Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 48, Number 6 (2018)
Cover and Contents
Articles
Usage of NEWS for prediction of mortality and in-hospitalcardiac arrest rates in a Turkish university hospital
ÖZGÜR ATMACA, CAN TURAN, PINAR GÜVEN, HÜSEYİN ARIKAN, SEMİHA EMEL ERYÜKSEL, and SAİT KARAKURT
Pages 1087-1091
Patient symptoms and magnetic resonance imaging correlationin temporomandibular joint internal derangement
OSMAN AKDAĞ, GÖKÇE YILDIRAN, and MEHTAP KARAMEŞE
Pages 1092-1095
Emerging biomarker for predicting acute kidney injuryafter cardiac surgery: cystatin C
ONUR SAYDAM, ERCAN TÜRKMEN, OYTUN PORTAKAL AKÇİN, MUSTAFA ARICI, RIZA DOĞAN, METİN DEMİRCİN, İLHAN PAŞAOĞLU, and MUSTAFA YILMAZ
Pages 1096-1103
Sexual dysfunction in patients with systemic sclerosis
İSMAİL UÇAR, BATUHAN TURGAY, ORHAN KÜÇÜKŞAHİN, ESMA ÖZKAN UÇAR, and TAHSİN MURAT TURGAY
Pages 1104-1108
Tuberculin skin test response in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis onanti-TNF therapy
KENAN BARUT, SEZGİN ŞAHİN, AMRA ADROVİC, MUHAMMET KÖŞKER, ÖMER KILIÇ, YILDIZ CAMCIOĞLU, HALUK CEZMİ ÇOKUĞRAŞ, NECLA AKÇAKAYA, BETÜL SÖZERİ, and ÖZGÜR KASAPÇOPUR
Pages 1109-1114
Diagnostic value of ultrasonography in peroneal neuropathy
İLKAY KORAY BAYRAK, AYŞE OYTUN BAYRAK, HANDE TÜRKER, ÇETİN KÜRŞAD AKPINAR, and NECDET BOLAT
Pages 1115-1120
Pulmonary valve replacement in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: early results for recovery of right ventricular dilatation and QRS duration
AHMET ARNAZ, AYLA OKTAY, SERDAR AKANSEL, DİLEK ALTUN, ABDULLAH DOĞAN, PIOTR SERBAN, ARDA SAYGILI, YUSUF KENAN YALÇINBAŞ, AYŞE SARIOĞLU, and CAFER TAYYAR SARIOĞLU
Pages 1121-1128
Investigation of syphilis coinfection and performance of the Architect Syphilis Tp ELISA screening test in HIV positive patients
CEMİLE SÖNMEZ, TÜLİN DEMİR, FİGEN SEZEN, and SELÇUK KILIÇ
Pages 1129-1134
Is 72 h of antimicrobial prophylaxis better than 24 h in elective gastric cancer surgery?
XIANG ZIA, GANG ZHAO, WEI LING, and FENGRONG YU
Pages 1135-1140
Noninvasive treatment of intraperitoneal urinary system perforations with percutaneous placement of a peritoneal drainage catheter
MUAMMER AYDIN, ARİF ÖZKAN, NUSRET CAN ÇİLESİZ, AYDIN İSMET HAZAR, MUSTAFA BAHADIR CAN BALCI, FATİH YANARAL, and ENVER ÖZDEMİR
Pages 1141-1146
Interleukin 12B mRNA level and rs3212227 genotyping in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of inflammatory bowel disease patients
HAMID ASADZADEH AGHDAIE, ELNAZ EMAMI, MAHYAR NOURIAN, VAHID CHALESHI, PEYMAN TARBAN, HEDIEH BALAII, PEDRAM AZIMZADEH, SHIVA IRANI, SHABNAM SHAHROKH, MOHAMMAD ROSTAMI-NEJAD, and MOHAMAD REZA ZALI
Pages 1147-1152
The psychometric evaluation of the Turkish version of the Mann Assessment of Swallowing Ability in patients in the early period after stroke
EBRU KARACA UMAY, İBRAHİM GÜNDOĞDU, EDA GÜRÇAY, ERHAN ARİF ÖZTÜRK, VOLKAN YILMAZ, ÖZGÜR ZELİHA KARAAHMET, YASEMİN EREN, GÜLESER SAYLAM, and FATMA AYTÜL ÇAKCI
Pages 1153-1161
Determinants and characteristics of tuberculosis in liver transplant recipients
