The relationship between psychological resilience, coping strategies and fear of cancer recurrence in patients with breast cancer undergoing surgery: A descriptive, cross-sectional study.

Purpose: This study aims to determine the relationship between psychological resilience, coping strategies and the fear of cancer recurrence in women who have undergone surgical procedures due to breast cancer.

Methods: The study was conducted using a descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational research design. The sample of the study consisted of 252 women.

Recommendations for blood sampling in emergency departments from the European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM), European Society for Emergency Nursing (EuSEN), and European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Working Group for the Preanalytical Phase. Executive summary.

Aim: Blood Sampling Guidelines have been developed to target European emergency medicine-related professionals involved in the blood sampling process (e.g. physicians, nurses, phlebotomists working in the ED), as well as laboratory physicians and other related professionals.

Ethanolic extract of cotinuscoggygria leaves attenuates crystalluria and kidney damage in ethylene glycol-induced urolithiasis in rats.

Objective: Nephrolithiasis is a common cause of kidney insufficiency. Nephrolithiasis is proven to be the result of various biochemical and inflammatory processes that result in crystal formation and subsequent aggregation. Cotinuscoggygria L.

A Retrospective Evaluation of the Laboratory Findings of Dermatology Patients Whose Biotin Levels Were Checked.

Objective Biotin is widely known to be beneficial for the hair, nails, and skin, but there are only a few studies on biotin. We evaluated whether there is a relationship between biotin levels and age, gender, and frequently observed laboratory findings. We also evaluated biotin levels according to the reason for checking biotin levels.

Distribution of respiratory viruses: Evaluation of multiplex PCR results of 3074 patients.

Objective: Early and accurate diagnosis of acute respiratory infections is important because these diseases negatively affect public health and can lead to loss of workforce and an increase in health expenditures. In this study, we aimed to determine the respiration panel multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results and seasonal distribution in our region.

Methods: Three thousand and seventy-four patients samples multiplex PCR (Anatolia, Bosphore Respiratory Pathogens Panel Kit v1) test results, which were sent to our laboratory, from 13 hospitals in our region between January 2018 and December 2018, were evaluated retrospectively.

Direct cost analysis for 32,783 samples with preanalytical phase errors.

Objective: Errors in the laboratory process often occur in the preanalytical phase (PA). The study aims to calculate the direct cost elements of PA errors, including material, logistics, transfer, personnel workforce, and medical waste.

Methods: Medical laboratory PA phase errors were retrospectively reviewed using the Laboratory Information Management System.

Pre-Analytical Error Cost Analysis of 10,732 Contaminated Urine Culture Samples.

Background: Unlike other pre-analytical (PA) phase errors, in our country Social Security Institution (SSI) reimburses urine samples rejected due to contamination in the form of a finalized test. The primary purpose was to estimate the direct financial loss created by contaminated urine sampling. We want to encourage its prioritization among corrective and preventive actions of laboratory PA management.

Association of blood groups on the risk of COVID-19 infection, morbidity, and mortality.

Objective: We aimed to compare the effects of blood groups and Rh factor on the development of coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19) with all aspects such as clinical course, inflammatory parameters, and organ-specific biochemical parameters with a significant number of patients.

Methods: This multicenter study was carried out retrospectively on 3551 patients hospitalized with the diagnosis of COVID-19 and whose blood groups were recorded during the time of hospitalization. As control groups, 22133 individuals' medical data who were admitted to the blood bank affiliated with our hospitals during the last year was used.

[Joint EFLM-COLABIOCLI recommendation for venous blood sampling].

This document provides a joint recommendation for venous blood sampling of the European federation of clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine (EFLM) Working Group for preanalytical phase (WG-PRE) and Latin American working group for preanalytical phase (WG-PRE-LATAM) of the Latin America confederation of clinical biochemistry (COLABIOCLI). It offers guidance on the requirements for ensuring that blood collection is a safe and patient-centered procedure and provides practical guidance on how to successfully overcome potential barriers and obstacles to its widespread implementation. The target audience for this recommendation are healthcare staff members directly involved in blood collection.

