of emergency department physicians about the pediatric burn patients.

Methods: The study included 229 physicians (80 emergency medicine specialists, 84 pediatricians, and 65 general practitioners).

Comparison of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Patients Admitted to Intensive Care for COVID-19 Versus Other Reasons: A Single-Centered Study.

Objective: COVID-19 patients in intensive care usually need invasive mechanical ventilation due to advanced respiratory failure. Deep lym- phopenia, immunosuppressive agents, long-term mechanical ventilation, and sedation may lead to ventilator-associated pneumonia; an impor- tant cause of morbidity and mortality. This study evaluates the frequency, clinical features, causative pathogens, and outcomes of ventilator-asso ciated pneumonia in COVID-19 patients who require mechanical ventilation.

Protective effects of growth hormone on bacterial translocation and intestinal damage in rats with partial intestinal obstruction.

Objective: One of the reasons of bacterial translocation (BT) is the complete or partial intestinal obstructions (PIO) of the gastrointestinal system. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of recombinant human Growth Hormone (rhGH) on BT in rats with partial intestinal obstruction (PIO).

Material And Methods: The rats were randomly divided into the 4 groups: Group I: Sham-operated (SO) (n = 12), Group II control PIO (n = 12), Group III: PIO with rhGH treatment for 5 days (n = 12), Group IV: PIO with rhGH treatment 5 days before PIO and 5 days after PIO (a total of 10 days) (n = 12).

Inguinal hernias containing the uterus: a case series of 7 female children.

Background: Hernia uteri inguinale (HUI), or uterus-containing inguinal hernia, is an extremely rare condition in which the uterus and uterine adnexa are found in the inguinal hernial sac in female infants. The uterus may be free within the sac adherent to the wall by adhesions or a true sliding component. However, in true sliding-type HUI, one of the walls of the hernia sac is formed by the uterus itself.