Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
The Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences is an international, bi-monthly, peer-reviewed, open-access journal by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) - Turkish Academic Network and Information Center (ULAKBIM). Turk J Med Sci is devoted to all fields of medicine and related health sciences. The journal is published in February, April, June, August, October, and December. The journal has been indexed in PMC since 2019 and included in SCI-E since 2009.
ISSN: 1300-0144
EISSN: 1303-6165
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Impact Factor (2023) 1.2
5-Year Impact Factor 1.6
The Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences is pleased to announce its support to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs); the journal explicitly concentrates on good health and well-being.
Current Issue: Volume 54, Number 5 (2024)
Cover and Contents
Review Article
Management of acute pain in adults with sickle cell disease: the experience of the clinical hematology department of the university of Dakar
ALİOUNE BADARA DIALLO, MOUSSA SECK, MOHAMED KEITA, SOKHNA AISSATOU TOURÉ, ELIMANE SEYDI BOUSSO, BARON NGASIA, BLAISE FELIX FAYE, FATMA DIENG, and SALİOU DIOP
Pages 1185-1189
Research Articles
Early re-laparotomy in recipients after living donor liver transplantation: causes, risk factors and consequences
BORA BARUT, CENGİZ CEYLAN, AKİLE ZENGİN, MEHMET GÜZEL, YASİN DALDA, and SEZAİ YILMAZ
Pages 881-886
Hyoscine-n-butylbromide in treating abdominal pain caused by gastroenteritis: a double-blind randomized placebo controlled study
ÇAĞDAŞ YILDIRIM and GÜL PAMUKÇU GÜNAYDIN
Pages 887-892
Comparison of autologous venous grafts and three types of extracellular matrix grafts in Peyronie’s disease surgery
TÜRKER SOYDAŞ, SELMAN ÜNAL, HALİL UZUNDAL, MERVE KAŞIKCI, MUSAB ALİ KUTLUHAN, EMRAH OKULU, and ÖNDER KAYIGİL
Pages 893-899
Antifibrotic treatment response comparison of progressive pulmonary fibrosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
BERNA AKINCI ÖZYÜREK, KEREM ENSARİOGLU, TUGCE SAHİN OZDEMİREL, ESMA SEVİL AKKURT, OZLEM OZDAG, and ESMA ZENBİLLİ
Pages 900-907
The impact of maternal muscle strength on cesarean delivery outcomes: a comparative study of nulliparous women
GÜLSEMİN ERTÜRK ÇELİK, SEZİN ERTÜRK AKSAKAL, and YAPRAK ENGİN ÜSTÜN
Pages 908-914
Association between systemic zinc and oxidative stress levels and periodontal inflamed surface area
AYŞEGÜL SARI, SERDAR DOĞAN, and LUIGI NIBALI
Pages 915-923
Blood component-associated acute transfusion reactions in pediatric patients: experience of a tertiary care hospital
ZELİHA GUZELKUCUK, DİLEK GURLEK GOKCEBAY, TURAN BAYHAN, IKBAL OK BOZKAYA, OZLEM ARMAN BİLİR, VİLDAN KOSAN CULHA, MELEK ISIK, AYCA KOCA YOZGAT, HUSNİYE NESE YARALI, and NAMİK YASAR OZBEK
Pages 924-929
Internalizing disorders rather than ADHD are risk factors for chronicity in pediatric migraine patients
NEVRA ÖKSÜZ, GÜLEN GÜLER AKSU, ASENA AYÇA ÖZDEMİR, and AYNUR ÖZGE
Pages 930-937
Relationship between microbiota awareness, nutrition literacy, and health literacy among adolescents
İZZET ÜLKER, MUHAMMET ALİ AYDIN, METİN YILDIZ, GÖNÜL GÖKÇAY, AYŞE ELKOCA, MEHMET SALİH YILDIRIM, ABRAHAM TANIMOWO, and DURSUN ALPER YILMAZ
Pages 938-948
A nationwide study: prevalence of rheumatoid factor and anti- citrullinated peptide positivity and their contribution to rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis
HASAN SATIŞ, ABDULSAMET ERDEN, EMRE BİLGİN, GİZEM AYAN, BERKAN ARMAĞAN, DUYGU TECER, ALPER SARI, UMUT KALYONCU, MURAT ÇAĞLAYAN, MUSTAFA MAHİR ÜLGÜ, MUSTAFA OKAN AYVALI, NAİM ATA, and ŞUAYİP BİRİNCİ
Pages 949-955
Are there differences in the clinical and laboratory features of patients with seronegative primary Sjögren's syndrome?
