Analysis of risk factors for amputation in 822 cases with acute arterial emboli.

Background: We retrospectively examined the records of 822 patients who underwent a total of 901 operations for acute peripheral arterial occlusion of the upper or lower extremities between 1999 and 2009. We analyzed the effects of atherosclerotic structure, the time of admission to hospital, and re-embolectomies on amputation in the early postoperative period.

Methods: There were 466 (56.

Decreased plasma nesfatin-1 levels in patients with generalized anxiety disorder.

Nesfatin-1, a recently discovered satiety molecule, is localized in neurons of the hypothalamus and brain stem and colocalized with stress-related substances. However, the relation between nesfatin-1 and stressor related behaviors like anxiety and/or fear has not yet been investigated in human subjects. In the present study, our aim was to investigate whether there was a relationship between plasma nesfatin-1 levels and generalized anxiety disorder.

Some descriptive characteristics of a new goat breed called Honamli in Turkey.

This study has been carried out in the Western Mediterranean Region of Turkey on seven different Honamli goat flocks. The aim of this study was to determine the growth characters, survival rate (till weaning, 105th day), some reproductive characteristics and marketable milk yield. The data were collected from 516 does and 210 kids (125 buckling and 85 doelings).

Assembling photoluminescent silicon nanocrystals into periodic mesoporous organosilica.

A contemporary question in the intensely active field of periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) materials is how large a silsesquioxane precursor can be self-assembled under template direction into the pore walls of an ordered mesostructure. An answer to this question is beginning to emerge with the ability to synthesize dendrimer, buckyball, and polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane PMOs. In this paper, we further expand the library of large-scale silsesquioxane precursors by demonstrating that photoluminescent nanocrystalline silicon that has been surface-capped with oligo(triethoxysilylethylene), denoted as ncSi:(CH(2)CH(2)Si(OEt)(3))(n)H, can be self-assembled into a photoluminescent nanocrystalline silicon periodic mesoporous organosilica (ncSi-PMO).

Ultrathin endoscopy for gastrointestinal strictures.

Background And Aim:   The assessment and treatment of advanced gastrointestinal (GI) strictures, which are defined as the inability to pass through the strictured segment with standard endoscopes, might require radiological work-up, repeated endoscopies and surgery. The aim of the present study was to assess the role of ultrathin endoscopy (UTE) for the evaluation and treatment of advanced GI strictures.

Methods:   Patients in whom an initial diagnostic upper or lower endoscopy attempt was incomplete because of a tight stricture underwent a second procedure with a UTE (5.

An analysis of salivary gland neoplasms: a 12-year, single-institution experience in Turkey.

The epidemiology of salivary gland tumors worldwide is not very well defined. Although many studies on this subject have been undertaken, the data are generally focused on specific topics such as parotid gland neoplasms or tumors of the major salivary glands. We conducted a study to establish the prevalence and distribution of benign and malignant neoplasms of both the major and minor salivary glands at a single institution.

Distribution of central corneal thickness and intraocular pressure in a large population of Turkish school children.

Purpose: To determine the distribution of central corneal thickness (CCT) and intraocular pressure (IOP) in a population of Turkish school children and to evaluate the relationships between these values and both age and gender.

Methods: A total of 30,320 eyes from 15,160 healthy school children aged 5-18 years were examined. CCT and IOP were measured using an ultrasonic pachymeter and a non-contact tonometer, respectively.

Examination of the tissue ghrelin expression of rats with diet-induced obesity using radioimmunoassay and immunohistochemical methods.

Currently, obesity is an important health problem in all countries, both developed and developing. Dietary habits and neurohormonal imbalances play a critical role in obesity. Circulating amounts of ghrelin, which is a neurohormonal hormone, decrease with obesity and increase with weight loss.

Fabrication of mesoporous metal chalcogenide nanoflake silica thin films and spongy mesoporous CdS and CdSe.

Mesoporous silica metal oxide (ZnO and CdO) thin films have been used as metal ion precursors to produce the first examples of mesoporous silica metal sulfide (meso-SiO(2) @ZnS, meso-SiO(2) @CdS) or silica metal selenide (meso-SiO(2) @ZnSe, meso-SiO(2) @CdSe) thin films, in which the pore walls are made up of silica and metal sulfide or metal selenide nanoflakes, respectively. A gentle chemical etching with a dilute HF solution of the meso-SiO(2) @CdS (or meso-SiO(2) @CdSe) produces mesoporous cadmium sulfide (meso-CdS) (or cadmium selenide, meso-CdSe). Surface modified meso-CdS displays bright blue photoluminescence upon excitation with a UV light.

