Surgery General
Mar 13, 2020
: Multiple Myeloma (MM) is a very heterogeneous clonal plasma cell hematological malignancy for which new therapies and transplantation effectively improve Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall ...
Mar 13, 2020
The safety and efficacy of direct acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and reversal strategies are not well established in the solid organ transplant population. This was a survey of pharmacists to asse...
Mar 13, 2020
Tacrolimus (TAC) is the cornerstone of immunosuppressive therapy in liver transplantation. This study aimed at elucidating the interplay between pharmacogenetic determinants of TAC whole blood and int...
Mar 13, 2020
It is recommended to start cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis within ten days of solid organ transplant, if indicated. Our center underwent a cost-savings initiative to delay CMV prophylaxis initiation...
Mar 13, 2020
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major comorbidity in hospitalised patients. Patients with severe AKI require continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) when they are haemodynamically unstable. CRRT is...
Mar 13, 2020
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (hoFH) can cause severe atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in early infancy. Diagnosis and initiation of effective lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) are...
Mar 13, 2020
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a very common tachyarrhythmia with increasing prevalence with age, but uncommon in the pediatric population. Understanding that AF increases comorbidities make the need for...
Mar 13, 2020
Complex-shaped light fields with specially designed intensity, phase, and polarization distributions are highly demanded for various applications including optical tweezers, laser material processing,...
Mar 13, 2020
The aim of this study was to reveal the histomorphological connections among the suborbicularis oculi fat (SOOF), the orbicularis oculi muscle (OOM), the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS), ...
Mar 13, 2020
Late cancellations of scheduled operations cause direct and indirect costs for a hospital and economic and emotional stress for the patient. Previously, late cancellation rates for scheduled operation...
Mar 13, 2020
The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of fat grafting to the facial region for the reconstruction and aesthetic enhancement of facial contour.A systematic literature revi...
Mar 13, 2020
Diagnosing of bloodstream infection (BSI) in outpatients is essential. A large blood volume is required to obtain blood culture (CLSI): 2 sets, 40ml of blood for diagnosing in 95% cases of bacteremia....
Mar 13, 2020
The auricle is a key target in pediatric plastic surgery and is considered to develop from a ring- or funnel-like arrangement of six hillocks in the embryo. However, there has been no report showing t...
Mar 13, 2020
Synthetic scaffolds exhibiting bone repair ability equal to that of autogenous bone are required in the fields of orthopedics and dentistry. A suitable synthetic bone graft substitute should induce os...
Mar 13, 2020
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a biocompatible polymer, but the lack of angiogenesis makes the long-term osteogenic fixation of PEEK implants challenging, which has hampered their wider application in...
Mar 13, 2020
This study aims to investigate the reliability of the Lichtman classification among residents, orthopedic surgeons, and hand surgeons.This study was carried out with 30 male observers (mean age 37.8 y...
Mar 13, 2020
This study aims to analyze the nationwide trends in carpal tunnel surgery by surgeons practicing in Turkey according to experience in years, training received (plastic surgery or orthopedics), and wor...
Mar 13, 2020
The assessment of volatile compounds (VOCs) for disease diagnosis is a growing area of research. There is a need to provide hard evidence i.e. biochemical routes, to justify putative VOC biomarkers, a...
Mar 13, 2020
The role of IL-6 signalling in hypertensive heart disease and its sequelae is controversial. Our group demonstrated that Bazedoxifene suppressed IL-6/gp130 signalling in cancer cells but its effect on...
Mar 13, 2020
The current study aims to evaluate the correlation between peripheral blood miR-148a-3p level in patients with liver injury after hepatectomy under general anesthesia with propofol, thereby evaluating...