Nucleosome assembly protein 1-like 1 (NAP1L1) in gastric cancer patients: a potential biomarker with diagnostic and prognostic utility.

Background: The nucleosome assembly protein 1-like 1 (NAP1L1) is suggested to have an oncogenic role in several tumors based on its overexpression. However, its diagnostic and prognostic role in gastric cancer remains unclarified. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic utility of NAP1L1 in gastric cancer patients.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Cancer, Depression, Vitamin D Deficiency, and Obesity: An Observational Study.

Objective: Studies aiming at illuminating the complex relationships between cancer, obesity, 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25-OHD) deficiency, and body fat percentage are ongoing. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationships between 25-OHD deficiency, visceral fat tissue, and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) in cancer patients.

Methods: This study was conducted from 2013 to 2022.

B7-H3: A Useful Emerging Diagnostic Marker for Colon Cancer.

Background: Colon cancer is the second most common malignancy causing the majority of cancer-related deaths. B7-H3 concentrations have drawn major interest as possible diagnostic biomarkers of cancer. The aim of this study was to measure the preoperative serum B7-H3 levels and to determine those that are replaced in colon cancer.

Nidogen-2: A new biomarker in colon cancer patients.

Aim: In the present study, we followed Nidogen-2 levels and clinicopathological parameters of patients with colon cancer.

Material And Methods: Eighty-eight patients (F/M, 43/45; Mean age ± SD, 57.86 ± 1.

A real-time analysis of intraoperative interruptions in relation to use of simple preventive measures including a sign on the door and a checklist-based team brief.

This study aimed to evaluate intraoperative interruptions by frequency, type, interference and source, and preventive measures. The interruptions in the operating theatre were evaluated for 52 surgical procedures based on real-time recordings and divided into routine operative procedures (ROP, n = 26, without intervention) and intervened operative procedures (IOP, n = 26, observed after team brief and placement of a warning sign for unnecessary door openings) groups. Intervened operative procedures vs.

Comparison of Platelet-Rich Plasma-Impregnated Suture Material with Low and High Platelet Concentration to Improve Colonic Anastomotic Wound Healing in Rats.

Objective: This study was designed to investigate the impact of using suture material impregnated with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in different platelet concentrations on colonic anastomotic wound healing in rats.

Methods: A total of 24 Sprague Dawley female rats were separated into 3 groups ( = 8 for each) including the control group (CON; standard vicryl suture repair), the low platelet concentrate PRP group (L-PRP; suture material impregnated with PRP containing average 2.7-fold (range, 2.

Evaluation of the Effects of Preoperative Dexamethasone Administration on Postoperative Patient Comfort in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.

Objective Postoperative recovery process following laparoscopic cholecystectomy depends on many factors such as pain, fatigue and exhaustion. The objective of this study was to investigate whether the administration of dexamethasone, a glucocorticoid, has positive effects of postoperative patient comfort in patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy in our clinic. Methods Patients who presented to the general surgery clinic of our hospital and scheduled for laparoscopic cholecystectomy due to cholelithiasis were included in this study.

Quality and reliability of information available on YouTube and Google pertaining gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Background: Evaluation of the accuracy, quality and reliability of written and visual health contents on the internet by healthcare professionals.

Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate gastroesophageal reflux health contents in Google search engine and videos on YouTube, in terms of quality, actuality, treatment diversity, accuracy and reliability.

Methods: A total of 77 YouTube videos and 57 Google contents related to gastroesophageal reflux disease were included in the study.

Factors considered by patients in provider selection for elective specialty surgery: A questionnaire-based survey.

Background: This study was designed to comprehensively evaluate the factors considered by patients in provider selection for elective specialty surgery.

Materials And Methods: A total of 200 patients (mean age 44.4 (range, 18.

Quality of Information Available on YouTube Videos Pertaining to Thyroid Cancer.

The purpose of the present study was to assess the quality of information available on YouTube videos pertaining to thyroid cancer. A search of YouTube (http://www.youtube.

Thirty-minutes infusion rate is safe enough for bevacizumab; no need for initial prolong infusion.

Bevacizumab (Bev) is a vascular endothelial growth factor-A monoclonal antibody that targets tumor angiogenesis. The transfusion rate of Bev is 90 min in the first dose, 60 min in the second and than from the third dose it is 30 min if no hypersensitivity reaction occurs in the first two doses. The purpose of this study determines whether these initial prolonged infusions are really necessary or not.