Pediatric dysphagia overview: best practice recommendation study by multidisciplinary experts.

Background: Currently, there is no comprehensive and multidisciplinary recommendation study covering all aspects of pediatric dysphagia (PD). This study aimed to generate PD management recommendations with methods that can be used in clinical practice to fill this gap in our country and in the world, from the perspective of experienced multidisciplinary experts.

Methods: This recommendation paper was generated by a multidisciplinary team, using the seven-step process and a three-round modified Delphi survey via e-mail.

Anti-osteoporotic Drug Utilization Rates for Secondary Prevention Among Patients with Osteoporotic Fractures.

Objectives: Anti-osteoporotic drugs (AOD) are essential for secondary prevention of osteoporotic fracture (OF) in patients with established osteoporosis. However, data about AOD utilization rates are scarce among patients with OF. This study was therefore aimed at determining the AOD utilization rates among those particularly vulnerable patients.

Best Practice Recommendations for Geriatric Dysphagia Management with 5 Ws and 1H.

Background: Dysphagia is a geriatric syndrome. Changes in the whole body that occur with aging also affect swallowing functions and cause presbyphagia. This condition may progress to oropharyngeal and/or esophageal dysphagia in the presence of secondary causes that increase in incidence with aging.

Sociodemographic, clinical, laboratory, treatment and prognostic characteristics of 156 generalized pustular psoriasis patients in Turkey: a multicentre case series.

Background: Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is a rare and severe inflammatory disease characterized by widespread and superficial sterile pustules on an erythematous background.

Objectives: This multicentre study aimed to determine the clinical profile and course in a large cohort of patients with GPP.

Methods: One hundred and fifty-six GPP patients (mean age, 44.

Validation and psychometric properties of the Turkish version of Neuromuscular disease Swallowing Status Scale (NdSSS) in patients with oro-pharygo-esophageal dysphagia in neuromuscular disorders.

Objective: Dysphagia is one of the most disabling conditions arising from neuromuscular disorders(NMD). There is no specific methods to use in the evaluation of dysphagia in NMD patients. We aimed both to evaluate the applicability of the Neuromuscular Disease Swallowing Status Scale (NdSSS) for dysphagia in all phases of swallowing in various NMD patients and to investigate psychometric properties of this scale.

The evaluation of vancomycin-resistant enterococci and carbapenamase producing Klebsiella colonization among ICU-Hospitalized Patients.

Background: Multi-drug resistant organisms, especially Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) and Carbapenam Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC), are serious health threat. Early detection of resistant bacteria colonization among patients in intensive care units (ICUs) not only enables effective treatment but more importantly prevents disease and limits transmission. Therefore, we aimed to to assess the frequency of VRE and KPC colonization via rectal swab sampling.

Castleman Disease: A Multicenter Case Series from Turkey.

Objective: Castleman disease (CD) is a rare disease also known as angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia. The two main histological subtypes are the hyaline vascular and plasma cell variants. It is further classified as unicentric CD (UCD) or multicentric CD (MCD) according to the anatomical distribution of the disease and the number of lymph nodes involved.

Penoscrotal fistula secondary to urethral diverticulum treated with ventral penile skin flap urethroplasty: A case report.

Voiding symptoms and penoscrotal mass with/without fistula are typical findings of urethral diverticulum. We present a case of 55-year-old male patient who was evaluated for voiding symptoms, soft palpable penoscrotal mass and fistula. Retrograde urethrography, scrotal ultrasonography and cystoscopy revealed a urethral diverticulum and fistula.

Traumatic lung herniation due to Cow's kick.

Lung herniation, where the lung and its visceral and parietal components protrude outwards from a defect in the chest wall, is not common. It is most commonly secondary to blunt or penetrating trauma. The diagnosis is difficult, as the presentation differs according to aetiology.

Which knee replacement do the patients forget? Unicondylar or total knee arthroplasty.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine which type of knee arthroplasty is easier to forget by comparing levels of joint awareness evaluated with the Forgotten Joint Score (FJS-12) after unicondylar versus total knee arthroplasty.

Methods: Patients who underwent either unicondylar or total knee arthroplasty due to primary gonarthrosis were retrospectively identified and then divided into 2 groups: the TKA group (218 patients; mean age = 68.93 ± 7.

Post percutaneous coronary intervention hemoglobin levels predict in-hospital mortality in patients with STEMI treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to determine whether admission hemoglobin versus post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) hemoglobin level at 24 hours is a predictor of in-hospital mortality for patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) without evidence of clinical hemorrhage who underwent primary PCI.

Methods: In this study, we included 1,444 consecutive patients with STEMI who underwent primary PCI at a tertiary heart hospital. The primary outcome of the study was the in-hospital all-cause mortality.

