Evaluation of the efficacy of using gnri and mis as a predictor of mortality in elderly hemodialysis patients.

Background: Malnutrition is one of the most common geriatric syndromes in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Although there is no gold standard for evaluating nutritional status in HD patients, the Subjective Global Assessment (SGA), Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI), and Malnutrition-Inflammation Score (MIS) are widely used in clinical settings.

Aim: To examine the efficacy of using Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) and Malnutrition-Inflammation Score (MIS) as a predictor of mortality in elderly hemodialysis patients.

Sex estimation using foramen magnum measurements, discriminant analyses and artificial neural networks on an eastern Turkish population sample.

Background: Although many studies have been conducted using the foramen magnum for sex estimation, recent findings have indicated that the discriminant and regression models obtained from the foramen magnum may not be reliable. Artificial Neural Networks, was used as a classification technique in sex estimation studies on some other bones, did not used in sex estimation studies on the foramen magnum until now. The aim of this study was sex estimation on an Eastern Turkish population sample using foramen magnum measurements, discriminant analyses and Artificial Neural Networks.

Protective effect of dexpanthenol against methotrexate-induced liver oxidative toxicity in rats.

Methotrexate is a familiar chemotherapeutic preferred in a wide range of clinical fields such as leukemia, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, neoplastic and autoimmune disorders. However, methotrexate therapy has limitations as it causes severe side effects from which liver damage is the most important one. Several antioxidant compounds have been studied against methotrexate related liver toxicity, but dexpanthenol has not been experienced.

Cerebral Blood Flow Volume Using Color Duplex Sonography in Patients With Fibromyalgia Syndrome.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate cerebral blood flow using color duplex Doppler ultrasonography in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS).

Patients And Methods: The study included 30 female patients with FMS (mean age 42.3 years; range 22 to 59 years) and 30 female healthy controls (mean age 39.

Does platelet-rich plasma have a favorable effect in the early stages of steroid-associated femoral head osteonecrosis in a rabbit model?

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effect of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on femoral head osteonecrosis and compare it with bone marrow injection and core decompression.

Materials And Methods: A total of 30 healthy, adult, male New Zealand white rabbits (mean weight 2.25±0.

Attritional rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon due to calcified extensor carpi radialis tendon group: a case report.

In this article, we report a case with spontaneous rupture of extensor pollicis longus tendon due to calcified extensor carpi radialis tendon group, which has not been published in the literature previously. Successful thumb extension was achieved in a 68-year-old male patient with the transfer of the extensor indicis proprius tendon at two months postoperatively. It appears that calcified extensor carpi radialis tendon group constitutes high risk for a possible attritional rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon.

[Gluteal compartment syndrome developing after nephrectomy and incisional hernia surgery].

Gluteal compartment syndrome is a rather rare syndrome often leading to severe sequelae, sepsis, renal failure, and even death due to delayed diagnosis. Establishing early diagnosis is essential to prevent complications associated with ischemia. In this article, we report a 56-year-old male patient who developed gluteal compartment syndrome after incisional hernia and nephrectomy surgery in lateral decubitus position.

Arthroscopic limited intercarpal fusion without bone graft in patients with Kienböck's disease.

Objectives: This study aims to present our clinical results obtained in arthroscopic limited intercarpal fusion performed without using bone graft in patients with Kienböck's disease.

Patients And Methods: The study included 11 patients with Kienböck's disease (6 males, 5 females; mean age 28.9 years; range 14 to 51 years) who were performed arthroscopic lunate excision and scaphocapitate fusion between November 2012 and December 2013.

Sudden-onset paraplegia during pregnancy caused by haemorrhage in a spinal cord haemangioblastoma: A case report.

Spinal cord haemangioblastomas are rare central nervous systems tumours, and haemorrhage.It is an uncommon occurance. We report a 28-year-old pregnant patient who presented with paraplegia due to acute haemorrhage of a spinal haemangioblastoma.

Acute patellar dislocation with multiple ligament injuries after knee dislocation and single session reconstruction.

Knee dislocation is a relatively rare condition of all orthopaedic injuries. Accompanying multiple ligament injuries are common after knee dislocations. A 41-year-old male presented to the emergency department suffering from right knee dislocation in June 2013.

Is 4-Hydroxynonenal a Predictive Parameter for the Development of Joint Erosion in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate serum 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE) levels and its clinical and radiological significance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Patients And Methods: The study included 40 patients (8 males, 32 females; mean age 51.4±11.

[Giant desmoid tumor in the neck].

