The Relationship Between Discomfort Intolerance And the Fear Of Self-Injection And Testing In Patients With Diabetes Using Insulin: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Diabetes is a global problem. Diabetes nurses, in particular, take great responsibility in reducing and controlling the fears of individuals using insulin and increasing their capacity to tolerate discomfort.

Aim: This study was conducted to examine the effects of the capacity to tolerate discomfort on the fear of self-injection and the status of testing blood glucose levels in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes using insulin.

Diagnostic Utility of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA Quantitation in Ulcerative Colitis.

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis is a critical condition associated with severe complications in ulcerative colitis (UC). This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic value of the presence of CMV DNA in intestinal mucosa tissue and blood samples in patients with active UC. This study included 81 patients with exacerbated symptoms of UC.

Effects of traditional and dry bed baths on patients admitted in intensive units: A randomized crossover clinical trial.

Background: The bed bath is an important part of nursing care. There are few studies evaluating the effects of traditional and dry bed baths on patients.

Aim: This study was performed with the aim of investigating the effect of traditional and dry bed baths given to intensive care unit patients on the patients' hemodynamic parameters, the duration of the bathing procedure and the cost of consumable items.

Efficacy of Capecitabine and Temozolomide Regimen in Neuroendocrine Tumors: Data From the Turkish Oncology Group.

Introduction: This study aims to report the efficacy and safety of capecitabine plus temozolomide (CAPTEM) across different lines of treatment in patients with metastatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).

Methods: We conducted a multicenter retrospective study analyzing the data of 308 patients with metastatic NETs treated with CAPTEM between 2010 and 2022 in 34 different hospitals across various regions of Turkey.

Results: The median follow-up time was 41.

A comparison of the effect on pain management of two non-pharmacological methods used during administration of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (BNT162b2): A randomized controlled study.

Aims: This study was conducted with the aim of examining the effect on pain intensity of the vibration technique applied at the injection site and squeezing a stress ball during the administration of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination.

Methods: This was a randomized controlled single-blind experimental study. The study included 120 adults who were randomly selected between July and November 2022.

Prevalence of Anosmia in 10.157 Pediatric COVID-19 Cases: Multicenter Study from Turkey.

Introduction: COVID-19-related anosmia is a remarkable and disease-specific finding. With this multicenter cohort study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of anosmia in pediatric cases with COVID-19 from Turkey and make an objective assessment with a smell awareness questionnaire.

Material And Methods: This multicenter prospective cohort study was conducted with pediatric infection clinics in 37 centers in 19 different cities of Turkey between October 2020 and March 2021.

Evaluation of intraocular pressure change and anterior segment parameters after intravitreal bevacizumab injection - Cannula size matters.

Purpose: To determine the changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) and anterior chamber parameters following intravitreal bevacizumab injection with different sizes of cannulas.

Methods: This clinical trial was conducted with 70 eyes of 70 patients who received an intravitreal injection of bevacizumab with 26 G (Group 1) or 30 G (Group 2) needle. Preinjection and postinjection 30-min IOP and pentacam measurements were obtained.

Efficacy and safety of an inactivated whole-virion SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (CoronaVac): interim results of a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial in Turkey.

Background: CoronaVac, an inactivated whole-virion SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, has been shown to be well tolerated with a good safety profile in individuals aged 18 years and older in phase 1/2 trials, and provided a good humoral response against SARS-CoV-2. We present the interim efficacy and safety results of a phase 3 clinical trial of CoronaVac in Turkey.

Methods: This was a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial.

Prevention of uterine perforation during intracavitary brachytherapy of cervical cancer.

Purpose: Intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT) is a part of standard treatment for loco-regionally advanced cervical cancers. ICBT requires a tandem applicator insertion through cervical canal into uterine cavity. Accurate placement through cervical canal, which is distorted by cancer, is crucial to successful treatment.

The evaluation of the role of BMI and insulin resistance on inflammatory markers, PAI-1 levels and arterial stiffness in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.

Background: Increased cardiovascular risk, represented by endothelial inflammation, probably starts with the very first course of type-2 diabetes (T2DM). Almost 85.2% of all T2DM patients are overweight or obese.

Identification and in silico characterization of a novel PKLR genotype in a Turkish newborn.

Pyruvate kinase deficiency (PKD) is the most common glycolytic defect leading to chronic nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia (CNSHA). Clinical manifestations of PKD reflect the symptoms and complications of the chronic hemolysis, including anemia, jaundice, bilirubin gallstones due to hyperbilirubinemia, splenomegaly and iron overload. In this study, we report the finding of a 5-months-old Turkish male newborn with moderate CNSHA and PKD.

