Review Article July 2014

Prevention and Treatment of Bacterial Endophthalmitis after Cataract Surgery

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Postoperative endophthalmitis is a rare but devastating complication of cataract surgery, and requires rapid and effective treatment when it is diagnosed. Today, although improved sterilization conditions and antibiotic prophylaxis reduce the incidence of endophthalmitis, the amount of endophthalmitis hasn%u2019t decreased due to the increasing number of intraocular surgery. The most essential rule for fight with endophthalmitis is to prevent. From…

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Recieved 14.01.2013
Accepted 06.02.2013
Published Online 06.02.2013
Printed 01.07.2014
DOI 10.4328/JCAM.1539
Author Lokman Aslan
Identifier J Clin Anal Med. 2014;5(4):353-357
Index Page 353-357
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How to Cite Lokman Aslan. Prevention and Treatment of Bacterial Endophthalmitis after Cataract Surgery. J Clin Anal Med. 2014;5(4):353-357
Running Title Postoperatve Endophthalmitis

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Statin as an Anti-Inflammatory Agent in Sepsis

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Statins, inhibitors of HMG-CoA reductase, have been used for decrease morbidity and mortality not only in cardiovascular disease, but also in important infectious disease like pneumonia and sepsis recently through the anti-inflammatory pleiotropic effects. But it is stil not clear that how statins accomplish these effects. They affect the complex inflammatory cascade mostly regarded as not related to lowering LDL…

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Recieved 12.01.2013
Accepted 01.02.2013
Published Online 01.02.2013
Printed 01.07.2014
DOI 10.4328/JCAM.1535
Author Zekeriya Arslan, Mustafa Aparci, Murat Unlu
Identifier J Clin Anal Med. 2014;5(4):347-352
Index Page 347-352
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How to Cite Zekeriya Arslan, Mustafa Aparci, Murat Unlu. Statin as an Anti-Inflammatory Agent in Sepsis. J Clin Anal Med. 2014;5(4):347-352
Running Title Statin and Sepsis

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Are Statins Reliable Drugs as Mentioned? Indications and Risks for Statins

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The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) are potent inhibitors of cholesterol biosynthesis and they are widely used to lower serum cholesterol levels in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. In addition, statins exert a number of beneficial effects on vascular function beyond their cholesterol lowering effects. These so-called pleiotropic effects include improvement of endothelial function, antioxidant properties, stabilization of…

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Recieved 24.12.2012
Accepted 21.01.2013
Published Online 21.01.2013
Printed 01.07.2014
DOI 10.4328/JCAM.1488
Author Irmak Ferah, Umit Avsar, Abdulmecit Albayrak
Identifier J Clin Anal Med. 2014;5(4):341-346
Index Page 341-346
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How to Cite Irmak Ferah, Umit Avsar, Abdulmecit Albayrak. Are Statins Reliable Drugs as Mentioned? Indications and Risks for Statins. J Clin Anal Med. 2014;5(4):341-346
Running Title Indications and Risks for Statins

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