Assessing body awareness and upper extremity functionality in breast cancer survivors with and without lymphedema: a comparative analysis with healthy controls.

Purpose: To determine whether body awareness and upper extremity functionality are affected in patients with or without lymphedema development after breast cancer surgery (BCS) in comparison with individuals without a history of cancer.

Methods: The study included a total of 102 individuals, including 34 who developed lymphedema after BCS (mean age: 43.88 ± 12.

Role of the Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index and Systemic Immune-Response Index in the Prediction of Adverse Outcomes in Pregnant Women With Antiphospholipid Syndrome.

Problem: This study aims to evaluate the role of the systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) and the systemic immune-response index (SIRI) in predicting adverse perinatal outcomes (APO) in pregnant women with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS).

Methods: This is a retrospective case-control study at the tertiary center, between January 2015 and January 2023. The study included APS cases and a low-risk control group.

Effects of diabetes mellitus and cervical changes on scar healing after cesarean section.

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of diabetes mellitus and cervical dilatation on cesarean section scar healing.

Material And Methods: This prospective study included pregnant women diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and healthy control pregnant women. The study group was divided into active labor and pre-active labor based on cervical dilatation, and the diabetic group was categorized into gestational diabetes and preexisting diabetes mellitus.

Investigating the effects of pressure support ventilation and positive end-expiratory pressure during extubation on respiratory system complications.

Background: Postoperative extubation is a critical phase. Various medications and different ventilation modes are employed during extubation to minimize potential issues. This study aimed to observe the early effects of the concurrent use of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and pressure support ventilation (PSV) modes during the extubation-emerge period on the respiratory system.

Survival Outcomes of Patients with Primary Plasma Cell Leukemia in the Era of Proteasome Inhibitors and Immunomodulatory Agents: A Real-Life Multicenter Analysis.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to obtain real-life data on the use of antimyeloma agents, which significantly increase overall survival (OS) in multiple myeloma (MM) patients, in primary plasma cell leukemia (pPCL) patients with poor prognosis.

Materials And Methods: Data from 53 patients who were diagnosed with pPCL between 2011 and 2020 and who used at least one proteasome inhibitor (PI) and/or immunomodulatory (IMID) agent were analyzed retrospectively. Depending on the year of the pPCL diagnosis, 20% leukocytes or ≥2x10/L plasma cells in the peripheral blood was used as a diagnostic criterion.