Effects of SARS-COV-2 infection on fetal pulmonary artery Doppler parameters.

Purpose: To determine the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the fetal pulmonary system using the acceleration time (AT), ejection time (ET), and acceleration/ejection time ratio (PATET) of the fetal main pulmonary artery Doppler waveform.

Methods: We prospectively studied pregnant women attending our hospital with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection by RT-PCR test and an age-matched control group who admitted for routine prenatal care. An ultrasound examination that included measurements of the AT, ET, and AT/ET ratio (PATET) were performed and the results were compared.

The role of presepsin in the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease acute exacerbation with pneumonia.

In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of presepsin in detecting concomitant pneumonia in patients presenting with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the emergency department. Three groups were formed in the study. Group 1: patients diagnosed with acute exacerbation of COPD; group 2: patients with acute exacerbation of COPD + pneumonia; group 3: healthy individuals.

A retrospective analysis of the diameter of metastatic lymph nodes in apparently early stage endometrial cancer.

Aims And Background: The objective of this retrospective study was to assess the diameter of metastatic lymph nodes in a population of women with apparently early stage endometrial cancer at laparotomy.

Methods And Study Design: Among 700 cases with endometrial cancer, 27 cases with disease clinically limited to the uterus in the laparotomy and found to have retroperitoneal node metastasis after pathologic examination were included in this study. Pathologic characteristics of the tumors, pelvic and para-aortic node counts and the largest diameter of each metastatic node were evaluated.