Advancing Standardization in Fat Graft Survival Studies: Assessing the Superiority of Paraepididymal Fat Graft as a Donor Site.

Background: There is currently no standardization in the field of research on fat grafts in rats, which is one of the most popular topics in plastic surgery. The aim of our study was to demonstrate the effects of selecting paraepididymal fat grafts as the donor area on enhancing the reliability of fat graft studies.

Methods: In this study, 12 male Sprague-Dawley rats were used to obtain adipose grafts from both inguinal and paraepididymal regions.

Factors affecting medication adherence in patients using oral chemotherapy: A descriptive study.

Introduction: The utilization of oral chemotherapy agents for cancer treatment has witnessed a steady rise in recent years. The pivotal determinant for the success of oral chemotherapy lies in the adherence of cancer patients to the prescribed treatment. This study aims to explore oral chemotherapy adherence and identify factors influencing medication adherence among cancer patients.

Approach to concurrent inguinal hernias during laparoscopic appendectomy for early appendicitis.

Purpose: Concurrent inguinal hernia can be a challenge for a pediatric surgeon during a laparoscopic appendectomy in children. We aimed to present our approach to inguinal hernias seen during laparoscopic appendectomy.

Methods: In our pediatric surgery clinic between July 2019 and December 2022, the records of patients aged 0-18 who underwent laparoscopic appendectomy were retrospectively investigated.

Superficial Temporal Artery Posterior Branch Flap for Reconstruction of Composite Oral/Perioral Defects.

Purpose: Defects involving total lower and/or upper lip often extend to intraoral and/or perioral areas. Flaps based on superficial temporal artery, either as pedicled or free flaps, can be used for reconstruction of various head and neck defects. In this clinical study, we tried to demonstrate the application of a pedicled flap based on the posterior branch of superficial temporal artery in 3-dimensional reconstruction of these composite oral/perioral defects as a successful alternative in cases where microvascular tissue transfer cannot be performed.

Comparison of case and control groups in terms of postoperative complications, outcomes, and survival in total hip arthroplasty patients with and without COVID-19.

Introduction: Total hip aarthroplasty (THA) is not performed worldwide as an emergency surgical procedure and has often been postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The hypothesis of this study was that COVID-19 caused the extra burden and mortality of THA patients. This study aimed to investigate the problems caused by comorbid COVID-19 in addition to the current clinical status in patients who had undergone THA.

Evaluation of Pain During Endotracheal Aspiration in Intensive Care Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19.

Background: Endotracheal aspiration, a procedure that is particularly painful for intensive care patients, has received little attention in terms of pain evaluation specifically among intubated patients with COVID-19 in intensive care.

Aim: The study aims to assess the level of pain experienced by intubated intensive care patients diagnosed with COVID-19 during an endotracheal aspiration procedure.

Method: The study population was composed of patients admitted to the COVID-19 intensive care unit of the specified hospital between February and March 2021.

Morphological, histological and biomechanical comparison of bone marrow aspirate concentrate, micro-fragmented adipose tissue and platelet-rich plasma in prevention of tendon adhesion.

Background: Flexor tendon repair often leads to peritendinous adhesions, reducing finger motion and hand function. This study compares the effects of stromal cells from different sources and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on adhesion formation after tendon repair.

Methods: Forty rabbits had their flexor digitorum profundus tendons transected and repaired with a modified Kessler suture technique.

Increased Total Antioxidant Capacity Value Improves Survival of Fat Grafts in Rat Model.

Background: Although studies aiming to increase fat graft survival continue, in this study, the authors aimed to investigate the effects of different antioxidants on total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and their effect on graft survival.

Methods: Thirty-two male Wistar rats were divided into four equally sized groups, including a control group and three antioxidant groups receiving either melatonin (10 mg/kg), zinc (2 mg/kg), or vitamins E and C (100 mg/kg). Autologous fat grafts (1.

Prevalence of pain in adult population in Türkiye.

Unlabelled: vObjectives: The aim of this study is to determine the incidence and characteristics of pain in adults in Türkiye.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out with 1391 participants in 28 provinces spread across seven demographic regions of Türkiye, between February 1 and March 31, 2021. The data were collected through the introductory and pain assessment information form prepared by the researchers and the online Google forms.

Superior Epididymal Artery-Based Paraepididymal Adipofascial Flap: An Experimental Adipofascial Flap Model in the Rat.

Background: Flap surgery is widely performed in reconstructive surgery. Experimental research is vital to improve flap viability. However, the number of flap models for animals is still limited.

Effect of the pressureless post-sintering on the hot isostatic pressed AlO prepared from the oxidized AlN powder.

The effect of the pressureless post-sintering in hydrogen on the structural and mechanical properties of the hot isostatic pressed AlO prepared by oxidized AlN powder has been studied. The micrometer size AlN powder has been oxidized in air at 900° C and sintered by hot isostatic pressing (HIP) at 1700 °C, 20 MPa nitrogen atmosphere for 5 h. Pressureless sintering (PS) has been applied for all HIP sintered samples in H gas at 1800° C for 10 h.

