Sex differences in clinical and polysomnographic features of obstructive sleep apnea: The Turkish sleep apnea database (TURKAPNE) cohort.

Background: Previous reports from relatively small clinical cohorts have suggested that the clinical presentation of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) differs between men and women.

Objective: We aimed to explore sex differences in clinical and polysomnographic features of OSA in a large nationwide registry.

Methods: Participants from the ongoing Turkish Sleep Apnea Database (TURKAPNE) Study from 34 centers were included in the current analysis.

Potential biomarkers in Behçet's disease: monocyte, neutrophil, platelet, and C-reactive protein to albumin ratios.

Introduction: The objective of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the monocyte to albumin ratio (MAR), neutrophil to albumin ratio (NAR), platelet to albumin ratio (PAR), and C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR) as potential biomarkers for disease activity in patients with Behçet's disease (BD).

Material And Methods: Both BD cases and healthy controls were enrolled in this study. Demographic characteristics, disease duration, and current medications were recorded for all participants.

Comparison of methotrexate and methylprednisolone as addition to antifibrotic therapy in progressive pulmonary fibrosis due to COVID-19.

Background: Post-covid pulmonary fibrosis (PCPF) is an essential cause of hypoxic respiratory failure, especially in patients with severe COVID-19 infection. In our study, we aimed to compare the effectiveness of methylprednisolone and methotrexate treatments in patients diagnosed with PCPF and in whom progression was observed despite nintedanib treatment.  Methods: Forty-eight patients diagnosed with PCPF between April 2022 and February 2023 were followed up in our study.

The efficacy of transversalis fascia plane block in pediatric inguinal herniotomy: a randomized controlled study.

Objective: The post-operative analgesic efficacy of transversalis fascia plane (TFP) block is controversial in pediatric patients undergoing herniotomy. This study aims to compare the efficacy of TFP block and standard analgesic methods.

Methods: Sixty patients aged 1-8 years who underwent the open procedure of herniotomy were randomly divided into two groups TFP block (n = 30) or control group (n = 30).

Postoperative analgesic effect of lumbar erector spinae plane block for developmental hip dysplasia surgery: a randomized controlled double-blind study.

Open surgery for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) may cause severe pain due to tenotomies and pelvic-femoral osteotomies. This study aims to evaluate the analgesic effect of ultrasound-guided Lumbar Erector Spina Plane (L-ESP) Block in pediatric patients undergoing DDH surgery. Sixty children scheduled for DDH surgery were randomly assigned into two groups.

Normal size of retropharyngeal lymph nodes in children on three dimensional magnetic resonance imaging.

Background: Age-specific normal measurements or specific size criteria for retropharyngeal lymph nodes in children have not been defined.

Objective: We aimed to determine the normal measurements and distribution of retropharyngeal lymph nodes on three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (3-D MRI) in children.

Materials And Methods: In this retrospective study, we included 440 patients (213 girls) aged 0-17 years who were admitted to our center with seizures and headaches and underwent brain and neck MRI with T2-sampling perfection with application-optimized contrasts using different flip angle evolution sequences.

Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Treatment Requiring Retinopathy of Prematurity in Big Premature Infants in Turkiye: Report No. 1 (BIG-ROP Study).

Introduction: The aim of the study was to analyse the clinical and demographic features of infants with gestational age (GA) of 32-37 weeks and birth weight (BW) of >1,500 g who developed treatment requiring retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Methods: Data on the infants with a GA of 32-37 weeks and BW >1,500 g who developed treatment requiring ROP (TR-ROP) were collected retrospectively from the 33 ROP centres in Turkiye. GA, BW, type of hospital, neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) level, presence of an ophthalmologist and neonatologist in the same hospital, length of stay in NICU, duration of oxygen therapy, comorbidities, type of ROP, and timing for TR-ROP development were analysed.

Clinical Approach and Anatomical Results in the Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity.

Background:  Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a disease associated with abnormal development of retinal vessels in low birth weight and preterm infants. In this study, it was aimed to show that the disease can be controlled almost perfectly with early diagnosis and treatment in retinopathy developing in premature babies.

Methods:  In the study, 66 eyes of 33 patients who needed ROP treatment were evaluated.

A Review of Turkish Self-Reporting Instruments for Sleep Problems in Children, Adolescents, and Adults.

Many self-reported sleep instruments have been developed and adapted into many languages, including Turkish, and their psychometric properties have been examined. This study aims to present a literature review on self-report instruments adapted into Turkish and used to assess diferent aspects of sleep in child, adolescent, and adult populations. Terms related to sleep self-report instruments were applied to 4 search engines: PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and Google Scholar.

Evaluation of the relationship between intercostal muscle oxygenation measured by near-infrared spectroscopy and exercise capacity in group E COPD patients.

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) can be used to demonstrate muscle metabolism and oxygenation. NIRS-based oximeters enable the noninvasive measurement of static and dynamic muscle oxygenation. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between NIRS readings and exercise capacity in group E COPD patients.

Evaluation of serum salusin-α and β levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Salusin-α and salusin-β peptides are crucial in the development of cardiovascular diseases like coronary artery disease (CAD). This study compared serum levels of these peptides in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), those with both OSA and CAD. Patients without OSA were included in Group 1, those with OSA alone comprised Group 2, and those with OSA and CAD were in Group 3.