Bacterial Profile and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Diabetic Foot Infections in a Major Research Hospital of Turkey.

Diabetic foot infection (DFI) occurs frequently in patients, followed up with diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). For this reason, antibiotic treatment is often used in patients followed with DFU. Inappropriate use of antibiotics and increasing antibiotic resistance threaten public health.

Relationship between Prognostic Nutritional Index and Amputation in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer.

The prognostic nutritional index (PNI) is a new marker used to assess a patient's nutritional and immune status. It is calculated using serum albumin levels and total lymphocyte count. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between PNI and amputation in patients with diabetic foot ulcer (DFU).

Characteristics and management of patients undergoing emergency surgery for diabetic foot attack.

Background: Diabetic foot attack (DFA) is considered one of the worst manifestations of diabetic foot. It is necessary to act quickly to prevent amputation and save the patient's life. The aim of this study is to reveal the characteristic features of DFAs and be a guide to healthcare professionals to manage and refer these patients.

Analysis of wound types and wound care methods after the 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquake.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the types of wounds and wound care in earthquake victims rescued from collapsed buildings after the 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquake.

Patients And Methods: Between February 8, 2023 and March 1, 2023, a total of 94 patients (46 males, 48 females; mean age: 40.2±15.

The effect of emergency room consultations on emergency general surgery operations.

Background: Hospitalizations in emergency general surgery (EGS) cases in the USA have increased by 28% since 2001. The costs of these cases are estimated to increase by 45% annually until 2060, reaching 41.20 billion dollars.

An investigation into the clinical efficacy of thiol/disulfide hemostasis and ischemia-modified albumin in cases of gallbladder perforation.

Background: In the presence of advanced age and comorbidities, patients with gallstones may face gangrenous and perforated cholecystitis during their follow-up. In the literature, dynamic thiol/disulfide homeostasis has been shown to play an important role in detoxification, antioxidant protection, regulation of enzymatic reactions, and apoptosis and cellular signaling mechanisms. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of IMA and thiol/disulfide homeostasis in the preoperative diagnosis of patients with cholelithiasis, acute/chronic cholecystitis, and perforated gallbladder.

Diagnosing atypia of undetermined significance in thyroid fine needle aspiration samples using nuclear scoring.

Background: Atypia of undetermined significance (AUS) is an indeterminate category in the Bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytopathology. Cytological features described as atypia are not always observed in every case, and it is difficult to determine how the small population of cells with enlarged nuclei, a few grooves, and rare elongated nuclei should be classified. Therefore, there is inter-intra observer variability considering these cell types, even though the cytological criteria are well defined.

Are cytologic and histopathologic features of hot thyroid nodules different from cold thyroid nodules?

Background: We aimed to compare the cytology and histopathology results of hot, cold, and warm nodules in patients who had thyroidectomy due to toxic multinodular goiter (TMNG).

Methods: Five hundred and nine thyroid nodules from 413 patients who had operation with TMNG were included in this retrospective study. The nodules were categorized as hot, cold, and warm groups.