Publications by authors named "O Ekinci"
Objective: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected every aspect of human life and all health care systems globally. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the frequency, presentation and surgical outcomes of complicated appendicitis.
Methods: Patients who underwent appendectomy for acute appendicitis one year before and one year after the declaration of the pandemic were investigated.
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- A study from Istanbul compared psychiatric admission and diagnosis rates in children and adolescents during the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic with the same periods in the previous year.
- The results showed significant increases in diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), intellectual disability (ID), attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and depression during the pandemic compared to previous periods.
- The findings indicate a notable rise in pediatric neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly ASD, due to the initial phase of the pandemic.
Acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome are both clonal hematologic malignancies that primarily affect older adults. Current treatments for AML/MDS are both limited in number and efficacy. This study aims to evaluate venetoclax-based therapies in AML/MDS, focusing on overall survival and recurrence-free survival rates, and to expand real-world data on its use.
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- The study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of using granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) as a preventive treatment during chemoimmunotherapy for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC).
- A total of 119 patients were analyzed, comparing those who received G-CSF to those who did not, with results indicating better response and disease control rates in the G-CSF group, although the differences were not statistically significant.
- Overall, using G-CSF alongside the treatment protocol did not significantly improve efficacy or increase side effects, suggesting it can be safely integrated into treatment for ES-SCLC patients.
Background: Violence in healthcare is a global issue that healthcare professionals experience. The concerning increase in violent incidents in Turkiye particularly makes it a significant problem to explore by examining the underlying psychological factors. In this sense, this study focuses on the concept of Schadenfreude, the malicious joy of someone else's misfortune, towards doctors, which is an under-researched topic in healthcare violence.
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