The Effect of Environmental Stressors on Patient Experience in Medical, Surgical, and COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit.

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of environmental stressors on patients' intensive care experiences in medical, surgical, and COVID-19 intensive care units (ICUs). The sample group consisted of 231 patients hospitalized in medical and surgical ICUs and agreed to participate in the study. The data analysis was performed with IBM SPSS Statistics 25.

The effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on the psychological well-being of nurses: A systematic review.

Background: There is a rising demand for methods to support well-being at work. Mindfulness-based interventions have the potential to enhance nurses' psychological well-being.

Purpose: To identify mindfulness-based interventions and outcome measures and to evaluate the effect on the psychological well-being of nurses.

The effect of adherence to immunosuppressant therapy on gastrointestinal complications after liver transplantation.

Aim: In our study, we examined the relationship between gastrointestinal system problems and adherence to immunosuppressant therapy after liver transplantation.

Method: We performed this study as descriptive and cross-sectional research with the participation of liver transplant recipients. In the data collection, we used the Personal Information Form, the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale, and the Immunosuppressant Therapy Adherence Scale.

Validity and Reliability Study of the Turkish Form of Post-Discharge Surgical Recovery Scale.

Aim: This study was carried out to adapt the "Post-Discharge Surgical Recovery Scale " developed by Kleinbeck into Turkish and analyze the scale's validity and reliability.

Methods: The study sample consisted of 343 patients who underwent surgery in a state hospital operating in the province of Diyarbakır, in the province of Istanbul. The sample consisted of 271 people due to voluntary participation and reasons for not being able to reach.

Comparison of Real-Time Speech Magnetic Resonance Imagings With Perceptual Speech Analysis in Evaluation Velopharyngeal Sphincter Function.

Identifying substantial data and their normative values related to velopharyngeal structures in cleft palate patients may have clinical significance, in order to selection of surgical intervention and prediction of postsurgical outcomes. Previous studies are lack of referring certain anatomic locations or distances that may have affect on speech intelligibility, especially in dynamic state. The aim of this study is to investigate effectiveness of magnetic resonance imagings on the velopharyngeal sphincter function and the correlation with speech intelligibility after functional cleft palate repair.

Propeller and Pre-expanded Propeller Use of a Transversely Oriented Upper Trapezius Perforator Flap in Head and Neck Reconstruction: Clinical Experience and Review of Vascular Anatomy of the Supraspinal Trapezius Muscle.

Conventionally, trapezius musculocutaneous flap is raised to harbour perforators located inferior to the scapular spine (i.e. 'lower trapezius flap').

Non-adherence to colchicine treatment is a common misevaluation in familial Mediterranean fever.

Background/aim: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary autoinflammatory disease that requires lifelong colchicine treatment. Colchicine is the mainstay of the treatment, which decreases the frequency and the severity of recurrent FMF attacks and prevents the development of amyloidosis. This study aimed to investigate the rates of colchicine treatment adherence in patients with FMF and the factors related to treatment non-adherence.

Elderly patients and falls: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: The predetermination of the risk for falls in elderly patients, who will have or had a surgery, enables one to carry out the protective/preventive interventions on this matter. The aim of this review was to provide an up-to-date meta-analysis with regard to falls in elderly surgical patients.

Materials And Methods: The studies, which were carried out on elderly patients between January 2009 and November 2019 and which investigated the risk factors for falls in elderly surgical patients, were screened on the databases of Google Scholar, Pubmed, Ovid, Cinahl through various combinations of keywords, such as "geriatrics", "aged", "surgery", "accidental falls" in English or Turkish, to determine the risk factors for the falls in elderly surgical patients.

Ex Vivo Evaluation of the Accuracy of 3 Electronic Apex Locators in Different Environments: A Micro-Computed Tomography Study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of three electronic apex locators (EALs) (Propex Pixi, Mini Root ZX, Raypex 5) in determining working length (WL) under different environments (existence of blood-pulp/sodium hypochlorite in root canal space) using micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) measurements.

Methods: Twenty-five single-rooted human teeth that were scheduled for extraction were selected for the study. Measurements were performed with the Propex Pixi, Mini Root ZX, Raypex 5 in vivo conditions in the presence of NaOCl irrigant solution or blood-pulp tissue.

Use of complementary and alternative medicine in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Objective: Some studies have shown that the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is common in patients with chronic painful conditions, such as ankylosing spondylitis (AS). This study aimed to determine the prevalence and types of CAM usage in patients with AS and to evaluate the impact of treatment adherence and beliefs about medicines on CAM usage.

Methods: This study has a descriptive design.

The effect of comorbidity on mortality in elderly patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery: a systematic review and metaanalysis.

Background/aim: With the increase in the elderly population, the elderly proportion needing emergency surgery is also increasing. Despite medical advances in surgery and anesthesia, negative postoperative outcomes and high mortality rates are still present in elderly patients undergoing emergency surgery. Comorbidities are described as the main determining factors in poor outcomes.