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The Effect of Haematological Parameters on Overall Survival in Advanced Stage Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
(2014)In this study, we aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of pretreatment blood count values, particularly WBC counts, in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The records of 186 patients with advanced ... -
The Prevalence, Etiologic Agents and Risk Factors for Urinary Tract Infection Among Spinal Cord Injury Patients
(2014)Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are important causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with spinal cord injury and 22% of patients with acute spinal cord injury develop UTI during the first 50 days. Objectives: ... -
Primary Extranodal Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Clinicopathological Features, Survival and Treatment Outcome in Two Cancer Centers of Southern Turkey
(2014)Background: The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiological and clinicopathological characteristics of primary extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (pENL) patients, focusing on treatment and survival outcome. Materials ... -
Ulnar Nerve Conduction Abnormalities in Turkish Taxi Drivers
(2014)Objectives: This study aims to investigate the presence of ulnar entrapment neuropathy at the elbow in taxi drivers, and possible relationship between ulnar entrapment neuropathy and habitually leaning the left elbow on ... -
Visual outcome of intravitreal ranibizumab for exudative age-related macular degeneration: timing and prognosis
(2014)Purpose: To describe 1-year clinical results of intravitreal ranibizumab treatment in patients with choroidal neovascularization secondary to exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and to evaluate whether early ... -
Depigmented skin and phantom color measurements for realistic prostheses
(2014)PurposeThe purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that regardless of human skin phototype, areas of depigmented skin, as seen in vitiligo, are optically indistinguishable among skin phototypes. The average of the ... -
The generalized Baskakov type operators
(2014)The use of Baskakov type operators is difficult for numerical calculation because these operators include infinite series. Do the operators expressed as a finite sum provide the approximation properties? Furthermore, are ... -
Dental Anxiety and Fear: Relationship with Oral Health Behavior in a Turkish Population
(2014)The aim of this study was to assess fear and anxiety in dental patients. Five hundred patients were evaluated using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale and the Dental Fear Scale, along with a questionnaire. Oral health status ... -
Emergency right hemicolectomy for inflammatory cecal masses mimicking acute appendicitis
(2014)Background: Unexpected inflammatory cecal masses of uncertain etiology, encountered in the emergency surgical departments can be indistinguishable, and appropriate operative management of these cases is a dilemma for the ... -
Mortality indicators in pneumococcal meningitis: therapeutic implications
(2014)Background: The aim of this study was to delineate mortality indicators in pneumococcal meningitis with special emphasis on therapeutic implications. Methods: This retrospective, multicenter cohort study involved a ... -
Update on treatment options for spinal brucellosis
(2014)We evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of antibiotic regimens and optimal duration of therapy in complicated and uncomplicated forms of spinal brucellosis. This is a multicentre, retrospective and comparative study ... -
Investigation of the Effects of Preoperative Hydration on the Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
(2014)Introduction. Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after laparoscopic cholecystectomy operations still continue to be a serious problem. Intravenous fluid administration has been shown to reduce PONV. Some patients ... -
Timing of noninvasive ventilation failure: causes, risk factors, and potential remedies
(2014)Background: Identifying the predictors of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) failure has attracted significant interest because of the strong link between failure and poor outcomes. However, very little attention has been paid ... -
Association of prediabetes with diffuse coronary narrowing and small-vessel disease
(2014)Background: A significant number of patients may not benefit from conventional techniques of myocardial revascularization due to diffuse coronary artery disease (CAD) or small coronary arterial sizes because of smaller ... -
Is crystalloid cardioplegia a strong predictor of intra-operative hemodilution?
(2014)Introduction: Complications due to hemodilution (hematocrit value less than 22%) after cardiopulmonary bypass inevitably resulted with significantly greater intensive care requirements, long hospital stays, more operative ... -
Novel non-synonymous polymorphisms in the COX-1 gene in Turkish pediatric patients with cardiovascular anomalies
(2014)Variation in the gene encoding cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) is involved in the process of aspirin resistance. This study investigated the genetic variations in the COX-1 gene. The 4 coding regions of the human COX-1 gene in ... -
Is the Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure Necessary for Minor Cervical Cytological Abnormalities?
(2014)Background: To investigate the indications of loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) and its overtreatment rates for the see and treat and three step strategies in cases of atypical squamous cells of undetermined ... -
Simultaneous integrated boost to intraprostatic lesions using different energy levels of intensity-modulated radiotherapy and volumetric-arc therapy
(2014)Objective: This study compared the dosimetry of volumetric-arc therapy (VMAT) and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) with a dynamic multileaf collimator using the Monte Carlo algorithm in the treatment of prostate ... -
The Effect of Instructional Techniques on Critical Thinking and Critical Thinking Dispositions in Online Discussion
(2014)The aim of this research study was to explore the effect of instructional techniques on critical thinking and critical thinking dispositions in online discussion, based on triangulation design. Six Thinking Hats, Brainstorming, ... -
Subcutaneous emphysema, pneumo-orbita and pneumomediastinum following a facial trauma caused by a high-pressure car washer
(2014)Pneumomediastinum is air leakage to mediastinal space from various potential sites, including lung, esophagus, trachea, and neck. It is a rare condition that develops either spontaneously with increased intraalveolar or ...
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