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Objective: The aim of the present study was to compare the reliability, suitability and the side effects of the spinal blocks produced by hyperbaric solutions of levobupivacaine, ropivacaine and bupivacaine in patients ...

Objective The incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is high in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) population and hyperhomocysteinemia is an important CVD risk factor. The aims of this study are to asses the incidence ...

Erdoğan-Bakar E, Cinbiş M, Özyürek H, Kiriş N, Altunbaşak Ş, Anlar B. Cognitive functions in neurofibromatosis type 1 patients and unaffected siblings. Turk J Pediatr 2009; 51: 565-571. Attention, learning, and perceptual ...

BACKGROUND: Differential diagnosis and appropriate treatment of epiploic appendagitis (EA) is adilemma for general surgeons because of nonspecific signs and symptoms.METHODS: Twelve patients (3 women and 9 men, average age ...

The vitamin D receptor (VDR) was the firstcandidate gene to be studied in relation to osteoporosis, andmost attention has focused on polymorphisms situated nearthe 3' flank of VDR. The aim of this study was toinvestigate ...

Objectives: Studies on the anatomy of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) have shown that the normal ACL consists of two functional bundles named as anteromedial (AM) and posterolateral (PL) bundles. In this study, we ...

Purpose The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and reasons for self-medication with antibiotics within the last 12 months among primary healthcare center attendants aged 18 or over, in Ankara. Methods A ...

PURPOSE The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the diagnostic utility of volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination (VIBE) and half-Fourier-acquisition single-shot turbo spin-echo (HASTE) fast magnetic ...

Prior to serious surgical interventions, central venous catheterization (CVC) is used with such purposes as obtaining venous tract and hemodynamic monitorization as well as applying medicine. Although it is rare, serious ...