Left ventricular global longitudinal strain can detect subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction in adult patients with primary nephrotic syndrome.

It has been shown that there is an increased risk of cardiovascular events such as heart failure and death in nephrotic syndrome. Left ventricle global longitudinal strain (LVGLS) is a more sensitive measure of assessing myocardial dysfunction and is more reproducible than left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF%). LVGLS can detectsubclinical deterioration in the left ventricle early.

Evaluation of inflammatory and hematological parameters in patients diagnosed with COVID-19.

Introduction: This study aims to research the effects of hematological and inflammatory parameters on the prognosis of COVID-19 disease and hospitalization duration.

Methodology: One hundred and eighty-six patients with COVID-19 and a control group consisting of 187 healthy individuals were included in the study. Hematological variables and inflammatory parameters of the patients were recorded on the first and the fifth days of hospitalization.

Comparison of the Treatment Efficacy of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy and Intermittent Hemodialysis in Patients With Acute Kidney İnjury Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.

Introduction and aim Acute kidney injury (AKI) is part of the multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in critically ill patients and is a common condition in intensive care units (ICUs). Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is the cornerstone of treatment for AKI in critically ill patients. This patient population has a high mortality rate despite RRT.

Evaluation of the effect of intraperitoneal etanercept administration on oxidative stress and inflammation indicators in the kidney and blood of experimental sepsis-induced rats.

Introduction: Sepsis is an important cause of mortality and morbidity, and inflammatory response and oxidative stress play major roles underlying its pathophysiology. Here, we evaluated the effect of intraperitoneal etanercept administration on oxidative stress and inflammation indicators in the kidney and blood of experimental sepsis-induced rats.

Methods: Twenty-eight adult Sprague Dawley rats were classified into Control (Group 1), Sepsis (Group 2), Sepsis+Cefazolin (Group 3), and Sepsis+Cefazolin+Etanercept (Group 4) groups.

Relationship Between Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Body Composition as Determined by Multi-Frequency Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Patients with Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease.

BACKGROUND The main cause of mortality among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients is cardiovascular disease (CVD). Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is considered to be novel cardiovascular risk factor. We assessed EAT in non-dialyzed stage 5 CKD patients and explored the association of EAT with body composition as determined by multi-frequency BIA.

Pulmonary Function in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease: Effects of Hemodialysis and Fluid Overload.

BACKGROUND Respiratory system disorders are one of the most prevalent complications in end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis. However, the pathogenesis of impaired pulmonary functions has not been completely elucidated in these patients. We designed a study to investigate acute effects of hemodialysis treatment on spirometry parameters, focusing on the relationship between pulmonary function and fluid status in hemodialysis patients.

Effect of Intraperitoneal Etanercept on Oxidative Stress in Rats with Peritonitis.

Our aim was to evaluate effect of etanercept on oxidative stress parameters in rats with experimental peritonitis and investigate the availability of etanercept usage in the treatment of peritonitis in the future. Twenty-eight rats were divided into four groups as control (group 1), peritonitis (group 2), peritonitis + cefazolin sodium (group 3), and peritonitis + cefazolin sodium + etanercept (group 4). Peritoneal tissue and blood samples were taken from all of the rats for histopathological and biochemical examination.

Evaluation of fluid status related parameters in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients: Clinical usefulness of bioimpedance analysis.

Background And Objective: Fluid overload is a common and serious problem that leads to severe complications in dialysis patients. We aimed to compare hydration status as measured with bioimpedance analysis (BIA) method in hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, as well as investigating the association between blood pressure, left ventricular mass index (LVMI) and hydration status.

Materials And Methods: We examined 43 HD and 33 PD patients.

Evaluation of volume overload by bioelectrical impedance analysis, NT-proBNP and inferior vena cava diameter in patients with stage 3&4 and 5 chronic kidney disease.

Background: Determination of fluid overload is important in chronic kidney disease. Early diagnosis and treatment of volume overload may decrease morbidity and mortality. We aimed to determine body composition by using bioelectrical impedance analysis, and studying other clinical characteristics, inferior vena cava diameter, and N-terminal pro-B natriuretic peptide associated with hydration status in chronic kidney disease Stages 3&4 and 5 in patients not undergoing dialysis.

A rare cause of secondary amyloidosis: common variable immunodeficiency disease.

The common variable immunodeficiency disease (CVID) is the most common symptomatic primary antibody deficiency. It is the most frequently observed cause of panhypogammaglobulinemia in adults. Here, we present a case of systemic amyloidosis that developed secondary to the common variable immunodeficiency disease causing recurrent infections in a young female patient.

Parameters of oxidative stress and echocardiographic indexes in patients on dialysis therapy.

Aim: Quantity of oxidative stress (OS) is enhanced in every stage of chronic renal failure (CRF). OS and its effects on echocardiographic indexes in patients on hemodialysis (HD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) were evaluated.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-nine patients on CAPD, 32 patients on HD, and 30 healthy individuals with similar demographic features were included.

