The association between cord hormones and transient tachypnea of newborn in late preterm and term neonates who were delivered by cesarean section.

Objective: Failure of adequate and timely clearance of fetal lung fluid has been implicated in transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN). There has been lack of human data on the association between endocrinological adaptation and fetal lung fluid clearance. Although TTN development in term or late preterm newborns delivered by cesarean section (CS) is well known, whether stress hormones levels at birth contribute to it or not is not known.

Nosocomial infections due to Acinetobacter baumannii in a pediatric intensive care unit in Turkey.

The aim of this study is to document the clinical characteristics and outcomes of Acinetobacter baumannii infections in pediatric patients in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in Turkey. The ages ranged from 1 month to 16 years with a mean age of 55.5 months, and the male-to-female ratio was 1:1.

Application of the new classification criteria of the Acute Kidney Injury Network: a pilot study in a pediatric population.

The purpose of our study was to apply the new classification criteria proposed by the Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) in a pediatric population and to determine the clinical characteristics, laboratory features and outcomes of acute kidney injury (AKI) in a tertiary pediatric nephrology center in Turkey. Patients' charts from January 2003 to August 2008 were retrospectively evaluated. One hundred patients (55 male; 45 female) were enrolled.

Soluble endothelial protein C receptor levels in healthy population.

Increased levels of sEPCR lead to dysfunction of EPCR-mediated coagulation. The aim of this present study was to determine plasma sEPCR levels in a group of Turkish healthy population including both adults and children. The study population consisted of 230 healthy individuals (108 children and 122 adults) having no acute or chronic disease.