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    Correlation of the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio with the Middle Ear Risk Index in Patients with Chronic Otitis Media
    (Springer India, 2022) Islek, Akif; Balci, Mustafa Koray; Simsek, Sadullah
    This study aimed to investigate the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and severity of the chronic otitis media according to middle ear risk index (MERI) scores. The NLR and middle ear risk index were calculated for 210 chronic otitis media (COM) patients retrospectively. NLR compared between COM patients and 159 participants in control group. Pearson correlation analysis was performed for NLR and MERI. In addition, The cut-off value, sensitivity, and specificity for NLR were determined in COM according to the severity of the disease with ROC analysis. The average of NLR in all patients was 1.94 +/- 0.89. NLR was calculated as 2.05 +/- 1.03 in the patients with COM and 1.79 +/- 0.64 in the control group (p = 0.006, 95% CI 0.07-0.44, t test). According to the ROC analysis, the cut-off point was determined as 1.95 for moderate and severe disease in MERI. For the cut of a NLR = 1.95, sensitivity was calculated as 48.5% and the specificity 57.1% for moderate and severe COM. MERI score was found significantly higher in patients with postoperative graft perforation (p < 0.001, 95% CI 0.7-1.8). NLR has not related significantly with the MERI score according to linear regression analysis (p = 0.927). NLR was found to be significantly higher in chronic otitis media patients compared to the control group. But NLR was not related to the severity of the disease classified with MERI. The cut-off value, sensitivity and sensitivity rates of NLR obtained was not available for clinically use.
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    Diagnostic and predictive value of resistive / pulsatility indices of ophthalmic artery and common carotid artery for the development of diabetic retinopathy
    (Sage Publications Ltd, 2023) Simsek, Sadullah; Islek, Akif
    Background Ophthalmic artery resistive index (OA RI) was a controversial parameter to show hemodynamic changes due to diabetic retinopathy (DRP). Purpose To investigate the diagnostic and predictive value of resistive and pulsatility index (RI and PI, respectively) of OA and common carotid artery (CCA) for the development of DRP. Material and Methods A total of 60 patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) type 2 (study group) and 30 healthy participants (control group) were evaluated between January and June 2021 by Doppler ultrasonography (DUS). RI and PI values were compared between groups with a Student's t-test. Cutoff value, sensitivity, and specificity were calculated for the significant variables with receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. Results In total, there were 20 (22.2%) patients with DM without DRP (DMwoRP), 20 (22.2%) patients in the non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy group (NPDRP), and 20 (22.2%) patients in the proliferative diabetic retinopathy group (PDRP). The mean of CCA RI and OA RI in the PDRP group was significantly higher than in the other three groups (P < 0.001). The mean of CCA RI and OA RI was significantly higher in the PDRP group than in the NPDRP group, and in the NPDRP group compared to the DMwoRP group. CCA RI and OA RI showed a significantly high correlation (r = 0.849; P < 0.001). Sensitivity was 95% and specificity was 100% for the diagnosis of PDRP for the 0.82 cutoff value of OA RI (AUR = 0.999, 95% confidence interval for AUC = 0.997-0.1000; P < 0.001). Conclusion The OA RI accurately reflects DRP-induced orbital blood flow changes and is a predictive index for DRP prognosis.