Association Between Eyelid Twitching and Digital Screen Time, Uncorrected Refractive Error, Intraocular Pressure, and Blood Electrolyte Imbalances.

Introduction:  Previous studies have shown that isolated eyelid myokymia (EM) is usually caused by stress, fatigue, and caffeine consumption. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between EM and digital screen time, uncorrected refractive error, intraocular pressure (IOP), and blood electrolyte levels.

Methods: Between February 2023 and June 2024, 103 eyes of 103 patients who applied to the ophthalmology outpatient clinic with complaints of eyelid twitching lasting for more than two weeks and 103 eyes of 103 healthy individuals as a control group were included in the study.

A propensity score-matched comparison of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy with cisplatin-5FU and carboplatin-paclitaxel in locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: A Turkish oncology group study.

Background: Neoadjuvant treatment is the standard treatment in locally advanced ESCC. However, the optimal chemotherapy regimen is not known.

Method: This is a retrospective observational cohort study conducted with propensity score matching.

Case report: Plate-assisted bone transport with uniplanar external fixator in large bone defects of the humerus.

Introduction: We present a case series of two patients who underwent plate-assisted bone transport (PABT) with a uniplanar external fixator for the treatment of large bone defects of the humerus. The efficacy and outcomes were evaluated.

Case Presentation: A retrospective review of patients treated with PABT for humeral defects over a 2-year period was performed.

Relationship between structural empowerment and job satisfaction among nurses: A meta-analysis.

Aim: To investigate the relationship between structural empowerment and job satisfaction among nurses.

Background: Job satisfaction is considered to be a global concern. It is also essential to improve the quality of patient care and promote nurse retention.

Case report: Distraction osteogenesis of focal fibrocartilaginous dysplasia and literature review.

Introduction And Importance: Focal fibrocartilaginous dysplasia (FFCD) is a rare disease of the ulna that requires early surgical intervention.

Case Presentation: We present a juvenile case and the outcomes of a corrected deformity. The fibrotic band that adhered to the ulna was resected, the ulna was osteotomized, and then an external fixator was placed for lengthening.

Effect of pulmonary embolism location on electrocardiological parameters.

Objective: Pulmonary thromboembolism is a disease with high morbidity and mortality. Various changes occur on the electrocardiogram secondary to pulmonary thromboembolism. The objective of this study was to investigate variations in QT dispersion, Tpeak-Tend duration, and Tpeak-Tend/QT ratio in relation to pulmonary thromboembolism localization and their impacts on 30-day mortality.

Does corneal epithelial thickness show the severity of psoriasis? SD-OCT study.

Background: Previous studies have generally focused on dry eye test abnormalities and ocular involvements such as uveitis, and blepharitis in psoriasis. Psoriasis area severity ındex (PASI), which is used to assess psoriasis severity, is a time-consuming and complex tool.

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between disease severity and central corneal epithelial thickness (CCET) in psoriasis.

Interventions to reduce nurses' burnout: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to reduce nurses' burnout.

Design: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods: The research was carried out using the following databases: MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, ULAKBİM Turkish National Database, Science Direct, and Web of Science.

XLOT regimen instead of FLOT regimen in the primary treatment for patients with locally advanced and metastatic gastric cancer.

Aims: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of docetaxel plus oxaliplatin and capecitabine (XLOT) in the treatment of locally advanced and metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma.

Methods And Material: A total of 32 locally advanced gastric cancer (LAGC) and metastatic gastric cancer (MGC) patients in between 2019 to 2021 were enrolled into this study. Patients received XLOT regimen (docetaxel 50 mg/m2 and oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 intravenous infusion on day 1, and capecitabine 2000 mg/day (day 1-14) orally.

Leadership and care in nursing research: A bibliometric analysis.

Aim: This study aimed to analyse the study focus, thematic trends and evolution of studies on the leadership and care in nursing by using a bibliometric analysis.

Design: Descriptive and bibliometric analyses were employed.

Methods: The study universe included 3558 articles on the leadership and care in the Web of Science (WoS) database.

Social network analysis: Understanding nurses' advice-seeking interactions.

