Importance of Source Control in the Subgroup of Intra-Abdominal Infections for Septic Shock Patients: Analysis of 390 Cases.

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiology of septic shock (SS) associated with intraabdominal infections (IAI) as well as associated mortality and efficacy of early source control in a tertiary-care educational hospital.

Methods: Patients who had SS with IAI and consulted by Infectious Diseases consultants between December 2013 and October 2022 during night shifts in our centre were analyzed retrospectively.

Results: A total number of 390 patients were included.

Standards of perioperative management in total knee and hip arthroplasty procedures. A survey-based study. Part I: Preoperative management.

Introduction: Recent years have seen an increasing number of elective total knee (TKA) and hip arthroplasty (THA) procedures. Since a wide variety of methods and procedures are used in perioperative management, a survey-based study was carried out to identify the patterns of practice in Polish hospitals.

Material And Methods: With the help of the LimeSurvey application, questionnaires for anaesthesio-logists and orthopaedists were prepared to gain insight into the preparation of patients for TKA and THA procedures and perioperative care.

Paraphilias, Sociodemographic and Forensic Profiles of Men Convicted of Sexual Offenses in Turkey.

This study investigated the psychiatric, paraphilic, and forensic profiles of men who were convicted of sexual offenses. It also examined childhood trauma exposure in the group with potential paraphilia. The study was performed in the closed prison located in the Istanbul Silivri Penal Institutions Campus.

Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative pathogens associated with septic shock: a review of 120 cases.

This study aimed to evaluate the influencing variables for outcomes in patients with septic shock having culture-proven carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative pathogens. It included 120 patients (mean age 64.29 ± 1.

Tubularized incised plate repair in 473 primary distal hypospadias cases: An evaluation of outcomes according to coverages and stent types.

Aim: We have previously employed the tubularized incised plate (TIP) repair technique in distal hypospadias cases with a few modifications because of its excellent cosmetic results. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of spongioplasty and dorsal dartos flaps, in addition to short urethral stents on the outcomes of TIP repair.

Materials And Methods: Only distal hypospadias cases were involved in this study.

The Resorbable Magnesium Scaffold Magmaris in Acute Coronary Syndrome: An Appraisal of Evidence and User Group Guidance.

Bioresorbable scaffolds provide transient vessel support without the long-term limitations of permanent metallic drug-eluting stents. The sirolimus-eluting resorbable magnesium scaffold Magmaris is the only CE-marked metallic bioresorbable scaffold and provides short-term lumen support before being completely bioresorbed. To date, clinical trial results have demonstrated low adverse event rates in patients with simple coronary lesions.

Can Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio Be a Useful Criterion for Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in the Absence of Leukocytosis?

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a rare but severe side effect of antipsychotic medication. Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a simple marker used to measure systemic inflammation. In this case report we explore the relationship of inflammation in the etiology of NMS.

SICI-GISE Position Document on the Use of the Magmaris Resorbable Magnesium Scaffold in Clinical Practice.

Bioresorbable scaffolds have emerged as a potential breakthrough for the treatment of coronary artery lesions. The need for drug release and plaque scaffolding is temporary, and leaving a permanent stent once the process of plaque recoil and vessel healing has ended might be superfluous or even deleterious exposing the patient to the risk of very late thrombosis, eliminating vessel reactivity, impairing non-invasive imaging and precluding possible future surgical revascularization. This long-term potential limitation of permanent bare metal stents might be overcome by using a resorbable scaffold.

Investigation of anti-inflammatory effects of bee venom in experimentally induced adjuvant arthritis.

Objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis is a multisystemic inflammatory disease characterized by destruction of the joints. An effective treatment method of the disease has not been developed yet. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effects of bee () venom (BV) on serum inflammatory parameters, serum antioxidant load and clinical parameters of experimentally induced adjuvant arthritis in rats.

COVID-19 pneumonia following double-sleeve lobectomy for lung cancer.

Here, we report a 54-year-old man who underwent double-sleeve left upper lobectomy for lung cancer and his postoperative course was complicated with COVID-19 pneumonia. Five days after his discharge from hospital, he was re-admitted with mild fever and bilateral multiple ground glass opacities on his chest CT. PCR testing confirmed COVID-19 infection and he was treated according to policies established by our nation's health authority.

Poor Biological Factors and Prognosis of Interval Breast Cancers: Long-Term Results of Bahçeşehir (Istanbul) Breast Cancer Screening Project in Turkey.

Purpose: The Turkish Bahçeşehir Breast Cancer Screening Project was a 10-year, organized, population-based screening program carried out in Bahçeşehir county, Istanbul. Our aim was to examine the biologic features and outcome of screen-detected and interval breast cancers during the 10-year study period.

