AST/ALT ratio as a potential predictor of 1-year mortality in elderly patients operated for femoral neck fracture.

Purpose: Hip fractures in elderly individuals are associated with high mortality rates, even with advanced treatment options. Identifying factors correlated with mortality could guide potential preventive strategies. Elevated aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, as well as the AST/ALT ratio (AAR), have been associated with mortality in various diseases, but their association with hip fracture mortality remains underexplored.

Leadless Pacemaker Implantation in Fontan Patients with Multimodality Imaging: Tips and Tricks.

Current leadless pacemaker (LP) systems, which have been developed and used in patients with normal cardiac anatomy, are rare and technically even more challenging to implant in patients with congenital heart diseases, especially with univentricular physiology and Fontan palliation. We report two cases of percutaneous LP implantation in an adult and a child, respectively, highlighting the unconventional approaches, different challenges, and use of multimodality imaging in patients who underwent a Fontan operation.

Interval changes in four-dimensional flow-derived in vivo hemodynamics stratify aortic growth in type B aortic dissection patients.

Background: Aortic diameter growth in type B aortic dissection (TBAD) is associated with progressive aortic dilation, resulting in increased mortality in patients with both de novo TBAD (dnTBAD) and residual dissection after type A dissection repair (rTAAD). Preemptive thoracic endovascular aortic repair may improve mortality in patients with TBAD, although it is unclear which patients may benefit most from early intervention. In vivo hemodynamic assessment using four-dimensional (4D) flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has been used to characterize TBAD patients with growing aortas.

Exploring S100A8/A9, neopterin, and MMP3 in familial Mediterranean fever.

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is characterized by inflammatory attacks due to overactivation of pyrin inflammasome. This study aimed to investigate the reliability of S100A8/A9, neopterin, and matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP3) at monitoring subclinical inflammation and disease activity, and at differentiating FMF attacks from appendicitis, the most common misdiagnosis among FMF patients. Blood samples (n = 75), comprising from FMF patients during an attack (n = 20), the same FMF patients during the attack-free period (n = 14), patients with appendicitis (n = 24), and healthy volunteers (n = 17) were obtained.

A rare case of uncharacterized autoinflammatory disease: Patient carrying variations in NLRP3 and TNFRSF1A genes.

Tumor necrosis factor type 1A receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) and cryopyrin-associated autoinflammatory syndrome (CAPS) are rare monogenic autoinflammatory diseases (AIDs) mainly caused by pathogenic variations in the TNFRSF1A and NLRP3 genes, respectively. Here, we describe a unique patient presenting with symptoms overlapping both TRAPS and CAPS, without known pathogenic variants in the respective genes. The patient harbored the p.

A new and simple method for patellar height measurement: Fibula-condyle-patella angle.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the inter-observer reliability of fibula-condyle-patella angle measurements and to compare it with other measurement techniques.

Patients And Methods: Between January 01, 2023 and January 31, 2023, a total of 108 patients (20 males, 88 females; mean age: 47.5±12.

What are the Factors that Impact the Outcomes of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair?

Background: The cuff is a complex structure with many factors affecting it. How much it is affected after repair is still being investigated.

Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze the functional results of individuals who received arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and assess the various factors that could impact these outcomes.

Effectiveness of a Program to Raise Awareness About Pneumococcal Vaccination Among Physicians and Patients with Chronic Respiratory Diseases: A Multicenter Cohort Study.

Objective: There is a need to increase patient and clinician awareness on the effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination in at-risk groups. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of reminders for physicians and patients using the vaccination tracking system created in the hospital information management system (HIMS) on the vaccination rate, and the effect of pneumococcal vaccination on pneumonia-related hospitalization and mortality over a 12-month period.

Material And Methods: This prospective observational cohort study was undertaken during a 2-year period in 3 tertiary care centers.

Smoking Cessation Success and Affecting Factors in Geriatric Patients.

Background: There are difficulties in the treatment of smoking cessation in elderly patients. However, elderly smokers who gave up smoking had lower rates of death from heart attack, stroke, and cancer, as well as improved cognitive function. This study aimed to investigate the affecting factors and the success of smoking cessation rate in patients aged 60 and over in Turkey.