Aim: This study aimed to determine advice-seeking interactions of nurses in a private hospital by using social network analysis.

Design: This study was designed as a cross-sectional descriptive study.

Methods: The study was conducted in a private hospital with 70 nurses.

Do topical antiglaucoma drugs affect the cornea?

To investigate effects of beta blocker (BB; timolol or betaxolol), latanoprost, and latanoprosttimolol combination (LTC) drugs on corneal endothelial cell density (ECD) and central corneal thickness (CCT) in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients. Sixty-one patients in BB group, 64 patients in latanoprost group, 59 patients in LTC group, and 58 healthy cases in control group were included. Intraocular pressures (IOP), ECDs, and CCTs of groups were recorded at initial (pre-treatment) period, first and third years after treatment, and comparisons were done.

Clinical and demographic features of hidradenitis suppurativa: a multicentre study of 1221 patients with an analysis of risk factors associated with disease severity.

Background: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, relapsing and debilitating inflammatory disease associated with profound morbidity.

Aim: In this multicentre study, we investigated the demographic and clinical features of HS, and determined risk factors of disease severity.

Methods: In total, 1221 patients diagnosed with HS from 29 centres were enrolled, and the medical records of each patient were reviewed.

Step-by-step ligation of the internal iliac artery.

The internal iliac artery is the main vascular supply of pelvic visceral structures. All pelvic surgeons must know the anatomic landmarks and basic steps of internal iliac artery ligation in order to stop massive pelvic hemorrhage. This cadaveric demonstration and clinical review of the internal iliac artery shows the anatomic landmarks and basic steps of internal iliac artery ligation.

It is both possible and safe to perform coronary angiography through the same radial artery, after retrograde recanalization of radial artery occlusion, following a previous coronary angiography.

Introduction: Radial artery occlusions (RAOs) impose an important problem that limit transradial interventions. In this study, we represent that it is possible to perform interventions through occluded radial arteries.

Method: Twenty-five patients with RAO who had retrograde flow shown by doppler ultrasonography were enrolled into our study.

Surgical treatment of type III acromioclavicular dislocation: Bosworth technique versus hook plating.

Objective: In this study, it was compared the clinical results of the Bosworth technique and hook plating in acromioclavicular (AC) dislocations.

Methods: 44 patients are retrospectively evaluated in this study whom diagnosed as type III AC dislocations and treated by two different surgical methods in two different clinics. The patients were 30 males and 14 females with a mean age of 44 years (range, 18-80 years).

Lack of experience is a significant factor in the missed diagnosis of perilunate fracture dislocation or isolated dislocation.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the risk factors contributing to the misdiagnosis of perilunate injuries.

Methods: The study included patients who had perilunate dislocation or fracture dislocation correctly or incorrectly diagnosed on initial examination between 2008 and 2014. Data related to the length of time until correct diagnosis of the perilunate injury; cause of injury; presence of associated fractures, polytrauma or concomitant trauma in the ipsilateral upper extremity; time between injury and first presentation; first treatment applied; presence of ligamentous perilunar injuries only or fracture and dislocation; inadequate radiographic assessment; and experience of the physicians were recorded and analyzed.

Effectiveness of a handmade "New Carotid Catheter" in transradial carotid angiography: A comparison with conventional multipurpose catheters.

Objective: The incidence and severity of carotid atherosclerosis increases in proportion with coronary artery disease and its severity. A special catheter specifically used for transradial carotid angiography has not yet been marketed. In this study, we investigate the feasibility and safety of our carotid catheter, which was made by reshaping currently available catheters.

Imaging behind occluded areas with an iatrogenic perforated balloon: A safe, practical, and simple new method of visualizing the distal lumen in total occlusion.

Objective: In the present study, we investigated the effectiveness and reliability of a new method that reveals whether guidewire advanced distal to the lesion is in the lumen in patients with acute (ATO) or chronic coronary total occlusion (CTO).

Methods: Forty-one patients with symptomatic ATO and 22 patients with CTO who were admitted into our catheterization laboratory between January 2016 and March 2017 were included. In patients in whom antegrade filling could not be demonstrated after passing 0.