Diagnostic value of transthoracic needle biopsy in lung tumors.

Objective: Thoracic ultrasonography is widely used in imaging peripheral lesions and invasive interventional procedures. The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of thoracic ultrasonography-guided transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy and the factors affecting the diagnosis of peripheral tumoral lung lesions.

Methods: The lesion size, biopsy needle type, number of blocks, complications, and pathology results were compared in 83 patients between January 2015 and July 2018.

Anxiety and depression levels of healthcare workers during Covid-19 pandemic.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19), which causes a pandemic in the world, has started to appear in turkey since march 2020. Healthcare workers are at the top of the groups most at risk for covid-19 infection, which can have a negative impact on psychological state.

Objectives: It was aimed to evaluate anxiety and depression levels among healthcare workers.

Use of Radiology, D-Dimer, and Mean Platelet Volume Combination as a Prognostic Marker in Hospitalized Coronavirus Disease-19 Patients.

Introduction: The search for biomarkers that could help in predicting disease prognosis in the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is still high on the agenda.

Objective: To find out the efficacy of D-dimer and mean platelet volume (MPV) combination as a prognostic marker in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with bilateral infiltration.

Materials And Methods: Study design: Retrospective observational cohort.

Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on the Value of the Inspiratory Capacity-to-Total Lung Capacity (IC/TLC) Ratio to Determine Response to Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Objectives: In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the inspiratory capacity-to-total lung capacity (IC/TLC) ratio has been found to be correlated with mortality and a reduced exercise capacity. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is known to improve the exercise capacity and respiratory functions of patients with COPD. Our study aims to examine the impact of PR on the IC/TLC ratio in patients with COPD.

What Factors Influence Non-Adherence to the Smoking Cessation Program?

Objectives: To improve our knowledge and understand how to deal with non-adherence to the support programs and to determine the rate and possible factors related to non-adherence in subjects who attended our smoking cessation clinic.

Materials And Methods: This was a case-control study that included 550 subjects who applied to our smoking cessation clinic between June 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011. After a 1-year follow-up period, subjects were divided into two groups: adherent (controls) and non-adherent (cases).

A Revised Treatment Approach for Hospitalized Patients with Eosinophilic and Neutrophilic Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Objectives: The choice of treatment according to the inflammation type in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) has been of recent interest. This study investigated the role of novel biomarkers, hospital outcomes, and readmission rates in the first month in patients with eosinophilic or neutrophilic AECOPD.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study in a Chest Teaching Hospital with hospitalized AECOPD patients.

Analysis of Age Distribution and Disease Presentation of 1269 Patients with Sarcoidosis.

Objective: While the incidence of sarcoidosis peaks between 20 and 39 years, it is comparatively low in elderly subjects. We sought to determine whether there are age-dependent differences in the demographic and laboratory characteristics of patients with sarcoidosis.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively collected information from our database using the International Classification of Disease (ICD) diagnostic code D86 between 2008 and 2014.

Comparison of drug-eluting balloon angioplasty with self-expanding interwoven nitinol stent deployment in patients with complex femoropopliteal lesions.

Objective The aim of this study was to compare the drug-eluting balloon with self-expanding interwoven nitinol stent deployment in patients with complex femoropopliteal lesions. Methods We retrospectively identified patients at our clinic with complex femoropopliteal artery lesions treated either with self-expanding interwoven nitinol stent or drug-eluting balloon. All patients had ankle-brachial index measured before and after the intervention, and regular clinical follow-up with Doppler ultrasonography was performed at six months and one year.

What are the Prevalence of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases and the Characteristics of These Patients?

Objective: To determine the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to assess the characteristics of these patients.

Materials And Methods: Stable COPD patients (age, >40 years) were included in the study between January 2014 and June 2014. Patients with acute exacerbations and a previous lung resection were excluded.

Role of the Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio in the Differential Diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion.

