Assessment of Cost-Effectiveness of Computerized Cranial Tomography in Children with Mild Head Trauma.

Purpose: Pediatric head traumas constitute the majority of admissions to emergency departments (ED) due to trauma. This study aims to draw attention to the use of cranial computerized tomography (CT) scans in the evaluation of children with head trauma under the age of 18, and to determine CT scans' usefulness in terms of cost-effectiveness.

Materials And Methods: Age, gender, mechanism of trauma and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), diagnosis, time of admission to hospital, hospitalization and operation, cranial computerized tomography and hospitalization costs of all cases were retrospectively analyzed.

Evaluation of the Relationship Between Transcutaneous Bilirubin Measurement and Total Serum Bilirubin in Neonatal Patients Followed for Jaundice.

Objectives: Jaundice is a physiological condition caused by hyperbilirubinemia, which is common in neonatal period. However, severe hyperbilirubinemia can cause kernicterus, which is a serious condition that leads to neurological problems. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether it is safe to use transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) instead of blood for the evaluation of jaundice by comparing TcB measurement with standard total serum bilirubin (TSB) measurement values.

Evaluation of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine Levels in Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Undergoing Pulmonary Endarterectomy.

Background: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a form of pulmonary embolism, and pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the surgical treatment. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) levels are increased in pulmonary hypertension. This study aimed to investigate serum ADMA levels in patients with CTEPH, the effect of PEA on ADMA, and its prognostic value in long-term mortality.

The follow-up results of newborn hearing screening of Gaziosmanpasa Taksim Research and Training Hospital.

Aim: This study aimed to present the results of newborns who were referred to advanced audiology centers after newborn hearing screening, and to determine concordance of our results with the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines about the ages of hearing loss, aid fitting, and cochlear implantation.

Materials And Methods: A total of 7502 newborns were screened in Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Research and Training Hospital between March 2014 and June 2016 using the transient otoacustic emissions test as the first two steps and automated auditory brainstem response test for the third step. Newborns who had risk factors were screened using the automated auditory brainstem response only.

Is Cord Blood Bilirubin Level a Reliable Predictor for Developing Significant Hyperbilirubinemia?

Objective: We aimed to investigate whether cord blood bilirubin (CBB) level could be used to identify the newborns at a high risk of developing hyperbilirubinemia.

Study Design: Total and direct serum bilirubin level were evaluated from umbilical cord blood of newborns. We checked blood groups and Rh status of all mothers and determined blood groups and direct Coombs test (DC) of newborns born to mothers whose blood group was O type or Rh negative to determine the maternal-fetal blood group or Rh incompatibility.

Familial clustering of HBV in families with children who are diagnosed as chronic hepatitis B or inactive carriers of HBV.

The aim of this study was to assess and compare the spread of HBV infection in families with children who are diagnosed as chronic hepatitis B or are inactive carriers of HBV. A total of 570 patients aged 2-16 years and 2358 family members were included in the study. Patients were classified as inactive carriers (Group 1, 350 patients) or patients diagnosed as chronic active hepatitis B (Group 2, 220 patients).

A case report of malignant infantile osteopetrosis.

Background: Malignant infantile osteopetrosis (MIOP) presents early in life with extreme sclerosis of the skeleton and reduction of bone marrow spaces. Since there is a defect in the bone marrow, the disease can cause anemia, extramedullary hematopoiesis secondary to anemia leading to hepatosplenomegaly, cranial nerves compression and severe growth failure. This disorder is often lethal within the first decade of life because of secondary infections.

Description of pediatric tuberculosis evaluated in a referral center in istanbul Turkey.

Purpose: Diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in children is more challenging than in adults. This study aimed to describe demographical, clinical and laboratory findings of children diagnosed with tuberculosis in Turkey, including the issues of contact tracing, culture positivity and forms of the disease.

Materials And Methods: Clinical and laboratory data of 51 children with a mean age of 8.

Hepatitis a with pleural effusion, ascites and acalculous cholecystitis.

Background: Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection constitutes an important health problem in developing countries. It is usually a benign self-limiting disease, but may present with atypical clinical findings.

Case Presentation: A twelve-year-old male with ascites, pleural effusion, and acalculous cholecystitis during the course of HAV infection is reported.

[Case report: the efficacy of amphotericin B in visceral leishmaniasis].

Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease which may be difficult to diagnose in children. Successful results have been achieved with amphotericin B in treatment. Here, we present a 7 month old girl who lives in Istanbul.

Imipenem-cilastatin versus piperacillin-tazobactam as monotherapy in febrile neutropenia.

Background: In view of the recent trend toward monotherapy in the treatment of febrile neutropenia, we evaluated the clinical efficacy and safety of imipenem-cilastatin versus piperacillin-tazobactam as an empiric therapy for febrile neutropenia in children with malignant diseases.

Methods: Febrile neutropenic patients received either imipenem-cilastatin or piperacillin-tazobactam randomly. Improvement without any changes in the initial antibiotic treatment was defined as "success" and improvement with modification of the initial treatment and death was defined as "failure".

Interferon and ribavirin treatment results of patients with HBV-HCV co-infection cured of childhood malignancies.

Objectives: We aimed to investigate the virological and clinical characteristics and the results of combination therapy in six oncology patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection.

Method: Six patients (five male and one female; age range 8-14 years), diagnosed with HBV-HCV infections during follow-up at the oncology outpatient clinic during 2000-2001 were included in the study. They had received an average of 25.

The effect of ribavirin on bone density in patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with interferon-ribavirin therapy.

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of ribavirin on bone mineral metabolism in patients with chronic hepatitis C who had been treated with interferon and ribavirin.

Methods: Twenty patients (3 female, 17 male) with chronic hepatitis C were enrolled. Age range was 6 to 15 years (mean+/-SD, 11.