Lung ultrasound score in the decision of patent ductus arteriosus closure in neonates.

Purpose: We aimed to investigate the role of lung ultrasound (LUS) score in the closure of hemodynamically insignificant patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and the clinical findings of the patients before and after closure.

Methods: The study groups (107 preterm neonates under 34 gestational weeks) were classified as hemodynamically significant PDA (group 1), hemodynamically insignificant PDA with closure therapy (group 2), hemodynamically insignificant PDA without closure therapy (group 3), and no PDA group (group 4) based on the echocardiography. 6- and 10-region LUS scores were compared for each group.

Ischemic-Modified Albumin in Neonates with Congenital Heart Defects.

Objectives: Ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) is a new biochemical marker of ischemia. We aimed to search blood IMA levels in neonates with congenital heart defects.

Study Design: During the study period, patients diagnosed with congenital heart disease and newborns with a diagnosis of hyperbilirubinemia as a control group were included in the study.

Infants with macrosomia and infants of diabetic mothers have increased carotid artery intima-media thickness in childhood.

Unlabelled: Incidence of diabetes during pregnancy is increasing worldwide, and intrauterine hyperglycemia exposure may have long-term adverse effects on the cardiovascular health of children. We investigated prospectively the risk of atherosclerosis and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in infants born macrosomic and in infants of diabetic mothers (IDM) at the age of 8-9 years in 2021. A total of 49 infants of diabetic mothers (IDM group) and 13 macrosomic infants (macrosomic group) were included in the study.

Integrating supplier selection, lot sizing and facility location decisions under a TBL approach: a case study.

Triple bottom line (TBL) is one of the well-known frameworks for measuring the sustainability of a system in which environmental and social aspects are also considered together with the economic aspect. In this study, we consider the integrated supplier selection, lot sizing and facility location decisions and propose a two-phase decision framework based on TBL approach. In the first phase of the study, we use a trapezoidal type-2 fuzzy AHP algorithm for the initial evaluation of the suppliers based on various economic, environmental and social criteria, whereas in the second phase of the study, we propose a two-stage stochastic programming model for the integrated supplier selection, lot sizing and facility location decisions under supply and demand uncertainties.

Determination of normal values of optic nerve sheath diameter in newborns with bedside ultrasonography.

Objectives: Bedside sonographic opthalmic ultrasound measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) is an easy, portabl, noninvasive and a radiation free technique to determine increased intracranial pressure. This prospective, multicenter study was aimed to establish the range of normal values for ONSD in preterm and term newborns with a large study population.

Methods: Newborns without intracranial pathology in the Newborn Intensive Care Units and in Obstetrics and Gynecology Departments were enrolled in the study.