Methods: Between 2009 and 2019, 2-view mammograms were obtained at 2-year intervals for women aged 40 to 69 years.

Work Productivity Loss in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients in Turkey.

Background: Beyond the medical treatment in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), there are other issues which influence the quality of life adversely. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the IBD patients' illness on working and education life.

Method: The participants were invited to participate in the online survey from the Turkish Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Patient Association network.

Skin closure at cesarean section, polypropylene versus polyglactin 910: a randomized controlled study.

Aim: To compare the rates of surgical wound infection in women who have undergone cesarean delivery with subcuticular skin closure with polyglactin 910 or polypropylene.

Methods: Between April 2018 and October 2018, patients who had undergone a cesarean delivery for any reason were randomized with polyglactin 910 or polypropylene for subcuticular skin closure. Participants were evaluated for wound complications on day 7 and 30 postoperatively.

Eruptions in life-threatening rheumatologic diseases.

Dermatologic changes occur in a variety of rheumatic diseases. Skin can be the initial site of involvement, thus providing important clues for an accurate diagnosis based on cutaneous findings. Dermatologic findings can also be an indicator of systemic involvement and prognostic outcome; however, many connective tissue disorders have a wide variety of cutaneous manifestations, with significant overlap between different diseases.

LITHIUM-INDUCED NEPHROGENIC DIABETES INSIPIDUS RESPONSIVE TO DESMOPRESSIN.

Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) is the most common renal side effect seen with lithium therapy. Persisting cases after the cessation of the therapy may be seen when lithium therapy is continued for too long. Although desmopressin treatment is not one of the accepted treatment modalities for NDI, there are few reports using desmopressin treatment in unresponsive cases.

Oncological outcome of surgical management in patients with recurrent uterine cancer-a multicenter retrospective cohort study-CEEGOG EX01 Trial.

Objectives: To assess the survival of patients who have received an operation for recurrent cervical and endometrial cancer and to determine prognostic variables for improved oncologic outcome.

Methods: A retrospective multicenter analysis of the medical records of 518 patients with cervical (N = 288) or endometrial cancer (N = 230) who underwent surgery for disease recurrence and who had completed at least 1 year of follow-up.

Results: The median survival reached 57 months for patients with cervical cancer and 113 months for patients with endometrial cancer after surgical treatment of recurrence (p = 0.

Bacterial species and total bacterial load in the distal oesophagus in patients with and without clinical gastric reflux.

Aims: The purpose of this study is to compare distal oesophagus of persons with and without gastric reflux in terms of bacterial load and presence of certain bacterial species.

Methods And Results: Two biopsy specimens were obtained from the distal oesophagus at 5 cm above the gastroesophageal junction of each of the 50 patients (20 with normal oesophagus and 30 with reflux oesophagitis) under endoscopic examination and used for histological examination and DNA isolation. We used a real-time PCR-based assay to quantify the bacterial load and the presence of certain bacterial species from one of the biopsy samples.

Single-center experience with the Tigertriever device for the recanalization of large vessel occlusions in acute ischemic stroke.

Background: Tigertriever (Rapid Medical, Yoqneam, Israel) is a new design of stent retriever.

Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of the Tigertriever in patients with acute ischemic stroke who have undergone mechanical thrombectomy.

Materials And Methods: Two different techniques-namely, standard unsheathing (SUT) and repetitive inflation-deflation (RID) techniques, were used.

Acromioclavicular joint injuries: diagnosis, classification and ligamentoplasty procedures.

Acromioclavicular (AC) joint injury is a frequent diagnosis after an acute shoulder trauma - often found among athletes and people involved in contact sports.This injury occurs five times more frequently in men than in women, with the highest incidence in the 20- to 30-year-old age group. Patients usually complain of pain and tenderness over the shoulder, particularly over the AC joint.

The validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of Drug Attitude Inventory-10.

Introduction: Compliance with drug treatment is an important issue in schizophrenia for which many scales have been devised. Turkish version of the Drug Attitude Inventory is frequently employed due to ease of use and high predictive value, although it is not as accurate as blood level testing.To determine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Drug Attitude Inventory-10.

Does Blood Flow Change according to Mood? Blood Rheology in Bipolar Disorder.

Objective: Bipolar disorder (BD) is associated with increased rates of cardiovascular diseases. There is growing evidence that blood viscosity may have a common role, correlated with well-known major risk factors that promote cardiovascular disease. In this study we aimed to investigate the whole blood viscosity (WBV) in different stages of BD.

Comparison of long-term functional results between standard supracricoid laryngectomy and modified technique with sternohyoid muscle.

Introduction: Laryngeal cancer is the most common cancer of the upper respiratory tract. The main methods of treatment included surgery (partial laryngectomy and total laryngectomy) and radiation therapy. Laryngeal dysfunction is seen after both treatment modalities.