Postpartum Depression Among Mothers of Infants Hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalization of newborn babies has been shown to have a negative impact on the mental health of postpartum women. The mental health of new mothers may be further burdened by the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on social, economic, and psychological dimensions. This study aimed to evaluate postpartum depression and related factors in mothers of infants hospitalized in NICU during two distinct COVID-19 pandemic periods and examine any additional effects of the pandemic on the mental health of postpartum women.

A Novel Score to Predict One-Year Mortality after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, Naples Prognostic Score.

: Aortic stenosis (AS) is a widespread valvular disease in developed countries, primarily among the elderly. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become a viable alternative to aortic valve surgery for patients with severe AS who are deemed a high surgical risk or for whom the AS is found to be inoperable. Predicting outcomes after TAVR is essential.

AI-ASSISTED emotion analysis during complementary feeding in infants aged 6-11 months.

This study aims to explore AI-assisted emotion assessment in infants aged 6-11 months during complementary feeding using OpenFace to analyze the Actions Units (AUs) within the Facial Action Coding system. When infants (n = 98) were exposed to a diverse range of food groups; meat, cow-milk, vegetable, grain, and dessert products, favorite, and disliked food, then video recordings were analyzed for emotional responses to these food groups, including surprise, sadness, happiness, fear, anger, and disgust. Time-averaged filtering was performed for the intensity of AUs.

Hypermagnesemia is associated with poor outcomes during hospitalization.

Background: Hypermagnesemia is one of the vital electrolyte disturbances and is associated with such chronic conditions as cardiovascular, endocrinologic, renal diseases, and malignancy.

Aim: This study evaluates the association between hypermagnesemia and clinical course in hospitalized patients.

Methods: This study was conducted at the University of Health Sciences Haseki Training and Research Hospital Internal Medicine Clinic.

Selection for antimicrobial prophylaxis in emergency and elective transurethral procedures: Susceptibility pattern in Türkiye.

Background: In this study, we aimed to determine the most appropriate antimicrobial agents for prophylactic antibiotic use during emergency and elective transurethral procedures.

Methods: The study was conducted in five hospitals located in five different geographical regions of Türkiye. The microorganism cultured in urine before emergency and elective transurethral procedures in these centers between March 2021 and March 2022 were reviewed retrospectively from the hospital records.

Distribution of fungemia agents in five years and antifungal resistance.

Objective: Recent research has suggested that fungemia may demonstrate an epidemiologic shift in etiologic agents. This study focuses on the agents causing fungemia and antifungal resistance in a tertiary hospital.

Patients And Methods: We evaluated all-age fungemia cases admitted to Balikesir Ataturk City Hospital in 2017-2021.

Does the addition of metformin to carboplatin treatment decreases ovarian reserve damage associated with carboplatin usage?

Background: We aimed to determine whether adding metformin to carboplatin treatment would reduce the damage to ovarian reserve associated with carboplatin use.

Methods: We included 35 adult female non-pregnant albino Wistar rats approximately three months old, weighing 220-310 g. The rats were divided into five groups of seven rats according to the treatment they received.

The role of ASA score and Charlson comorbidity index in predicting in-hospital mortality in geriatric hip fracture patients.

Objective: We aimed to determine the role of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score and Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) in determining in-hospital mortality and other factors associated with mortality in patients over 65 years of age who underwent surgery for hip fracture during our study, including the COVID-19 process.

Patients And Methods: Between January 1st, 2020, and December 31st, 2021, 200 patients over 65 years of age who underwent hemiarthroplasty or internal fixation for hip fracture after low-energy trauma were retrospectively evaluated.

Results: Of the 200 patients included in the study, 130 were female and 70 were male.

The Effect of Fear of Happiness as a Cultural Phenomenon on Anxiety and Self-Efficacy in the Puerperae.

Introduction: Individuals who believe that experiencing positive emotions such as happiness could lead to negative results can suppress their authentic positive feelings to prevent undesired consequences. The aim of this study was to determine the levels of fear of happiness as a cultural phenomenon among puerperal women and the effects of fear of happiness on anxiety and self-efficacy in these women.

Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the puerperal service of a hospital in Turkey between September 2021 and June 2022 ( = 287).

Efficacy of mepolizumab and omalizumab combination therapy in uncontrolled asthma.

Objective: Results of biological therapies are often encouraging for severe asthma who are phenotyped as Type 2 inflammation. Unfortunately, some patients do not achieve the desired responses. In this group of patients, there are often switches between anti Ig E and anti-IL-5s and partial improvements are often is deemed sufficient.

Systemic Immune-Inflammation and Systemic Inflammation Response Indices are Predictive Markers of Mortality in Inpatients Internal Medicine Services.

Purpose: Internal medicine services serve the patient population with many chronic diseases. Therefore, it is high mortality rates compared to other departments of the hospital. Estimating the prognostic risk of hospitalized patients may be useful in mortality for patients.

Factors Affecting Permanent Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Bone Conduction in Patients After Receiving Radiotherapy to the Head and Neck Region.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the factors affecting permanent sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and causing changes in bone conduction (BC) thresholds over time in patients after receiving radiotherapy (RT) or chemoradiotherapy (CRT) to the head and neck region.

