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{"title":"Alexithymia; an often missed condition prevelant in the practice of nephrology","authors":"Ezgi ERSOY YEŞİL, Ö. Pehlivan, Zeki Toprak, A. Surardamar","doi":"10.38053/acmj.1192825","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.1192825","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: Alexithymia is a disorder associated with difficulty in recognizing and expressing feelings, which can lead to an increased susceptibility to disease development that makes alexithymia a possible risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study was performed to evaluate for alexithymia in pre-dialysis CKD and end-stage renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis.Material and Method: The study was conducted in the Nephrology Outpatient Department and Hemodialysis unit of Ümraniye Research and Training Hospital. The patients had to have a diagnosis of CKD. Demographic data form, routine biochemical follow up data of patients, Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS), and Hospital Depression and Anxiety Scale (HADS) were used in this study. The statistical significance level was determined as p<0.05.Results: A total of 111 patients (mean age 58.10±13.48 years, 61% female) were included in the study, 83.9% of whom were found to have alexithymia. The incidence of alexithymia in CDK patients was significantly higher than that in the control group (p=0.004); however, no statistically significant difference was detected in its incidence between the hemodialysis and pre-dialysis groups (p>0.05). The results showed that increased incidence of depression resulted in a 4.47-fold (p=0.035) increase in the incidence of alexithymia. Conclusion: Alexithymia has been found to be high in patients with chronic kidney disease. Therefore, it is essential that we be aware of patients’ emotional stress and assess them for depression, anxiety, and alexithymia.","PeriodicalId":307693,"journal":{"name":"Anatolian Current Medical Journal","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134281575","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Correlation of the transcutaneous bilirubin and serum bilirubin levels measured before and after phototherapy in newborns: a prospective observational study","authors":"S. Ekmen, Y. Deniz","doi":"10.38053/acmj.1165736","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.1165736","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: The purpose of the present study was to show the reliability of the transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) measurement as an alternative method to total serum bilirubin (TSB) when starting treatment with phototherapy (PT), which is one of the most important treatment methods of hyperbilirubinemia as a very common practice in the neonatal period and eliminates the disadvantages of blood collection. \u0000Materyal and Method: Two measurements were made to evaluate whether there was a correlation between the total serum bilirubin and transcutaneous bilirubin level measurement for follow-up in newborns who were hospitalized and prospectively followed up in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit of Karabuk University Medical Faculty Training and Research Hospital between April 13 and June 30, 2022 (Level III Neonatal Center) who were scheduled for starting phototherapy. The primary result was the correlation between TcB and TSB at the first 24 hours and after, at the initiation of FT, termination of FT, and 12 hours after PT was discontinued. \u0000Results: The TSB and TcB values of the newborns ​​were measured at the beginning of PT, at the end of PT, and 12 hours after PT was ended. The first measurement values ​​were 11.60±5.16 and 10.72±4.02, respectively; the second measurement values ​​were 7.45±2.34 and 6.35±2.83, respectively; and the third measurement values ​​were 8.03±2.45 and 7.35±2.63 mg/dL, respectively. A strong positive correlation was found among all measurement values. Also, when the newborns who received FT for the first 24 hours were evaluated by subgrouping, the high correlation between TcB and TSB levels continued. \u0000Conclusion: The present study showed that there is a significant relationship between TcB taken from the covered skin and TSB at the start, end, and 12 hours after PT. Also, when the newborns who received PT for the first 24 hours were evaluated in a subgroup, it was found that TCB measurement predicted the TSB level at a high level before and after PT. Based on these findings, it was concluded that TcB measurement, including in the first 24 hours, is reliable in the follow-up of newborns receiving PT for the treatment of hyperbilirubinemia. However, we think that larger prospective controlled studies are required in this respect.","PeriodicalId":307693,"journal":{"name":"Anatolian Current Medical Journal","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123421054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hypothermia: what are the trends in recent studies? – a bibliometric analysis with global productivity","authors":"E. N. Zengin","doi":"10.38053/acmj.1140398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.1140398","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: Although the number of global studies on hypothermia, which plays an important role in morbidity and mortality in adults and newborns, has increased, there is still no bibliometric research on this subject in the literature. This study, it was aimed to determine trend topics and global productivity by using various statistical analyzes of scientific articles published on hypothermia. \u0000Material and Method: Articles on hypothermia published between 1980 and 2021 were downloaded from the Web of Science (WoS) database and analyzed using various statistical and bibliometric methods. Spearman’s correlation coefficient was used for correlation studies. Network visualization maps were used to identify effective studies, global collaborations, and trend topics with citation analyses. \u0000Results: Out of a total of 14410 publications, 8157 articles were analyzed. The top 5 contributors to the literature are USA (n=2938, 36%), Japan (737, 9%), UK (641, 7.8%), Germany (576, 7%), and China (544, 6%). was. The first 3 journals that published the most articles were