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Post-thoracotomy wound separation (DEHISCENCE): A disturbing complication
(HOSPITAL CLINICAS, UNIV SAO PAULO, 2013)
OBJECTIVES: We described the treatment of dehiscence of thoracotomy incisions in patients who underwent thoracic surgery in the present study. METHODS: Twenty-four patients with either partial or complete dehiscence of ...
Thoracic Paravertebral Block for Postoperative Pain Management in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Patients: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
(KARGER, 2013)
Objective: To investigate the effect of thoracic paravertebral block (PVB) on pain control and morphine consumption in percutaneous nephrolithotomy operations. Subjects and Methods: This randomized controlled clinical study ...
Effect of allograft amniotic membrane use on adhesion formation after Cesarean section in pregnant rat
(COMENIUS UNIV, 2013)
Objective: We aimed to investigate the effect of allograft amniotic membrane utilization to prevent the post-operative adhesion formation. Background: In 24 pregnant inbreed Wistar-Albino rats, pregnancy was terminated by ...
Clinicopathologic Features of Gastric Cancer in Young Patients
(MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA PVT LTD, 2013)
Background/Aim: Gastric cancer (GC) is considered to be a disease of elderly patients. It has been suggested that GC in young adults has more aggressive clinical and pathologic features than in adults. In this study we ...
Effect of Endocrine Therapy on Quality of Life and Cognitive Functions in Patients with Breast Cancer
(KARGER, 2013)
Background: The use of endocrine therapy (ET) in post-menopausal breast cancer patients may affect their cognitive status. This study aims to assess the effects of tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors (AIs) on quality of ...
Mortality indicators in community-acquired pneumonia requiring intensive care in Turkey
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2013)
Background: Severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP) is a fatal disease. This study was conducted to describe an outcome analysis of the intensive care units (ICUs) of Turkey. Methods: This study evaluated SCAP cases ...
Isolation and Identification of Free-Living Amoebae from Tap Water in Sivas, Turkey
(HINDAWI PUBLISHING CORPORATION, 2013)
The present work focuses on a local survey of free-living amoebae (FLA) that cause opportunistic and nonopportunistic infections in humans. Determining the prevalence of FLA in water sources can shine a light on the need ...
A Half-Inverse Problem for Impulsive Dirac Operator with Discontinuous Coefficient
(HINDAWI PUBLISHING CORPORATION, 2013)
An inverse problem for Dirac differential operators with discontinuity conditions and discontinuous coefficient is studied. It is shown by Hochstadt and Lieberman's method that if the potential function p(x) in Omega(x) ...
Investigation of Mechanical and Structural Properties of Blend Lignin-PMMA
(HINDAWI PUBLISHING CORPORATION, 2013)
This in vitro study investigated the mechanical and structural characteristics of lignin-added PMMA resin composites at concentrations of 1, 3, and 5% by weight. Four sample groups were formed. For the transverse strength ...
Double Discontinuous Inverse Problems for Sturm-Liouville Operator with Parameter-Dependent Conditions
(HINDAWI PUBLISHING CORPORATION, 2013)
The purpose of this paper is to solve the inverse spectral problems for Sturm-Liouville operator with boundary conditions depending on spectral parameter and double discontinuities inside the interval. It is proven that ...