Tıp Fakültesi / Faculty of Medicine
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Item Influence of Various Living Donor Kidney Measurements in Relation to Recipient Body Measurements on Posttransplant Allograft Functional Outcomes(2018) Kulah, Eyup; Ozcelik, Umit; Isiklar, Iclal; Cevik, Halime; Bircan, Huseyin Yuce; Karakayali, Feza Y.; Haberal, Mehmet; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6041-4254; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1073-2494; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1874-947X; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3462-7632; 27356006; AAJ-5764-2021; AAG-8651-2021; R-6394-2019; AAB-3888-2021; AAJ-8097-2021Objectives: Donor kidney measurements may affect outcomes of transplanted allografts. We tested allograft and recipient measurements on kidney allograft outcomes. In this study, we compared the effects of kidney allograft volumes, which were measured using computed tomographic angiography before transplant, and allograft weight, which was measured during surgery, in relation to the recipient's body weight and body mass index on kidney function at 6 and 12 months after transplant. Material and Methods: We included 74 patients (40 female and 34 male patients, mean age of 50.42 +/- 9.75 y) in this study. Results: Intraoperative allograft weight was 182.68 +/- 40.33 g (range, 104-266 g). The allograft volume measured using computed tomographic angiography scanning was 123.34 +/- 24.26 ml (range, 78-181 ml). The estimated glomerular filtration rates of the recipients at 6 and 12 months after transplant correlated negatively with age and recipient body mass index but correlated positively with allograft volume/recipient body weight, allograft volume/recipient body mass index, allograft weight, allograft weight/recipient body weight, and allograft weight/recipient body mass index values, as concluded by univariate analyses. From multivariate analyses, we found variables of interest presumed to significantly affect the 12-month estimated glomerular filtration rates, including recipient age, allograft volume/recipient body weight, allograft volume/recipient body mass index, allograft weight, allograft weight/recipient body weight, and allograft weight/recipient body mass index. Conclusions: Transplanted allograft and recipient body values may be used as predictors of estimated glomerular filtration rates 6 and 12 months after transplant.Item Association Between Gender, Body Mass Index, and Ulnar Nerve Entrapment at the Elbow: A Retrospective Study(2016) Uzunkulaoglu, Aslihan; Afsar, Sevgi Ikbali; Karatas, Metin; 0000-0002-4003-3646; 27300075; E-2103-2019Introduction: Entrapment of the ulnar nerve is the second most common compression neuropathy in the upper extremity, but the etiology is multifactorial and still not clearly understood. The authors aimed to determine whether gender and body mass index (BMI) are risk factors for ulnar nerve entrapment (UNE) at the elbow. Methods: Results of electrodiagnostic studies performed on patients with UNE between January 2008 and February 2013 were examined retrospectively. Patients with BMI <= 22 were considered slender, those with a BMI between 22 and 29, normal, and those with a BMI >29, overweight. The authors compared the data for patients with and without UNE. Results: A total of 622 subjects were studied; 295 were UNE cases (154 men, 141 women) and 327 were controls (110 men, 217 women). There was no difference between control and UNE groups in terms of BMI. In univariate analysis, age and gender are independent risk factors for UNE, but when included in a stepwise Cox regression model, only gender was a significant factor. Male gender was found to be a risk factor for UNE. Conclusions: Male gender is a risk factor for developing UNE, but age and BMI are not significant risk factors. Further studies which examine BMI and gender differences with data about occupational risk factors are required.