COVID-19 in chronic kidney disease: a retrospective, propensity score-matched cohort study.

Background: The prognostic factors for COVID-19 in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are uncertain. We conducted a study to compare clinical and prognostic features between hospitalized COVID-19 patients with and without CKD.

Methods: Fifty-six patients with stage 3-5 CKD and propensity score-matched fifty-six patients without CKD were included in the study.

Impact of clinical pharmacy recommendations and patient counselling program among patients with diabetes and cancer in outpatient oncology setting.

Introduction: The simultaneous occurrence of diabetes and cancer may complicate the management of both conditions resulting in poor prognosis and more deterioration of patient-related outcomes.

Objective: To assess the effective provision of clinical pharmacy services and pharmacist-led counselling program on improving patient-related outcomes among patients with diabetes and newly diagnosed with cancer during chemotherapy administration.

Methods: A single-centre, prospective, randomised, controlled study was carried out on patients with diabetes newly diagnosed with cancer during chemotherapy administration at the outpatient oncology setting.

Do the urolithiasis scoring systems predict the success of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in cases with anatomical abnormalities?

The objective of this study is to assess the utility of the Guy, S.T.O.

The Effect of Pulmonary Function Testing on the Success of Smoking Cessation.

Background: In several studies, low spirometric levels have been shown to increase the success rates of smoking cessation, whereas other studies have indicated that pulmonary function has no effects on quitting smoking. Given the fact that there are contradictory results on this subject, we aimed to investigate the effect of identifying airway obstruction via spirometry and its explanation to subjects on the success rate of smoking cessation in the short term.

Methods: Subjects who were admitted to the smoking cessation out-patient clinic, underwent pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and completed at least 3 months of the cessation program following their admittance were included in the study.

CPAP adherence of patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Background: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bi-level positive airway pressure (BPAP) are the gold standard treatments for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), but CPAP/BPAP is not well tolerated and requires long-term follow-up.

Objective: We prospectively assessed subjective and objective adherence and factors that affect adherence in OSAS patients.

Methods: Subjects using CPAP/BPAP were questioned about adverse effects of CPAP/BPAP and were assessed with the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) at the first, third, sixth, and twelfth month, and once every 6 months after the first year.

Nosocomial infections and risk factors in the intensive care unit of a teaching and research hospital: a prospective cohort study.

Background: To evaluate the incidence, risk factors and etiology of nosocomial infections (NIs) in the intensive care unit (ICU) of our hospital in order to improve our infection control policies.

Material/methods: A 1-year prospective cohort study of nosocomial infection (NI) surveillance was conducted in our ICU in 2008.

Results: Out of 1134 patients hospitalized in the ICU for a period of 6257 days, 115 patients acquired a total of 135 NIs distributed as follows: 36.

Comparison of oral nonsteroidal analgesic and intrauterine local anesthetic for pain relief in uterine fractional curettage: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Objective: We sought to investigate the analgesic efficacy of oral dexketoprofen trometamol and intrauterine lidocaine in patients undergoing fractional curettage.

Study Design: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted on 111 women. Subjects were randomly assigned into 4 groups to receive either 25 mg of dexketoprofen or similar-appearing placebo tablets and either 5 mL intrauterine 2% lidocaine or saline.

Do asymptomatic patients require routine hemoglobin testing following uneventful, unplanned cesarean sections?

Objective: To determine the clinical usefulness of routine postoperative hemoglobin testing after unplanned, uneventful cesarean sections in low-risk women without any signs or symptoms of anemia and to identify possible risk factors for hemorrhage.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective analysis of the charts of all women who underwent non-elective and uneventful cesarean section over 12 months was performed and demographic data, estimated blood loss at surgery, pre- and post-operative hemoglobin values, postoperative symptoms suggesting anemia, and incidence of transfusion were tabulated. Statistical analysis was done with Student t test and Mann-Whitney U test.

The evaluation of the Quantiferon-TB Gold test in pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis.

In our study we evaluated the Quantiferon-TB Gold (QFT-G) test and compared it with tuberculin skin test (TST) positivity in 44 pulmonary and 21 extrapulmonary tuberculosis cases in whom active tuberculosis infection was suspected on clinical, microbiologic and radiologic grounds. QFT-G positivity was 75% in pulmonary tuberculosis and 76.2% in extrapulmonary tuberculosis.

Anxiety scores before and after genetic sonogram.

Objective: The value of genetic sonogram is controversial in low-risk population. The aim of our study was to compare the anxiety levels among women with high risk and low risk for fetal chromosomal/structural defects.

Materials And Methods: A total of 115 consecutive pregnant women were included.

The effect of uterine fundal pressure on the duration of the second stage of labor: a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To determine the effect of uterine fundal pressure on shortening the second stage of labor and on the fetal outcome.

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Setting: Teaching and research hospital.

Primary ovarian adenomyoma in a woman with endometrial polyp: a case report and review of the literature.

Background: An adenomyoma presenting outside the uterus is an extremely rare entity and only three cases of primary ovarian adenomyoma have been reported up to date.

Case Report: We report the fourth case of ovarian adenomyoma in a 45-year-old woman with an endometrial polyp. Transvaginal ultrasonography revealed a solitary endometrial polyp with an enlarged left ovary which appeared heterogenous with isoechoic and mildly hyperechoic pattern.

Modified myocardial performance index for evaluation of fetal cardiac function in pre-eclampsia.

Objective: To assess cardiac function by means of the modified myocardial performance index (Mod-MPI) in fetuses of pre-eclamptic mothers without intrauterine growth restriction and to compare this with values from normal controls.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted including a total of 72 fetuses at between 26 and 40 weeks' gestation. Forty fetuses of healthy mothers were assigned as the control group (Group I) while 15 fetuses of mildly pre-eclamptic mothers constituted Group II and 17 fetuses of severely pre-eclamptic mothers constituted Group III.

Analgesic efficacy of intravenous paracetamol for outpatient fractional curettage: a randomised, controlled trial.

Objective: To determine the efficacy of intravenous (i.v.) paracetamol for decreasing pain associated with fractional curettage.