184 results match your criteria: "Gaziantep 25 Aralık State Hospital[Affiliation]"

Objective: The main objective of this study is to determine the incidence and predictors of clinical outcomes in patients with AF treated with factor Xa inhibitors in a real-world setting.

Methods: The present study was a multicentre and observational study that included patients with AF who were treated with factor Xa inhibitors. The primary outcome was the composite of ischemic stroke, TIA, systemic embolism, major bleeding, and all-cause mortality.

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Background/aims: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an essential diagnostic and therapeutic method for pancreato-biliary disorders in adults, but its use in pediatric populations remains limited. This study aims to evaluate the indications, technical success, and safety of ERCP in pediatric patients.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis of all ERCP procedures performed on patients under 18 years of age was conducted at 2 tertiary centers in Türkiye (Harran University and Gaziantep University Hospital) during the period between January 2013 and May 2024.

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Distraction osteogenesis is a valuable clinical technique used to address length discrepancies in long bone deformities. This procedure involves performing an osteotomy at an appropriate site in the bone and correcting the deformity through an extension system. This research aims to investigate the efficacy of a newly developed device for use in rat tibias and to provide an alternative to existing devices used in animal experiments.

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Background/objectives: In the REGOMA trial, regorafenib demonstrated an overall survival advantage over lomustine, and it has become a recommended treatment for recurrent glioblastoma in guidelines. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of regorafenib as a third-line treatment for patients with recurrent glioblastoma who progressed while taking bevacizumab-based therapy.

Methods: This retrospective, multicenter study in Turkey included 65 patients treated between 2021 and 2023 across 19 oncology centers.

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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) assistance on glycemic control in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in earthquake-affected regions, comparing those who benefited from CGM with those who did not. Additionally, the study assessed changes in CGM metrics over nine months of CGM use.

Methods: A multicenter, cross-sectional study was conducted across 11 centers in Türkiye.

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Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence, risk, and predisposing factors of diabetic foot ulcers in adults with diabetes.

Methods: This study is multi-centered descriptive cross-sectional research. Data were collected between June 2022 and November 2022 in seven cities, including five teaching and research hospitals and two public hospitals.

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  • COPD exacerbations can lead to increased morbidity and mortality, with prolonged hospital stays linked to various risk factors despite optimal care.
  • A study analyzed 434 COPD patients to identify factors influencing hospital length of stay (LOS), categorizing them into patient-related, disease-related, treatment-related, and hospital utility-related.
  • Key findings indicated that factors like biomass exposure, previous non-invasive mechanical ventilation, low bicarbonate levels, and increased oxygen needs were associated with difficult-to-manage exacerbations and longer hospitalizations.
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  • The ARTEMIS registry investigates Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM), a serious condition occurring during late pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, focusing on clinical characteristics and outcomes in Turkish patients.
  • The study observed 293 women primarily aged 25-35 diagnosed with PPCM, mostly presenting symptoms like shortness of breath, and found a low usage of advanced imaging techniques, relying mainly on echocardiography.
  • Results indicated a 5.1% mortality rate among patients, emphasizing the need for better education for healthcare practitioners and the critical role of national registries in managing rare diseases like PPCM.
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  • Down syndrome (DS) is a common condition caused by an extra chromosome 21, leading to various health issues, including skin problems that are often overlooked by healthcare providers.
  • This study examined 100 individuals with DS and 100 matched controls to identify skin conditions prevalent in DS and highlighted the need for routine skin evaluations during health check-ups.
  • Results showed a high occurrence of skin-related issues in the DS group, such as dry skin and hair thinning, and indicated significant differences in the presence of certain skin infections and conditions compared to the control group.
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Background: New research is crucial in addressing the role of nurses in preventing pressure injuries (PIs) and remedying deficiencies in their self-efficacy in this area.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the self-efficacy perceptions of nurses in managing PIs within surgical services.

