Publications by authors named "Kılıcaslan A"
Objective: Technology addiction is an increasingly important public health problem all over the world that negatively affects people's mental and physical health. In this study, we examined technology addiction and social connectedness levels of psychiatric patients who admitted to clinics in different geographical regions of Turkey.
Methods: A total of 642 people with a diagnosis of psychiatric illness who applied to psychiatry clinics in İstanbul, Elaziğ, Malatya, Yozgat, Adıyaman, and Bingöl provinces were included.
Objective: It is known that inflammation plays a role in the etiopathogenesis of schizophrenia. In this study, we examined high mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1) and Beclin 1 levels and their relationship with clinical variables in patients with schizophrenia.
Method: Forty-three patients with schizophrenia and 43 healthy controls were included in this study.
The etiology of addiction has not yet been fully elucidated. The ratio between the length of the second and fourth fingers (2D:4D ratio) has been linked with prenatal androgen concentrations, but also with addictive behvaiors. Aim: The present study aimed to evaluate the differences of 2D:4D ratio of individuals with cannabis and heroin addiction by examining them together with the control group.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Bipolar disorder (BD) is an inflammatory and metabolic disease. The disease and the drugs used to treat it may affect cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. The aim of this study is to investigate arterial stiffness in patients with BD and compare them with healthy controls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Misinformation in the media is produced by hard-to-gauge thought mechanisms employed by individuals or collectivities. In this paper, we shed light on what the country-specific factors of falsehood production in the context of COVID-19 Pandemic might be. Collecting our evidence from the largest misinformation dataset used in the COVID-19 misinformation literature with close to 11,000 pieces of falsehood, we explore patterns of misinformation production by employing a variety of methodological tools including algorithms for text similarity, clustering, network distances, and other statistical tools.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: Optimum timing is crucial to avoid negative outcomes of weaning. We aimed to investigate predictive values of diaphragmatic thickening fraction (DTF), diaphragmatic excursion (DE), and anterolateral lung ultrasound (LUS) scores in extubation success and compare with rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI) in patients extubated under traditional parameters.
Methods: Patients undergoing mechanical ventilation for >48 hours were included in the study.
Objective: This study was aimed to determine whether preprocedural ultrasonography (USG) affects the technical performance of spinal anesthesia in elderly patients with difficulty in palpating landmarks, scoliosis, or previous spine surgery.
Materials And Methods: This prospective study was conducted in 156 elderly patients scheduled for elective orthopedic lower extremity surgery. The patients were randomly divided into 2 groups to receive spinal anesthesia by the preprocedural USG examination (group U) or conventional landmark palpation technique (group P).
Purpose: To investigate whether mandatory use of iodized salt in Turkey, since 1999 has sufficient effects on pregnant women and their newborns' urinary iodine concentrations (UIC), maternal and newborns' thyroid function tests and breast milk iodine concentrations (BMIC).
Methods: This cross-sectional analytical-type study was conducted in an obstetrics and gynecology hospital in Konya, Turkey. One hundred and seven pregnant women and their 107 full-term newborns were included into the study.
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- - The study measured vitamin D levels in 100 pregnant women and their newborns, finding both groups had low levels of vitamin 25(OH)D, with 100% of participants lacking sufficient vitamin D.
- - Women who received vitamin D support during pregnancy had significantly higher vitamin D levels and their newborns showed larger birth parameters (like height and head circumference).
- - The results highlight the ongoing deficiency of vitamin D among pregnant women despite health programs, suggesting a need for better education on the importance of vitamin D supplementation during prenatal visits.
Objectives: This research aimed to evaluate pre-operatively and post-operatively the olfactory function of patients who had undergone surgery in our clinic for chronic nasal blockage via the Connecticut Chemosensory Clinical Research Center (CCCRC) smell test.
Method: Thirty-seven patients (24 females, 13 males) were enrolled in this study. All had undergone surgery in our clinic due to chronic nasal blockage (not for smell dysfunction), having been diagnosed with septal deviation in conjunction with concha bullosa and/or inferior turbinate hypertrophy.
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- The study compares the effects of the Trendelenburg position and passive leg raising (PLR) on the size of the right internal jugular vein (IJV) in mechanically ventilated ICU patients.
- Both positions resulted in a significant increase in IJV size compared to the supine position, with a 26% increase in the Trendelenburg position and a 23% increase in the PLR position.
- No significant difference was found between the increases in vein size from either position, suggesting both are effective for central vein catheterization.