Tıp Fakültesi / Faculty of Medicine
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Item Family Practice in Turkey(2014) Ozsahin, Akatli Kursad; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8844-3946; 24682837; AAN-3522-2021The national project 'Transformation in Health' was started in 2005 to provide expert primary care by family physicians, and decrease expenses in Turkey. The number of family physicians was far below the need, so public physicians were promoted to family physician status after a 10-day intensive course. The government declared some satisfactory results, but privately paid family physicians were not accepted into the system. Furthermore, the government stopped paying for their services from private settings. Some family physicians became unemployed as the major payer for all forms of medical care in Turkey denied their services. The process showed it's value in time. Nevertheless, family physicians should be the core of this transformation as family medicine is an academic and a scientific discipline and a primary care-oriented specialty with its own specific educational content, research and base of evidence, which cannot be achieved through standard medical education.Item Short-Term Results of Neurelec Digisonic SP Cochlear Implantation in Prelingually Deafened Children(2014) Senkal, Ozgul Akin; Hizal, Evren; Yavuz, Haluk; Yilmaz, Ismail; Ozluoglu, Levent Naci; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3554-8274; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9699-6783; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3320-204X; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1694-7608; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2150-0237; 23749057; F-9493-2013; A-5853-2018; F-6315-2015; AAJ-2992-2021; AAI-8020-2021This paper examines the reports on the selection criteria and the post-operative performance of 25 children implanted with the Neurelec Digisonic SP. This study reported benefits from Neurelec Digisonic SP cochlear implant in auditory and speech perception outcomes. There has been a lack of studies into the additional factors such as level of the mothers' education and bilingualism, which is a factor that may have a significant effect on the success of cochlear implantation. This paper examines the reports on the reasons for the differences in performance and the post-operative performance of 25 children implanted with the Neurelec Digisonic SP. Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale and Meaningful Use of Speech Scale questionnaires were used just before 3, 6, 12, and 18 months following implantation. Electrode array was inserted without difficulty in all cases, with no complications to date. This is a retrospective and cross-sectional study and all the data were collected between March 2010 and December 2012. Auditory performance improved over time for up to 12 months after implantation. Our experience indicates that the Neurelec Digisonic SP cochlear implant system in children under the age of two is relatively safe and reliable. The Neurelec Digisonic SP device surgery can be performed without complications. Auditory performance results support the effectiveness of early implantation. These important findings further support the importance of professionals working very closely with parents or especially mothers and enhancing their involvement in achieving therapy goals to develop auditory skills and speech in young children following cochlear implantation.Item Historical Background of Pediatric Kidney and Liver Transplantation in Turkey(2022) Haberal, Mehmet; 0000-0002-3462-7632; 35570591; AAJ-8097-2021The cornerstone events of kidney and liver transplant history in Turkey are summarized herein. In 1975, we performed the first pediatric living-related renal transplant in Turkey. We followed this in 1978 with the first deceased donor kidney transplant, using an organ supplied by Eurotransplant. In 1979 the law on harvesting, storage, grafting, and transplant of organs and tissues was enacted; the first local deceased donor kidney transplant was performed by our team in 1979. In 1988, another ground-breaking event in Turkey, the Middle East, and North Africa was successfully achieved: the first successful deceased-donor liver transplant, and in 1990, the first pediatric living-related segmental liver transplant in Turkey, the region and Europe was performed by our team. One month later, an adult-to-adult living-related liver transplant (left lobe) in the World was successfully performed. On May 16, 1992, we performed the first combined liver-kidney transplant from a living-related donor, which was the first operation of its kind in the World. Between November 1975 and January 2022, we have performed 3288 kidney (380 pediatric) at the Hacettepe University Hospitals and later on at Baskent University; since 1988, 701 (334 pediatric) liver transplants have been performed. In over 40 years of kidney and liver transplants history in Turkey, 46876 kidney (2502 pediatric patients) and 18203 liver (2612 pediatric patients) transplants have been performed nationwide. In 2001, the Ministry of Health established the National Coordination Center as an umbrella organization to promote transplant activities, especially for deceased donor organ procurement. Transplant activities are accelerating daily throughout the country, but deceased donors are still far below the desired rates.Item Case Reports: Should We Do Away with Them?