Influenza Virus Associated Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes.

Background And Objective: The aim of this multicenter retrospective study was to determine the clinical characteristics, treatment approaches and the course of pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS) which developed associated with the influenza virus in the 2019-20 season.

Methods: Patients included 1 month to 18 years who were diagnosed with PARDS associated with the influenza virus in the 2019-20 season.

Results: Sixty-seven patients were included in the study.

Effects of statins in an indomethacin-induced gastric injury model in rats.

Background/aims: Statins have additional pleiotropic effects beyond their lipid-lowering effects. In this study, the effects of statins were evaluated in an indomethacin-induced gastric injury model in rats.

Materials And Methods: Animals were divided into eight groups.

Dural metastasis from prostatic adenocarcinoma mimicking meningioma: Report of a case with unilateral loss of vision.

We report a case of PCa (prostatic adenocarcinoma) with transdural metastasis which radiologically simulated a meningioma. During the course of the disease, the patient complained of progressive unilateral loss of vision as the first presentation of intracranial, extra-axial metastasis.

The course of corneal and intraocular pressure changes during pregnancy.

Objective: To determine concurrent changes in corneal thickness, intraocular pressure (IOP), and corneal topography measurements during normal pregnancy.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Participants: We studied 50 eyes from 25 healthy women whose ages ranged from 21 to 35 years and who were first seen during the 10th week of pregnancy.

The importance of carotid artery stiffness and increased intima-media thickness in obese children.

Background: Atherosclerosis that starts in childhood invariably advances during adulthood. Aim. We aimed to study the effect of obesity on main carotid artery intima-media thickness and arterial stiffness.

ABO blood group and risk of pancreatic cancer in a Turkish population in Western Blacksea region.

Background: We aimed to investigate the relationship between blood groups and pancreatic cancer in a Turkish population in Western Blacksea region.

Methods: This is a retrospective study. Zonguldak Karaelmas University outpatient oncology clinic records were screened for the period between 2004 and 2011.

Is there a need for audiologic evaluation in patients with Behçet disease?

Behçet disease is known to be a multisystem condition. We conducted a study to determine the prevalence of hearing loss in patients with Behçet disease and to identify any associations between audiologic findings and other clinical manifestations and treatment. Our study group was made up of 41 adults with Behçet disease and 41 healthy sex- and age-matched controls.

Peripheral blood lymphocyte dynamics and viral kinetics in patients with chronic active hepatitis B virus infection treated by tenofovir.

Background/aims: We investigated serum viral kinetics and peripheral blood lymphocyte dynamics in chronic hepatitis B patients during the first year of tenofovir therapy.

Methodology: Fifteen patients, naive to any kind of previous antiviral therapy, were included in this study. The patients received tenofovir daily 245mg for 48 weeks.

Diagnostic values of detrusor wall thickness, postvoid residual urine, and prostate volume to evaluate lower urinary tract symptoms in men.

Purpose: This prospective, controlled clinical study aimed to assess the diagnostic values of detrusor wall thickness (DWT), postvoid residual urine volume (PVR), and prostate volume in men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).

Materials And Methods: During an 18-month period, a total of 243 males were included in the study. Three groups were assessed due to their International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS): men with normal lower urinary tracts (n = 51; control group), men with mild LUTS (n = 60; Group 1), and men with moderate to severe LUTS (n = 132; Group 2).

Postoperative adhesions after application of topical hemostatic agents: outcomes in a rat partial nephrectomy model.

Objective: To compare 3 kinds of topical hemostatic agents in terms of adhesive strength, control of hemorrhage, and postoperative intra-abdominal adhesions in an experimental partial nephrectomy (PN) model.

Methods: A total of 27 Wistar rats were divided into 5 groups. PN was performed in 6 rats (control group) with the conventional technique, in which the lower pole of the kidney was excised and sutured after hilar control.

Unsedated small caliber esophagogastroduodenoscopy: can we trust this technique?

Small caliber endoscopes are one of the best examples of fantastic technological advancements in gastrointestinal endoscopy. First designed for pediatric patients in the 1970s, current small caliber videoendoscopes were used for unsedated transnasal gastrointestinal endoscopy after 1994. Nowadays, unsedated endoscopy can be successfully done using small caliber endoscopes via transoral or transnasal route in nearly 90% of cases.

Long-term fluoroquinolone use before the prostate biopsy may increase the risk of sepsis caused by resistant microorganisms.

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of long-term fluoroquinolone treatment before the biopsy in terms of post procedure sepsis. Three-week fluoroquinolone management before the biopsy may lower serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels and prevent unnecessary biopsies.

Methods: A total of 558 patients were referred to our clinic for transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy.

Chronic pulmonary diseases are independent risk factors for complications after radical nephrectomy.

Aim: We aimed to identify the prognostic factors and the new parameters such as Charlson's comorbidity index (CCI) that might predict postoperative complication rates in a radical nephrectomy cohort. We also evaluated the correlation of CCI with the Clavien postoperative complication scale (CPCS).

