Assessment of Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulant Dosing Patterns in Turkish Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Multicenter, Cross-Sectional Study with Insights from the ASPECT-NOAC Study.

Objective: We aimed to assess the real-world label adherence of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC) dosing patterns, including apixaban, edoxaban, and rivaroxaban, in Turkish patients with atrial fibrillation.

Methods: This was an observational, prospective, cross-sectional, multicenter study. Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who were prescribed NOACs within the last 4 months were recruited from 34 cardiology clinics in Türkiye.

Treatment cost of chest diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic: Case analysis at the Düzce University Hospital.

Introduction: The aim of the study was to determine the cost of Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) patients who were treated as outpatients and inpatients at Düzce University Health Application and Research Center (DUHARH) Chest Diseases Clinic before and after the pandemic from the perspective of the Social Security Institution (SSI).

Materials And Methods: The study included 26.438 patients who applied to the Chest Diseases clinic in DUHARH before the COVID-19 pandemic (March 10 2019-March 10 2020) and after (March 11 2020-March 11 2021) and 2.

Stigmatization, discrimination and illness perception among oncology patients: A cross-sectional and correlational study.

Purpose: Many individuals who get cancer may be exposed to stigmatization from their close relatives and their entourage. This cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted in order to determine stigmatization, discrimination and perception of illness among oncology patients in Northern Turkey.

Method: The sample of the study consisted of 367 inpatients who were hospitalized in the oncology and hematology clinics of a University Hospital in northern Turkey between 31.

Comparison of Videothoracoscopy and Thoracotomy in Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst Disease.

Objective: To evaluate the outcomes of videothoracoscopic and open surgeries for pulmonary hydatid cysts.

Study Design: Descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Balıkesir University, Turkey, between May 2015 and March 2020.

Evaluation of YouTube Videos in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Lobectomy Education.

YouTube (YouTube, San Bruno, CA) is the most popular, public domain, free access video source. The educational value of the videos is difficult to determine. This study aimed to determine the evaluation of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy videos as an educational source on the YouTube platform.

Retrospective evaluation of pain in patients with coccydynia who underwent impar ganglion block.

Background: We aimed to evaluate pain scores one year after impar ganglion block in patients with coccydynia who did not benefit from conservative treatment.

Methods: The medical records of 29 patients with coccydynia were reviewed. Patients who were referred to the algology clinic and underwent impar ganglion blocks were retrospectively evaluated.

Protective effects of melatonin on lung damage associated with one-lung ventilation: An experimental study.

Background: This study aims to investigate the protective effect of melatonin on lung damage induced by one-lung ventilation in a rat model.

Methods: A total of 20 healthy, Sprague-Dawley male rats were randomized into two equal groups as control (n=10) and melatonin groups (n=10). The control group underwent 60 min of one-lung ventilation, followed by 30 min of two-lung ventilation.

Intraosseous lipoma of the rib.

A 54-year-old male patient admitted to our hospital with right- sided chest pain. Chest X-ray revealed a large expansive lesion arising from the eighth rib. On his computed tomography, paravertebral localized well-defined expansive lytic 4x3 cm diameter mass was described.

Effect of mitomycin-C applied through different approaches following tracheal surgery on development of granulation tissue and level of nephrotoxicity in rats.

Background: This study aims to evaluate the effect of mitomycin-C applied through different drug administration approaches on the development of granulation tissue in the field of surgery and renal functions in rats which underwent tracheal surgery.

Methods: Fifty male adult Sprague Dawley rats (weighing mean 200 g to 300 g) were divided into five groups. An incision was performed between the fifth and sixth cartilage ring of the trachea in all groups under anesthesia and the incision was primarily repaired with a 6/0 monofilament absorbable suture.

Use of complementary and alternative medicine in patients with chronic viral hepatitis in Turkey.

Introduction: The global use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is growing. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of CAM use in patients in Turkey with CVH, the types of therapy, and patients' sociodemographic characteristics.

Methods: The study was designed as a questionnaire-based, cross-sectional analysis.