An experience of arteriovenous fistulas created for hemodialysis in the largest health center in eastern Turkey.

Background: The aim of the study was to evaluated the primary and secondary (after reoperation) patency rates and some effect factors in fistula patency for hemodialysis patients.

Material And Methods: Over a 10-year period, 1529 arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) were fashioned in 1003 (611 males, 392 females; median age range 7-72) patients using the native vascular tissue and prosthetic graft material. We also evaluated the effects of various factors in fistula patency and primary and secondary patency rates in AVF patients.

Synthesis of nanoamorphous germanium and its transformation to nanocrystalline germanium.

A simple reaction between a mild reducing agent such as a trialkoxysilane and Ge(IV) species such as germanium tetraalkoxides in a room-temperature water/alcohol solution produces silica-coated ultrasmall (2-3 nm) amorphous germanium nanoparticles (na-Ge/SiO₂). The initial reaction involves the straightforward hydrolysis and condensation of the precursors, Ge(OCH₂ CH₃)₄ and (CH₃CH₂O)₃ SiH, where the reaction rate depends on the water concentration in the reaction medium. These processes can be further accelerated by adding acid to the reaction medium or carrying out the reaction at higher temperatures.

Effects of harvest date, irrigation level, cultivar type and fruit water content on olive mill wastewater generated by a laboratory scale 'Abencor' milling system.

Olive mill wastewaters (OMW) were obtained at laboratory scale by milling olives from four cultivars grown at different irrigation levels and harvested at different times. Samples were compared based on wastewater quantity, pH, suspended matter, salinity, organic load, total phenols, NPK, and phytotoxicity. Principal component analysis discriminated between harvest times, regardless of olive cultivar, indicating substantial influence of fruit ripeness on OMW characteristics.

A randomized controlled trial evaluating early versus traditional oral feeding after colorectal surgery.

Objective: This prospective randomized clinical study was conducted to evaluate the safety and tolerability of early oral feeding after colorectal operations.

Methods: A total of 199 patients underwent colorectal surgery and were randomly assigned to early feeding (n = 99) or a regular diet (n = 100). Patients' characteristics, diagnoses, surgical procedures, comorbidity, bowel movements, defecation, nasogastric tube reinsertion, time of tolerance of solid diet, complications, and length of hospitalization were assessed.

Knowledge, attitude and response of mothers about fever in their children.

Aim: This study was conducted to determine mothers' knowledge about fever, and their attitudes and responses to fever in children, along with the influence of demographic characteristics on the level of knowledge, and to identify occurrences of fear of fever.

Materials And Methods: The study consisted of 4500 mothers with children 0-12 years of age who were referred to the pediatric health and disease polyclinic and primary care polyclinic over a period of 24 months. Data were collected using a questionnaire containing 32 open-ended, multichoice questions, and assessed using number, percentage and χ(2) analyses.

Green nanochemistry: metal oxide nanoparticles and porous thin films from bare metal powders.

A universal, simple, robust, widely applicable and cost-effective aqueous process is described for a controlled oxidative dissolution process of micrometer-sized metal powders to form high-purity aqueous dispersions of colloidally stable 3-8 nm metal oxide nanoparticles. Their utilization for making single and multilayer optically transparent high-surface-area nanoporous films is demonstrated. This facile synthesis is anticipated to find numerous applications in materials science, engineering, and nanomedicine.

Phenol procedure for pilonidal sinus disease and risk factors for treatment failure.

Background: The present study was designed to evaluate the results of phenolization for pilonidal sinus disease and the risk factors for treatment failure.

Methods: Between June 2005 and July 2009, 76 consecutive patients with nonrecurrent sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus were treated with a phenol treatment and included in the study. The clinical (age, sex, story of treatment for abscess formation, and comorbidity), operative (localization and number of sinus openings and volume of cavity), and follow-up data (healing time, time off work, postoperative complications, morbidity, and number of phenolization sessions) of the patients was recorded.