Usefulness of the Berg Balance Scale for prediction of fall risk in multiple sclerosis.

Introduction: The Berg Balance Scale, possibly the most widely used balance-related measure, has gained popularity in clinical trials. It provides information about patients' balance-related abilities and can be used to assess improvement or worsening after rehabilitation. The aim of this study is to determine the cut-off value of the Berg Balance Scale for the fall risk in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Prevalence and genotypes of in shelter dogs of southeastern Türkiye.

is a protozoan parasite found in humans and several mammals. This parasite spreads worldwide and is generally recognized as a zoonotic agent being reported to be one of the most common causes of diarrhea in humans and animals. In this study, it was aimed to determine the prevalence and genotypes of in shelter dogs in Diyarbakır province being located in the southeastern Anatolia region of Türkiye.

Anxiety and depression among patients with familial Mediterranean fever.

Background: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a systemic autoinflammatory disease that requires lifelong treatment and is associated with several comorbidities, including mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression. FMF and mental health necessitate further research; hence, this study aims to observe anxiety and depression and their relationship with several variables in patients with FMF.

Methods: As the study population, 360 FMF patients were surveyed between June and October 2022.

Clinical features of dermatomyositis patients with anti-TIF1 antibodies: A case based comprehensive review.

Background And Objectives: Dermatomyositis is chronic autoimmune disease primarily affecting skin and muscles. Antibodies are key players of pathogenesis and are in strong correlation with distinct clinical phenotypes. We present a case and a comprehensive review of the literature on dermatomyositis patients with Anti TIF1 antibodies.

Does Pneumococcal Vaccination Have an Effect on Hospital Costs?

Objective: It is known that inpatient hospital costs are much higher than outpatient services. It was aimed to investigate the effect of pneumococcal vaccination on hospitalizations.

Material And Methods: The direct hospitalization costs, length of stay, and factors of the vaccinated and unvaccinated patients in the same hospital during the 12-month follow-up of the patients who received pneumococcal vaccine between November 15, 2018, and November 15, 2020, in 3 chest diseases and thoracic surgery training and research hospitals were analyzed by obtaining Hospital Information Management System records.

A new scoring system to predict mortality in community-acquired pneumonia: CURB (S)-65.

Objective: The first decision to be made in the case of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is whether hospitalization of the patient is mandatory. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether the addition of oxygenation parameters to CURB-65 has diagnostic value in predicting mortality in CAP.

Patients And Methods: A total of 903 CAP patients were included in the study.

The Effect of Fatigue on Trunk and Pelvic Jump-Landing Biomechanics in View of Lower Extremity Loading: A Systematic Review.

Fatigue has often been considered a risk factor for developing sports injuries, modulating lower extremity jump-landing biomechanics. The impact of fatigue on proximal trunk and pelvic biomechanics has been suggested to play an important role in lower extremity loading and injury risk, yet the available evidence remains ambiguous as the trunk and pelvis were often not the primary focus of research. Therefore, the purpose of this systematic review was to determine how fatigue affects trunk and pelvic three-dimensional jump-landing biomechanics.

COVID-19: booster(s) vs. hospitalization and Intensive Care Unit admission.

Objective: As the pandemic continues, different vaccine protocols have been implemented to maintain the protection of vaccines and to provide protection against new variants. The aim of this study was to assess hospitalized patients' vaccination status and document the efficacy of boosters.

Patients And Methods: The patients that were hospitalized due to COVID-19 were enrolled from 28 hospitals in Turkey for five months from September 2021.

Comparison of two scores for short-term outcomes in patients with COPD exacerbation in the emergency department: the Ottawa COPD Risk Scale and the DECAF score.

Background: While clinical decision rules have been developed to evaluate exacerbations and decisions on hospitalisation and discharge in emergency departments (EDs) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), these rules are not widely used in EDs. In this study, we compare the predictive efficacy of the Ottawa Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Risk Scale (OCRS) and the Dyspnea, Eosinopenia, Consolidation, Acidemia, and Atrial Fibrillation (DECAF) score in estimating the short-term poor outcome of patients in our ED with exacerbations of COPD.

Methods: This single-centre prospective observational study was conducted over 6 months.