Is the socialization purpose of a social studies course being realized?: A Q-method research investigating secondary school students' socialization perceptions.

This research examined how effectively the social studies course achieves its intended purpose of socialization. The research was conducted using the Q-method. The participant group of the research was formed by the criterion sampling method.

Prosthetic valve endocarditis 7 months after transcatheter aortic valve implantation diagnosed with 3D TEE.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) was introduced as an alternative treatment for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis for whom surgery would be high-risk. Prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis is a serious complication of surgical AVR (SAVR) with high morbidity and mortality. According to recent cases, post-TAVI prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) seems to occur very rarely.

[Long-term survival in a case of unoperated single ventricle].

Single ventricle is a rare congenital heart disease, typically diagnosed with dyspnea and cyanosis. The number of patients who reach adulthood without having undergone surgical treatment is limited due to poor prognosis. While some reports describe patients who have reached the 2nd and 3rd decades of life, it is very interesting that the case of the patient who has lived the longest with unoperated single ventricle is reported in Turkey.

Ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm and coarctation of aorta in a woman at early postpartum period.

Coarctation of aorta and sinus of Valsalva aneurysm are frequently missed congenital cardiac defects that their diagnosis might be delayed. To our knowledge, coincidence of these cardiac defects is unusual and has not been reported in the literature before. Here, we present a patient with coarctation of aorta and ruptured noncoronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm leading to aorto-right atrial fistula in the early postpartum period and our management of this unusual case.

Single-stage repair of the anterior chest wall following sternal destruction complicated by mediastinitis.

Purpose: Although various techniques have been described, the ideal reconstructive procedure for treating massive sternal fragmentation and necrosis is still a matter of debate. Sometimes, reconstruction is so challenging that repetitive operations are required, particularly when complicated by mediastinitis and sternal osteomyelitis.

Methods: Five patients (three males, two females, median age 66) with severe osteomyelitis and sternal destruction after receiving myocardial revascularization underwent partial or radical sternal resection, omental flap transposition, titanium mesh implantation and rectus abdominis muscle flap transposition.

Celiac artery thrombosis and superior mesenteric artery stenoses with essential thrombocythemia: a case report.

Thrombosis of the celiac artery trunk is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain. Thrombosis of the celiac artery carries a high mortality and morbidity when the diagnoses and treatment are delayed. It is frequently associated with other cardiovascular events.

Comparing S-100 beta protein levels and neurocognitive functions between patients undergoing on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.

Background: In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effects of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting and on-pump cardiopulmonary bypass on the serum S-100 beta (S-100B) protein levels and neurocognitive functions of the patients.

Materials And Methods: Sixty-four patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) were enrolled in the study and were divided into two groups: off-pump (group I, n = 24) and on-pump CABG (group II, n = 40) group. Serum S-100B levels were measured before and 0, 6, and 24 h after the operation.

Results of using Ilizarov distraction osteogenesis technique for the treatment of cubitus varus deformities in adults.

Introduction: Five adult patients, with posttraumatic cubitus varus deformity underwent corrective surgery by the Ilizarov method of distraction osteogenesis.

Method: A standard technique was applied in all patients. The average follow-up was 28 (range, 24-38) months.

[Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in major orthopaedic surgery: A multicenter, prospective, observational study].

Objectives: We investigated risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE), prophylaxis measures employed, and incidence of symptomatic deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients undergoing major orthopaedic surgery (MOS).

Methods: An open, multicenter, prospective, observational study was conducted in 21 medical centers, comprising 899 patients. Of these, 316 patients (35.

Effects of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on right ventricular function assessment by tissue Doppler imaging in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Objectives: The effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy on right ventricular (RV) function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has not been previously studied by tissue Doppler imaging (TDI). The aim of this study was to assess RV function using TDI in patients with OSAS before and after CPAP therapy.

Methods: Twenty-eight patients with newly diagnosed OSAS in the absence of any confounding factors and 18 controls were included in this study.

[Relationship between the severity of obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension].

Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a syndrome defined frequently by decrease in arterial oxygen saturation and repeated upper airway obstruction episodes during sleep. The most important complications of OSAS patients belong to cardiovascular system. Systemic arterial hypertension (43-60%), pulmonary hypertension (20-30%), coronary artery disease (20-30%) and congestive heart failure (5-10%) are among OSAS associated cardiovascular disease spectrum.

The management of complicated sternal dehiscence following open heart surgery.

Background: Wound infection after median sternotomy for cardiac or thoracic surgery is a serious complication, and there is a lack of agreement regarding the best treatment method. We present our results in patients with mediastinitis treated with longitudinally affixed titanium plates on sternal halves.

Methods: The technique was composite closure using titanium fixation plates to buttress the sternum in combination with circumferential stainless steel wires.

Overgrowth after radial shortening for Kienböck's disease in a teenager: case report.

A 16-year-old boy was treated by a radial-shortening procedure for symptomatic stage IIIB Kienböck's disease with 4 mm negative ulnar variance. The osteotomy corrected the ulnar variance to negative 1 mm after surgery, but further negative ulnar variance of 9 mm occurred at follow-up evaluation as a result of radial overgrowth. The functional outcome was excellent with remodeling of the lunate.

Fractures of the femoral neck in children: long-term follow-up in 62 hip fractures.

In this retrospective study, we evaluated the characteristics of 103 femoral neck fractures in 102 children seen our department between 1978 and 1994. In order to evaluate the correlation between the chosen procedure and complication risks, we further reviewed the late treatment results of 62 fractures in 61 children of the series whom we had followed for a minimum of 8 years. The ages of these children at the time of injury ranged from 2 to 14 years (average 10.

Clinical analysis of the trigger thumb of childhood.

Trigger thumb of childhood, termed congenital trigger thumb, is a pathology of the flexor pollicis longus tendon with an unknown etiology. In this study, treatment outcomes of 47 trigger thumbs of 36 children were evaluated. There were 18 males and 18 females with a mean age of 34 months (9 months-13 years).