An Assessment of the Quality of YouTube Videos as a Resource for Adolescents Experiencing Abnormal Uterine Bleeding.

Study Objective: YouTube, the largest accessible media-sharing platform, has become an important tool for pursuing health-related information. Adolescents may find it challenging to seek counseling or access adolescent-friendly services for menstruation-related problems, so YouTube may be a useful resource. The aim of this study was to examine the reliability, quality, and accuracy of YouTube videos concerning abnormal uterine bleeding in adolescents.

The comparison of COVID-19 vs seasonal influenza in children.

Background: Influenza in children has been well described, whereas there has been a paucity of pediatric data regarding COVID-19. It is crucial for clinicians to differentiate cases of COVID-19 from cases of influenza because of the upcoming influenza season in the new pandemic era.

Methods: This retrospective study included pediatric patients who were diagnosed with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 between March and September 2020, or seasonal influenza between October 2019 and March 2020.

Catch-up vaccination and enhanced immunization against hepatitis B, hepatitis A, measles, mumps, rubella and varicella in children with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.

Background: Limited data exist about the vaccination of children with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) against vaccine preventable diseases. This study identified the vaccination status of children with ITP against hepatitis A, hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella and varicella, completed the immunization of children with inadequate immunization, re-evaluated post-vaccination antibody titers and identified probable vaccination-related complications.

Patients And Methods: All of 46 children had chronic ITP were included.

Investigation of intestinal parasites by conventional and molecular methods in children with gastrointestinal system complaints.

Intestinal parasitic infections are a global health problem that causes morbidity and mortality, especially in children living in rural areas. In this study, stool samples of pediatric patients with gastrointestinal complaints were examined by conventional and molecular methods to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites. A total of 100 pediatric patients with gastrointestinal complaints and 50 healthy children were included in the study.

Role of Serum Endocan Levels in Children with Bacterial and Viral Pneumonia: A Prospective, Case-Control Study.

Endocan has been used as a biomarker in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary diseases in adults. However, there are only a limited number of studies on its use in children. In this context, the objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship between serum endocan levels in children with bacterial and viral pneumonia.

New parameters on prediction of severity of transient tachypnea of the newborn.

Background: Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) is a common clinical problem that often occurs in the first hours of life. Although it is considered to be a benign clinical course, some cases may have severe symptoms and require ventilation support. In this study, we aimed to determine the association between the mean platelet volume (MPV), nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs), right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP), and the severity of TTN.

Compatibility levels between blood gas analysis and central laboratory hemoglobin and electrolyte tests in pediatric patients: A single-center experience.

Introduction: We aimed to evaluate the interchangeability of sodium, potassium, hemoglobin, and hematocrit measurement between the blood gas analyzers and laboratory automatic analyzers results.

Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study. The results of 1927 paired samples analyzed simultaneously with the blood gas analyzer and the laboratory automatic analyzer were compared.

COVID-19 Disease in Presenting to the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Multicenter Study of 8886 Cases.

Background: The aim was to evaluate the epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, and radiologic data of children with SARS-CoV-2 positivity by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) together with treatment strategies and clinical outcomes and to evaluate cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in this population.

Methods: This was a multicenter retrospective observational cohort study performed in the pediatric emergency departments of 19 tertiary hospitals. From March 11, 2020, to May 31, 2021, children who were diagnosed with confirmed nasopharyngeal/tracheal specimen SARS-CoV-2 PCR positivity or positivity for serum-specific antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 were included.

Potential role of salivary cortisol levels to reflect stress response in children undergoing congenital heart surgery.

Aim: This study aimed to provide baseline information on the potential role of salivary cortisol in reflecting the stress response in children undergoing congenital heart surgery.

Patients And Methods: Children underwent congenital cardiac surgery, aged between one and seventeen years were included. Saliva samples were collected pre- and postoperatively by the health caregiver immediately after the children woke up (07:00-09:00 am) and at 06:00 pm in the evening.

