Risk factors for early onset acute kidney injury after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation and the role of drug-drug interactions.

Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an important and life-threatening complication following allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). This is therefore an active research area with studies aiming to understand the factors that cause this complication.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a retrospective study to identify the factors that caused AKI in 100 patients who underwent allo-HSCT in the first 100 days after transplantation using logistic regression analysis.

Spontaneous vaginal delivery or caesarean section? What do Turkish women think?

The aim of this study was to describe women's feelings, attitudes and beliefs about different modes of childbirth. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the obstetrics clinics of Ege University and Dr Ekrem Hayri Ustundag Obstetrics and Gynaecology Hospital in Izmir, Turkey. Three-hundred forty-two women who had given birth via spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD) or caesarean section (C/S) between June and December 2009 voluntarily agreed to participate.

Examination with the health belief model of women's attitudes to cervical cancer and early diagnosis in Turkey: a qualitative study.

Objective: The study was planned with the purpose of examining women's attitude to the health belief model, and their attitudes and behavior towards cervical cancer and early diagnosis.

Materials And Methods: The qualitative (case-study) method was used in this study. Data were collected between October 2010 and November 2010 using a purposive sampling method for qualitative research.