The validity and reliability of the Urostomy Education Scale: a methodological study.

Background: There are no scales used by stoma and wound care nurses to evaluate the stoma care skills of individuals with a urostomy.

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the Turkish validity and reliability of the Urostomy Education Scale (UES).

Methods: The study sample consisted of 66 patients who had undergone radical cystectomy, were in the 0- to 7-day postoperative period, were older than 18 years of age, had no physical or mental disabilities, had no urostomy complications, and agreed to participate in the study.

Incidence and Risk Factors for Perioperative Pressure Injuries: Prospective Descriptive Study.

Purpose: Pressure injuries can often occur in patients undergoing surgical, diagnostic, or other invasive procedures, so it is important to assess patients in the perioperative period. This study was conducted to determine the incidence and risk factors of perioperative pressure injury.

Design: A cross-sectional, prospective, and descriptive study.

The Effect of Swaddling and Oropharyngeal Colostrum During Endotracheal Suctioning on Procedural Pain and Comfort in Premature Neonates: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Endotracheal suctioning (ES) is a painful procedure frequently performed in the neonatal intensive care unit. This procedure negatively affects the comfort level of premature neonates.

Purpose: To determine the effect of 2 nonpharmacologic methods, swaddling and the administration of oropharyngeal colostrum, on the pain and comfort levels of preterm neonates during ES.

Predictive factors of therapeutic response according to craniofacial skeletal biotype in patients with sleep apnea syndrome using mandibular advancement devices: a pilot study.

Objectives: To evaluate the influence of facial biotype in the therapeutic effect of mandibular advancement devices (MADs) according to polysomnographic records in patients diagnosed with sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS).

Materials And Methods: A total of 46 patients were recruited. Patients were classified according to facial biotype (mesofacial, brachyfacial, or dolichofacial).

Three-dimensional evaluation of the effects of Bionator and Forsus appliances on oropharyngeal airway volume in patients with mandibular retrognathia.

Objective: To evaluate whether there is a difference between the effects of Bionator and Forsus appliances on airway volume.

Methods: Forty patients with mandibular retrognathia were divided into two groups. The Bionator appliance was applied to Group 1, while the Forsus FRD EZ2 appliance was applied to Group 2.

3D evaluation of the effects of traumatic surgical techniques on Vomer bone volume and morphology in the treatment of lip and palate clefts.

Background: Cleft lip/palate (CLP) deformity is the most common congenital facial anomaly. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the changes in volume and shape of Vomer bone after CLP repair surgery.

Methods: The images of a total of 30 patients aged between 9 and 12 years which were recorded with computed tomography were retrospectively analyzed.

Comparison of different treatment techniques in the mandibular condyle fracture.

Background: Mandibular condyle fractures can be treated conservatively by intermaxillary fixation (IMF) or by open reposition and internal fixation. Although many studies have discussed for the optimal treatment method, the issue remains controversial. In this study, we aimed to compare conservative techniques in the mandibular condyle fractures.

Comparison of Genial Tubercule Anatomy Based on Age and Gender.

Objective: In our study, it was aimed to determine whether there were differences in genial tubercle dimensions depending on age and gender.

Methods: In this study, 220 cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images of patients (110 female and 110 male) between the ages of 20-80 years were obtained from the archive of İzmir Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Dentistry. All patients were divided into decade groups according to their age, and each decade group was divided into two subgroups according to gender.

Evaluation of the effects of diode laser application on experimental orthodontic tooth movements in rats. Histopathological analysis.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of diode laser use on experimental orthodontic tooth movements.

Methods: Thirty Rattus norvegicus albinus Wistar were divided into three equal groups (n = 10), two experimentals and one control. Applying 20 g orthodontic force were attached to the maxillary incisors of the rats in all groups.

Buccal cortical bone thickness at miniscrew placement sites in patients with different vertical skeletal patterns.

Objective: Cortical bone thickness plays an important role in the primary stability of miniscrews. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the buccal cortical bone thickness in adolescent subjects with different vertical skeletal patterns using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).

Materials And Methods: We examined the CBCT images of 75 patients (30 males, 45 females; mean age 16.

Prognostic value of the Intermediate QRS prolongation in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Objective: Studies have shown different effect of intermediate QRS prolongation on major cardiovascular events in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive and prognostic value of intermediate QRS prolongation on in-hospital complication rate and long term mortality in patients with AMI.

Materials And Methods: We performed an observational study that enrolled 114 consecutive patients with AMI.

Examination of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields on orthodontic tooth movement in rats.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether 50 Hz extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMFs) affect the amount of orthodontic tooth movement in rats. The experiments were performed on 18 male Sprague-Dawley rats. The rats were randomly divided into three groups ( = 6): cage-control (Cg-Cnt) group ( = 6); sinusoidal electromagnetic field (SEMF) group ( = 6); and pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) group ( = 6).

