Publications by authors named "Nisa Eda Cullas-İlarslan"

Introduction: This study explored sharenting's impact on children's privacy and factors influencing parental sharing. Limited knowledge raises concerns about children's rights in this growing phenomenon.

Method: A quasi-experimental cross-sectional study included 411 parents (372 females, 39 males) with a mean age of 38.

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Background: Early diagnosis and effective treatment serve as life-saving procedures for primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) which are very common and a major public health problem in Turkey. Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is constitutively a T-cell defect in which naïve T-cell development is defective due to the mutations in genes responsible for the T cell differentiation and insufficient thymopoiesis. So, assessment of thymopoiesis is very important in the diagnosis of SCID and several combined immune deficiencies (CIDs).

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Background: The health impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) spans across all age groups including mothers and their newly born infants; and breastfeeding women during this pandemic deserves special attention due to its short and long-term health implications. When planning the current study, our hypothesis was that the anxiety of transmitting the COVID-19 disease to the baby through breastfeeding would increase among breastfeeding women and it would predominantly be state anxiety. The current study aims to investigate the relationship between the knowledge levels of breastfeeding mothers about COVID-19 and their anxiety levels.

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Objective: Triage is a tool used to determine patients' severity of illness or injury within minutes of arrival. This study aims to assess the reliability and validity of a new computer-based triage decision support tool, ANKUTRIAGE, prospectively.

Methods: ANKUTRIAGE, a 5-level triage tool was established considering 2 major factors, patient's vital signs and characteristics of the admission complaint.

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Background: The intensity of emergency services is an increasing health problem all over the world, necessitating an effective triage system. The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the "ANKUTRIAGE" in children.

Methods: This prospective, longitudinal study was carried out at a pediatric emergency department.

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Background: The diagnosis of cows milk protein allergy (CMPA) is not always easy. Cow's Milk-related Symptom Score (CoMiSS) has been developed to raise the awareness of CMPA among the primary health-care providers. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the validity of CoMiSS as a diagnostic approach of CMPA in infants in our country.

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Tobacco or tobacco products (TTP) are harmful because they contain nicotine and some heavy metals. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate whether the responses of parents to questionnaires were compatible with the hair cotinine levels of their children, and to investigate whether exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and living conditions increased the levels of cotinine, lead (Pb), arsenic (As), and cadmium (Cd) in the hair samples of the children. Questionnaires were administered to the parents questioning household consumption of TTP and living conditions.

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Objectives: We aimed to call attention to respiratory system manifestations which occur in the course of many inherited metabolic diseases (IMD), and present as the leading cause of death.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of patients evaluated at our hospital between June 2012 and June 2018 with a diagnosis of IMD and accompanying respiratory manifestations.

Results: A total of 50 children (29 [58%] male, 21 [42%] female) with IMD and respiratory manifestations were defined.

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Subaponeurotic (subgaleal) fluid collection (DSFC) is a rare clinical entity of unknown etiology. We aimed to present our series of infants who were diagnosed with DSCF at Ankara University Children's Hospital. We retrospectively reviewed clinical findings, imaging studies, laboratory tests, management, and clinical courses of infants diagnosed with DSCF between June 2014 and June 2018.

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Chronic cough in children may be due to a diverse range of etiologies. We aimed to evaluate children with chronic cough following a standardized cough algorithm and assess obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as a possible etiology. In addition, cough resolution rates of two different treatment protocols in children with non-specific cough were compared.

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  • The study assessed the rate of iron insufficiency in infants aged 9-15 months within a population where iron supplementation is routinely given, finding a notable prevalence of iron deficiency anemia (IDA).
  • Out of 501 infants, 24.3% presented with anemia, with males, excessive cow's milk consumption, and non-compliance to iron supplements identified as key risk factors.
  • The authors emphasize the need for better family education by health care providers to encourage adherence to iron supplementation to prevent iron insufficiency and its associated developmental issues.
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Objectives: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is an important clinical entity because of its high prevalence, difficulties in diagnosis, complications and diversities in management. Herein, we aimed to evaluate current physician approaches on OME and determine clinical adherence to current guidelines.

Methods And Materials: A total of 370 physicians [Group 1: pediatricians (n = 256, 69.

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  • The study focuses on hypercalcemia in children, a rare condition that can lead to severe complications if not treated properly.
  • Researchers reviewed the cases of 20 children with hypercalcemia from 2006 to 2016, categorizing them into PTH-dependent and PTH-independent groups, observing varied symptoms primarily linked to the gastrointestinal system.
  • The results highlight that many cases are asymptomatic or present with non-specific signs, resulting in delays in diagnosis, but timely intervention is crucial to prevent serious complications like nephrocalcinosis.
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Aim: This study assessed the ability of tissue harmonic imaging ultrasound combined with power Doppler ultrasound in the detection of childhood febrile urinary tract infections in comparison with the gold standard reference method: Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinicacid renal cortical scintigraphy.

Material And Methods: This prospective study included 60 patients who were hospitalized with a first episode of febrile urinary tract infections. All children were examined with dimercaptosuccinicacid scan and tissue harmonic imaging ultrasound combined with power Doppler ultrasound within the first 3 days of admission.

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  • The study aimed to assess if combining oral sucrose with non-nutritive sucking can reduce pain in infants during retinopathy of prematurity screening.
  • It involved 64 infants and compared an intervention group given sucrose and a control group given sterile water before eye exams, both receiving topical anaesthetic.
  • Results showed that the sucrose group experienced significantly lower pain scores during the first eye examination, indicating potential benefits, but further research is needed to confirm effective pain relief.
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