Turkish Validity and Reliability Study of Perinatal Bereavement Care Competence Scale.

To translate and culturally adapt the Perinatal Bereavement Care Competence Scale (PBCCS) scale into Turkish (T- PBCCS) and determine its psychometric properties. This reliability and validity study was conducted with 150 midwives between April and September 2024. The 150 active midwives completed the information form and the T-PBCCS forms.

Perceptions of motherhood in mothers of children with disabilities in Turkey: a qualitative study.

Objectives: This study aimed to explore how mothers of children with disabilities perceive mothering through metaphor.

Subjects And Methods: The study was conducted in March 2023 with 28 women who had experienced motherhood. The data were collected using the Descriptive Information Form and the Metaphorical Perceptions Form developed by the researchers who reviewed the literature.

Relation of impulse oscillometry and spirometry with quantitative thorax computed tomography after COVID-19 pneumonia.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate if there is any correlation between the quantitative computed tomography and the impulse oscillometry or spirometry results of post-COVID-19 patients.

Methods: The study comprised 47 post-COVID-19 patients who had spirometry, impulse oscillometry, and high-resolution computed tomography examinations at the same time. The study group consisted of 33 patients with quantitative computed tomography involvement, while the control group included 14 patients who did not have CT findings.

Can Ultrasonographic Measurement of Bone Cortical Thickness Predict Osteoporosis?

Rationale And Objectives: In this study, we aimed to describe a more accessible and safe diagnostic tool for osteoporosis or osteopenia diagnosis. We utilized cortical thickness (CoT) measurement of various bones via ultrasonography and evaluated the method's accuracy relative to bone mineral density (BMD) results determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).

Materials And Methods: A total of 200 volunteers (all female) who agreed to participate in the study and had undergone BMD measurement (femoral or vertebral) were included in the study.

Controlling Nutritional Status Score Predicts In-Hospital Mortality in Acute Pulmonary Embolism.

Objective: The association between the nutritional status and outcomes in pulmonary embolism is unclear. This study was aimed at examining the value of the Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score in assessing malnutrition among acute pulmonary embolism patients.

Subject And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of adult patients with acute pulmonary embolism hospitalized through our ED.

COVID-19 illness and treatment decrease bone mineral density of surviving hospitalized patients.

Objective: The number patients surviving COVID-19 hospitalization is steadily increasing. Follow-up management for these patients relies on an understanding of the long-term effects of COVID-19. Specifically, there are insufficient data about the lasting effects of COVID-19 on bone health.

FDG PET/CT Imaging Findings of Renal Infarction in a Patient With Gastric Adenocarcinoma.

We report the FDG PET/CT findings of renal infarction in a 75-year-old woman patient who received chemotherapy for gastric adenocarcinoma. The patient was referred to our hospital for the evaluation of her response to chemotherapy. PET/CT detected circumferential increased FDG uptake in the outer part of the left renal cortex.

Computed Tomography Findings in Progressive Massive Fibrosis: Analyses of 90 Cases.

Purpose: Radiological identification of lung masses in patients with pneumoconiosis is difficult. The aim of the study is to characterize Computed Tomography (CT) findings of Progressive Massive Fibrosis (PMF).

Methods: The data of pneumoconiosis patients, who were diagnosed with PMF between 2014-2019 in a tertiary hospital, were collected.

Microalbuminuria and its Prognostic Significance in Patients with Acute Heart Failure with Preserved, Mid-Range, and Reduced Ejection Fraction.

Background: The prevalence and significance of microalbuminuria have not been well studied in patients with different heart failure subtypes.

Objective: The prevalence and significance of microalbuminuria have not been well studied in patients with different heart failure subtypes. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the frequency and prognostic value of microalbuminuria in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), mid-range ejection fraction (HFmrEF), and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).

In-hospital mortality of acute pulmonary embolism: Predictive value of shock index, modified shock index, and age shock index scores.

Objective: The shock index (SI), modified shock index (MSI), and age shock index (ASI) have been reported to predict adverse outcomes in patients with different acute cardiovascular conditions. This study aimed to investigate the association between these indexes and in-hospital mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

Methods: The medical records of all adult patients who were hospitalized with acute pulmonary embolism between June 2014 and June 2019, were examined.

Inappropriate Use of Aspirin in Real-Life Cardiology Practice: Results from the Appropriateness of Aspirin Use in Medical Outpatients: A Multicenter, Observational Study (ASSOS) Study.

Background: Indications and appropriateness of aspirin use have not been well investigated in Turkey.

Aims: To investigate the prescription patterns and appropriateness of aspirin in a real-world clinical setting.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Relationship between chest computed tomography findings and clinical conditions of coronavirus disease (COVID-19): A multicentre experience.

Aims: This study aimed to investigate the clinical and chest computed tomography (CT) features associated with clinical parameters for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the capital of Turkey, Ankara.

Materials And Methods: Epidemiological, clinical features, laboratory findings and radiological characteristics of 1563 hospitalised patients with COVID-19 in Ankara were collected, reviewed and analysed in this study. The risk factors associated with disease severity were investigated.

External validation of the ACUTE HF score in patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure.

Objective: Recently, the ACUTE HF score has been developed as a new tool for predicting short and long term mortality in patients with acute heart failure (AHF). However, this. score has not yet been validated externally.