Materials And Methods: Perioperative characteristics of 47 patients undergoing radical nephrectomy were recorded.

Can Hounsfield unit values of the cortex and papillae determined by computed tomography demonstrate the possibility of kidney stone formation?

Purpose: This study is aimed at measuring HU values of the renal cortex and papillae in patients with nephrolithiasis and demonstrating renal changes associated with nephrolithiasis.

Materials And Methods: Measurements were performed with regard to HU values of the cortex and papillae of 82 patients with unilateral nephrolithiasis and 81 patients in the control group at the level of the upper pole, middle region and lower pole of both kidneys.

Results: When the HU values obtained from the upper pole, middle region and lower pole of the kidney with calculi and unaffected kidney in patients with nephrolithiasis were compared with those for the control group, the difference among the groups were found to be significant (p<0.

Urethral diverticulum presenting as a scrotal mass in a paraplegic male: Report of a case and review of the literature.

Male urethral diverticula are rare and can be congenital or acquired. We report a case of acquired urethral diverticulum presenting as a scrotal mass in a paraplegic male. On physical examination, the scrotal mass mimicked a primary intrascrotal lesion.

Pain perception during shock wave lithotripsy: does it correlate with patient and stone characteristics?

Background: To investigate the correlation of various clinical parameters [number of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) sessions, body mass index, patient age, gender, and stone characteristics] with pain perception during the SWL procedure.

Methods: A total of 88 patients who underwent 165 SWL sessions for renal or ureteral stones in our institution were included in the study. The degree of pain perception during the procedure was evaluated with a 10-point visual analog scale.

Does preincisional injection of levobupivacaine with epinephrine have any benefits for children undergoing tonsillectomy? An intraindividual evaluation.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of peritonsillar injection of levobupivacaine with epinephrine in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy, through an intraindividual study.

Patients And Methods: 20 children (age 6-13 years) undergoing elective tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy were enrolled in this prospective, randomized, intraindividual trial. After entubation and just prior to incision, 3 ml of 0.

A misdiagnosed keratoacanthoma turned out to be a metastatic parotid carcinoma.

Distinguishing keratoacanthoma from well-differentiated squamous-cell carcinoma is often difficult on account of the clinical and histopathological similarities between them. Since the outcome of treatment depends on identifying the correct diagnosis and having the correct treatment on time, it is essential to differentiate keratoacanthoma and squamous-cell carcinoma as soon and accurately as possible. A paradigmatic case is herein reported.

Piperacillin-tazobactam versus carbapenem therapy with and without amikacin as empirical treatment of febrile neutropenia in cancer patients: results of an open randomized trial at a university hospital.

Objective: Empirical beta-lactam monotherapy has become the standard therapy in febrile neutropenia. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of piperacillin-tazobactam versus carbapenem therapy with or without amikacin in adult patients with febrile neutropenia.

Methods: In this prospective, open, single-center study, 127 episodes were randomized to receive either piperacillin-tazobactam (4 x 4.

Protective value of a folkloric medicinal plant extract against mortality and hemorrhage in a life-threatening renal trauma model.

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of a folkloric medicinal plant extract (Ankaferd Blood Stopper [ABS]) with that of oxidized cellulose (Surgicel) in a life-threatening renal injury model. ABS is a mixture of 5 plants that has historically been used in Turkish traditional medicine. It has been approved by the Ministry of Health to manage external hemorrhage and dental surgery bleeding in Turkey.

Comparison of local anesthetic effects of tramadol with prilocaine during circumcision procedure.

Objectives: To compare the local anesthetic effects of tramadol hydrochloride with prilocaine for circumcision procedure.

Methods: This study included 40 patients with American Surgical Association-I scores. Patients were randomly allocated to receive either 5% tramadol (2 mg/kg) plus adrenaline (0.

Antimicrobial effects of two anaesthetic agents: dexmedetomidine and midazolam.

Some anaesthetic agents are known to inhibit microbial growth. The aim of this in vitro study was to investigate possible antimicrobial effects of two frequently used agents in intensive care units, dexmedetomidine and midazolam. Antimicrobial effect was tested on Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa by broth microdilution method.

Use of warm priming solution in open heart surgery: its effects on hemodynamics and acute inflammation.

Cardiac surgery causes an acute inflammatory response and organ damage. In this study, for the first time in the literature, we compared the effects of priming solutions at 20 degrees C and 36 degrees C on acute inflammatory markers and hemodynamic parameters. Forty patients were recruited and randomized into two groups, each consisting of 20 participants who underwent elective coronary artery bypass grafting operation.

Complications of total thyroidectomy performed by surgical residents versus specialist surgeons.

Purpose: Surgeon inexperience has been defined as a significant predictor of deleterious outcome in thyroid surgery; however, the safety of training programs in which residents are the primary surgeons is controversial. The objective of this prospective study was to compare the complication rates of total thyroidectomy (TT) performed by residents with those of TT performed by specialist surgeons in similar patient groups.

Methods: Between April 2001 and May 2007, 144 patients underwent TT at our hospital.