MÜÇTEBA ENES YAYLA, RAHİME AKSOY, EMİNE USLU, ZEHRA KARAMAN, RECEP YILMAZ, AHMET İLBAY, NİLGÜN GÖVEÇ GIYNAŞ, ABDULBAKİ GAYDAN, AHMET USTA, YETER MAHMUTOĞLU, AŞKIN ATEŞ, and MURAT TURGAY
Pages 956-962
Telemedicine in pediatric rheumatology: the video pediatric gait, arms, legs, and spine (v-pGALS)
ZEYNEP BALIK, SEHER ŞENER, YAĞMUR BAYINDIR, MÜŞERREF KASAP CÜCEOĞLU, EMİL ALİYEV, ÖZGE BAŞARAN, YELDA BİLGİNER, SEZA ÖZEN, and EZGİ DENİZ BATU
Pages 963-969
Assessing depression, anxiety, stress, and occupational decision regret levels among resident physicians working at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Hospital
EMRAH EMİRAL, BARİS ÖRS, and NERGİS CANTÜRK
Pages 970-978
Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Vestibular Migraine Patient Assessment Tool and Handicap Inventory
DENİZ UĞUR CENGİZ, FEYZA İNCEOĞLU, ERCAN KARABABA, BÜLENT SATAR, HATİCE SEYRA ERBEK, TUBA BAYINDIR, BÜŞRA KURTCU, SANEM CAN ÇOLAK, MEHMET KADİR ERCAN, EMRE SÖYLEMEZ, METİN YÜKSEL AKYILDIZ, YÜCE İSLAMOĞLU, BENGİ ARSLAN, SÜMEYYE DEMİREL BİRİŞİK, EMRE AKGÜN ÖZDEMİR, İSMAİL DEMİR, and AHMET ADIGÜZEL
Pages 979-988
Comparison of double-port laparoscopic-assisted extracorporeal suturing repair technique and open surgical repair in Morgagni hernia
MEHMET SARIKAYA, FATMA OZCAN SIKI, METİN GUNDUZ, TAMER SEKMENLI, and ILHAN CIFTCI
Pages 989-994
Evaluation with structural equation modeling of variables affecting health-seeking behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in İstanbul, Türkiye
PINAR ATALI, SEYHAN HIDIROĞLU, ALİCAN SARISALTIK, and MELDA KARAVUŞ
Pages 995-1004
Gastrointestinal bleeding among oral anticoagulant users: a comprehensive 7-year retrospective review using Türkiye’s national health data system
NURAY YİLMAZ ÇAKMAK, NAİM ATA, SERDAR CAN GÜVEN, EMİN GEMCİOĞLU, MURAT ÇAĞLAYAN, MUSTAFA MAHİR ÜLGÜ, and ŞUAYİP BİRİNCİ
Pages 1005-1012
Thoracic trauma in the geriatric population and possible preventive measures: a retrospective analysis of 261 cases
MEHMET ÇETİN, NECATİ SOLAK, BÜŞRA ÖZDEMİR ÇİFLİK, İLTERİŞ TÜRK, SEBAHATTİN SEFA ERMANCIK, and KORAY AYDOĞDU
Pages 1013-1020
Comparison of combined deep and superficial serratus anterior block with thoracic paravertebral block for postoperative pain in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
GÜLAY ÜLGER, MUSA ZENGİN, ONUR KÜÇÜK, RAMAZAN BALDEMİR, OYA KAYBAL, MEHTAP TUNÇ, HİLAL SAZAK, and ALİ ALAGÖZ
Pages 1021-1032
Association of gait speed and handgrip strength with falls in older adults: the role of cognition
NESLİHAN KAYAHAN SATIŞ, SULTAN KESKİN DEMİRCAN, and MEHMET İLKİN NAHARCI
Pages 1033-1042
Predictive value of preoperative Fried Frailty Phenotype assessment and serum biomarkers on the prognosis of elderly patients with femoral neck fracture under general anesthesia within 3 months after surgery
FU XU, XIN KUANG, BAOFENG CAO, and YANG YUE
Pages 1043-1051
Trend shift in proximal humeral fracture treatment: a detailed review of national shoulder arthroplasty data