Methods: The study involved 186 nurses from surgical services.

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Purpose: This study aimed to explore the impact of psychological stress on erectile dysfunction (ED) in male patients following the Gaziantep-Kahramanmaras earthquake. The investigation aimed to establish correlations between earthquake-induced stress and changes in sexual function using International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scores.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on male ED patients from a Gaziantep urology clinic post-earthquake (March to August 2023).

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  • Cutaneous melanoma frequently spreads to the parotid glands, but there's limited research on using fine-needle aspiration (FNA) to diagnose these metastatic cases.
  • This study examined four patients with parotid masses, revealing atypical cells and other features through FNA and immunohistochemical tests.
  • The findings highlight that diagnosing melanoma in such cases can be difficult without a prior history, necessitating careful consideration and additional testing to confirm the diagnosis.
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The presence of liver fibrosis is the most important indicator of progression to cirrhosis. Noninvasive measurement of liver stiffness is crucial for detecting fibrosis. Vibration-controlled transient elastography is one of the most useful methods for this purpose.

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Clinical Relevance: Buerger's disease, being a systemic inflammatory vasculopathy, may present with ocular findings.

Background: This study aims to understand the potential role of optical coherence tomography and angiography findings in evaluating the course of Buerger's disease.

Methods: This was a prospective, cross-sectional study that included 25 patients with Buerger's disease (Group 1) and 51 healthy control participants, of whom 27 were smokers (Group 2) and 24 were non-smokers (Group 3).

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that is the third leading cause of death in the world is one of the main economic burden. The cost is primarily due to COPD exacerbations and hospitalizations. We aimed to determine the factors associated with increasing costs in severe COPD exacerbation.

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D-dimer/high sensitive troponin I ratio is useful in predicting in-hospital mortality in pulmonary embolism patients.

Ir J Med Sci

December 2024

Department of Emergency Medicine, Health Science University, Adana City Research and Training Hospital, Kışla Mahallesi, Dr. Mithat Özsan Bulvarı, 4522. Sokak No: 28, Yüreğir/Adana, Turkey.

Background: Pulmonary embolism requires careful differential diagnosis as it is associated with a wide range of symptoms that may suggest different diseases such as chest pain, shortness of breath and syncope. Since the disease can be fatal, especially in cases where right ventricular failure and hemodynamic instability develop, prognostic markers are great importance in terms of monitoring the patient during the treatment process.

Aim: We aimed in our study to compare the relationship between the ratio of D-dimer and High Sensitive Troponin T (HsTnT) values ​​with short-term mortality and to compare this relationship with Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI) scoring.

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We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of trastuzumab emtansine in patients with metastatic breast cancer previously treated with pertuzumab plus trastuzumab and taxane. We reviewed the medical records of patients who were diagnosed with Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER-2) positive metastatic breast cancer and received pertuzumab and then TDM-1 between January 2014 and January 2021 from twenty- five cancer centers. The Kaplan- Meier method estimated progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS).

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Background: There is little international data on morbidity and mortality of surgery for perforated peptic ulcer (PPU). This study aimed to understand the global 30-day morbidity and mortality of patients undergoing surgery for PPU and to identify variables associated with these.

Method: We performed an international study of adults (≥ 18 years) who underwent surgery for PPU from 1st January 2022 to 30th June 2022.

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Purpose: Medicines derived from natural sources have been used for thousands of years throughout the world. Because natural compounds are thought to have less toxic effects and fewer side effects, these products are becoming more popular by the day.

Case Report: In this case report, we presented a case of acute kidney injury, rhabdomyolysis, and hepatotoxicity after ingestion of black seed oil.

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Investigation of hematologic findings related to brucellosis in Anatolian region.

