Abstract Aim: Retinopathy of prematurity, a proliferative vitreoretinopathy resulting from the vascular disorder of the retina, is the most frequent cause of blindness in childhood. In the pathogenesis of the disease, ...

Abstract Aim: Forensic trauma has become frequently seen in Emergency Departments and these injuries can leave significant sequelae reaching a life-threatening degree and may even result in death. Through retrospective ...

Abstract Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening emergency that is sometimes difficult to diagnose due to nonspecific symptomatology and laboratory findings. A 65 years old women who has past stable angina pectoris ...

Abstract Cardiac injuries represent 1% of the thoracic traumas. Cardiac injuries can be presented as blunt or penetrating injuries. In these patients, most important factors in determining the mortality are diagnosis ...

Abstract Aim: Myeloperoxidase is mainly found in the azurophilic granules of human polymorphic nucleated neutrophils, and it is one of the enzymes that has a role in the host defense. Deteriorations in both humoral and ...

Abstract Objective: Brain natriuretic peptides are the marker protein structures released in response to wall tension from ventricular myocytes, and have been increasingly used in recent years. The use of N-Terminal ...

Abstract Aim: Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) is a potent, lipid-soluble toxic agent and produces peroxidative degeneration in many tissues. In this study, antioxidative effects of melatonin and quercetin were evaluated by ...

Abstract Objectives: We evaluated general and common characteristics of patients that were referred to Positron Emission Tomography / Computed Tomography (PET/CT) with suspicious lung lesions, then diagnosed as sarcoidosis, ...

Dear Editor, Newborns have a high risk of extravasation in intravenous infusions due to their small vascular structure and immature skin. Calcium gluconate is widely used in the treatment of neonatal hypocalcaemia. ...

Abstract Splenic artery thromboembolism is a rare condition that may lead to the splenic ischemia. It is mostly caused by cardiac thromboembolism and atrial fibrillation (AF)(1). Hyperthyroidism; can cause AF and ...