Evaluation of the effect of delivery type on dynamic thiol-disulfide balance: a prospective randomized controlled study.

Objective: Thiols play an essential role in eliminating oxidative stress in cells. We aimed to evaluate the oxidative stress occurring during labor with thiol-disulfide balance.

Methods: A total of 97 healthy pregnant women in the 37th-41st gestational weeks who underwent delivery between June 2021 and August 2022 were included in the study.

Activated partial thromboplastin time derivative curves: helpful diagnostic tool in mixing test interpretation.

: The mixing test is used to evaluate whether prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) is due to an inhibitor or a factor deficiency. The coagulation reaction is demonstrated with APTT derivative curves on the ACL TOP series. We aimed to determine the utility of APTT derivative curves in the mixing test process.

Does Renal Tubular Injury-Induced Local Tissue Hypoxia Involve Post-Transplantation Erythrocytosis?

Background: The pathogenesis of post-transplantation erythrocytosis (PTE) is not well understood and appears to be multifactorial. Our hypothesis in this study was that several factors, including toxicity of calcineurin inhibitor, immunologic factors, and chronic allograft nephropathy, can trigger local tissue hypoxia in peritubular interstitium, which is where production of erythropoietin (EPO) takes place. This local interstitial tissue hypoxia can cause an increase in renal EPO production, which induces the development of PTE.

An evaluation of the effects of perioperatively administered fluids on ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Objective: To investigate the effects of normal saline (0.9% NaCl) and 6% Hydroxyethyl Starch 130/0.4(HES) solution on Ischemia/Reperfusion (I/R) injury in patients undergoing knee arthroscopy operations with spinal anesthesia using a tourniquet.

Diagnostic Accuracy of a New Urinalysis System, DongJiu, for Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection.

Objective: The microscopic and chemical analysis of urine is essential for the diagnosis of patients with urinary tract infections (UTI). Quantitative urine culture is the 'gold standard' method for the diagnosis of UTI, but it is labour-intensive and time consuming. The DongJiu 8602 is a new automated urinalysis system with dipstick and microscopy testing.