Patient's knowledge and awareness about the effect of the over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and dietary supplements on laboratory test results: a survey in 18 European countries.

Background Nowadays over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and dietary supplements are widely used. Their use can have a significant impact on the validity of laboratory results. The aim of this multicenter European study was to determine the frequency of consumption of various dietary products and OTC drugs among patients and explore their level of knowledge and awareness about the potential impact of various products on laboratory test results.

Joint EFLM-COLABIOCLI Recommendation for venous blood sampling.

This document provides a joint recommendation for venous blood sampling of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Working Group for Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE) and Latin American Working Group for Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE-LATAM) of the Latin America Confederation of Clinical Biochemistry (COLABIOCLI). It offers guidance on the requirements for ensuring that blood collection is a safe and patient-centered procedure and provides practical guidance on how to successfully overcome potential barriers and obstacles to its widespread implementation. The target audience for this recommendation are healthcare staff members directly involved in blood collection.

Evaluation of protein C and protein S levels in patients with diabetes mellitus receiving therapy with statins and ACE inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers.

Aims: To evaluate protein C, protein S level in patients with diabetes mellitus receiving statin and ACE inhibitor/ARB therapy.

Methods: 95 patients were included in the study and divided into four groups depending on the use of statin and ACE inhibitor/ARB therapy. Group 1 comprised of patients receiving statin therapy (n = 15), Group 2 comprised of patients receiving ACE inhibitor/ARB therapy (n = 31), Group 3 comprised of patients receiving statin and ACE inhibitor/ARB therapy (n = 23), and Group 4 comprised of patients who did not receive either statin or ACE inhibitor/ARB therapy (n = 26).

The relation of protein C and protein S levels with cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetic neuropathy.

Background: This study was conducted to determine the clinically significance of protein C and protein S levels as a cardiovascular risk marker in patients with diabetic neuropathy.

Methods: We included 71 subjects. 50 of them were diabetics, 27 of them also had diabetic neuropathy(DN), 21 subjects were non diabetic.

The Effects of Melatonin on Ethylene Glycol-induced Nephrolithiasis: Role on Osteopontin mRNA Gene Expression.

Objective: To evaluate the protective effects of melatonin (Mel) on an ethylene glycol (EG)-induced nephrolithiasis model in rats.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-two Wistar albino rats were divided into 4 groups: control, EG, prevention Mel (Mel + EG + Mel), and therapeutic Mel (EG + Mel). EG (0.

Compliance of blood sampling procedures with the CLSI H3-A6 guidelines: An observational study by the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) working group for the preanalytical phase (WG-PRE).

Background: An observational study was conducted in 12 European countries by the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine Working Group for the Preanalytical Phase (EFLM WG-PRE) to assess the level of compliance with the CLSI H3-A6 guidelines.

Methods: A structured checklist including 29 items was created to assess the compliance of European phlebotomy procedures with the CLSI H3-A6 guideline. A risk occurrence chart of individual phlebotomy steps was created from the observed error frequency and severity of harm of each guideline key issue.

Effects of the 810-nm diode laser on hair and on the biophysical properties of skin.

Introduction: Laser therapy is clinically effective in hair removal; however, despite the development of various strategies, laser procedures still present a risk of adverse effects due to the overheating of the skin.

Objective: To investigate the effects of 810-nm diode laser treatment on hair and on the biophysical properties of skin by using various non-invasive techniques on various parameters, including hair analysis, surface color changes, integrity of skin barrier, sebum production rate and pH level.

Methods: In this randomized, right-left comparison study, 35 women with axillary hair received single-session diode laser therapy.

Relationship between low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and metabolic syndrome in Turkish patients.

Objective: It is stated that high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels are low in Turkish people and that this may be related to genetic factors. Low HDL-C is a parameter of the metabolic syndrome (MetS). In this study, the relationship between low HDL-C levels and MetS has been investigated.