The effect of low-level laser therapy on the healing of hard palate mucosa and the oxidative stress status of rats.

Objective: The biostimulation effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) have been demonstrated recently. This study investigated the effects of LLLT on palatal mucoperiosteal wound healing and oxidative stress status in rats.

Material And Method: Forty-two male Wistar rats weighing 250-300 g were used in this study.

The effects of low-level laser therapy on palatal mucoperiosteal wound healing and oxidative stress status in experimental diabetic rats.

Objective: The biostimulation effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) have recently been demonstrated. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of LLLT on palatal mucoperiostal wound healing and oxidative stress status in experimental diabetic rats.

Materials And Methods: Forty-two male Wistar rats that weighed 250-300 g were used in this study.

Evaluation of alveolar bone loss following rapid maxillary expansion using cone-beam computed tomography.

Objective: To evaluate the changes in cortical bone thickness, alveolar bone height, and the incidence of dehiscence and fenestration in the surrounding alveolar bone of posterior teeth after rapid maxillary expansion (RME) treatment using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).

Methods: The CBCT records of 20 subjects (9 boys, mean age: 13.97 ± 1.

Evaluation of root resorption following rapid maxillary expansion using cone-beam computed tomography.

Objective: To evaluate the root resorption after rapid maxillary expansion (RME) via cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).

Materials And Methods: Records of 25 patients who had undergone RME with tooth-borne banded expander were obtained from the archive of the orthodontic department. CBCT data were reconstructed with surface and volume rendering, and the volumetric images were manipulated to display the root surfaces from various orientations.

Elevated plasma levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in children with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis.

Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) is the most common prototype of acute glomerulonephritis in children, and is characterized by the sudden onset of gross hematuria, edema, hypertension and volume overload. Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is produced in both the brain and the heart. Its prohormone, proBNP, is cleaved to biologically active BNP and an inactive N-terminal peptide of proBNP (NT-proBNP).

[High levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and impaired autonomic activity in smokers].

Objectives: We investigated the relationship between high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) activity and autonomic nervous activity using heart rate variability in smokers.

Study Design: The study consisted of 136 healthy subjects, including 66 smokers (35 women, 31 men; mean age 36 years) and 70 nonsmokers (43 women, 27 men; mean age 34 years). Serum samples were collected from all the subjects.

Effects of cigarette smoking on heart rate variability and plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in healthy subjects: is there the relationship between both markers?

Background: Cigarette smoking increased the risk of acute cardiac events related with endothelial dysfunction and increased sympathetic activity. Impaired autonomic nervous activity is recognized as a considerable symptom of cardiac dysfunction and is strongly associated with increased risk overall mortality.

Methods: A total of 75 healthy habitual smokers (40 female, 35 male, mean age 36.

Coronary narrowing secondary to compression by pericardial hydatid cyst.

Echinococcus granulosus remains a clinical problem in undeveloped and developing countries. It commonly affects the liver and lung, but, rarely, other organs such as the heart can be involved. In this report, we describe an unusual case in which pericardial hydatid cyst mimicking acute coronary syndrome secondary to compression by pericardial hydatid cyst attached to the anterolateral wall of the left ventricle.

Predischarge ST segment and T wave patterns in predicting left ventricular function and myocardial viability in Q wave anterior myocardial infarction patients.

The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between ECG changes prior to discharge and findings of early low dose dobutamine stress echocardiography (LDSE) performed in 6 +/- 2 days, in patients experiencing their first acute anterior MI. A total of 62 patients admitted with their first acute anterior MI were divided into three groups according to the findings of electrocardiograms performed on the 7-10th days: group A, isoelectric ST and negative or positive T wave; group B, ST elevation (> 0.1 mV) and negative T wave; and group C, ST elevation and positive T wave.

Anomaly of the left anterior descending coronary artery arising from the right sinus of valsalva and ventricular septal defect in adult: a rare case.

Anomaly of the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery arising from the right sinus of valsalva is frequently seen with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). The association of the LAD coronary artery with ventricular septal defect (VSD) is uncommon. We described an anomalous origin of the LAD coronary artery from the right sinus of valsalva with ventricular septal defect in a 38-year-old male patient suffering from atypical angina.

Iatrogenic left atrioventricular fistula after aortic valve re-replacement.

Left ventriculoatrial fistula is a very rare cardiac disorder. The case is reported of a male patient who was admitted to the authors' clinic with dyspnea and fatigue. The patient had an atrioventricular fistula between the left atrium and left ventricle, and had undergone aortic valve re-replacement for prosthesis malfunction about one year previously.