Diagnostic capabilities of artificial intelligence as an additional reader in a breast cancer screening program.

Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the early-detection capabilities of AI in a screening program over its duration, with a specific focus on the detection of interval cancers, the early detection of cancers with the assistance of AI from prior visits, and its impact on workload for various reading scenarios.

Materials And Methods: The study included 22,621 mammograms of 8825 women within a 10-year biennial two-reader screening program. The statistical analysis focused on 5136 mammograms from 4282 women due to data retrieval issues, among whom 105 were diagnosed with breast cancer.

Caregiver Burnout in Pediatric Laryngomalacia: The Role of Clinical and Psychological Factors.

Introduction: This study aims to assess caregiver burnout in relation to children diagnosed with laryngomalacia and identify factors influencing burnout levels.

Materials And Methods: A cohort of 101 caregivers of children with laryngomalacia was studied. Burnout was assessed using the Zarit burden interview (ZBI), while the Hamilton anxiety and Hamilton depression scales were employed to gauge psychological distress.

Care burden and related factors among informal caregivers of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) affects the life of the family caregiver as well as the patient. This study aimed to determine the care burden and related factors among family caregivers of Turkish ALS patients. This descriptive study was conducted with 108 ALS patients and their informal caregivers through face-to-face interviews at home.

Diagnostic Performance of AI for Cancers Registered in A Mammography Screening Program: A Retrospective Analysis.

To evaluate the performance of an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm in a simulated screening setting and its effectiveness in detecting missed and interval cancers. Digital mammograms were collected from Bahcesehir Mammographic Screening Program which is the first organized, population-based, 10-year (2009-2019) screening program in Turkey. In total, 211 mammograms were extracted from the archive of the screening program in this retrospective study.

Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older People: A Crosssectional Study Using Beers Criteria.

Background: The use of Potentially Inappropriate Medications (PIMs) is common and negatively affects elderly health and disease prognosis.

Objective: This study aims to analyze the frequency of PIMs in the elderly health records registered to a family health center and to identify risk factors, prescription/nonprescription distribution, distribution by healthcare institutions, number of doctors visits, and health literacy.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a stratified sampling method was used to select individuals aged ≥ 65 years.

Frequency and associated factors for carbapenem-non-susceptible Bacteroides fragilis group bacteria colonization in hospitalized patients: Case control study in a university hospital in Turkey.

Purpuse: The carbapenem-resistant Bacteroides fragilis group (CR-BFG) bacteria have been reported in several countries recently with increasing global attention. The high incidence of CR-BFG isolated from our hospitalized patients has become an important problem. Therefore, we aimed to determine the frequency and associated factors for intestinal colonization by carbapenem-non-susceptible BFG (CNS-BFG) among adult patients hospitalized at intensive care units, neurosurgery and internal medicine wards in our hospital.

Bahcesehir long-term population-based screening compared to National Breast Cancer Registry Data: effectiveness of screening in an emerging country.

Purpose: We aimed to show the effects of long-term screening on clinical, pathologic, and survival outcomes in patients with screen-detected breast cancer and compare these findings with breast cancer patients registered in the National Breast Cancer Registry Data (NBCRD).

Methods: Women aged 40-69 years, living in Bahcesehir county, Istanbul, Turkey, were screened every 2 years using bilateral mammography. The Bahcesehir National Breast Cancer Registry Data (BMSP) data were collected during a 10-year screening period (five rounds of screening).

Reliability of the Turkish version of the European Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening (EUROSAS) questionnaire for drivers.

Purpose: The European Union Driver License Committee recently developed a questionnaire as a screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) named the European Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening (EUROSAS) questionnaire for drivers. We sought to address the reliability of the Turkish version of this questionnaire.

Methods: The EUROSAS was translated into Turkish.

The availability of contraceptive methods in Turkish pharmacies and the status of pharmacies and pharmacists as providers of contraception.

Objectives: We aimed to assess pharmacists' contraceptive knowledge and evaluate the contraceptives requested and sold in pharmacies.

Methods: A descriptive study was carried out in October 2016 in cooperation with the Chamber of Pharmacists of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Data were collected by questionnaire, and pharmacists' total knowledge scores were calculated.

Men's Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Breast Cancer: A Descriptive Study.

Objective: Breast cancer (BC) is an important disease for women. BC influences both patient's and relatives' lives. Especially, husbands/boyfriends/ lovers are the ones that are affected mostly.

Comparison of Qualitative and Volumetric Assessments of Breast Density and Analyses of Breast Compression Parameters and Breast Volume of Women in Bahcesehir Mammography Screening Project.

Objective: We aimed to compare visual and quantitative measurements of breast density and to reveal the density profile with compression characteristics.

Materials And Methods: Screening mammograms of 1399 women between May 2014 and May 2015 were evaluated by using Volpara 4 and 5 version. First 379 mammograms were assessed according to ACR BI-RADS 4 edition and compared to Volpara.

Gram-negative bacilli causing infections in an intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital in Istanbul, Turkey.

Introduction: This study aimed to demonstrate the changing epidemiology of infecting microorganisms and their long-term resistance profiles and to describe the microbiological point of view in anti-infective management of intensive care unit (ICU) patients.

Methodology: A total of 5,690 isolates of Gram-negative bacilli were included in this study. Antibiotic susceptibility was tested using the disk diffusion method and Vitek 2 system.