Methods: A total of 63 patients with irradiated HNC that were admitted to the Radiation Oncology Department between 2011 and 2018 were included in the study. All patients were assessed with pure tone audiometry at eight different time points (first before RT and last five years after completion of RT).

Combining Immunotherapy with Transarterial Radioembolization.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has a high mortality rate due to the diagnosis of patients at advanced stages and ineffective systemic therapies. Immunotherapy is considered a new treatment option for unresectable HCC alternatives to the limitations of conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy. In this case report, we reported that transarterial radioembolization and immunotherapy such as atezolizumab and bevacizumab can be used together in a manner effectively in the management of HCC treatment.

Beyond expectations: disease duration and psychological burden in psoriatic arthritis.

This study aims to investigate the relationship between disease duration and psychological burden in PsA and to identify the risk factors associated with psychological distress. Patients with PsA who met CASPAR classification criteria enrolled by Turkish League Against Rheumatism (TLAR)-Network. Patients were categorized into three groups based on disease duration: early stage (< 5 years), middle stage (≥ 5, < 10 years), and late stage (≥ 10 years).

Can C-reactive protein/albumin ratio be a prognostic factor in acute stroke patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy?

Introduction: C-reactive protein (CRP) and albumin are markers synthesized by the liver and may reflect inflammatory responses. CRP/Albumin ratio (CAR) serves better to reflect the inflammatory state and therefore the prognosis. Worse prognosis is reported in previous studies when CAR rate on admission is high in patients with stroke, aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, malignancy or patients followed in intensive care units.

Can HALP score, a new prognostic tool, take the place of traditional scoring systems in Fournier's gangrene?

Purpose: Fournier's Gangrene (FG) is a fatal condition, therefore prognosis prediction is a crucial step before treatment planning. We aimed to investigate the predictive value of Hemoglobin, Albumin, Lymphocyte and Platelet (HALP) score which is frequently employed in vascular disorders and malignancies, on disease severity and survival in FG patients and to compare HALP score with well-known scoring systems on this aspect.

Materials And Methods: Eighty-seven men who had surgical debridement for FG between December 2006 and January 2022 were included in this study.

Sleep problems in adolescents with epilepsy and their caregivers: associations with behavioural difficulties.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of sleep problems in adolescents with epilepsy and their caregivers. We also examined the behavioural difficulties in adolescents with epilepsy and compared these behaviors with healthy controls.

Methods: This observational case-control study included 37 adolescents with epilepsy and their caregivers, and 43 healthy age-matched adolescents and their caregivers.

Awareness or neglecting the diagnosis of cow milk protein allergy in the neonatal period.

Background And Objectives: Cow milk protein allergy (CMPA) can mimic surgical disease, gastroenteritis, sepsis, and necrotizing enterocolitis in the neonatal period. For this reason, we aimed to evaluate the clinical features, differential diagnosis, and treatment methods of neonates with CMPA.

Methods And Study Design: The charts of twenty-six breastfed full-term and preterm newborns presenting with CMPA between October 2018 and February 2021 were retrospectively reviewed.

Early puberty paradox: an investigation of anxiety levels of mothers and children, children's quality of life, and psychiatric diagnoses.

Early puberty signs lead to an increase in anxiety levels of parents and children. The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of life and anxiety levels of girls and their mothers who were admitted to a pediatric endocrinology clinic with concerns about early puberty. Girls and their mothers who were admitted to endocrinology outpatient clinic with concerns about early puberty were compared to healthy control group.

Clinical and Genetic Characteristics of Patients with Unexplained Intellectual Disability/Developmental Delay without Epilepsy.

Introduction: Global developmental delay (DD), intellectual disability (ID), and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are mainly evaluated under the neurodevelopmental disorder framework. In this study, we aimed to determine the genetic diagnosis yield using step-by-step genetic analysis in 38 patients with unexplained ID/DD and/or ASD.

Methods: In 38 cases (27 male, 11 female) with unexplained ID/DD and/or ASD, chromosomal microarray (CMA) analysis, clinical exome sequencing (CES), and whole-exome sequencing (WES) analysis were applied, respectively.

The team behind the team: prevalence and correlates of mental health problems among professional football team medical and allied staff?

This study aimed to evaluate depression, anxiety, and stress prevalence and correlates among professional football team medical and allied health staff (MAHS) in Turkey. An online survey was sent to all MAHS ( = 865) attending the professional development accreditation course organized at the end of the 2021-2022 football season in Turkey. Three standardized scales assessed depression, anxiety, and stress.

Subacute THYROiditis Related to SARS-CoV-2 VAccine and Covid-19 (THYROVAC Study): A Multicenter Nationwide Study.

Context: The aims of the study are to compare characteristics of subacute thyroiditis (SAT) related to different etiologies, and to identify predictors of recurrence of SAT and incident hypothyroidism.

Methods: This nationwide, multicenter, retrospective cohort study included 53 endocrinology centers in Turkey. The study participants were divided into either COVID-19-related SAT (Cov-SAT), SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-related SAT (Vac-SAT), or control SAT (Cont-SAT) groups.