Platelet mass index (PMI) is an indicator of platelet functionality. This study aimed to examine the relationship between PMI and mechanical ventilation need in infants less than 1 year age who underwent gastrointestinal system surgery. We retrospectively reviewed medical records cases that surgery last 10 years (2010-2020) at Baskent University Konya Hospital. Demographic data, indications for...

background: more than 20% of deaths from traffic crashes are related to pedestrians. this figure in tehran, the capital of iran, reaches to 40%. this study aimed to determine the high-risk areas and spatially analyze the traffic crashes, causing death to pedestrians in tehran.   methods: mapping was used to display the distribution of the crashes. determining the distribution pattern of crashes...

Seven years after admission to hospital for acute lower respiratory tract infection in infancy 200 children and their matched controls were assessed for respiratory state and epidemiological characteristics. The index group comprised 100 cases where respiratory syncytial virus infection had been responsible for the index illness (group 1) and 100 cases in whom this organism had not been found (...

Background: More than 20% of deaths from traffic crashes are related to pedestrians. This figure in Tehran, the capital of Iran, reaches to 40%. This study aimed to determine the high-risk areas and spatially analyze the traffic crashes, causing death to pedestrians in Tehran.   Methods: Mapping was used to display the distribution of the crashes. Determining the distribution pattern of...

OBJECTIVE This study aims to discuss the correlation between daily reported H7N9 cases and stock price indices in China. METHODS Information on daily reported H7N9 cases and stock market sectors indices between February 19, 2013 and March 31, 2014 were collected. A distributed lag non-linear model was used to describe the variation trend for the stock indices. RESULTS The daily reported num...

Objective: To compare intercondylar notch width index and reverse notch width index in cases with and without anterior cruciate ligament tears. Patients and methods: 33 patients with a positive lachman’s test and pivot shift and a complete ACL tear on MRI were taken as cases. 33 patients with knee pain but a negative Lachman’s test and pivot shift and no ACL tear on MRI were taken as controls. ...