Publications by authors named "M Muejdat Basaran"

ChatGPT has initiated a new era of inquiry into sources of information within the scientific community. Studies leveraging ChatGPT in the medical field have demonstrated notable performance in academic processes and healthcare applications. This research presents how medical students have benefited from ChatGPT during their educational journey and the challenges they encountered, as reported through their personal experiences.

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  • The study investigated how training on pressure ulcer prevention and treatment affects nurses' attitudes toward the topic.
  • Conducted in Level 3 intensive care units, the research involved 79 nurses who completed attitude assessments before and after receiving training based on a professional guideline.
  • Results showed significant improvement in attitudes, with those previously untrained experiencing notable positive changes after the educational intervention.
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  • The Ross method is the main surgical treatment for pediatric aortic valve diseases, with positive long-term outcomes documented in this study involving 20 patients between 2015 and 2019.
  • Most patients had aortic valve stenosis, and while there were some complications, such as one early death and a few cases of aortic regurgitation, the overall reoperation rates were low.
  • The study concludes that Ross and Ross-Konno surgeries are effective for treating aortic diseases in children, showing low mortality and good long-term results.
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  • * This study analyzed the effectiveness of two treatments, pazopanib and sunitinib, in non-ccRCC patients across 22 hospitals, looking at progression-free survival, overall survival, and patient response rates.
  • * The findings suggest that pazopanib and sunitinib have similar efficacy, with specific patient characteristics affecting outcomes; pazopanib could be considered a viable treatment option alongside sunitinib and cabozantinib.
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Purpose: Durable complete response rates for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) and metastatic bladder cancer (mBC) are low despite new therapy. Palliative care focuses on life extension and quality of life (QoL), not cure. This study aims to investigate patients' perceptions of treatment outcomes in mRCC and mBC and to assess the influence of QoL and optimism levels on these perceptions.

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