Resuscitation (n=296), Critical Care Medicine (146), Therapeutic Hypothermia, and Temperature Management (135). The top 3 most active institutions were League of European Research Universities (n=448), University of California System (274), and Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (221). The most active author was Marianne Thoresen (n=69). \u0000Conclusion: The most studied trend topics in recent years are determined as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, neonatal encephalopathy, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, neonates, targeted management, therapeutic hypothermia, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, perioperative hypothermia, emergency medicine, outcome, mortality, and perinatal asphyxia. This study will guide the authors who want to study in this area.","PeriodicalId":307693,"journal":{"name":"Anatolian Current Medical Journal","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121641580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Increased QT dispersion and related factors in patients with systemic sclerosis","authors":"Ö. Soysal Gündüz, Kezban Armagan","doi":"10.38053/acmj.1132856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.1132856","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death may occur as a result of ventricular myocardial fibrosis or ischemia in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). QT prolongation and QT dispersion, which facilitate the development of ventricular fibrillation, are important cardiac problems associated with increased mortality. In this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of corrected QT dispersion (cQTD) and related factors in our patients with systemic sclerosis compared to healthy controls. \u0000Material and Method: The 12-lead electrocardiograms with a rate of 25 mm/s of patients with no previous history of cardiovascular disease and controls were analyzed. cQTD was defined as the difference between the maximum QT interval and the minimum QT interval. Nailfold capillaroscopy examination was performed. Disease activity was evaluated using revised European Scleroderma Study Group activity index. \u0000Results: Forty-nine SSc patients (45 females, mean age 53.26±10.63 years, and disease duration 8.0 (1-25) years) and 41 controls (37 females, mean age 49.29±8.02 years) were included. While the frequency of smoking was significantly higher in controls (p=0.025), erythrocyte sedimentation rate was higher in patients (p","PeriodicalId":307693,"journal":{"name":"Anatolian Current Medical Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132810934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Erythromycin resistance in Group A Beta-hemolytic streptococci","authors":"P. Balcı","doi":"10.38053/acmj.1166370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.1166370","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Beta-hemolytic streptococci, GABHS) is one of the important bacterial pathogens in clinical microbiology. It often causes upper respiratory tract infections such as tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and laryngitis. It also leads to complications such as acute rheumatic fever and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. Early diagnosis and treatment of these bacterial infections will prevent suppurative and non-suppurative complications, the transmission of infection to other people, and chronic carriage. Today, the treatment of streptococcal infections relies entirely on chemotherapy. Beta hemolytic group A streptococci and generally other beta-hemolytic streptococci in groups B (GBBHS), C, and G are generally sensitive to many chemotherapeutics, especially Penicillin and Erythromycin. In patients with penicillin allergy, erythromycin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, or oral cephalosporins are used instead of penicillin. However, it has recently been understood that there are strains resistant to Erythromycin in GABHS and are increasing. In this study, the situation in our region of Erythromycin resistance, which is used as an alternative for people allergic to Penicillin in the treatment of streptococcal infections, was investigated. \u0000Material and Method: In our study, throat swab samples were taken from 150 pharyngitis patients and 94 GABHS were obtained by applying the Bacitracin-SXT test with the culture method, and antibiotic susceptibility tests were performed on these 94 GABHS by Kirby-Bauer agar disc diffusion method. \u0000Result: GABHS was found susceptible to Bacitracin and resistant to SXT. GBBHS is resistant to Bacitracin and SXT. other beta-hemolytic streptococci were resistant to Bacitracin and susceptible to SXT. \u0000Conclusion: In this study, Erythromycin’s resistance was found to be 19.1%. it is observed that Erythromycin resistance has increased over the years when compared to previous studies. Erythromycin should not be used empirically in treatment. An antibiotic susceptibility test should be performed and the antibiotic should be selected according to the results of the antibiogram test.","PeriodicalId":307693,"journal":{"name":"Anatolian Current Medical Journal","volume":"22 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120991846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Can near infrared spectroscopy predict stroke in coronary artery by-pass graft?","authors":"S. Ketenciler, H. Gemalmaz, Y. Gültekin","doi":"10.38053/acmj.1140522","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.1140522","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: Central nervous system may be affected after coronary artery by-pass graft (CABG) and carotid artery stenosis is an important risk factor. Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is used to measure the regional cerebral oxygen concentration (rScO2). The aim of this study is to determine the relationship of rScO2 in patients with carotid artery lesion and to determine the relation of stroke with rScO2 changes. \u0000Material and Method: The patients who had cardiac bypass surgery were involved in the study. Demographic characteristics and presence of carotid artery stenosis, were collected from the files. Bilateral rSO2 measurements performed by 2 sensors. RScO2 values are detected in 5 minutes of cross-clamp (XCL5), XCL30, XCL60, XCL90, XCL120 and after the by-pass. \u0000Results: 57 patients were involved in the study (40 male and mean age 62.54±13.08). 