Publications by authors named "O OE Kilinc"
Purpose: Hip fractures in elderly individuals are associated with high mortality rates, even with advanced treatment options. Identifying factors correlated with mortality could guide potential preventive strategies. Elevated aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, as well as the AST/ALT ratio (AAR), have been associated with mortality in various diseases, but their association with hip fracture mortality remains underexplored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIs decreased volar tilt and radial length a sign of early rheumatoid arthritis?
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)
November 2024
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- - The study aimed to assess how specific anatomical measurements from X-rays (volar tilt, radial length, radial inclination, and ulnar variance) can help predict deformities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and diagnose the condition in those with nonspecific wrist pain.
- - A total of 138 participants (98 with rheumatoid arthritis and 40 controls) were evaluated, revealing that those with rheumatoid arthritis had significantly lower volar tilt and radial length compared to the control group, but no differences were found between the rheumatoid arthritis groups with and without deformities.
- - The findings suggest that low volar tilt and radial length may serve as early indications of rheumatoid arthritis on X-rays, potentially aiding in the diagnosis of hard-to-identify cases, especially
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- Immunoglobulin-G4 (IgG4)-related disease is a rare fibro-inflammatory condition that can impact multiple organs simultaneously or at different times, often presenting with tumor-like organ growth.
- Key affected organs include the lacrimal glands, salivary glands, pancreas, and more, with distinctive histopathological features like dense IgG4-positive plasma cells and storiform fibrosis.
- The disease has an estimated incidence of less than 1 in 100,000 people globally, and a specific case of IgG4-related vasculitis was diagnosed through lung fine needle aspiration biopsy, highlighting its rarity in medical literature.
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- After laparoscopic gallbladder surgery, some older patients experience confusion called postoperative delirium, which this study wanted to understand better.
- The researchers tested 84 patients over 60 years old to see how their Mini-Cog scores (a simple brain test) and two anesthesia methods (sevoflurane and TIVA) affected their chances of getting delirium.
- They found that patients with low Mini-Cog scores had a higher risk of confusion after surgery, and those who received sevoflurane were more likely to experience delirium compared to those who had TIVA.