Objectives:: Pleural effusion is a common diagnostic and clinical problem. The differential diagnosis of pleural effusion may be difficult and may require several procedures, including invasive ones. Certain studies have investigated biochemical parameters to facilitate the diagnosis of exudative pleural effusion; however, it remains a challenging problem in clinical practice.

The utility of inflammatory markers to predict readmissions and mortality in COPD cases with or without eosinophilia.

Background: COPD exacerbations requiring hospitalization increase morbidity and mortality. Although most COPD exacerbations are neutrophilic, approximately 10%-25% of exacerbations are eosinophilic.

Aim: We aimed to evaluate mortality and outcomes of eosinophilic and non-eosinophilic COPD exacerbations and identify new biomarkers that predict survival.

Factors affecting successful treatment outcomes in pulmonary tuberculosis: a single-center experience in Turkey, 2005-2011.

Introduction: We aimed to describe the treatment outcomes in patients with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and identify factors associated with successful treatment outcome.

Methodology: The medical charts of patients with smear and/or culture-positive PTB who were treated between 2005 and 2011 at the Kocaeli Tuberculosis Dispensary, Turkey, were reviewed. Patients were categorized as having a successful (cured or with a completed treatment) or poor (treatment default, treatment failure, death) treatment outcome.

Relapse Rate and Factors Related to Relapse in a 1-Year Follow-Up of Subjects Participating in a Smoking Cessation Program.

Background: The most important and difficult task when it comes to reducing tobacco-related morbidity and mortality is to convince smokers to quit and to maintain their abstinence. This study aimed to determine the smoking relapse rate and factors related to relapse in subjects who participated in a smoking cessation program and completed a 1-y follow-up in our center.

Methods: The study included 550 subjects who applied to a smoking cessation clinic from June 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 and completed the 1-y follow-up.

Efficacy of rotational thrombectomy on the mortality of patients with massive and submassive pulmonary embolism.

Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) associated with hemodynamic instability has exceedingly high mortality. We describe our experience using percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (PMT) in patients with massive PE (MPE) and submassive PE (SPE).

Methods: Thirty-six patients (16 males and 20 females; mean age, 51.

Overnight Transcutaneous Carbon Dioxide Monitoring in Eucapnic Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome.

Objectives: We monitored increases in CO levels during sleep by measuring transcutaneous pCO (PtcCO) to determine its relationship with polysomnographic data in normocapnic patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).

Material And Methods: Between October 2011 and December 2012, 139 patients underwent PtcCO monitoring with polysomnography. All patients were evaluated with arterial blood gas (ABG) measurements and pulmonary function tests (PFTs).

The effect of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and snoring severity to intima-media thickening of carotid artery.

Introduction: Intima-media thickening (IMT), which is the early finding of carotid artery atherosclerosis, has been shown to be associated with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). In our study, we aimed to assess prospectively the effect of severity of OSAS and snoring on carotid artery IMT.

Methods: A total of 102 patients who were admitted to sleep laboratory between May 2011 and May 2012 were included in the study.

The role of thoracic ultrasonography in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism.

Objectives: The diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) is still a problem especially at emergency units. The purpose of study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of thoracic ultrasonography (TUS) in patients with PE.

Methods: In this prospective study, 50 patients with suspected PE were evaluated in Department of Pulmonary Diseases of a Training and Reasearch Hospital between January 2010 and July 2011.

Transbronchial needle aspiration in the diagnosis of endobronchial malignant lesions: a 3-year experience.

Study Objectives: To establish the diagnostic yield of transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) and its contribution to conventional diagnostic techniques (CDT) such as forceps biopsy, bronchial washing, and bronchial brushing in the diagnosis of malignant endobronchial lesions.

Design: Retrospective clinical study.

Patients: One hundred fifteen lung cancer patients

Measurement And Results: We reviewed files of 115 lung carcinoma cases diagnosed in our clinic from 2001 to 2003 with endobronchial lesions sampled by CDT and TBNA.