The effect of sacral erector spinae plane block on the quality of recovery after total hip arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter study.

Background: Total hip arthroplasty, commonly performed to alleviate hip pain and enhance functionality in elderly patients, requires effective postoperative pain management to reduce opioid consumption and its associated side effects. A novel regional anaesthesia technique, the sacral erector spinae plane block, has the potential to enhance the quality of postoperative recovery significantly.

Methods: This prospective, randomized, controlled multicenter study investigated the effects of the sacral erector spinae plane block on recovery quality in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty.

Effect of Salbutamol on the Disposition Kinetics of Levofloxacin in the Plasma and Lung of Rats.

Background: Antibiotics and bronchodilator drugs can be used together in respiratory distress caused by bacterial infections. Levofloxacin (LVX) and Salbutamol (SLB) can be used simultaneously in respiratory distress. However, there have been no investigations on how the concurrent use of SLB can affect the pharmacokinetics of LVX in rats.

Improving the Optical Properties and Filler Content of White Top Testliners by Using a Size Press.

This study aims to investigate the impact of coating with ground calcium carbonate (GCC) on the optical properties and filler content of white top testliner (WTT) papers. The paper properties investigated include brightness, whiteness, opacity, color coordinates, and yellowness. The results showed that the amount of filler mineral used in the coating process significantly affected the optical properties of the paper.

Investigation of Effects of Epidural Anaesthesia Combined with General Anaesthesia on the Stress Response in Patients Undergoing Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.

Objective: To investigate the effects of general anaesthesia and general+epidural anaesthesia on the stress response which was evaluated with the adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH), cortisol, insulin, and glucose levels and the haemodynamic parameters.

Methods: Forty two, American Society of Anesthesiologists physiologic status I-II, patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty were randomized into two groups; general anaesthesia (Group G) and general anaesthesia+epidural anaesthesia (Group E). Epidural anaesthesia: patients in Group E received epidural anaesthesia with 0.

Comparison of the predictive value of plateletcrit with various other blood parameters in gestational diabetes development.

Gestational diabetes is the most encountered metabolic disease in pregnancy and affects both the mother and fetus adversely. Low-grade subchronic inflammation is associated with gestational diabetes development. Platelets (PLT) play role in blood coagulation and inflammatory process.

Serum ischemia-modified albumin and malondialdehyde levels and superoxide dismutase activity in patients with fibromyalgia.

Background: The aim of the study was to determine serum ischemia modified albumin and malondialdehyde levels as markers of oxidative stress and serum superoxide dismutase activity as a marker of antioxidant defense and their associations with clinical outcomes in patients with fibromyalgia.

Methods: 59 patients with fibromyalgia and 38 age and gender matched healthy controls were included in the study. The diagnosis of fibromyalgia was based on the classification criteria declared by American College of Rheumatology in 1990.

Serum uric acid may predict development of progressive acute kidney injury after open heart surgery.

Objectives: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of cardiac surgery developing in 25-35% cases. Recently, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) was shown to predict AKI development earlier than serum creatinine. Some studies demonstrated the predictive role of post-operative serum uric acid (SUA) as an early marker of AKI.

The association of total sialic acid and malondialdehyde levels with metabolic and anthropometric variables in obesity.

Serum sialic acid levels are abnormally high in pathological states that exhibit tissue destruction, tissue proliferation or inflammation. We measured total serum sialic acid levels in 139 women and 125 men. Subjects were divided into quartiles according to their body mass index (BMI): Q1 (18-24.

Neuroinflammation in the fetus exposed to maternal obsessive-compulsive disorder during pregnancy: a comparative study on cord blood tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels.

Objective: The relationship between maternal psychiatric disorders and fetal neurodevelopment is unclear. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is relatively frequent during pregnancy. The study aimed to investigate whether maternal OCD during pregnancy affects fetal circulating tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) levels, an important pro-inflammatory cytokine, by comparing cord blood TNF-α levels in newborn infants of women with and without OCD.

Maternal generalized anxiety disorder during pregnancy and fetal brain development: a comparative study on cord blood brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels.