Desmoid tumor is a benign tumor which originates from musculoaponeurotic system, can reach greater sizes with local invasion among facial plans, and cause severe deformities, morbidity and even mortality by compression of adjacent structures. These tumors are rarely seen in the head and neck region. The treatment of advanced desmoid tumors of head and neck region is surgery and radiotherapy.

Vascular pedicled iliac bone grafting is effective in patients with an early stage of femoral head avascular necrosis.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate clinical and radiological findings of a series of patients with avascular necrosis of the femur head (ANFH) treated by core decompression and vascular pedicled iliac crest grafting.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective study included 26 hips of 22 patients (14 males, 8 females; mean age 36 years; range 16 to 48 years) with ANFH using the vascularized iliac bone grafting between March 2003 and July 2010 in our clinic. The main predisposing factor was steroid use in 13 patients.

[Our results of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy and bicanalicular silicone tube intubation surgery].

Objectives: In this study, we evaluated the results of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy and bicanalicular silicone tube intubation (EDCR + BSTI) surgery in the patients with epiphora due to nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

Patients And Methods: A total of 120 eyes in 112 patients (40 males, 72 females; mean age 42; range 6 to 74 years) who underwent EDCR + BSTI surgery under general anesthesia between August 2006 and December 2010 were analyzed retrospectively.

Results: Of the patients, 104 underwent unilateral surgery, while eight underwent bilateral surgery.

Subcutaneous hydatid cysts occurring in the palm and the thigh: two case reports.

Introduction: Hydatid cyst disease is common in some regions of the world and is usually located in the liver and lungs. This report presents two cases of primary hydatid cysts located subcutaneously: one in the medial thigh and one in the left palm between the index and middle fingers.

Case Presentations: A 64-year-old male farmer visited our hospital because a swelling on the right medial thigh had grown during the last year.

Serum nitric oxide levels in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Objectives: We determined serum nitric oxide (NO) levels in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and sought correlations with TNM staging, tumor localization, and tumor grade.

Patients And Methods: Serum samples were obtained from 36 patients (mean age 63 years; range 37 to 80 years) with head and neck SCC prior to treatment and from 20 healthy individuals (mean age 56 years; range 30 to 72 years) as controls. Tumor staging was based on the criteria of the American Joint Committee of Cancer staging system in 2002.

Effect of BQ-123 and nitric oxide inhibition on liver in rats after renal ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury induces an inflammatory response and production of oxygen-derived reactive species which affect many organs including heart, brain, kidney and gastrointestinal tract. The aim of this study was to assess the hepatic changes after renal I/R injury. Male Sprague Dawley rats were subjected to either sham operation or treatment with L-NAME, L-arginine and BQ-123 during 30 min renal ischemia and 2 h reperfusion injury.

Role of vagal activity on bradicardic and hypotensive effects of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE).

Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) is a phenolic active component of propolis of honeybee hives and reduces heart rate and blood pressure in rats. The objective of this study was to investigate the role of vagal activity and atropine blockage on the bradycardic and hypotensive effects of CAPE in rats. The rats were divided into five groups (n = 8).

Protective effects of erdosteine on rotenone-induced oxidant injury in liver tissue.

Rotenone, an insecticide of botanical origin, causes toxicity through inhibition of complex I of the respiratory chain in mitochondria. This study was undertaken to determine whether rotenone-induced liver oxidant injury is prevented by erdosteine, a mucolytic agent showing antioxidant properties. There were four groups of Male Wistar Albino rats: group one was untreated as control; the other groups were treated with erdosteine (50 mg/kg per day, orally), rotenone (2.

Cognitive event-related potential and neuropsychological findings in Behcet's disease without neurological manifestations.

Behcet's disease (BD) is a multisystem inflammatory disorder characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulcers and uveitis. BD patients without neurological involvement frequently have mild neurological symptoms. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether BD patients without neurological involvement have any changes in cognitive functions.

A Chryseobacterium meningosepticum outbreak in a neonatal ward.

Objective: To report epidemiologic, bacteriologic, and clinical features of a Chryseobacterium meningosepticum outbreak.

Design: Outbreak investigation.

Setting: A neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a referral teaching hospital.

A comparative study of the effect of ultrasound and electrostimulation on wound healing in rats.

A comparative study has been carried out to investigate the effects of electrical stimulation and ultrasound on wound healing. Eighty-four female rats were divided into four groups depending on the treatment received. The first group was given electrical stimulation of 300 microA direct current, 30 minutes daily, starting with negative polarity and then changed after 3 days of treatment.