AYLİN ÖZGEN ALPAYDIN, MÜCAHİT ÖZBİLGİN, MADINA ABDULLAYEVA, SELVER SEDA MERSİN, TUFAN EGELİ, TARKAN ÜNEK, OĞUZ KILINÇ, İBRAHİM KEMAL ASTARCIOĞLU, and VİLDAN AVKAN OĞUZ
Pages 1162-1166
The diagnostic role of pentraxin-3 in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusions
FATMA ÇİFTCİ, GÜLDEN BİLGİN, AYŞE NAZ ÖZCAN, ÖZLEM DOĞAN, AYCAN YÜKSEL, SERHAT EROL, AYDIN ÇİLEDAĞ, and AKIN KAYA
Pages 1167-1174
The role of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (SuPAR) as an indicator of the severity of acute pancreatitis
KADİR KÜÇÜKCERAN, MEHMET ERGİN, İBRAHİM KILINÇ, ADNAN KARAİBRAHİMOĞLU, TAMER ÇOLAK, ALPAY TUNCAR, ZERRİN DEFNE DÜNDAR, SEDAT KOÇAK, ABDULLAH SADIK GİRİŞGİN, MEHMET GÜL, and BAŞAR CANDER
Pages 1175-1181
MEditerranean FeVer (MEFV) gene mutations in glomerulonephritides: a clinicopathological study
UFUK İLGEN and GÖKHAN NERGİZOĞLU
Pages 1182-1191
Angiostatin levels in diabetes mellitus patients receiving insulin treatment: associations with laboratory findings, comorbidities, and medications
İSMAİL ERTÜRK, ERDİM SERTOĞLU, FATİH YEŞİLDAL, RAMAZAN ACAR, TANER ÖZGÜRTAŞ, and KENAN SAĞLAM
Pages 1192-1199
The prevalence of chest wall deformity in Turkish children
YÜCEL AKKAŞ, NESLİHAN GÜLAY PERİ, BÜLENT KOÇER, GÜLTEKİN GÜLBAHAR, and FATMA NUR BARAN AKSAKAL
Pages 1200-1206
Impact of impaired glucose regulation on the functions of large and small fibers of peripheral nerves
NA LIU, JING ZHANG, ZHECHENG ZHANG, JU ZHU, LI TIAN, QIAN LI, and XIANZHU ZENG
Pages 1207-1213
The investigation of incidence and multidetector computed tomography findings of median arcuate ligament syndrome
MUSTAFA KOÇ, HAKAN ARTAŞ, and SELAMİ SERHATLIOĞLU
Pages 1214-1218
The comparison between propofol and dexmedetomidine infusion on perioperative anxiety during regional anesthesia
YONG PENG LIM, NURLIA YAHYA, AZARINAH IZAHAM, ESA KAMARUZAMAN, MUHAMMAD ZURRUSYDI ZAINUDDIN, WAN RAHIZA WAN MAT, SHEREEN SUET PING TANG, JAAFAR MD ZAIN, and SITI NIDZWANI MOHAMAD MAHDI
Pages 1219-1227
The relation between scapula fracture and the severity of trauma in blunt thoracic trauma
HATİCE ALGAN KAYA, Oğuz Eroğlu, NESİMİ GÜNAL, FİGEN ÇOŞKUN, and TURGUT DENİZ
Pages 1228-1233
Hemostatic effects of adrenaline and Ankaferd (blood stopper) during orthodontic attachment bonding
SELEN ADİLOĞLU, ALPER AKTAŞ, ASLIHAN ZEYNEP ÖZ, and HAKAN EL
Pages 1234-1238
Submucous cleft palate: from diagnosis to management
MAVİŞ EMEL KULAK KAYIKCI, ŞADİYE BACIK TIRANK, MERT ÇALIŞ, F. FİGEN ÖZGÜR, and RIZA ÖNDER GÜNAYDIN
Pages 1239-1246
A comparison of the effects of perindopril arginine and amlodipine on choroidal thickness in patients with primary hypertension
EREL İÇEL, HALİL İBRAHİM İMAMOĞLU, ADEM TÜRK, AYKUT İÇEL, and NURETTİN AKYOL
Pages 1247-1254
Evaluation of platelet parameters and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio during omalizumab treatment in patients with severe chronic spontaneous urticaria
RAGIP ERTAŞ, KEMAL ÖZYURT, ÇİĞDEM KARAKÜKCÜ, MUHAMMET REŞAT AKKUŞ, EMİN ÖZLÜ, ATIL AVCI, and MUSTAFA ATASOY
Pages 1255-1262
Do the etiological factors in artificial urinary sphincter reimplantation cases affect success and complications?
