Publications by authors named "Ufuk Dogan"
Focusing on young adults constituting the most vulnerable and risky group regarding substance abuse, the present study was carried out in order to examine the relationship between the spiritual well-being levels of university students and their substance abuse proclivity. Having a descriptive and cross sectional design, this study was completed with 250 students studying at a Vocational High School of a university in Türkiye during the academic year 2021-2022. The data collection process was carried out by using the "Personal Information Form," the "Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS)," and the "Substance Use Tendency Scale (SAPS).
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- This study investigates the levels of heavy metals and antioxidant/oxidant markers in liver tissues from patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by comparing samples taken from tumor tissue, surrounding tissue, and tissue farther away.
- A total of 22 patients were analyzed, showing significant variations in heavy metals (cadmium, lead, zinc) and antioxidants (glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase) across the different tissue locations.
- The research provides new insights into how heavy metal and antioxidant levels can differ within the same organ, suggesting potential underlying factors still not fully understood in the context of liver cancer.
Background: Our objective was to determine the levels of heavy metals, oxidants, and antioxidants in liver tissue of patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) compared with healthy living liver donors (LLDs).
Methods: We obtained liver specimens from patients undergoing liver transplant for CLD. Samples were also obtained from LLDs.
Objective: This study aimed to compare oxidant and antioxidant substance accumulation in the liver tissues of patients with chronic liver disease (recipients) who underwent liver transplantation (LT) with living liver donors (LLDs) who underwent living donor hepatectomy (LDH).
Methods: This prospective study included 160 recipients (LT group) and 40 LLDs (LLD group). During surgery, a piece of liver tissue measuring a minimum of 10 × 10 mm was obtained from the edge of the right lobe of the liver of recipients and LLDs, incubated for 10 min in saline to remove blood, and stored at -70 °C until biochemical analysis was performed.
Propofol with and without Midazolam for Diagnostic Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopies in Children.
Pediatr Gastroenterol Hepatol Nutr
May 2019
Purpose: Various publications on the use of sedation and anesthesia for diagnostic procedures in children have demonstrated that no ideal agent is available. Although propofol has been widely used for sedation during esophagogastroduodenoscopy in children, adverse events including hypoxia and hypotension, are concerns in propofol-based sedation. Propofol is used in combination with other sedatives in order to reduce potential complications.
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