Kuscu, Ferit | Ulu, Astihan | Inal, Ayse S. | Suntur, Bedia M. | Aydemir, Hande | Gul, Serdar | Ecemis, Kenan

Makale | 2018 | MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR24 , pp.4240 - 4247

Background: Improper use of antimicrobials can cause adverse drug events and high costs. The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency and potential drug-drug interactions associated with antimicrobials among hospitalized patients. Material/Methods: This study was conducted on the same day in 5 different hospitals in Turkey. We included patients aged (3) 18 years who received at least 1 antimicrobial drug and at least 1 of any other drug. The Micromedex (R) online drug reference system was used to control and describe the interactions. Drug interactions were classified as contraindicated, major, moderate, and minor. Res . . .ults: Potential drug-drug interactions with antimicrobials were 26.4% of all interactions. Five (42%) of 12 contraindicated interactions and 61 (38%) of 159 major interactions were with antimicrobials. Quinolones, triazoles, metronidazole, linezolid, and clarithromycin accounted for 173 (25.7%) of 673 prescribed antimicrobials, but were responsible for 141 (92.1%) of 153 interactions. In multivariate analysis, number of prescribed antimicrobials (odds ratio: 2.3001, 95% CI: 1.6237-3.2582), number of prescribed drugs (odds ratio: 1.2008, 95% CI: 1.0943-1.3177), and hospitalization in the university hospital (odds ratio: 1.7798, 95% CI: 1.0035-3.1564) were independent risk factors for developing drug interactions. Conclusions: Due to risk of drug interactions, physicians should be more cautious when prescribing antimicrobials, particularly when prescribing quinolones, linezolid, azoles, metronidazole, and macrolides Daha fazlası Daha az

Hosnuter, Mubin | Buyukates, Mustafa | Babuccu, Berfu

Makale | 2006 | MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR12 ( 10 ) , pp.4240 - 4247

Background: Lymphedema is the result of the equilibrium between the load to be cleared and the transport capacity of the clearing system. Lymphedema may be classified as primary or secondary, based on the underlying etiology. Primary lymphedema is an unusual disorder characterized by inadequate lymphatic drainage. Lymphedema tarda is a rare form of primary lymphedema. Case Report: The case of lymphedema tarda documented here was chronic, progressive, and resistant to medical therapy and recurred several times after previous operations. Conclusions: We performed two-staged operations and we recommend that the staged excisional proced . . .ures offers reliable long-term improvement and minimizes postoperative complications in chronic advanced lymphedema Daha fazlası Daha az

Bildirici, Ulas | Aktas, Mujdat | Dervis, Emir | Celikyurt, Umut

Makale | 2017 | MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR23 , pp.3130 - 3135

Background: Superficial femoral artery chronic total occlusion (SCTO) is a common type of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Endovascular therapy is a treatment approach that has a poor long-term success rate in this group. The aim of this study was to compare the mid-term results of two different uses of nitinol stents in long SCTO lesions (>100 mm): the use of one long stent or two shorter stents. Material/Methods: Of 154 patients who underwent percutaneous infrainguinal interventions from 2011 to 2014, a total of 170 CTO lesions were selected for this retrospective study analysis. The mean age of the study population was 63.4 +/- . . . 10.4 years (range 29-89 years); 71.8% of the patients were male. Results: Patients were divided into two groups according to the number of stents used. Patients treated with a single stent were placed into group A and patients treated with two stents were placed into group B. The stent fracture rate was significantly higher in group B compared to group A (29.2% vs. 42%). Type 1 and 2 fracture rates were higher in group A, but type 3 and 5 fracture rates were significantly higher in group B. The rate of stent restenosis was significantly higher in group B compared to group A (45.1% vs. 54.5%, p=0.05). Conclusions: Mid-term patency rate was low in patients with long totally occluded superficial femoral artery (SFA) lesions. Using a long single stent had an acceptable mid-term patency rate compared to using a two stent strategy. Stent fracture seemed to be the main reason for in-stent restenosis in cases of multiple stenting. A long single stent strategy may be more appropriate and reasonable than a two stent strategy in the treatment of long SFA lesions Daha fazlası Daha az

Calikoglu, Cagatay | Aytekin, Hikmet | Akgul, Osman | Akgul, Mehmet Huseyin | Gezen, Ahmet Ferruh | Akyuz, Feyzullah | Cakir, Murteza

Makale | 2015 | MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR21 , pp.3130 - 3135

Background: In this study we aimed to explore the effects of pregabalin on a traumatic brain injury model in rats. Material/Methods: This study included 40 adult male Sprague-Dawley rats randomized into 4 groups, each of which contained equal numbers of animals. The control group had no head trauma and thus was not treated. The trauma group had head trauma but was not treated. The pregabalin group had no head trauma but was treated by pregabalin. The trauma + pregabalin group had head trauma treated with pregabalin. The biopsy samples taken from the study animals were histopathologically examined for the presence of edema, inflammat . . .ion, and neuronal damage. Results: All animals in the trauma group had edema, inflammation, and neuronal damage. Four subjects in the control group, 6 in the pregabalin group, and 4 in the trauma + pregabalin group had edema; inflammation was present in 1 subject in the control group, 3 subjects in the pregabalin group, and 3 subjects in the trauma + pregabalin group; neuronal damage existed in 1 subject in the control group, 1 subject in the pregabalin group, and 6 subjects in the trauma + pregabalin group. The trauma group had significantly higher edema and neuronal damage scores than the other groups. Similarly, inflammation was significantly more prevalent in the trauma group than the control and trauma + pregabalin groups. Conclusions: The results of the present study indicated anti-edema, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective effects of pregabalin in an experimental head trauma model in rats. Pregabalin may thus be beneficial in humans with acute TBI by relieving concomitant edema and inflammation Daha fazlası Daha az