Factors predicting the use of the backward upward rightward pressure maneuver in thyroid surgery: a single-center retrospective cohort study.

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the predictability of utilizing the backward upward rightward pressure (BURP) maneuver and the efficacy of related tests in patients with a challenging airway and a Mallampati score of 2 or higher who underwent scheduled elective thyroid surgery.

Methods: Patient files were scanned for 300 adult patients who had undergone thyroid surgery under general anesthesia. The information included their medical history of thyroid disease, previous thyroid surgery, and evaluation tests for difficult intubation such as Mallampati score, maximum mouth opening, ease of intubation, thyroid goitre grade, and whether the BURP maneuver was performed.

The awareness of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) cesarean delivery guidelines among anesthesiology and reanimation assistants in Turkey; a questionnaire study.

Background: To reduce maternal-fetal morbidity and mortality, it is becoming increasingly important for anesthetists to understand and implement enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) cesarean delivery guidelines. Our aim was to reveal the knowledge of anesthesia assistants in Turkey about ERAS during cesarean delivery and to increase their awareness of ERAS.

Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in the city of Isparta, Turkey in 2023.

Risk of hearing loss in the opposite ear after tympanomastoidectomy.

Purpose: The definitive treatment for chronic suppurative otitis media is surgery. Surgical technique and procedure varies according to individual case findings and pathology and may require mastoidectomies in which the canal wall is preserved or lowered to eradicate disease from mastoid air cells. Surgical treatment of chronic middle ear disease carries a risk of damage to the inner ear.

Does Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Have Negative Effects on Hearing?

Introduction: The our aim was to research the occurrence of hearing loss associated with the effect of hypoxemia on inner ear structures owing to sleep apnea syndrome and to designate the timely signs of cochlear injury.

Materials And Methods: Participants diagnosed with probable sleep-disordered breathing among 63 patients, who experienced polysomnographic examination, were unexcluded in the present study. Control and study groups were structured in four groups pursuant to the apnea-hypopnea index and an intergroup comparison of audiometric parameters was performed.

Determining the effect of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome on peripheral vestibular system and hearing.

There have been studies in the literature regarding the effect of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome on hearing function, but studies on the effect of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome on the peripheral vestibular system are limited. The aim of the present study was to determine whether obstructive sleep apnea syndrome causes functional neurological changes, particularly in the peripheral vestibular system, using the video head impulse test. Overall, 57 patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome were included; the 'Snorers' group comprised 20 volunteers diagnosed with simple snoring in the polysomnography test.

Anxiety in Paediatric Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19 and the Affecting Factors.

Objective: Children may be greatly affected by events that increase stress in individuals in general and are reported as the vulnerable groups during the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic. But most of the studies in the literature investigating the mental effects of the pandemic on children were conducted with healthy children and limited study has evaluated the effect on children diagnosed with COVID-19. The aim of this study is to determine the anxiety level in paediatric patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and the affecting factors.

Effects of gallic acid and Zn, Cu, and Ni on antioxidant enzyme activities of Hyphantria cunea larvae infected with Bacillus thuringiensis.

The effects of copper, nickel, and zinc and the potent antioxidant gallic acid on the antioxidant enzyme activities of Hyphantria cunea larvae infected with Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki have been identified in this study. With metal exposure, all the enzyme activities have increased.

The effects of SARS-CoV-2 on hearing thresholds in COVID-19 patients with non-hospitalized mild disease.

Introduction: COVID-19 may have many nonspecific symptoms, such as hearing loss, tinnitus and dizziness. This study aims to investigate the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the hearing thresholds of patients with COVID-19.

Methods: A total of 20 patients aged 20-55 years who were diagnosed with COVID-19 were included in this study.

Synergistic effects of Zn, Cu, and Ni and Bacillus thuringiensis on the hemocyte count and the antioxidant activities of Hyphantria cunea Drury (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) larvae.

In nature, insects are constantly exposed to various environmental stressors. Heavy metals are one of the important factors of environmental pollution. Heavy metals can cause adverse effects on the growth rate and the survival of herbivores, as well as immune function.

The relationship between nasal mucociliary clearance time and the degree of smoking dependence in smokers with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between nasal mucociliary clearance time (NMCT), degree of smoking dependence, cumulative smoking burden and OSAS severity in smokers.

Material And Methods: 123 patients (Group 1) with OSAS and 92 healthy controls (Group 2) were included in the study. Group 1 was divided into smokers (Group 1a) and non-smokers (Group 1b).

Depression, loneliness and factors influencing in Syrian refugee children.

Aims: About 3.5 million Syrian refugees are living within the borders of Turkey. This study examined depression, loneliness and factors influencing refugee children who live outside the camps and attend school in Turkey.

