Objective: Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS) is a tendency to sleeping with increased fatigue during the day, following insufficient sleep at night. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between obesity on depression and excessive sleepiness and to investigate the factors affecting them in women. Method: The study was conducted with 385 randomly selected female...
Objective: This study was conducted to determine the supportive care needs of individuals diagnosed with cancer. Method: The descriptive study included 39 patients who were hospitalized in the 14-bed oncology clinic of a state hospital between May and July 2019 and agreed to participate in the study. The study data were obtained by face to face interview technique using the...
Brucellosis is common disease in our country and it is an important zoonotic infection that is up to date in terms of public health, animal industry and economic losses. The aim of this study was to determine Brucella IgG positivity of raw milk and dairy products purchased non-packed and non-labelled. In this study, a total of 450 samples including 250 raw milk, 100 white cheese...
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak which first emanated from China in December, 2019 as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on January 30, 2020, and a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. As of June 20, 2020, over 8,687,231 people have been infected with 460,530 deaths recorded in 188 countries...
Coronavirus disease pandemic is a public health threat that affects the whole world. Most coronavirus infections are mild in humans. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and coronavirus pneumonia. Many results in coronavirus disease have been obtained in the studies conducted so far. Rapid and effective diagnosis of coronavirus...
Decellularized tissues and organs have been successfully used in various tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. A biological scaffold obtained from the extracellular matrix can be produced by a variety of decellularization methods that effectively remove cells from the tissue to be treated. Decellularization methods is changed according to the target structure...
Since December 2019 we have been faced with a rapidly growing number of patients with COVID-19, which is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID-19 is a respiratory illness. A person may have a dry cough, fever, muscle aches, and fatigue. Most common diagnosis for severe COVID-19 is severe pneumonia which may...
Paraspinal schwannomas are relatively common but hardly classified subject of spinal neurosurgery. We present a rare and unclassified case of paravertebral schwannoma that causes non-discogenic low back pain. A 45-year-old Caucasian female came to our clinic with low back pain. Her pain steadily worsened for two years. Her physical exam showed right straight leg raise positivity...
Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine about knowledge level and opinions of pediatric surgeon’ about child abuse and neglect and to draw attention to this issue. Method: The research was conducted as a descriptive study among those who attended the 28th National Congress of Pediatric Surgery and agreed to participate in the research (n=56). Data were collected...
Objective: The success rates of renal transplantation in pediatric age groups increased rapidly with the improvement of surgical technique, development of immunosuppressive drugs and the establishment of follow-up protocols specific to the pediatric age group and achieved the success rates of adult transplantation. In this study, we retrospectively analyzed the results of...
The aim is to investigate the effect of melatonin on oxidative damage in rats exposed to Wi-Fi. This study aims to evaluate the effects of Wriless waves biophysically and biochemically. This study was to investigate the effects of Wi-Fi electromagnetic field (Wi-Fi-EMF) on total antioxidant status (TAS), total oxidant status (TOS) and oxidative stress index (OSI) in various rat...
Objective: Today, increasing competition conditions, increasing costs, changing the diagnosis and treatment methods with the advancement of technology, and increasing patient expectations increase the importance of service quality in the health sector. The aim of this study is to evaluate the service quality in hospital from the perspective of patients, hospital managers and...
Objective: Physiotherapists often resort to electrophysical agents for pain management. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of acupuncture-like Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) on experimental pressure pain threshold (PPT) in healthy individuals. Method: Sixty one healthy participants (44 females, 17...
Objective: The aim of this study observing the artistic/social activities of medical school students from two different faculties and evaluating the relationship of doing artistic/social activity and burnout risk and empathy levels of students. Method: This is a descriptive study conducted at Cumhuriyet University Medical School and Necmettin Erbakan University Medical School...
Objective: Hospitals constitute the widest part of treatment services, and it is important to measure the satisfaction of the customers, i.e patients, from the service they received in terms of these institutions in order to improve themselves. The purpose of this study is also defined the satisfaction of in-patient in public hospitals (secondary and tertiary) in Sivas province...
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate free thyroid hormone index (FTHI) (FT3 index/ FT4 index) as a parameter to use in differential diagnosis of gestational Graves’ disease (GGD) and gestational transient thyrotoxicosis (GTT). GGD and GTT are the most common causes of thyrotoxicosis in early pregnancy and differential diagnosis is important since they are treated...
Objective: The aim of this study was to prepare different hydrogels using chitosan and PVA polymers and to evaluate the cytotoxicity of hydrogels through cell culture studies. In addition, FTIR spectrum measurements were aimed to determine the specific chemical groups and bonds in the structures of hydrogels and materials. Method: In this study, different hydrogels were prepared...
Objective: Hydrogen peroxide is a bleaching agent accepted as safe for environment and used for producing cotton fabrics. This process requires alkaline medium, stabilizer and high temperature. For this purpose, it is used extensively in the textile industry. Potassium permanganate is a widely used agent in our country as it is easier to obtain compared to other oxidizing agents...
Objective: Our study mainly aims to identify the relationship between suicidal behavior and psychosocial factors, and smoking, alcohol and substance use habits. Method: The study group consisted of 188 adolescents aged 13-18, who applied to Pediatric Emergency Outpatient Clinic due to suicide attempt between November 2011 and December 2012, and a control group of 142 adolescents...
Objective: Getting involved in crime in children is classified as a risk-taking behaviour. Risk-taking behaviour is defined as a behaviour that creates proportionately the possibility of undesirable consequences. According to many studies, risk-taking behaviour and crime statistics reaches a peak during late adolescence and early adulthood. In our study, we aimed to search the...
Objective: We aimed to determine the etiology of hypertransaminasemia in children, demonstrate the differences according to the age and evaluate course of transaminases. Method: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of children who presented with elevated transaminase levels for at least 2 months, aged between 3 months and 18 years, for demographic features, laboratory...
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the knowledge and opinions of students at Sivas Cumhuriyet University on rational drug use. Method: In this study, 400 students at different faculties at Sivas Cumhuriyet University constituted the universe of this study. All students who agreed to participate in the study were included. A questionnaire consisting of 17 questions...
Objective: Cardiovascular disease is the still leading cause of mortality and morbidity. Non-invasive cardiac tests are using for diagnosing CAD in symptomatic patients in clinical practice. Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a well-known risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). In this study we aimed to investigate the relationship between metabolic syndrome score and results of...
Despite healthy lifestyle campaigns and diet programs Obesity is still a global problem. Considering this fact, the increase in obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery is inevitable. Since obesity is affecting many organ systems, the perioperative management of the bariatric surgical patient provides a number of challenges. Preoperative assessment and preparation considering...
On 31 December 2019, a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown aetiology was reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Soon afterwards, China's scientists have defined a new coronavirus as the essential causative agent. The outbreak has quickly developed affecting other parts of China and outside the country. At the early period of outbreak the new virus called as 2019-nCoV. On...