Vaccination in children with inherited bleeding disorders: Does the use of plasma an d factor affect the response to the vaccine: An institutional registry.

Introduction: We aimed to evaluate the vaccine seroconversion of paediatric patients with factor deficiency and to complete the missing vaccines. We also emphasize the importance of variables such as recombinant factor and plasma intake frequency.

Material And Methods: This prospective observational study includes children between 2 and 17 age diagnosed with inhered factor deficiency.

Oxidant and antioxidant balance in patients with COVID-19.

Background: A crucial balance exists between oxidant and antioxidant mechanisms in the functional immune system. We aimed to evaluate the contributions of balance between these systems to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a devastating pandemic caused by viral infection.

Method: We analyzed serum oxidant and antioxidant stress parameters according to the clinical and demographic characteristics of children and adults with COVID-19 and compared them against the values of healthy controls.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric emergency service.

Aims: The aims of this research were to review patients visiting the paediatric emergency department over a 6-month period 1 year before and during the pandemic, to review paediatric emergency department referral ratios and to determine whether there were any significant decreases in mortality and morbidity.

Methods: All patients from the ages of 0 to 18 years visiting the University of Health Sciences, Ankara Research and Training Hospital, paediatric emergency service from April-October 2019 to April-October 2020 with no missing information in their records were involved in this retrospective cross-sectional study.

Results: The total number of paediatric emergency service consultations was 74 739; the number of emergency visits from April to October 2019 was 55 678, whereas it was 19 061 from April to October 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic period.

The association of viral load and disease severity in children with COVID-19.

It is still not fully understood how to predict the future prognosis of patients at the diagnosis coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to the wide clinical range of the disease. We aimed to evaluate whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral load could predict the clinical course of pediatric patients. This study was conducted retrospectively with medical records of pediatric patients who were tested for SARS-CoV2 between April 12 and October 25, 2020 in the University of Health Sciences, Ankara Educating and Training Hospital and Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine.

The Association of Autoimmune Diseases with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Children Depends Also by the Length of Partial Clinical Remission Phase (Honeymoon).

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) is characterized by irreversible, autoimmune, pancreatic -cell destruction. During the disease, some patients experience a phase of Partial Clinical Remission (PCR) known as "." This is a transitory period that is characterized by insulin production by residual cells following DM diagnosis and initiating the insulin therapy.

[A Rare Complication of Acute Diarrhae Caused by Cryptosporidium: Possible Hepatobiliary System Involvement in a Child without Immunodeficiency].

Cryptosporidium spp. is one of the leading causes of parasitic diarrhea. It is the most common parasite in humans all over the world with Giardia.

Primary cavitary tuberculosis in an infant.

In infants, tuberculosis usually progresses as hilar lymphadenopathy and parenchyma changes in lungs; associating cavitary lesions are rare. A six-month-old infant was admitted to our hospital with fever. Physical examination revealed decreased breathe sounds in the right lung.

The Serum Concentrations of Trace Elements and Vitamin A in Turkish Six-Month-Old Infants with Different Feeding Practices.

Breast feeding is the first and most important step of a healthy diet. Breast milk contains important vitamins and trace elements such as iron, zinc, copper, and vitamin A. The aim of our study was to evaluate the levels of hemoglobin, hematocrit, mean corpuscular volume, serum iron, iron binding capacity, ferritin, serum zinc, copper and vitamin A in three groups of infants, which were determined based on feeding practices.

Characteristics of Children with Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Ankara: A Single Centre Experience.

The purpose of the study was to define characteristics of children with acute carbon monoxide poisoning. Eighty children hospitalized with acute carbon monoxide poisoning were recruited prospectively over a period of 12 months. Sociodemographic features, complaints and laboratory data were recorded.

Long-term outcomes of the shaken baby syndrome prevention program: Turkey's experience.

Aim: Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is a condition which may cause to serious health problems in the baby. SBS may be prevented by increasing awareness with giving education to parents especially in the early postnatal period. In shaken baby prevention programs, education is recommended to be given before the 2-4(th) month during which the frequency of crying is increased.