7 results match your criteria: "Istanbul Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Education and Research Hospital[Affiliation]"
The efficacy and safety of isotonic and hypotonic fluids in intravenous maintenance fluid therapy in term newborns: national multicenter observational "neofluid" study.
Front Nutr
September 2024
Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Türkiye.
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of isotonic and hypotonic intravenous fluids in maintenance fluid therapy for term infants.
Methods: This was a multi-centre, prospective, observational study conducted in 21 participating centres from December 30, 2020, to June 30, 2023. The study included term newborns requiring parenteral fluid therapy for maintenance (NCT04781361).
Radiation therapy for prostate cancer in Syrian refugees: facing the need for change.
Front Public Health
August 2023
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Article Synopsis
- The study looked at how radiation therapy was used for Syrian refugee patients with prostate cancer in Turkey.
- Out of 137 patients, many had advanced cancer, and only a small number received another type of treatment called androgen deprivation therapy.
- The results showed that a lot of patients missed their treatment appointments, and improvements are needed to help these patients get the care they need.
Effects of the Calcium Channel Blocker Otilonium Bromide on Seizure Activity in Rats With Pentylenetetrazole-Induced Convulsions.
Neurochem Res
July 2021
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Demiroğlu Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Millions of people suffer from drug-resistant epilepsy. New therapeutic approaches for removing this life-affecting disease are required. The activation of T-type calcium channels (TTCC) is one of the epileptogenesis mechanisms that cause epilepsy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvaluation of serum endocan levels in relation to epicardial fat tissue thickness in metabolic syndrome patients.
Arch Med Sci Atheroscler Dis
December 2020
Department of Biochemistry, Namik Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Tekirdag, Turkey.
Introduction: Metabolic syndrome has been recognized as a predictor of cardiovascular diseases. Epicardial fat tissue (EFT) thickness has recently been shown to be a predictor of cardiovascular diseases in metabolic syndrome patients. Endocan is a novel molecule which is considered to be an early marker of endothelial dysfunction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOutcome of Corticosteroid Injections, Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, and Radiofrequency Thermal Lesioning for Chronic Plantar Fasciitis.
Foot Ankle Int
January 2021
Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Background: Chronic heel pain with plantar fasciitis is relatively common and can affect adults of all ages regardless of an active or sedentary lifestyle. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of corticosteroid injection (CSI), extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT), and radiofrequency thermal lesioning (RTL) treatments in chronic plantar heel pain that has been unresponsive to other conservative treatments.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the results of 217 patients treated with CSI ( = 73), ESWT ( = 75), and RTL ( = 69).
Prognostic factors of ado-trastuzumab emtansine treatment in patients with metastatic HER-2 positive breast cancer.
J Oncol Pharm Pract
April 2021
Department of Medical Oncology, Istanbul Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Background: Ado-trastuzumab emtansine is an antibody-drug conjugate that combines the cytotoxic activity of emtansine with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-targeted antitumor features of trastuzumab.
Objective: We conducted a study of metastatic breast cancer patients treated with trastuzumab emtansine. By evaluating progression-free survival, overall survival, and response rates, we aimed to find prognostic factors of trastuzumab emtansine treatment.
Is the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique superior to Shaker exercises in swallowing rehabilitation?
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
February 2020
Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Purpose: This prospective study was planned to investigate whether the combined isotonic technique of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) is superior to Shaker exercises in improving the function of swallowing muscles.
Methods: Fifty individuals (30 females and 20 males; mean age 68 ± 3.89 years) with swallowing difficulties were separated into two groups randomly.