17 (29%) patients had carotid stenosis. rScO2 levels are statistically significantly decreased in the patients with stenosis after post-clamp 30 minutes. Three patients had stroke after surgery (5.2%). Two of the patients had carotid stenosis while one patient did not have. \u0000Conclusion: RScO2 decreased in carotid artery stenosis irrespective of the degree of the stenosis after 30 minutes of cross-clamp. Cerebral perfusion follow-up is important during the CPB and NIRS is a method that can be used for this purpose.","PeriodicalId":307693,"journal":{"name":"Anatolian Current Medical Journal","volume":"104 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131453285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of polycystic ovary syndrome on intracytoplasmic sperm injection results in patients with endometriosis","authors":"M. Ağar, N. Gürkan, T. Gürbüz","doi":"10.38053/acmj.1153597","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.1153597","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: In this study, the fertility rate of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis was compared with the control group, which included women with normoresponder (NR) endometriosis. \u0000Material and Method: This is a retrospective study with control in infertile women aged 25-40, suffering from PCOS and endometriosis, referred to the infertility clinic of Medistate Hospital between September 2018- December 2020. The pregnancy outcomes of age-matched participants were compared. \u0000Results: Results did not show a statistically significant association between case and control regarding age and body mass index (BMI) (p>0.05). There was a statistically significant difference between groups regarding anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) (p0.05). \u0000Conclusion: Women with PCOS and endometriosis did not show a significant difference in terms of pregnancy outcome compared to women with NR women with endometriosis.","PeriodicalId":307693,"journal":{"name":"Anatolian Current Medical Journal","volume":"112 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128512762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of COVID-19 infection on anti mullerian hormone","authors":"Asena Ayar Madenli, N. Gürkan, Şebnem Alanya Tosun","doi":"10.38053/acmj.1167530","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.1167530","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: The possible impact of COVID-19 infection on female reproductive system is a controversial issue. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of COVID-19 infection on anti mullerian hormone (AMH) as a predictor of ovarian response to ovarian stimulation. \u0000Material and Method: This prospective study was conducted at a university-affiliated tertiary medical center between June 2021–February 2022. The study population included 79 reproductive-aged women (22-34 years) with COVID-19 infection. Blood samples were collected for AMH levels before COVID-19 infection and after three months of COVID-19 disease. \u0000Results: The mean age of the study group was 28.11±3.49 years. Estradiol and Luteinizing Hormone (LH) was found to be lower after three months of COVID-19 disease (p","PeriodicalId":307693,"journal":{"name":"Anatolian Current Medical Journal","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115529066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The relationship between ulcerative colitis activity and vitamin D, mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width","authors":"M. Kaya, A. Yıldız","doi":"10.38053/acmj.1147986","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.1147986","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: In our study, we aimed to show the relationship between ulcerative colitis activity and vitamin D, platelet distribution width, and mean platelet volume. \u0000Material and Method: Our study was conducted at the Internal Medicine Clinic. We planned to cross-sectionally investigate the severity of ulcerative colitis activity, vitamin D level, mean platelet volume, platelet distribution width and other laboratory parameters of patients admitted to the hospital. The Truelove and Witts’ severity index was used to determine ulcerative colitis activity. In accordance with the guidelines, serum 25-OH vitamin D levels of >30 ng/ml were considered as sufficient vitamin D, 20-30 ng/ml as vitamin D insufficiency,","PeriodicalId":307693,"journal":{"name":"Anatolian Current Medical Journal","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125364864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of body satisfaction on female sexual life after bariatric surgery: a follow-up study","authors":"Merve ŞAHİN CAN, F. Cay","doi":"10.38053/acmj.1164283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.1164283","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: Discomfort with body shape is common among individuals with obesity and has effects on their sexual life. We aimed to investigate the effects of bariatric surgery on the body satisfaction and sexual life of women in this study. \u0000Material and Method: The study consisted of 63 female patients who were aged between 20 and 55. Pre-operative psychiatric evaluations of the candidates were conducted and Hamilton Anxiety Scale , Hamilton Depression Scale, Arizona Sexual Experiences Questionnaire and Body Shape Questionnaire were used. Psychiatric evaluations of the patients were re-evaluated in the first year after surgery. \u0000Results: The mean age was 35.4±8.6 years. While 87.3% of the participants had moderate-severe anxiety about the appearance of their bodies before the operation, 57.1% described problems in their sexual life. After the operation, 63.5% of the participants stated that they did not have any concerns about their body appearance, and 73% stated that they did not have any problems in their sexual life. The BSQ-34 scale score was found to be higher in those with an Arizona score of 11 and above before the operation (p=0.045; p","PeriodicalId":307693,"journal":{"name":"Anatolian Current Medical Journal","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129934283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}