Expiratory muscle strength training reduces oxidative stress and systemic inflammation in men with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a double-blinded, randomized parallel trial.

Study Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate and compare the effects of high and low-intensity expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) on disease severity, systemic inflammation, oxidative stress, respiratory muscle strength, exercise capacity, symptoms, daytime sleepiness, fatigue severity, and sleep quality in male patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).

Methods: Thirty-one male patients diagnosed with moderate OSAS were included in this double-blind, randomized, parallel study. Patients were randomized into two groups: High-EMST and Low-EMST groups.

Preoperative cancer antigen-125 levels as a predictor of recurrence in early-stage endometrial cancer.

Objective: Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological cancer in developed countries, with a majority of cases being low-grade endometrioid endometrial cancer. Identifying risk factors for disease recurrence and poor prognosis is critical. This study aimed to assess the correlation between preoperative cancer antigen-125 levels and disease recurrence in early-stage endometrioid endometrial cancer patients.

Comparison of coronary artery lesion complexity and body component parameters measured by TANITA.

Introduction: Obesity is one of the main reversible causes of coronary artery disease.

Aim: To investigate the relationship between body component measurements calculated with TANITA and SYNTAX score (SXscore), which indicates coronary complexity.

Material And Methods: 200 acute subendocardial myocardial infarction patients were included in our study.

Corrigendum to "The status of depression and anxiety in infertile Turkish couples" [Iran J Reprod Med 2011; 9: 99-104].

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Are Sleep Quality, Physical Activity Levels, and Fear of Movement of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Patients Different From Healthy People During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic?

Objective: The sleep quality and physical activity levels of patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome during the lockdown period have not yet been investigated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the sleep quality, physical activity level, and fear of movement in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and healthy individuals during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Material And Methods: Patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (n = 33) and healthy individuals (n = 30) were included in the study.

The risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus in maternal subclinical hypothyroidism: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the association between maternal subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) risk.

Methods: This study is a systematic review and meta-analysis. Following PubMed, Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar database search up to April 1 2021, a total of 4597 studies were identified.

High- and low-intensity expiratory muscle strength training in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome using non-invasive mechanical ventilation: A double-blinded, randomized controlled trial.

Background: The effects of expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) with different intensity on stages of sleep were not examined in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of high- and low-intensity EMST (H-EMST and L-EMST) on disease severity, sleep stages, disease-related symptoms, daytime sleepiness, fatigue severity, and sleep quality in adult patients with severe OSAS using non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV).

Methods: Thirty-one clinically stable patients with severe OSAS were included in this prospective, randomized controlled, double-blinded study.

Mitral Valve Surgery in Patients With an Implanted Amplatzer Septal Occluder: A Review of 2 Cases.

Surgical approaches for mitral valve exploration vary, with the preferred approach being via the interatrial groove. Data on whether the interatrial groove approach can be used for mitral valve surgery in patients with a previously implanted Amplatzer septal occluder (ASO) (St Jude Medical, an Abbott company) are extremely limited. The authors performed mitral valve surgery using the transatrial septal approach on 2 patients following explantation of an ASO, which significantly impedes the interatrial groove approach.

Estimates and Forecasts on the Burden of Prediabetes and Diabetes in Adult and Elderly Population in Turkiye.

Aims: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that limits the quality and duration of life. We aimed to estimate the impact of demographic change on the burden of prediabetes and diabetes between 2010 and 2021, and the projections to 2030 and 2045 in Turkiye.

Materials And Methods: Prediabetes and diabetes estimates were calculated by direct standardization method using age- and sex-specific prevalence data from the previous 'Turkish Epidemiology Survey of Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity and Endocrine Disease' (TURDEP-II) as reference.

Obstacles and expectations of rare disease patients and their families in Türkiye: ISTisNA project survey results.

Rare disease patients constitute a significant part of the healthcare system of all countries. However, the information on the experiences during disease processes and daily life of rare disease patients is still limited. So far, there is a small number of studies conducted in Türkiye, and they mainly cover specific issues like education or anxiety.

Investigation of the relationship between rational drug use and healthy lifestyle behaviours of university students.

Aim: the aim of this research is to investigate the relationship between rational drug use and healthy lifestyle behaviours of university students.

Method: this descriptive and cross-sectional study consisted of 1115 students from a university in the Southeast-East Anatolia Region in the autumn semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. In the collection of data, 'Student Introduction Form', 'The Rational Drug Use Scale' and 'The Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II' were used.

The effect of postoperative ventilation strategies on postoperative complications and outcomes in patients with esophageal atresia: Results from the Turkish Esophageal Atresia Registry.

Objectives: Postoperative ventilatory strategies in patients with esophageal atresia (EA) and tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) may have an impact on early postoperative complications. Our national Esophageal Atresia Registry was evaluated to define a possible relationship between the type and duration of respiratory support on postoperative complications and outcome.

