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Antalya Training and Research Hospital · Departman of pediartic haematology

Background Data on the risk factors and outcomes for pediatric patients with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection (COVID‐19) following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are limited. Objectives The study aimed to analyze the clinical signs, risk factors, and outcomes for ICU admission and mortality in a large pediatric cohort who underwent allogeneic...

Background: Data on the outcome and risk factors of pediatric patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are limited. Objectives: We aimed to describe risk factors for a severe course and mortality. Method: In this nationwide study, data were collected retrospectively from 28 transplant ce...

Background: Hepatoblastoma is rare cancer that responds well to risk-based chemotherapy, and surgical treatment is needed to achieve complete remission and satisfactory survival rates in hepatoblastoma patients. In this study, we evaluated the clinical features and treatment outcomes of pediatric hepatoblastoma patients treated in our clinic. Met...

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of radioisotope synovectomy with Yttrium-90 and Rhenium-186 on the joints of patients with chronic hemophilic synovitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Retrospective analysis of radioisotope synovectomy using Yttrium-90 and Rhenium-186 in pediatric hemophilia patients treated in the Akdeniz University Schoo...

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of radioisotope synovectomy with Yttrium-90 and Rhenium-186 on the joints of patients with chronic hemophilic synovitis.MATERIAL AND METHODS: Retrospective analysis of radioisotope synovectomy using Yttrium-90 and Rhenium-186 in pediatric hemophilia patients treated in the Akdeniz University School...

We report the national data on the outcomes of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for thalassemia major (TM) patients in Turkey on behalf of the Turkish Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation Group. We retrospectively enrolled 1469 patients with TM who underwent their first HSCT between 1988 and 2020 in 25 pediatric centers in Turkey. The...

Türk Pediatrik Hematoloji Derneği (TPHD)-Hemostaz, Tromboz ve Hemofili Alt Komitesi tarafından ülkemizde çocukluk çağı İTP tanı ve tedavisindeki yaklaşımları belirleme ve sonuçlarını paylaşıp, ulusal, çok merkezli prospektif çalışmalara zemin oluşturabilme adına bir anket formu hazırlandı. Yirmi sorudan oluşan, çoktan seçmeli, ancak verilen şıklar...

Objective: A questionnaire form was prepared by the Turkish Pediatric Hematology Society- Subcommittee of Hemostasis, Thrombosis and Hemophilia to determine the current approaches in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood ITP in our country. Our aim was to share the results of this study, and to do new, national, multicenter prospective studies....

Background: Previous studies have shown that the immune system plays a critical role in cancer pathogenesis. The lymphocyte monocyte ratio (LMR) and monocyte percentage (MP) have been found to be prognostic factors in various types of adult cancers. But studies about pediatric tumors are scarce and to our knowledge, there are no studies evaluating...

Türk Pediatrik Hematoloji Derneği (TPHD)-Hemostaz, Tromboz ve Hemofili Alt Komitesi tarafından ülkemizde çocukluk çağı İTP tanı ve tedavisindeki yaklaşımları belirleme ve sonuçlarını paylaşıp, ulusal, çok merkezli prospektif çalışmalara zemin oluşturabilme adına bir anket formu hazırlandı. Yirmi sorudan oluşan, çoktan seçmeli, ancak verilen şıklar...

Background: Studies on the increased body iron load in patients with thalassemia major have thoroughly demonstrated the problems caused by iron overload. In patients who undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) as curative therapy, iron overload continues long after transplantation. There are few pediatric studies on chelation therap...

The aims were to investigate the incidence of BKV infection and the presence of HC in pediatric patients undergoing HSCT. Twenty‐four children patients (M/F: 17/7) undergoing HSCT in a single center over a period of 1 year were included in the study. The presence of BKV DNA was determined by quantitative real‐time PCR in plasma and urine samples at...

Giriş: Kan ve kan ürünlerinin uygun klinik kullanımı, transfüzyon tıbbı konusunda teorik ve pratik bilgi birikimini gerektirir. Türkiye’de Müfredat Geliştirme ve Standart Belirleme Sistemi Tıbbi Uzmanlık Kurulu tarafından, Hematoloji Uzmanlık Eğitimi Temel Müfredatı hazırlanmıştır. Bu çalışmada hematologların transfüzyon tıbbı müfredatı ile belirle...

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Background: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a curative therapy option for hematologic malignancies. Iron overload is common in this patient group and can impact short-term and long-term nonrelapse mortality. Study design: Retrospective observational cohort study. Aims: To evaluate the effect of iron load on early and late HSC...

Background: Proper clinical use of blood products requires competent theoretical and practical knowledge of transfusion medicine. In this study, we aimed to evaluate levels of transfusion medicine knowledge and attainment of educational targets and identify factors affecting the education of transfusion medicine. Methods: A multicentric survey stud...