Determination of Workload, Work Stress and Related Factors in Nursing Home Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey.

Unlabelled: COVID-19 has caused a major crisis all over the world. To manage this crisis, a fixed shift system was applied to nursing home staff in Turkey to protect nursing home residents from the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff were not allowed to leave the institution during fixed shifts.

Five-Year Trends in Direct Costs of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Turkey: COPDTURKEY-3.

Objective: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The aim of this study was to reveal the trend in direct costs related to COPD between 2012 and 2016, and to evaluate hospital costs in 2016, together with their subcomponents.

Material And Methods: A population-based descriptive study was conducted using administrative healthcare data in Turkey.

International Classification of the Pneumoconiosis Radiograph Reader Training in Turkey.

Objectives: We aimed to determine the characteristics of physicians who had attended the Readers Training of the International Labour Organization International Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconioses (ILO ICRP) in Turkey.

Materials And Methods: This study included 601 physicians attending the Reader Training of the ILO ICRP. Data were collected using an electronic questionnaire, and the inclusiveness of the study was 29.

The Geographical Distribution of Morbidity Caused By Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Turkey: COPDTURKEY-2.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most prevalent causes for morbidity and mortality, and it creates a cumulative economic and social burden.

Aims: To determine the distribution of the prevalence of patients in Turkey who were diagnosed with COPD and their morbidity rates, according to the regions and cities they belong to. Moreover, the study contributes to the prevention and cure services of COPD that should be planned in the future.

Patients with COPD who underwent pulmonary rehabilitation in Turkey: prevalence, distribution, and mortality.

Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is an effective, evidenced-based treatment. Despite its proven effect, it is still underused. The aim of this study was to present the number of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who underwent PR, general mortality percentages, the rate of patients prescribed PR by pulmonologists, and the distribution of institutions where PR was performed between 2008 and 2016 in Turkey.

An epidemiologic study of physician-diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Turkish population: COPDTURKEY-1.

Background/aim: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common disease characterized by persistent airflow limitation and respiratory symptoms. It is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality all over the world. Our data on COPD in Turkey are limited.

TNF-α Blockade Efficiently Reduced Severe Intestinal Damage in Necrotizing Enterocolitis.

Objectives: To ascertain the beneficial effects of infliximab an inhibitor of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) on the development of NEC in an experimental NEC rat model.

Material And Methods: Thirty newborn Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups as NEC, NEC+ infliximab, and control. NEC was induced by enteral formula feeding, exposure to hypoxia-hyperoxia and cold stress.

Evaluation of 968 children with corrosive substance ingestion.

Background And Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate the etiology, treatment, and prognosis in children who had presented at our clinic with corrosive substance ingestion and comparison of our results with the literature.

Materials And Methods: The patients were put on nil by mouth and broad-spectrum antibiotics were administered. Oral fluids were started for patients whose intraoral lesions resolved and who could swallow their saliva.

Remifentanil analgesia during laser treatment for retinopathy of prematurity: a practical approach in neonatal intensive care unit.

Background: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a significant cause of childhood blindness.

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the feasibility of remifentanil analgesia during laser treatment of ROP performed in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Patients And Methods: Remifentanil was infused continuously during the procedure starting with a dose of 0.

[The final situation in the Turkey "Stent for Life" project].

Objectives: The Stent for Life (SFL) project's main mission is to increase the use of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in more than 70% of all acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients. Previous to the SFL project, thrombolysis was the dominant reperfusion strategy since a low percentage of acute STEMI patients had access to primary PCI in our country. In this study, we present the main barriers of access to primary PCI in the centers that were involved with the SFL project.

Stent for Life project: present situation in Turkey.

The rate of percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction varies between European countries. The variations arise partly because of differences between countries in the primary percutaneous coronary intervention network system. The lack of an organised primary percutaneous coronary intervention network system in Turkey was the main reason for the low rate of primary percutaneous coronary intervention in Turkey.

Planning of nuclear medicine in Turkey: current status and future perspectives.

Background And Purpose: An analysis of the current nuclear medicine (NM) status and future demand in Turkey in line with the international benchmarks was conducted to establish a comprehensive baseline reference.

Methods: Data from all NM centers on major equipment and manpower in Turkey were collected through a survey and cross-checked with the primary research and governmental data. Data regarding manpower currently working were obtained from the relevant academic centers and occupational societies.

Radiation oncology facilities in Turkey: current status and future perspectives.

Background And Purpose: An analysis of the current radiotherapy status in Turkey was conducted to establish a comprehensive baseline. Turkey's future demand analysis in view of international benchmarks was conducted. Moreover, the ministerial plans are shared to present an example for making a comprehensive planning in developing countries.

Hot milk burns in children: a crucial issue among 764 scaldings.

Background: Burns are among the preventable traumas encountered during childhood. Burn injuries are mostly classified as scalds, flame, electric, and chemical burns. However, each subject has some difference in the course of treatment related to the sub-etiologies.

[Pathology laboratories staff workload evaluation in Turkey: a survey study].

Objective: The workload affects the quality of the pathology report. The aim of this study was to investigate the territorial distribution and productivity of pathology laboratories around Turkey and to estimate the staff workload.

Material And Method: A survey questioning the workload was sent to all Ministry of Health and university hospitals.

Opioids for cancer pain: availability, accessibility, and regulatory barriers in Turkey and Pallia-Turk Project.

Palliative care is an emerging topic in Turkey within recent years. Currently, there are only few number of palliative care services across the country and majority of the centers are pain control units. Morphine consumption rate per capita is low, accessibility and availability of morphine products are also limited.

An unusual cause of gastric perforation in childhood: trichobezoar (Rapunzel syndrome). A case report.

Trichobezoars are hair balls found in the stomach and formed following trichitillomania and trichopaghia. Rapunzel syndrome is a rare condition in which the presence of giant trichobezoars causes mechanical obstruction. To date, only two cases of stomach perforation caused by trichobezoars have been reported among pediatric patients.