Study Design: Among the data registered by 31 centers between 2015 and 2021, patients with esophago-esophageal anastomosis (EEA)/tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) were divided into two groups; invasive ventilatory support (IV) and noninvasive ventilatory support and/or oxygen support (NIV-OS).

Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Performance Measure for Activities of Daily Living-8 for Patients with Mild Symptomatic Heart Failure.

Objective: The Performance Measure for Activities of Daily Living-8 (PMADL-8) for patients with congestive heart failure is an International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health-based Activities of Daily Living (ICF) questionnaire to evaluate disease-specific functional limitations in chronic heart failure (CHF). The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the PMADL-8 in CHF patients.

Methods: In this study, 50 patients with CHF were included.

Manual versus mechanical chest compression in in-hospital cardiac arrest: A retrospective cohort in emergency department patients.

Objective: Mechanical chest compression (CC) devices are frequently used in in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings. In this study, mechanical and manual CC in in-hospital cardiac arrest was compared in terms of survival.

Methods: Adult patients who were admitted to the emergency department (ED) for 2 years period and had cardiac arrest in the ED were included in this retrospective, observational study.

The effect of hypothermia in a rat testicular torsion/detorsion model.

Background: Testicular torsion is an emergent condition. The protective effect of medical hypothermia in ischemia/reperfusion injury is well defined.

Objectives: To evaluate the late results of hypothermia through a rat testicular torsion/detorsion model compatible with human testicular torsion.

Circumcision with plastic Alisclamp technique in 4733 boys: our experiences to reduce complications.

Background/aim: We aim to report the outcomes of circumcisions performed with Alisclamp and our experiences to reduce the complications.

Material And Methods: Complications among circumcised males with Alisclamp between 2015 and 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups: Group 1 (n = 1429); patients circumcised in 2015–2016 and Group 2 (n = 3304); patients circumcised in 2017–2018.

The effect of azygos vein preservation on postoperative complications after esophageal atresia repair: Results from the Turkish Esophageal Atresia Registry.

Aim: Preservation of the azygos vein (AV) maintains normal venous drainage of the mediastinum and decreases postoperative congestion. The modification of esophageal atresia (EA) repair by preserving AV may prevent postoperative complications and may lead to better outcomes. The data from the Turkish Esophageal Atresia Registry (TEAR) were evaluated to define the effect of AV preservation on postoperative complications of patients with EA.

The effectiveness of oropharyngeal exercises compared to inspiratory muscle training in obstructive sleep apnea: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) and oropharyngeal exercises (OE) have different advantages and disadvantages and a comparison of these modalities has been recommended. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of IMT and OE on important outcomes for patients with OSAS.

Methods: This was a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Outcome of Very Low and Low Birth Weight Infants with Esophageal Atresia: Results of the Turkish Esophageal Atresia Registry.

Introduction:  The data of the Turkish Esophageal Atresia Registry (TEAR) was evaluated to define the outcome of very low birth weight (VLBW) and low BW (LWB) infants with esophageal atresia (EA).

Materials And Methods:  The data registered by 24 centers between 2014 and 2018 were evaluated for demographic features, prenatal findings, associated anomalies, surgical treatment, and outcome. Patients were enrolled in three groups according to their BWs (VLBW <1,500 g), LWB = 1,500-2,500 g), and normal BW (NBW; >2,500 g).

Cystoscopy and mucosectomy: Essentials in the management of persistent müllerian duct syndrome with transverse testicular ectopia.

Objectives: The concurrence of Persistent Müllerian Duct Syndrome and transverse testicular ectopia is rare. The risk of damage to the vas deferens and the deferential blood supply hinders some surgeons from complete excision of potentially malignant Müllerian duct remnants.

Methods: We present a unique surgical technique of Persistent Müllerian Duct Syndrome in a patient with right inguinal hernia accompanying transverse testicular ectopia.

Does ischemia reperfusion affect fecundability in a rat model?

Background: Adnexal torsion constitutes 2.7% of all gynecological emergencies. Because normal follicular growth has been demonstrated after examination of surgical specimens retrieved from oophorectomies, organ-sparing strategy has gained more popularity irrespective of the appearance of the ovary.

The role of flexible bronchoscopy accomplished through a laryngeal mask airway in the treatment of tracheobronchial foreign bodies in children.

Introduction: We here present our experience with children who underwent flexible bronchoscopy for removal of inhaled tracheobronchial foreign bodies under general anesthesia via a laryngeal mask airway (LMA).

Materials And Methods: A total of 24 (16 male and 8 female, mean age: 30.75 ± 29.

Umbilical Cord Diameter at the Junction of the Body Wall in the Newborn. Is It a Biomarker for Congenital Umbilical Hernia?

Introduction: The aim is to obtain normal newborn umbilical cord diameters for use it in the evaluation of congenital umbilical hernia.

Materials And Methods: The umbilical cord diameter (UCD) at the abdominal wall, maternal age, birth weight, gestational age at birth, birth height, head, chest and abdominal circumferences, and the time of measurement after birth was noted.

Results: Mean ± standard deviation and median (minimum-maximum) values of the UCD were 9.