Donor lung selection criteria and surgical application at University of Pittsburgh [PDF]
Lung transplantation is the standard treatment for patients with end-stage lung disease. Unfortunately scarce source of donor organs, particularly in lungs, limits this selected treatment to very few recipients each year.
Sareyyupoglu, B, Toyoda, Y, Yücel, O
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Effective use of electroconvulsive therapy in elderly psychiatric patients
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) use, the features of patients who underwent ECT treatment, short term treatment response to ECT and the rate of complications among elderly psychiatric ...
Lut Tamam +2 more
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Early and late endocrinologic complications of the hematopoetic stem cell transplantation performed for hematologic malignancies [PDF]
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is usedfor various hematologic malignancies seen in childrenand adults. There may be several complications before,during, and after the HSCT.
Murat Albayrak, Osman Yokuş
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Surgical treatment of acetabular fractures: short and midterm results
Objectives: To evaluate early and mid-term results of open reduction and internal fixation for acetabular fractures.\nPatients: The study included 39 patients (29 males, 10 females; mean age 35 years) who underwent surgery for acetabular fractures ...
Hakan Kinik, Atac Karakas, Ertan Mergen
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Cancer Patients [PDF]
Cognitive behavioral therapy is one of the structured but flexible psychosocial interventions that could be applied to patients with cancer. In many studies the positive effects of cognitive behavioral therapy in reducing psychological morbidity and ...
Cem Soylu
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Early results of treatment with expandable intramedullary nails in tibia shaft fractures
Objectives: We evaluated the use of expandable intramedullary nails, their efficacy, and short-term results in the treatment of tibia shaft fractures.\nMethods: The study included 19 patients (8 females, 11 males; mean age 38 years; range 17 to 65 years)
Taner Bekmezci +4 more
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Early results of treatment with expandable intramedullary nails in femur shaft fractures
Objectives: We evaluated the use of expandable intramedullary nails, their efficacy, and short-term results in the treatment of femur shaft fractures.\nMethods: The study included 20 patients (10 females, 10 males; mean age 31 years; range 15 to 75 years)
Taner Bekmezci +5 more
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Hope in Patients with Cancer [PDF]
Cancer, which is one of the major health problems leading to despair, uncertainty, pain and suffering, is perceived as a serious and chronic disease. Cancer negatively affects individuals' quality of life due to the physical, psychological, and socio ...
Selma Turan Kavradim, Zeynep Canli Ozer
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Objectives: There is no consensus as to whether internal fixation or hemiarthroplasty is more appropriate for the treatment of intertrochanteric femur fractures in elderly patients.
Hayrettin Kesmezacar +4 more
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Anesthetic management in endovascular treatment of aortic pathologies [PDF]
Objective: In this study we aimed to compare the anesthesia methods we used in the endovascular treatment of thoracic and abdominal aorta pathologies and to discuss accompanied by literature.
Abdulmenap Güzel +6 more
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