Impact of obesity on quality of life, psychological status, and disease activity in psoriatic arthritis: a multi‑center study.

This article aims to evaluate the possible effect of obesity on quality of life, psychological status, and other clinical variables in Psoriatic arthritis (PsA). PsA patients have been recruited by the Turkish League Against Rheumatism-Network from various centers in Turkey in this cross-sectional study. Patients with a body mass index (BMI) ≥ of 30 kg/m were considered obese.

Pulmonary rehabilitation principles in SARS-COV-2 infection (COVID-19): The revised guideline for the acute, subacute, and post-COVID-19 rehabilitation.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious infection disease, which may cause respiratory, physical, psychological, and generalized systemic dysfunction. The severity of disease ranges from an asymptomatic infection or mild illness to mild or severe pneumonia with respiratory failure and/or death. COVID-19 dramatically affects the pulmonary system.

New Technique for the Proximal Leg Reconstruction: Medial Sural Artery-Based Cross-leg Flap.

Reconstruction of the lower extremity, especially the proximal lower leg, is known to be a challenge for reconstructive surgeons. When there is extensive vascular damage, the use of local flaps and microsurgical methods will be limited, so there are few reconstructive options available. We want to define the use of medial sural artery-based cross-leg flap for the reconstruction of the proximal lower leg.

Clinical characteristics, quality of life and risk factors for severity in palmoplantar pustulosis: a cross-sectional, multicentre study of 263 patients.

Background: Palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) is a rare, chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by sterile pustules on palmar or plantar areas. Data on PPP are scarce.

Aim: To investigate the clinical characteristics and risk factors for disease severity in a large cohort of Turkish patients with PPP.

The impact of TI-RADS in detecting thyroid malignancies: a prospective study.

Introduction: Thyroid ultrasonography (US) is the first-step noninvasive and easily accessible diagnostic method widely used in the detection and characterization of nodular thyroid disease. We aimed to develop a TI-RADS, which is easy to apply and only relies on the counting of suspicious criteria. In order to measure the reliability of the system, we investigated its correlation with fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) and post-surgery histological results.

Multifrequency multicomponent tympanometry in children with a history of ventilation tube insertion.

Objectives: To use multifrequency multicomponent tympanometry (MF-MCT) for evaluating the middle ear mechano-acoustics of children with a history of ventilation tube (VT) insertion and to determine the effects of tube insertion sequelae on middle ear function.

Methods: A prospective case-control study in a tertiary referral center involving 26 children (51 ears) aged 3-15 years. The children had undergone VT insertion surgery at least one-year previously and had no other known ear diseases.

Inappropriate Use of Aspirin in Real-Life Cardiology Practice: Results from the Appropriateness of Aspirin Use in Medical Outpatients: A Multicenter, Observational Study (ASSOS) Study.

Background: Indications and appropriateness of aspirin use have not been well investigated in Turkey.

Aims: To investigate the prescription patterns and appropriateness of aspirin in a real-world clinical setting.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Headache in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis.

Objective: It is remarkable that epilepsy and migraine are similar diseases with many parallel clinical features, as well as sharing common pathophysiological mechanisms. However, the pathogenetic role of hippocampal sclerosis (HS) in epilepsy and headache coexistence has not been clarified. In this study, we aimed to investigate the frequency of headache/migraine and the relationship between headache and HS lateralizations in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE), accompanied by HS.

The Relationship of Mutation Carriage of and Family History in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Experience from a Diagnostic Center in Turkey.

Objective: genes play a role in the etiopathogenesis of 10%-30% of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). This study aims to investigate the genes and the demographic and clinicopathological features in patients with TNBC. The study also examined the impact of cancer history of TNBC individuals' relatives on the risk of mutation carriership rate.

Inappropriate Prescribing of Proton Pump Inhibitors in Outpatient Clinics.

Proton pump inhibitors are the commonly prescribed drugs for acid-related disorders. However, many of those prescriptions are inappropriate in inpatient and outpatient settings according to the recommended guidelines. Many studies have been conducted in inpatient clinics, but data about the appropriateness of proton pump inhibitor prescribing in outpatient clinics are scarce.

Is Septal Cartilage Graft via Transmastoid Approach Safe Enough in the Repair of Large Tegmen Defects?

Introduction: Tegmen defect (TD) has a potential of intracranial spread of middle ear infection, meningoencephalic herniation (MEH), and cerebrospinal fluid leakage (CSFL). Especially the defects >1 cm with MEH or CSFL are generally repaired via the classical middle fossa or minicraniotomy technique. The aim of this study was to show the efficiency of the intracranial, extradural placement of the septal cartilage graft in the closure of the TD larger than 1 cm via the transmastoid (TM) approach.