Background: Previous reports from relatively small clinical cohorts have suggested that the clinical presentation of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) differs between men and women.
Objective: We aimed to explore sex differences in clinical and polysomnographic features of OSA in a large nationwide registry.
Methods: Participants from the ongoing Turkish Sleep Apnea Database (TURKAPNE) Study from 34 centers were included in the current analysis.
Introduction: Intermittent hypoxemia has an important role in the physiopathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) complications. Increased apoptosis due to intermittent hypoxemia may be an important clinical entity in OSA. In this study, we aimed to evaluate caspase-3 enzyme level, which is an indirect marker of increased apoptosis in patients with OSA and to evaluate the effect of OSA treatment with continuous positive airway pressure on caspase-3 enzyme level.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The medium- and long-term effects of COVID-19 infection on pulmonary function are still unknown. The present study aimed to investigate the pulmonary functions in healthcare professionals who had persistent complaints after contracting COVID-19 and returning to work.
Methods: The study included COVID-19-infected healthcare professionals from the Düzce University Medical Faculty Hospital who volunteered to participate.
Introduction: The aim of the study was to determine the cost of Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) patients who were treated as outpatients and inpatients at Düzce University Health Application and Research Center (DUHARH) Chest Diseases Clinic before and after the pandemic from the perspective of the Social Security Institution (SSI).
Materials And Methods: The study included 26.438 patients who applied to the Chest Diseases clinic in DUHARH before the COVID-19 pandemic (March 10 2019-March 10 2020) and after (March 11 2020-March 11 2021) and 2.