BACKGROUND Liver biopsy, which is considered the best method for evaluating hepatic fibrosis, has important adverse events. Therefore, non-invasive tests have been developed to determine the degree of hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B. AIM To verify the usefulness of a new fibrosis index the globulin/platelet model in patients with chronic hepatitis B and to compare it wit...

OBJECTIVE To determine the diagnostic value of pre-treatment delta neutrophil index (DNI) before treatment in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and to compare this marker other routine inflammation markers, such as neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) platelet-lymphocyte (PLR). STUDY DESIGN Descriptive study. PLACE AND DURATION OF Department Urology, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Tur...

This study investigated the immature platelet fraction (IPF) in assessing treatment effects in immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). IPF was measured on the Sysmex XE2100 autoanalyzer. The mean absolute-IPF (A-IPF) was lower for ITP patients than for healthy controls (3.2 vs 7.8 × 10⁹/L, P < .01), whereas IPF percentage was greater (29.2% vs 3.2%, P < .01). All 5 patients with a platelet response to E...

BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by repetitive collapse of the upper airway during sleep. Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) increases platelet activation and has been reported as an independent predictor of adverse outcomes in the general population and is believed to be associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We evaluated RDW, mean plate...

Introduction: Intracerebral Spontaneous Hemorrhage (ISH) is a sudden hemorrhage into the brain parenchyma as result of rupture cerebral vessels that are not related to traumas. The purpose present study was evaluate relation mortality with Platelet Volume Index (PVI) scoring systems, which have been reported in small number studies terms blood RDW, MPV, platelet and intracranial hemorrhages pat...

Leukemia has been associated with oral manifestations. However, the available literature on this topic consists of mostly reports of cases, without data about the periodontal parameters that may be under the influence of hematologic factors. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the correlation between the Gingival Index and Bleeding on Probing with the platelet count in patients ...

The use of topical NSAIDs to complement periodontal therapy could help resolve the inflammatory process and clinical signs of the disease more rapidly. A randomized clinical trial was performed on 59 patients, of whom 33 had chronic periodontitis and 26 were healthy controls. All diseased patients underwent scaling and root planing in one quadrant per week with subgingival application of gel 48...

Despite wide interindividual variability in response to clopidogrel, platelet P2Y(12) ADP receptor inhibition in Japanese patients has not been fully studied using specific methodology. This study compared platelet P2Y(12) ADP receptor inhibition during treatment with clopidogrel versus clopidogrel plus cilostazol in patients undergoing coronary stenting. Forty-two patients in whom platelet fun...