Purpose: This study aimed to determine the relationship between birth weight, and maternal serum insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) and kisspeptin-1 (KISS-1) levels, and first-trimester fetal volume ...

Aim: To evaluate the effects of proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) use on distrubtion of intestinal flora by measuring serum Clostridium Difficile antigen levels before and at the end of a three- months treatment in patients with ...

The HbA1c test provides information about blood glucose levels of previous months depending on the erythrocyte lifetime when monitoring diabetic patients. However, various factors such as HbF and other hemoglobin variants ...

Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to assess whether changes in Cystatin C (CyC) after 48 h post contrast media exposure was a reliable indicator of acute kidney injury and the validity of a risk scoring tool for ...

Purpose: To evaluate the optimum timing of aspirin cessation before noncardiac surgeries. We have conducted a pilot study to minimize the aspirin cessation time before various surgeries. Methods: Eighty patients who were ...

Amaç: Diyabetin kontrol ve monitorizasyonu fetal malformasyon, makrozomi ve diğer komplikasyonlar nedeniyle gebelikte özellikle önemlidir. Çalışmamız, monitorizasyonda en sık kullanılan iki parametre olan hemoglobin A1c ...

Background A defect in collagen metabolism is suspected to be one of the factors responsible for hernia formation. Lysyl oxidase is a copper-dependent enzyme in the process that provides for the structural integrity of ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate ischemia-modified albumin levels (IMA) in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) cases with and without insulin resistance and the correlation of IMA with carotid intima media thickness, ...