COVID-19 burnout, COVID-19 stress and resilience: Initial psychometric properties of COVID-19 Burnout Scale.

This study validated a 10-item COVID-19 Burnout Scale (COVID-19-BS) to measure burnout associated with COVID-19. Participants were 402 Turkish adults (76.4% female; Mean = 27.

Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratios, Platelet/Lymphocyte Ratios, and Mean Platelet Volume Values in Patients with Measles.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and mean platelet volume (MPV) values of patients with measles within the healthy control group and then determine the utility of these parameters for determination of inflammatory situation in patients with measles.

Materials And Method: A total of 51 pediatric patients who had visited Harran University Medical Faculty Pediatrics Clinic between June 2018 and May 2019 and who had been diagnosed with measles after anamnesis, clinical, and serological evaluations were included our study; 49 healthy children who visited our clinic for various reasons and had taken hemogram tests were also added to our study as the control group.

Results: NLR and PLR values were observed higher than the control group for patients diagnosed with measles; however, the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant (p values 0.

Evaluation of Hearing Thresholds by Using a Mobile Application in Children with Otitis Media with Effusion.

Objective: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is the most common cause of hearing loss in children. Early diagnosis is important as hearing loss affects speech and language development in children. The aim of this study was to compare conventional audiometry with the Android mobile operating system application Hearing TestTM in the evaluation of hearing thresholds in children with OME and to determine the accuracy and reliability of the mobile application.

Tri-layer Tympanoplasty as a New Technique in High-risk Tympanic Membrane Perforations.

Introduction: The eradication of the middle ear disease is mentioned as the fundamental principle of tympanoplasty. The presence of some factors related to patient or disease itself forces the physician to classify the chronic ear disease as high-risk perforations. The aim of this study was to present a tri-layer tympanoplasty technique and its otological and audiological outcomes in the ears with high-risk perforations.

Comparison of tramadol/acetaminophen fixed-dose combination, tramadol, and acetaminophen in patients undergoing ambulatory arthroscopic meniscectomy.

Objectives: Preemptive analgesia is a technique in which analgesics are administered before a surgery to provide better postoperative pain relief with fewer side effects. In this study, we aimed to compare the preemptive efficacy of tramadol/acetaminophen fixed-dose combination, tramadol, and acetaminophen in patients undergoing ambulatory arthroscopic partial meniscectomy.

Methods: We evaluated the patient records of 75 patients who underwent ambulatory arthroscopic partial meniscectomy.

Evaluation of nasal mucociliary clearance using saccharin test in smokers: A prospective study.

Background And Aim: Nasal mucociliary clearance time (NMCT) can be measured with the saccharine clearance test which is an inexpensive and easy method. The aim of the present study was to compare and evaluate NMCT using the saccharine clearance test in smokers and non-smokers.

Materials And Methods: Eighty-five patients whose ages ranged from 18 to 65 years were included in the study.

The Effect of Carnitine on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration.

Introduction: Proximal and distal axons of the nerve body are subject to varying degrees of traumatic degeneration after an incision. The histologic structure of rat peripheral nerves cannot be distinguished from the human. Studies on systemic carnitine treatment following peripheral nerve injury and its positive results are available in the literature.

The audiological and take results of perichondrium attached cartilage island graft in tympanoplasty: PACIT.

Cartilage is one of the most preferable grafts for tympanoplasty (TPL). The anatomical and audiological results and take rates of perichondrium attached cartilage island graft in tympanoplasty (PACIT) are presented herein. One hundred ninety four ears of 191 patients (108 male, 83 female) were evaluated retrospectively in terms of the type of surgery, graft take rate and hearing results.

Mulberry hypertrophy and accompanying sinonasal pathologies: A review of 68 cases.

Mulberry hypertrophy occasionally coexists with sinonasal pathologies. There are very few reports in the literature on this clinical entity. We conducted a retrospective study to draw attention to this condition in the context of accompanying sinonasal pathologies.

Does amikacin treatment cause subclinical hearing loss in patients with cystic fibrosis?

Introduction: Aminoglycosides (AGs) have been widely used for potential life-threatening bacterial infections. Although AGs are well known for their ototoxic side effects, some AGs such as amikacin are considered less harmful to auditory functions; thus, auditory monitoring is mostly neglected during treatment with these drugs.

Objective: To reflect the potential auditory hazards of repeated amikacin use on the patients with cystic fibrosis (CF).

Modified Continuous Mucosal Connell Suture for the Pharyngeal Closure After Total Laryngectomy: Zipper Suture.

Objectives: Pharyngocutaneous fistula is a serious complication after total laryngectomy, and there are some risk factors stated in the literature. The surgical suture techniques are not studied so much. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of 'modified continuous mucosal Connell suture' on the incidence of pharyngocutaneous fistula after total laryngectomy.