Non-invasive fibrosis markers for assessment of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis delta.

Assessment of liver fibrosis by non-invasive means is clinically important. Studies in chronic hepatitis delta (CHD) are scarce. We evaluated the performance of eight serum fibrosis markers [fibrosis-4 score (FIB-4), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) to alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ratio (AAR), age-platelet index (API), AST-to platelet-ratio-index (APRI), Goteborg University Cirrhosis Index (GUCI), Lok index, cirrhosis discriminant score (CDS) and Hui score] in CHD and chronic hepatitis B (CHB).

Evaluation of the Performance of Vasoactive Ventilation Renal Score in Predicting the Duration of Mechanical Ventilation and Intensive Care Hospitalization After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.

Various methods have been used to evaluate the predictivity of some markers during the recovery process after cardiac surgery in children. The aim herein was to evaluate the vasoactive ventilation renal (VVR) score in predicting the clinical outcomes of children who underwent congenital cardiac surgery within the early period in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Patients who underwent congenital heart surgery (CHS) between November 2016 and March 2020 were enrolled and evaluated prospectively.

Use and detailed metric properties of patient-reported outcome measures for rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review covering two decades.

Introduction: The importance of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) clinical studies has been recognised for many years. The current study aims to describe the RA PROMs used over the past 20 years, and their performance metrics, to underpin appropriate tool selection.

Methods: The study included a systematic search for PROMs that have been in use over the period 2000-2019, with detailed documentation of their psychometric properties, and a user-friendly presentation of the extensive evidence base.

Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of three screening tools (PYMS, STAMP, and STRONG-kids) in hospitalized children.

Background: There are different malnutrition screening tools developed in the English language, but limited data available on the validity of their versions translated into other languages. The aim of this study is to construct a Turkish version of PYMS, STRONG-kids, and STAMP and to determine their validity and reliability in a pediatric population.

Methods: The present study was conducted at two stages.

A Study Examining Compliance with the Anti-Tobacco Law Nb. 4207 Inside Taxis.

Objectives: This observational study assessed compliance with the anti-tobacco Law Nb 4207 with regard to taxis in Çankaya district, Ankara.

Material And Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in Kızılay, Kuğulu, and Tandoğan intersections on January 18-23, 2016 between 9.00-11.

Outcomes of renal replacement therapy in boys with prune belly syndrome: findings from the ESPN/ERA-EDTA Registry.

Background: As outcome data for prune belly syndrome (PBS) complicated by end-stage renal disease are scarce, we analyzed characteristics and outcomes of children with PBS using the European Society for Pediatric Nephrology/European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ESPN/ERA-EDTA) Registry data.

Methods: Data were available for 88 male PBS patients aged <20 years who started renal replacement therapy (RRT) between 1990 and 2013 in 35 European countries. Patient characteristics, survival, and transplantation outcomes were compared with those of male patients requiring RRT due to congenital obstructive uropathy (COU) and renal hypoplasia or dysplasia (RHD).

Prognostic Importance of Bone Marrow Uptake on Baseline F-FDG Positron Emission Tomography in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma.

Aim: To define the role of F-flourodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) in the detection of bone marrow (BM) involvement in patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

Materials And Methods: Fifty-four (mean age: 55.5 ± 18.

Optimization of gene expression microarray protocol for formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues.

Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue is a widely available clinical specimen for retrospective studies. The possibility of long-term clinical follow-up of FFPE samples makes them a valuable source to evaluate links between molecular and clinical information. Working with FFPE samples in the molecular research area, especially using high-throughput molecular techniques such as microarray gene expression profiling, has come into prominence.

Evaluating Left-Censored Data Through Substitution, Parametric, Semi-parametric, and Nonparametric Methods: A Simulation Study.

In this study, an attempt was made to determine the degrees of bias in particular sampling sizes and methods. The aim of the study was to determine deviations from the median, the mean, and the standard deviation (SD) in different sample sizes and at different censoring rates for log-normal, exponential, and Weibull distributions in the case of full and censored data sampling. Thus, the concept of "censoring" and censoring types was handled in the first place.

Foetal biometry in polyhydramnios: Does femur length fall behind?

We aimed to identify the growth patterns in polyhydramnios, and therefore evaluated 108 singleton pregnancies complicated with polyhydramnios according to the changes in biparietal diameter (BPD), abdominal circumference (AC) and femur length (FL) percentiles. The pregnancy outcomes according to the growth features were analysed. In the study population, BPD and AC percentiles exhibited a significant increase (p = 0.

Repeatability and reproducibility of a new optical biometer in normal and keratoconic eyes.

Purpose: To evaluate the repeatability and reproducibility of measurements obtained by a new optical biometer (Nidek AL-Scan) in normal eyes and keratoconic eyes.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Turgut Özal University, Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.

Design: Evaluation of diagnostic technology.

The Interaction of Nepafenac and Prostaglandin Analogs in Primary Open-angle Glaucoma Patients.

Purpose: To investigate the effect of nepafenac on intraocular pressure (IOP) in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients treated with prostaglandin (PG) analogs.

Materials And Methods: This prospective clinical study included 35 patients who had been receiving latanoprost (n=12), travoprost (n=12), or bimatoprost (n=11) for POAG. Nepafenac 0.

Transient intrauterine fluid accumulation not due to hydrosalpinx or any identifiable pelvic pathology is not detrimental to IVF outcome.

Purpose: This study is to assess whether transient intrauterine fluid accumulation (IUFA) first noted during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation that does not persist on the day of embryo transfer not due to any identifiable pelvic pathology has any detrimental effect on in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome.

Methods: From a database of 16,900 cycles, 144 patients with transient "physiological" IUFA were recruited. Four hundred fifty-one consecutive patients who had male factor infertility served as the control group.

Familial Mediterranean fever in siblings.

Objective: Genetic and environmental factors have been implicated in disease severity and development of amyloidosis in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). We investigated similarities in clinical characteristics, disease severity, and treatment response within siblings with FMF.

Methods: The study group consisted of 2 or more siblings who were followed in our center with the diagnosis of FMF.