İBRAHİM BOZKURT, İBRAHİM KAYA, UMUT ÖKTEM, SİNAN YILMAZ, NAİM ATA, MUSTAFA MAHİR ÜLGÜ, ŞUAYİP BİRİNCİ, FATİH KARAASLAN, İZZET BİNGÖL, and DURMUŞ ALİ ÖÇGÜDER
Pages 1052-1059
Comparison of treatment methods in patients with developmental dysplasia of the hip
BURHAN KURTULUŞ
Pages 1060-1070
Role of CT-based body composition parameters in the course of COVID-19
ELÇİN AYDIN, BEGÜM ERGİN, EZGİ GÜVEL VERDİ, ÖZGE COŞKUN, ŞÜKRÜ ŞAHİN, ALİ HAYDAR BAYKAN, and HİLAL ŞAHİN
Pages 1071-1081
Open surgical approach to fractures of the mandibular condyle: surgical technique and associated complications
CENK DEMİRDOVER and ALPER GEYİK
Pages 1082-1091
Production and characterization of Zn- and Cu-doped Y2O3–Al2O3–SiO2 (YAS) glass microspheres
FATMA UNAL and BATUR ERCAN
Pages 1092-1101
Phthalate exposure induces cell death and ferroptosis in neonatal microglial cells
ELİF KELEŞ, LATİFE ARZU ARAL, ZÜBEYİR ELMAZOĞLU, HASAN HÜSEYİN KAZAN, ELİF GÜLÇİÇEK ABBASOĞLU TOPA, MEHMET ALİ ERGÜN, and HAYRUNNİSA BOLAY
Pages 1102-1115
BRAF inhibitor candidate molecule usnic acid might use both intrinsic and extrinsic pathways of apoptosis
BURCU PELİN BUYUK, DEMET CANSARAN DUMAN, and TURKER DUMAN
Pages 1116-1126
Loss of Wwox contributes to cisplatin resistance in triple-negative breast cancer cells by modulating miR-182 and miR-214
BAHADİR BATAR, ELİF SERDAL, BERNA ERDAL, and HASAN OGUL
Pages 1127-1134
Distribution and classifications of PKHD1 gene variants in Turkish population with next generation sequencing method
YÜKSEL GEZGİN, BERKAY KIRNAZ, RAUF BAYLAROV, and AFİG BERDELİ
Pages 1135-1146
Determining risk factors influencing substance use among Turkish-origin immigrants in Germany
ENES EFENDİOĞLU and LÜTFİYE HİLAL ÖZCEBE
Pages 1147-1153
The function of p97/Valosin-containing protein (VCP) and small VCP-interacting protein (SVIP) in invasion and migration of pancreatic cancer cells
EBRU ALİMOĞULLARI and SEVİL ÇAYLI
Pages 1154-1164
Vitamin D3 alleviates intestinal injury in necrotizing enterocolitis and lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory response in dendritic cells in rats
BO KE, CHAOYU LI, SONG LI, JINGJING YAN, and LEKE SUN
Pages 1165-1174
Are serum thrombomodulin and interleukin-8 levels associated with disease severity and mortality in critically ill children with respiratory failure?
DİLAN AKGÜN ÜNLÜ, HAZAL CEREN TUĞRUL, SELEN CEREN ÇAKMAK, GÜRKAN ATAY, and SEHER ERDOĞAN
Pages 1175-1184
Editors
- Editor-in-Chief
- Prof. Dr. Orhan KÜÇÜKŞAHİN Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Türkiye
- Associate Editors-in-Chief
- Prof. Dr. Berna TERZİOĞLU BEBİTOĞLU Marmara University, Türkiye
- Prof. Dr. İzzet BİNGÖL Health Science University, Türkiye
- Prof. Dr. Mustafa ŞAHİN Ankara University, Türkiye
- Prof. Dr. Şule Mine BAKANAY ÖZTÜRK Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Türkiye
- Prof. Dr. Tuğba ENSARİ
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Türkiye