An atypical localisation of tuberculosis infection in patients undergoing haemodialysis: a case report.

Spinal tuberculosis (TB) is a rare skeletal system localisation of TB in haemodialysis patients. In this paper, a case of Pott's disease with a psoas muscle abscess is reported. The patient had been on the dialysis programme for five years and was complaining of back pain, weight loss and weakness, which were investigated.

The prevalence and the characteristics of tuberculosis patients undergoing chronic dialysis treatment: experience of a dialysis center in southeast Turkey.

Tuberculosis remains a significant health problem for patients receiving chronic dialysis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of tuberculosis among patients with end-stage renal failure (ESRF) undergoing chronic hemodialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Between 1999 and 2006, we diagnosed 21 active tuberculosis patients among a total of 674-dialysis patient in our dialysis center (582 patients on hemodialysis and 92 patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis program).

The association of demographic, clinical, and thrombophilic factors with the failure of arteriovenous fistula among hemodialysis patients.

Objective: To evaluate the association of demographic, clinical, and thrombophilic factors with the failure of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) among patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis.

Methods: Sixty-two (33 males, 29 females) patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis were included in the study in March 2005 at the Hemodialysis Center of the Medicine Faculty at Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to whether they needed (group II) or do not need (group I) more than one fistula placed.

The effect of venlafaxine HCl on painful peripheral diabetic neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of venlafaxine HCl in the symptomatic treatment of painful peripheral diabetic neuropathy (PPDN) among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).

Design: This study was designed as a prospective, randomized, and controlled trial.

Setting: This study was conducted at the Dicle University Medical Faculty (Diyarbakir, Turkey).

The evaluation incidence and risk factors of mortality among patients with end stage renal disease in southeast Turkey.

Aim: End stage renal disease (ESRD) presents with higher morbidity and mortality with respect to the general population. In recent study, the causes of mortality and associated risk factors in ESRD have been evaluated.

Materials And Methods: In this study, 1538 patients diagnosed with ESRD in 10-year period were evaluated retrospectively.

Relationship between bone mineral density and biochemical markers of bone turnover in hemodialysis patients.

End-stage renal disease is closely associated with changes in bone and mineral metabolism. In recent times, osteoporosis has become important among hemodialysis (HD) patients. In this study, the investigators sought to evaluate the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and biochemical markers of bone turnover among HD patients.

Prophylactic intranasal mupirocin ointment in the treatment of peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients.

This study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of prophylactic intranasal mupirocin for peritonitis in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). A total of 49 patients undergoing CAPD for at least 6 mo were followed for 1 year. A nasal smear was obtained from each patient at the beginning and end of the study.

The evaluation of effects of demographic features, biochemical parameters, and cytokines on clinical outcomes in patients with acute renal failure.

Aim: To evaluate the effects of cytokines, biochemical parameters and demographic features on clinical outcomes of acute renal failure (ARF).

Patients And Methods: 59 patients with acute renal failure (28 men, 31 women) were enrolled to the study. Cytokines, biochemical parameters, and complete blood count were measured.

The prevalence of insulin resistance in nondiabetic nonobese patients with chronic kidney disease.

This study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of insulin resistance (IR) and associated factors in nondiabetic, nonobese patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who had not yet received dialysis therapy. A group of 89 consecutive patients (42 male, 47 female) who were hospitalized in the Nephrology Clinic at Dicle University, had recently been diagnosed with CKD, and had not yet been treated with dialysis were enrolled in the study, as was a control group of 30 healthy volunteers. Diabetic and obese patients were excluded.

Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses in patients with chronic kidney disease in the predialysis stage at a university hospital in Turkey.

Background: Hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) viruses are the most common viruses that cause viral infections among the hemodialysis patients.

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of HBV and HCV in predialytic chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

[Retrospective evaluation of brucellosis cases inhabiting in Mus province].

The aim of this study was to evaluate the brucellosis patients inhabiting in Mus province, in Eastern Anatolia of Turkey, retrospectively. The mean age of the patients (n: 87) was 38.1 +/- 12.

Periodontitis is an important and occult source of inflammation in hemodialysis patients.

Aim: To evaluate the association between C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and the periodontal status of hemodialysis (HD) patients.

Methods: 41 HD patients on rHuEPO therapy were enrolled in the study. Hematologic and biochemical parameters and CRP levels were recorded.

Prevalence of occult HBV infection in haemodialysis patients with chronic HCV.

Aim: To study the prevalence and clinical effects of occult HBV infection in haemodialysis patients with chronic HCV.

Methods: Fifty chronic hemodialysis patients with negative HbsAg, and positive anti-HCV were included in the study. These patients were divided into two groups: HCV-RNA positive and HCV-RNA negative, based on the results of HCV-RNA PCR.