Objectives: The study aimed to investigate whether maternal GAD during pregnancy affects fetal circulating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which plays important roles in neuronal development, by comparing cord blood BDNF levels in newborn infants of women with and without GAD.

Methods: Study sample included 19 women with GAD and 25 women without any psychiatric disorder. GAD and other psychiatric diagnoses were screened by means of the Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition.

Evaluation of serum ischemia modified albumin levels in acute rheumatic fever before and after therapy.

Objective: To investigate ischemia modified albumin (IMA) levels in children with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) before and after therapy and compare them with those of controls.

Methods: Twenty seven patients with ARF and 18 healthy, age and sex matched children were included in the study. The diagnosis of ARF was established according to the modified Jones criteria.

The role of tenascin-C and oxidative stress in rheumatic and congenital heart valve diseases: an observational study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of tenascin-C (TnC) and total oxidant-antioxidant status to rheumatic or congenital heart valve diseases (HVD) in pediatric patients.

Methods: Fifty pediatric patients (25 rheumatic HVD patients and 25 congenital HVD patients) and 20 healthy age-matched control subjects, aged 3-17 years, were enrolled in this observational and cross-sectional study. Serum total antioxidant capacity (TAC), total oxidant status (TOS), oxidative stress index (OSI) and TnC levels were compared among the groups.

The relationship between oxidative stress, inflammation, and atherosclerosis in renal transplant and end-stage renal disease patients.

Objectives: Cardiovascular risk is increased in the early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is also found to be ongoing in renal transplant (Rtx) patients. As a sign of atherosclerosis, increased carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) has been widely accepted as a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Ischemia-modified albumin (IMA), pentraxin-3 (PTX-3), and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) were introduced as oxidative stress and inflammatory biomarkers in ESRD.

Association between ischemia-modified albumin, homocysteine, vitamin B(12) and folic acid in patients with severe sepsis.

Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate serum ischemia-modified albumin (IMA), homocysteine, malondialdehyde (MDA), vitamin B(12) and folic acid levels in patients with severe sepsis, compared to healthy control subjects. Also, we examined associations of these parameters with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in patients with severe sepsis and healthy control subjects.

Methods: This study was performed on 71 (40 male, 31 female) patients with severe sepsis aged 18-65 years and 70 (34 male, 36 female) healthy control subjects aged 18-65 years.

Transurethral resection of the prostate with monopolar resectoscope: single-surgeon experience and long-term results of after 3589 procedures.

Objective: To present our clinical outcomes and to assess the impact of technological improvements that have occurred recently in transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) on its morbidity.

Methods: The data from the 3589 patients who underwent conventional monopolar TURP for BPH from March 2000 to December 2008 were evaluated retrospectively. Data were analyzed to obtain perioperative and postoperative complications, operative time, weight of prostate chips resected, time to catheter removal, and hospitalization time.

120-W GreenLight laser photoselective vaporization of prostate for benign prostatic hyperplasia: midterm outcomes.

Objectives: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of 120-W high-performance system (HPS) laser photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP) in the treatment of patients with lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Methods: Two experienced surgeons performed 120-W HPS laser PVP. The baseline characteristics, perioperative data, complications, and postoperative outcomes were evaluated at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months postoperatively.

Assessment of ischemia-modified albumin level in patients with recurrent pregnancy loss during the first trimester.

Objective: The finding that ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) is increased in pre-eclamptic pregnancy suggests a role for IMA as a potential biomarker for abnormal placental development related to miscarriage. This study was undertaken to evaluate IMA levels in women with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL).

Study Design: This case-control study was performed between March 2008 and September 2009, at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Meram School of Medicine.

Stone formation in prostatic urethra after potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser ablation of the prostate for benign prostatic hyperplasia.

We report three cases of stone formation at the prostatic urethra after 80 W potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser ablation of the prostate for benign prostatic hyperplasia. These complications occurred several months after the procedure. The diagnosis was made by ultrasonography, plain radiography of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder, and cystoscopy in patients who were being evaluated after presenting with irritative voiding symptoms.