Publications by authors named "Mumtaz M Umaroglu"
YouTube provides information on several health-conditions including lipedema. The aim of this study was to investigate the properties, quality, and quantity of YouTube videos on lipedema. We explored YouTube using the key word lipedema and the initial top 50 videos were included to review.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The point-of-view and role of physiatrists are important in the clinical care of breast-cancer-related-lymphedema (BCRL) patients to set up management and rehabilitation strategies.
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the awareness and knowledge of BCRL among a group of physiatrists regarding its causes, symptoms, treatment, and management in Turkey.
Subjects And Methods: The participants were asked to answer a 10-min web survey, including 19 questions.
Background: Diagnosis with reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test is a very important step for the control of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study is to compare the RT-PCR results of the samples taken directly from the viral transport medium (VTM) without extraction with the RT-PCR results of two different extraction methods, one automated and the other manual, in the diagnosis of COVID-19.
Methods: Among the respiratory tract samples sent to Sakarya Training and Research Hospital Microbiology Laboratory for COVID-PCR study, 20 negative and 43 positive samples with different cycle threshold (CT) values were included in the study.
The aim of this study was to translate and validate the shortened version of the "EMpowerment of PArents in THe Intensive Care" (EMPATHIC-30) questionnaire into Turkish to measure parent satisfaction in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). The study used a cross-sectional design. The data of the study were collected from parents with infants staying in the NICU of a training and research hospital in Sakarya, Turkey, between July 2018-2019 after obtaining ethical approval.
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- The objective of the study was to examine spinal MRI features in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) VI and their relationship to clinical symptoms.
- Researchers analyzed MRI scans of 14 patients and found that all had cervical stenosis, with certain bony changes and thickened tissue causing spinal issues.
- The study emphasizes the importance of MRI for assessing spinal problems in MPS VI and suggests full spinal scans to detect potential thoracic cord compression.