Mesh complications on YouTube.

Objective: There has been a heated discussion about mesh materials in urogynecology in recent years. The role of social media in this discussion is critical. This study aims to make a systematic analysis of videos uploaded to YouTube about mesh complications in urogynecology.

From Where Does the Uterine Artery Originate? A Prospective, Observational Laparoscopic Anatomic Study.

Study Objective: To determine and categorize the anatomic variations of the uterine artery (UA) as observed during laparoscopic hysterectomy with retroperitoneal dissection for benign conditions.

Design: A prospective, observational study.

Setting: A hospital department of obstetrics and gynecology, Uludag University Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.

A Meshless Practical Laparoscopic Sacrohysteropexy Modification and Long-term Outcomes.

Study Objective: To describe a new modification of laparoscopic sacrohysteropexy without using a mesh and report the 3-year outcomes.

Design: A prospective cohort study.

Setting: Minimally Invasive Gynecology Unit, Bursa Uludag University Hospital, Turkey.

Social media awareness among non-urogynecologists regarding the current mesh discussions in urogynecology: a survey study.

Introduction And Hypothesis: There has been a great deal of discussion about mesh complications in urogynecology in recent years. However, awareness of other doctors who are not urogynecologists is unknown. This study was aimed at determining the level of awareness of mesh discussions among medical doctors whose specialty is not urology or gynecology.

The effect of duration of pressure on bruising and pain in the subcutaneous heparin injection site.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effect on pain and bruising of pressure applied for different durations after subcutaneous heparin injection.

Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental study. The research was performed with 60 patients.

Association between antenatal maternal anxiety and fetal middle cerebral artery Doppler depends on fetal gender.

Several studies have demonstrated that antenatal maternal anxiety (AMA) during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of abnormal fetal Doppler parameters and adverse perinatal outcomes. Despite these studies, the evidence of the association between them remains inconclusive due in part to the methodological limitations of existing studies. Hence, in the present study, we established strict criteria and excluded patients who may have moderate or confounding variables to investigate the relationship between AMA and fetal Doppler findings and adverse perinatal outcomes.

Randomized controlled trial of 8 weeks' vs 12 weeks' interval between neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery for locally advanced rectal cancer.

Aim: The aim was to compare the pathological complete response (pCR) rate at 8 compared to 12 weeks' interval between completion of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) and surgery in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.

Method: This was a randomized trial which included a total of 330 patients from two institutions. Patients with locally advanced (T3-4N0M0, TxN+M0) rectal cancer were randomized into 8- and 12-week interval groups.

Evaluation of Bachelor's Degree Nursing Program Assessment by Nurses Working at A University Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study from Turkey.

The aim of this study was to examine the evaluation of integrated program, traditional and problem based programs in nursing by nurses working in a university hospital. The population of the study consisted of the 288 nurses. In the collection of research data, use was made of a Nurses' Description Form and the Bachelor's Degree Nursing Program Assessment Scale (BNPAS).

Laparoscopic hysterectomy trends in challenging cases (1995-2018).

Objective: To investigate the effect of challenging factors on laparoscopic hysterectomy trends within twenty-four years.

Population And Method: This was a trend analysis study of 7558 women who underwent hysterectomy for benign indications between 1995-2018 in Bursa Uludag University Hospital, Turkey. A trend analysis of obesity, previous laparotomy (≥3) and uterine specimen weight (≥500g) was applied for abdominal hysterectomy (TAH), vaginal hysterectomy (VH), and laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) rates in this period.

Omental Micrometastasis in Endometrial Cancer.

Introduction: Although there are several reports on omentum metastasis, limited studies have evaluated omental micrometastases, particularly isolated microscopic metastases in endometrial cancer (EC). We performed this study to assess the frequency of omental micrometastasis in EC, especially when the omentum is the only site of extrauterine spread.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted to assess cases of EC with an omental sample during primary surgical treatment for EC at the Gynecological Oncology Unit, Uludag University Hospital, Bursa, Turkey, between January 2005 and May 2018.

Laparoscopic sacral colpopexy with polyester fiber suture: Ozerkan modification.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Mesh-related problems are significant complications of laparoscopic sacral colpopexy. The conventional technique precludes performing laparoscopic sacral colpopexy without using a mesh. We describe the Ozerkan modification for laparoscopic sacral colpopexy using a polyester fiber suture instead of a standard mesh and report 1-year objective and subjective outcomes.