İSMAİL NALBANT, CAN TUYGUN, UFUK ÖZTÜRK, HASAN NEDİM GÖKSEL GÖKTUĞ, AHMET NİHAT KARAKOYUNLU, VOLKAN SELMİ, and MUHAMMET ABDURRAHİM İMAMOĞLU
Pages 1263-1267
The histopathological effects of calcium triglyceride bone cement andchitosan on the healing of experimental bone defects
LEVENT USLUCAN, BERKEM ATALAY, CÜNEYT KORHAN ORAL, MUSTAFA SAMİ YILDIRIM, and ABDULKADİR BURAK ÇANKAYA
Pages 1268-1277
Effectiveness of new parameters in the evaluation of pneumoperitoneum-related acute kidney injury in rats
RAMAZAN KOZAN, MUSTAFA ŞARE, TONGUÇ UTKU YILMAZ, SEHER YÜKSEL, MEHMET ŞENEŞ, AYŞE BANU ÇAYCI, and ŞÜKRÜ BOZKURT
Pages 1278-1284
Evaluation of the histopathological effects of salbutamol inhaler treatment in an experimentally induced rat model of pulmonary contusion
BERAT DİLEK DEMİREL, TUĞBA AYÇİÇEK, SEDA GÜN, SERTAÇ HANCIOĞLU, ÜNAL BIÇAKCI, MEHMET ENDER ARITÜRK, and RIZA FERİT BERNAY
Pages 1285-1292
The effect of generalized seizure activity on ischemia-induced cardiac arrhythmias and myocardial injury with histopathological evaluation in anesthetized rats
ERSÖZ GONCA, FİGEN BARUT, and DENİZ ŞAHİN
Pages 1293-1301
Investigation of the effect of combined use of alloplastic-based tricalcium phosphate bone graft and antihemorrhagic plant extract (ABS) on bone regeneration in surgically induced bone defects in nondiabetic rats: an experimental animal study
ABDULSAMET TANİK, ARZUM GÜLER DOĞRU, VEYSİ AKPOLAT, FİLİZ ACUN KAYA, EBRU SARIBAŞ, MEHMET GÜL, SEVGİ İRTEGÜN, and ENGİN DEVECİ
Pages 1302-1314
Demonstration of the effect of brivaracetam on an experimental epilepsy model
MUSTAFA ÇETİNER and HASAN EMRE AYDIN
Pages 1315-1320
Expression changes of CD177 and MPO as novel biomarkers in lung tissue ofCLP model rats
AZADEH RASOOLI, ELHAM GHAFARI, HAMED SAEIDI, and SABA MIRI
Pages 1321-1327
Vascular responses of aortic, renal, and uterine arteries in suramin-induced preeclampsia-like syndrome in rats
SEBİLE GÜLER ÇEKİÇ, EDİP GÜVENÇ ÇEKİÇ, DİLEK BAYDAR, MERAL TUNCER, and GÜRAY SOYDAN
Pages 1328-1339
Investigation of the effect of ß-lactam antibiotics and serum on growth and gene expression in Escherichiacoli strain JJ1886
ELİF BOZÇAL DAĞDEVİREN
Pages 1340-1350
Evaluation of the performance of MALDI-TOF MS and DNA sequence analysis in the identification of mycobacteria species
IŞIN AKYAR, CENGİZ ÇAVUŞOĞLU, MELTEM AYAŞ, SÜHEYLA SÜRÜCÜOĞLU, ZEYNEP ARZU İLKİ, DENİZ ECE KAYA, and YEŞİM BEŞLİ
Pages 1351-1357
Real-time PCR using high-resolution melting analysis technology for diagnosis of Leishmania and determination of types of clinical samples
SERHAT SİREKBASAN and ERDAL POLAT
Pages 1358-1363
Losartan inhibits EGFR transactivation in vascular smooth muscle cells
MUSTAFA KIRÇA and AKIN YEŞİLKAYA
Pages 1364-1371
Is vaginally assisted laparoscopic sacrohystero/colpopexy a feasible technique?
ÖMER LÜTFİ TAPISIZ, ALİ RIZA DOĞAN, and ŞADIMAN KIYKAÇ ALTINBAŞ
Pages 1372-1374
Editors
- Editor-in-Chief
- Prof. Dr. Murat KEKİLLİ Gazi University
- Associate Editors-in-Chief
- Prof. Dr. Selim ARICI Ondokuz Mayis University
- Prof. Dr. Kürşat ALTINBAŞ Selçuk University
- Prof. Dr. Zehra Sema ÖZKAN Kırıkkale University
