Impacts of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on leisure and transportation physical activity among healthcare workers.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic may lead to reduced physical activity (PA) in health care workers (HCWs).

Objective: To evaluate leisure and transport-related PA in HCW of a COVID-19-dedicated hospital during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with a sample of 1,527 HCWs.

Association between vascular access type and depression in hemodialysis patients.

Introduction: Hemodialysis is the most common treatment used for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients and an arteriovenous fistula (AV) fistula is the preferred vascular access. The goal of our study was to investigate potential associations between vascular access type and depression.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey of 180 patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis.

Does Elective Sternal Plating Combined with Steel Wire Reduce Sternal Complication Rates in Patients with Obesity?

Introduction: In this study, sternal complication rates of sternal closures with steel wire or steel wire combined with titanium plate in patients with obesity that underwent cardiac surgery were investigated.

Methods: The data of 316 patients that underwent cardiac surgery between May 2018 and October 2021 were analyzed retrospectively; 124 patients withbody mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2 were divided into group I, patients whose sternotomy was performed with steel wires, and group II, patients whose sternotomy was performed with steel wire combined with titanium plates.

Results: A total of 124 patients with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 were divided into group I (n=88 [70.

The Reliability and Quality of YouTube Videos as a Source of Information on Buerger's Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Patients are increasingly referring to the internet after a diagnosis of vascular disease. This study was performed to quantitatively define the accuracy and reliability of information on YouTube regarding Buerger's Disease (BD).

Methods: A systematic search of YouTube was conducted using BD and thromboangiitis obliterans keywords.

One patient, two malpositioned hemodialysis catheters, (hepatic vein and ascending lumbar vein), no fluoroscopy.

Cuffed-tunneled hemodialysis catheter (CTHC) application via the femoral vein is a safe and effective alternative when peripheral vascular routes are exhausted for hemodialysis in patients with end-stage renal disease. Also, imaging methods have become more important for the diagnosis or prevention of the possible complications that may develop during or after catheter placements. Here, we present a case of hemodialysis catheter dysfunction due to the insertion of a CTHC tip into the hepatic vein, and into the left ascending lumbar vein at the next attempt.