Saudi Med J

May 2024

From the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Çelik, Ceylan); from the Department of Biostatistics (Erdoğdu), Faculty of Medicine, University of Harran; from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Yüksekkaya), Mehmet Akif İnan Training and Research Hospital, Şanlıurfa, from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Arslan), Batman Training and Research Hospital, Batman, from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Topcu), Şırnak State Hospital, from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Altındağ, Atalay), Cizre Dr. Selahattin Cizrelioğlu State Hospital, Şırnak, from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Şahinoğlu), Manisa City Hospital, from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Özer), Faculty of Medicine, University of Manisa Celal Bayar, Manisa, from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Gürbüz), SBU Van Training and Research Hospital, Van, from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Demircan), Kahramanmaraş Necip Fazıl City Hospital, from the Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology (Kuşçu), Faculty of Medicine, Sütcü Imam University, Kahramanmaraş, from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Emre), Kahta State Hospital, Adıyaman, from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Kırık), Elazığ Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Elazığ, from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Atasoy), Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (İpek), Mardin Training and Research Hospital, Mardin, from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Doğan), Bayburt State Hospital, Bayburt, from the Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology (Atlı), SBU Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Alkan), Faculty of Medicine, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Çiçek), Bingol State Hospital, Bingol, from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Aldemir), Sivas Numune Hospital, Sivas, from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Şahin), Dr. Ersin Arslan Training and Research Hospital, from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Mızrakçı), Gaziantep LIV Hospital, Gaziantep, from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Ürkmez), Kırıkkale Yüksek İhtisas Hospital, Kırıkkale, from the Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology (Al), Turhal State Hospital, Tokat, from the Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology (Boran, Demiray), Bitlis State Hospital, Bitlis, and from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Tekin), Faculty of Medicine, University of Koç, Istanbul, Turkey.

Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of hematologic findings and the relationship between hemogram parameters and brucellosis stages in patients.

Methods: This multi-center study included patients older than 16 years of age who were followed up with a diagnosis of brucellosis. Patients' results, including white blood cell, hemoglobin, neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte, mean platelet volume, platelet and eosinophil counts were analyzed at the initial diagnosis.

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Objective: In this study, the aim was to compare the results of mini and standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for the treatment of pediatric kidney stones.

Materials And Methods: Data for 128 patients < 18 years of age who underwent mini and standard PCNL due to pediatric kidney stones were retrospectively examined. Patients were divided into two groups: mini-PCNL (16-20 Fr) and standard PCNL (26 Fr).

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Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of preoperative ultrasound (US) measurements in predicting pediatric vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) treatment outcomes.

Methods: This prospective study enrolled 35 patients (53 renal units) aged 1-16 years who underwent subureteric injection therapy for primary VUR between July 2020 and June 2022. Preoperative ultrasound examinations measured the bladder wall thickness at the ureteral orifice, ureteral submucosal tunnel length, distal ureteral diameter, patient demographics, VUR grade, presenting complaints, bladder-bowel dysfunction, and renal scarring, and the impact of these variables on treatment success was analyzed.

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Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) is the peri-operative administration of antimicrobial agents. Compliance rates vary worldwide from 15% to 84.3%, with studies in Turkey not exceeding 35%.

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Introduction: To evaluate the quality of laparoscopic radical nephrectomy videos and determine the extent to which they are informative and educational for healthcare professionals.

Patients And Methods: We used the YouTube® search engine to search for the term 'laparoscopic radical nephrectomy' with time filters of 4-20 min (Group 1) and >20 min (Group 2) and then sorted the results uploaded chronologically before January 2023. One hundred videos were analysed for each group.

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Background: Lesions situated within the orbit pose significant challenges in management due to the confined space they occupy and their proximity to critical anatomical structures. The objective of our study is to assess the feasibility of the ipsilateral endoscopic endonasal approach for orbital cavernous hemangiomas and to comprehend the surgical anatomy of the orbital apex and inferomedial orbital structures.

Methods: Thirteen patients (8 women, 5 men), with ages ranging from 25 to 54 years (mean 35.

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