Effectiveness of a training program for emergency nurses on pelvic binder application and patient care: A single-group pretest-posttest study.

Aim: Pelvic binder application is one of the life-saving interventions used in pelvic trauma. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a pelvic binder training program on the knowledge, skills, attitudes and competence levels of emergency department nurses.

Methods: The study was conducted with 35 emergency department nurses using a one-group pretest-posttest design.

Medical Response to the February 6, 2023, Earthquakes in Hatay: Challenges Faced in the Deadliest Disaster in the History of Türkiye.

Objective: The Kahramanmaraş earthquakes struck the north-eastern part of Türkiye and Syria on February 6, 2023. It is well known that timely coordination and provision of emergency medical care in the field is particularly important to save lives after earthquakes. This study aimed to identify the challenges faced by medical responders on the ground.

Acupressure Versus Ondansetron Usage for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Gynecologic Surgeries.

Introduction Anti-emetic interventions include pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic strategies. Acupressure is a non-pharmacologic and non-invasive therapeutic method that involves applying physical pressure to acupuncture points with fingers or devices. The pericardium (PC6) acupoint is located on the palm side of the wrist between the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis tendons, three fingers across the wrist starting at the wrist crease.

Chronic Pain and Health Related Quality of Life Assessment One Year After Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Objective: To assess chronic pain prevalence, health related quality of life (HRQOL), and factors associated with HRQOL in patients at least one year after total knee arthrosplasty (TKA).

Study Design: Descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Sancaktepe Martyr Prof.

Surveillance of hemodialysis related infections: a prospective multicenter study.

As in many countries, there is neither a surveillance system nor a study to reveal the hemodialysis (HD) related infection rates in Turkey. We aimed to investigate the infection rate among HD outpatients and implement CDC's surveillance system. A multicenter prospective surveillance study is performed to investigate the infection rate among HD patients.

Inhalation of Isopropyl Alcohol for the Management of Nausea and Vomiting: A Systematic Review.

The use of inhaled isopropyl alcohol (IPA) has been proposed as a therapeutic intervention for the relief of nausea in various settings. The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the existing evidence for the use of inhaled IPA in the management of nausea and vomiting. We performed a literature search on Medline, EMBASE, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL, PsycInfo, and Cochrane Library databases before November 2021.

Post-operative outcomes of intra-operative restrictive and conventional fluid management in laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery.

Context: Intra-operative fluid management has been shown to significantly alter a patient's clinical condition in peri-operative care. Studies in the literature that investigated the effects of different amounts of intra-operative fluids on outcomes reported conflicting results.

Aims: To compare the post-operative results of intra-operative restrictive and conventional fluid administrations in laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery.

The relationship between gender and systemic immune-inflammation index in patients with new-onset essential hypertension.

Aim: The systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) has been reported to have a prognostic ability in various cardiovascular diseases and tumours. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether there was an association between SII and gender and age in newly diagnosed, treatment-naïve, hypertensive patients.

Methods: A total of 153 participants, of whom 93 were men and 60 were women, were included in this retrospective study.

Birth Weight Reference Percentiles by Gestational Age for Turkish Twin Neonates.

Aims: In clinical practice, birth weight reference percentiles for singletons are used to evaluate twin births. The utilization of singleton reference percentiles for twins is not appropriate as they experience different growth trajectories. However, Turkey still lacks such references.

The effect of music on state anxiety in patients undergoing extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy.

Aim: Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy is a commonly used method to break down kidney stones in urology clinics. This study aims to investigate whether or not listening to music is effective against state anxiety in patients undergoing kidney stone treatment with this method.

Methods: A total of 80 patients (50 males, 30 females) undergoing extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for the first time at our clinic were included in the study.

Serum Endocan Levels Predict Drug-Eluting Stent Restenosis in Patients with Stable Angina Pectoris.

Background: Endothelial cell-specific molecule 1 (ESM-1 or endocan) is an immunoinflammatory marker strongly associated with inflammation, vascular endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis. We explored the relationship between serum endocan concentrations and coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR).

Methods: Fifty consecutive patients with ISR and 50 control subjects were included in this study.

Evaluation of Lateral Temporal Bone Resection in Locally Advanced Tumours of the Parotid Gland.

This study evaluated the effects of lateral temporal bone resection (LTBR) on local tumour control in patients with locally advanced parotid gland tumours. The medical records of seven patients treated with radical parotidectomy combined with LTBR for locally advanced primary parotid tumour at the Otolaryngology Department of Dokuz Eylul University between January 1995 and December 2016 were retrospectively evaluated. Demographic variables, tumour characteristics, treatment properties, postoperative complications, follow-up durations and local, regional and distant recurrences were analysed.

Antifibrotic Effect of Boric Acid in Rats with Epidural Fibrosis.

Background: Epidural fibrosis is a major problem after spine surgery, with some patients having recurrent symptoms secondary to excessive formation of scar tissue resulting in neurologic compression. We used a rat laminectomy model to determine if topical application of boric acid could be helpful in the prevention of epidural fibrosis.

Methods: Rats were randomly assigned to 2 control and 2 experimental groups (n = 8 for each group).