Serum zinc levels in children of 0-24 months diagnosed with pneumonia admitted to our clinic.

Aim: We have planned to study the relationship between zinc (Zn) plasma levels, as well as pneumonia criteria, and zinc in healthy children younger than 2 years of age compared to pediatric patients diagnosed with pneumonia and admitted to a hospital.

Materials And Methods: The study enrolled 25 patients of 0-24 months referring to our hospital's pediatric clinic, who were then diagnosed with bronchopneumonia based on the World Health Organization diagnostic criteria and admitted to suckling children clinic due to inability to receive out-patient treatment, and 10 healthy children of the same age group, whose physical examinations revealed no pathological findings.

Results: There was no difference between the groups in terms of age and gender distribution (p> 0.

The influence of bearing cycles on olive oil quality response to irrigation.

Five rates of water application were applied in a 4 year study on olive (Olea europaea) varieties 'Barnea' and 'Souri'. Increased irrigation lead to increased tree-scale oil yields, lower polyphenol content, and, frequently, higher oil acidity. These effects were predominant in "off" years.

Spatially confined redox chemistry in periodic mesoporous hydridosilica-nanosilver grown in reducing nanopores.

Periodic mesoporous hydridosilica, PMHS, is shown for the first time to function as both a host and a mild reducing agent toward noble metal ions. In this archetypical study, PMHS microspheres react with aqueous Ag(I) solutions to form Ag(0) nanoparticles housed in different pore locations of the mesostructure. The dominant reductive nucleation and growth process involves SiH groups located within the pore walls and yields molecular scale Ag(0) nanoclusters trapped and stabilized in the pore walls of the PMHS microspheres that emit orange-red photoluminescence.

Spontaneous rectus sheath hematoma in patients on anticoagulation therapy.

Background: This clinical study was conducted to present the clinical features, treatment and outcomes of rectus sheath hematoma (RSH), which is a complication of anticoagulation therapy that can present as acute abdomen.

Methods: Twenty-two spontaneous RSH cases who were on anticoagulation therapy were reviewed. Patient characteristics, anticoagulant therapy form and indications, clinical presentation, radiologic work-up, treatment modalities, recurrence, morbidity, and follow-up data were analyzed.

Posterior pericardiotomy reduces the incidence of atrial fibrillation, pericardial effusion, and length of stay in hospital after coronary artery bypasses surgery.

Artrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia that occurs after coronary bypass grafting operation with the rate of 30%. Atrial fibrillation is associated with hemodynamic instability, strokes, and prolonged hospital stay. Pericardial effusion is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery, and it occurs commonly in the posterior area during the post-operative period.

Broth microdilution and time-kill testing of Caspofungin, voriconazole, amphotericin B and their combinations against clinical isolates of Candida krusei.

Treatment of invasive Candida krusei infections can be difficult due to its intrinsic fluconazole resistance and its reduced susceptibility to amphotericin B and flucytosine. Caspofungin (CAS) acts on a different cellular target, and its combination with voriconazole (VOR) or amphotericin B (AmB) appears promising. We evaluated the activity of CAS, VOR and AmB alone and in combination at 1/4, 1, 4xMIC concentrations by time-kill method against 30 C.

Radioguided occult lesion localization versus wire-guided localization for non-palpable breast lesions: randomized controlled trial.

Aim: This prospective randomized clinical study was conducted to compare radioguided occult lesion localization (ROLL) with wire-guided localization to evaluate optimum localization techniques for non-palpable breast lesions.

Methods: A total of 108 patients who were undergoing an excisional biopsy for non-palpable breast lesions requiring pathologic diagnosis were randomly assigned to the ROLL group (n = 56) and wire-guided localization group (n = 52). In the study, patients' characteristics, radiological abnormalities, radiological technique of localization, localization time, operation time, weight of the excised specimen, clearance margins, pathological diagnosis and perioperative complications were assessed.

Long-term quality of life after hernioplasty using a Prolene hernia system in adult inguinal hernia.

Introduction: Most surgeons favour the use of a mesh for open inguinal hernia repair as it has a low recurrence rate. Procedures used most frequently are the Lichtenstein method, mesh plug repair and the Prolene hernia system (PHS). The choice of technique may be influenced by effects on postoperative pain and quality of life.