(2017) Firat, Aynur Camkiran; Araz, Coskun; Kayhan, Zeynep; 0000-0002-4927-6660; 0000-0003-0579-1115; 0000-0003-1470-7501; 28235534; AAJ-4576-2021; AAJ-4623-2021Study objective: There has been a gradual decline in the number of case reports published in leading medical journals in recent years. Since case reports are not highly cited they have an adverse effect on the journal impact factor. On the other hand sharing new experiences, challenges, or discoveries with colleagues is essential for medical community. Should case reports be eliminated from the journals or published only in journals devoted to case reports? Design: Observational study. Setting: Web of Science database was searched, between 2005 and 2009, with terms: "anesthesia", "anesthesiology" and "case report" yielding 25 969, 9532, and 661 publications, respectively. Since some reports contained large number of cases, only those involving up to three cases (n = 425) were evaluated by the authors with respect to their type, contribution to knowledge and/or practice (Likert scale) and times they were cited. Main results: Distribution of answers to the statement "Case has added to my knowledge and/or improved my practice" was; 3% (strongly disagree), 10.5% (disagree), 33.2% (neither agree nor disagree), 39.3% (agree) and 13.7% (strongly agree). Average citations per item was 4.43 (1883/425), 7.32 (4838/661), and 7.82 (74 529/ 9532). As to the types of the reports; 50% unexpected event in the course of anesthesia, 31% unusual and instructive cases, 9.6% novel/unique anesthetic techniques, 6% novel use of equipment, 1.6% new information on diseases of importance to anesthesiology and 1% scientific observations. Conclusion: Case reports have been an important source of clinical guidance and scientific insight, and play an important role in medical education. They can be published quickly, providing publication opportunity for juniors and for clinicians who may not have the time or finance to conduct large-scale research. On the other hand some argue, that case reports are irrelevant in current medical practice and education, being at the bottom of the hierarchical ladder of medical evidence. We conclude that case reports should not be done away with but be published in websites and journals like the venue to be launched in 2013 by the International Anesthesia Research Society, devoted entirely to them to meet the need for the publication of interesting cases. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Item Quality and Reliability of YouTube Videos for Hand Surgery Training(2023) Savran, Suleyman; Albayati, Abbas; Ozkan, Burak; Uysal, Cagri A.; 0000-0003-2806-3006; 0000-0003-3093-8369; AAC-3344-2021Background Hand injuries might present with exposed tendons, bones, and neurovascular structures, requiring flap reconstruction. Comprehending various flap options for hand injuries requires detailed knowledge, surgical skills, and considerable practice. Surgery residents commonly use web-based learning; one is YouTube for surgical education. We aim to evaluate the reliability and quality of the videos on YouTube for hand surgery training. Methods Video extraction from YouTube were done by keywords on 24 August 2021. JAMA scores and flap reconstruction of the hand-specific scoring system (FH-SS) were used to evaluate the selected videos. Results The mean JAMA score and FH-SS were 1.72 and 8.54, respectively. JAMA scores and FH-SS of the videos from Europe were significantly lower than from America and Asia (p = 0.0001 and p = 0.0063, respectively). The JAMA scores of physicians were significantly higher than that of medical sources (p < 0.0001). Conclusions The low JAMA score and the average FH-SS suggest that YouTube videos are unreliable and poorly qualified for hand surgery residents. The high JAMA score of the physician's videos emphasizes the reliability of YouTube videos depending on the sources. Surgery residents should be skeptical of the information of YouTube videos on surgical education. Level of Evidence: Not ratableItem Impact of Religion on Opinions About Organ Donation and Transplantation in University Students From a Single University in Turkey(2021) Ozsoy, Balin; Herrera Gayol, Andrea; Unal, Yasemin; Askar, Medhat; Haberal, Mehmet; Cantarovich, Marcelo; 0000-0002-3462-7632; 0000-0002-3976-2286; 34325622; AAJ-8097-2021Objectives: The objective of the present report was to analyze the opinions, attitudes, and practices of Baskent University students with regard to the impact of religion on organ donation and transplantation. Materials and Methods: We sent a web-based, 5-point Likert scale questionnaire (1: strongly disagree; 5: strongly agree) to capture the opinions and attitudes toward organ donation and transplantation after participants attended or did not a panel discussion on these topics. Results: We sent 361 E-mails and received 69 responses, of which 46 students attended the panel discussion. Most of the participants who attended were part of the faculty of medicine. Participants who did not attend were composed of students from other faculties at Baskent University. Religion played less of a role with regard to opinions on organ donation in those who did not attend. Of the attendees, 54.3% strongly agreed to become organ donors, 50% believed in the important role of religion in organ donation, and 54.3% believed that media sources play important roles in shaping public opinion on organ donation. The majority felt comfortable discussing organ donation with family and friends. Conclusions: Although religion has an undeniable effect on the decision-making process, our survey showed that more than half of the participants were willing to become organ donors. Education, through the joint efforts of medical and religious scholars, as well as the media, should contribute to raising awareness on organ donation, thus contributing to increased access to transplantation worldwide.