Internalized Stigma and Its Relationship With Quality of Life and Perceived Health Status in Rosacea and Acne Vulgaris: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study.

Background Internalized stigma (IS) is the acceptance of unfavorable stereotypes about the disease that society has created and withdrawing from society with feelings of shame and worthlessness. Due to the visibility feature of facial skin diseases such as rosacea and acne vulgaris (AV), it is possible for them to cause IS. Objective We aimed to examine the level of IS in AV and rosacea patients and compare these patient groups as well.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outcomes in Amyloid A Protein Amyloidosis Secondary to Rheumatic Conditions and Signs of Post- Coronavirus Disease 2019 Proteinuria Progression.

Background: We aimed to investigate coronavirus diease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes in patients with amyloid A protein (AA) amyloidosis secondary to rheumatic diseases and discuss factors associated with disease course.

Methods: A retrospective cohort was formed from adult patients with a diagnosis of AA amyloidosis. In patients with a positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, rates of hospitalization, intensive care unit admission and mortality due to COVID-19 were collected from medical records.

Determination of the factors contributing to depression and anxiety in advanced stage lung cancer patients.

Background: The diagnosis of cancer and initiation of treatment disrupt physical, emotional, and socio-economical stability of the patients by reducing the quality of lives and ultimately leading to depression and anxiety. We aimed to observe the indicators for anxiety and depression among lung cancer (LC) patients by comparing with other cancer (OC) patients.

Methods: This study has been conducted between 2017 and 2019.

Suprafloccular transhorizontal fissure approach to the cerebellopontine angle: an anatomical study with case series.

The suprafloccular transhorizontal fissure approach is a modified variant of the classical retrosigmoid approach option to be chosen for cerebellopontine angle lesions. In this study, we aimed to demonstrate a previously described but not widely used method, the suprafloccular transhorizontal fissure approach with anatomical dissection on the cadaver, accompanied by a case presentation with the largest clinical series in the literature. Klingler's protocol was used to prepare 8 silicone injected and 8 non-silicone injected human hemispheres.

Evaluation of ECG Repolarization Parameters in a Worker Cohort Working the Night Shift.

Objectives: Night Shift work is an increasingly common working order that affects human well-being and it is little known about its arrhythmic role in the cardiovascular system. We aimed to investigate the effect of working at night shifts on P-wave dispersion (Pd), QT and QTc dispersions (QTd, QTcd resp) on surface electrocardiography.

Methods: We included 286 foundry workers who work at night shift and 100 foundry workers who work on day time only.

Five-Year Trends in Direct Costs of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Turkey: COPDTURKEY-3.

Objective: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The aim of this study was to reveal the trend in direct costs related to COPD between 2012 and 2016, and to evaluate hospital costs in 2016, together with their subcomponents.

Material And Methods: A population-based descriptive study was conducted using administrative healthcare data in Turkey.

COVID-19 in patients with Behçet's disease: Outcomes and rate of Behçet's exacerbations in a retrospective cohort.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate the outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in our cohort of Behçet's disease (BD) patients and to reveal the rate of BD exacerbations due to COVID-19.

Methods: Patients who have been followed with a diagnosis of BD were retrospectively investigated for a positive severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 polymerized chain reaction (PCR) test. Data regarding demographics, clinical features and COVID-19 outcomes were collected from medical records for patients with a positive PCR.

Comparison of Trauma Severity Scores (ISS, NISS, RTS, BIG Score, and TRISS) in Multiple Trauma Patients.

Background: Trauma severity scoring systems are routinely used to monitor trauma patient outcomes. Yet, the most accurate scoring system remains an elusive target.

Objective: We aim to compare trauma severity scales (ISS, NISS, RTS, TRISS, and BIG) in multitrauma patients and investigate BIG as one of the new trauma severity scoring systems.

COVID-19 outcomes in patients with familial Mediterranean fever: a retrospective cohort study.

Aim of this study is to investigate the course of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in our cohort of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) patients in means of mortality, admission to hospital and/or intensive care unit and length of hospital stay.A retrospective cohort was formed from patients who have previously been followed with a diagnosis of FMF. Patients of this cohort were retrospectively evaluated for a positive severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV 2) polymerized chain reaction (PCR) test result and information regarding hospitalisation, intensive care unit admission and mortality were collected from medical records.

The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Anxiety Level of Emergency Medical Services Professionals.

Introduction: Healthcare professionals are one of the groups most affected by a pandemic that affects the whole world. This study aimed to determine the anxiety level of emergency medical services professionals in Ankara, Turkey after the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Subjects And Methods: In the first part of the survey, the participants of the study were asked about their socio-demographic characteristics and their contact with the COVID-19 patients.

The role of the quick sequential organ failure assessment score (qSOFA) and modified early warning score (MEWS) in the pre-hospitalization prediction of sepsis prognosis.

Objective: Many biomarkers and scoring systems to make clinical predictions about the prognosis of sepsis have been investigated. In this study, we aimed to assess the use of the quick sequential organ failure assessment score (qSOFA) and modified early warning score (MEWS) scoring systems in emergency health care services for sepsis to predict intensive care hospitalization and 28-day mortality.

Method: Patients who arrived by ambulance at the Emergency Department (ED) of Dışkapı YıldırımBeyazıt Training and Research Hospital between January 2017 and December 2019, and who were diagnosed with sepsis and admitted to the hospital were included in the study.

Role of hematological parameters in COVID-19 patients in the emergency room.

In this study, the roles of biomarkers from a peripheral blood sample in the diagnosis of COVID-19 patients who have visited the emergency room have been evaluated. Peripheral blood parameters, systemic inflammatory index (SII), neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet lymphocyte ratio were compared in patients with and without confirmed COVID-19 infection. Comparisons made according to real-time PCR test results revealed that while no statistically significant difference was observed between test groups (negative-positive) regarding lymphocyte and platelet lymphocyte ratio values (p > 0.

The association of body mass index values with severity and phenotype of sleep-disordered breathing.

Introduction: To investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and to determine the BMI cut-off values for sleep-disordered breathing among adult population.

Materials And Methods: Data from 515 patients were evaluated retrospectively. These included demographic data, BMI, apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), oxygen saturation (SaO2) and oxygen desaturation index (ODI).

Differentiation between benign and malignant ovarian masses in the preoperative period using neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and the pathological diagnosis of adnexal masses. The predictive effect of inflammatory markers on epithelial ovarian cancer was also investigated. The present study included a total of 306 patients with adnexal masses who underwent surgical resection and the diagnosis was based on pathological investigation.