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Background: Amputations implemented for non-traumatic reasons, such as diabetics and ischemia, are observed with increasing frequency in the clinical environment. The rates of implementation of these amputations are observed to increase in some seasons. In this study, the aim was to examine the seasonal changes in the number of non-traumatic amputation procedures for small or large joints applied in our clinic, and possible causes that play a role in these changes. Material and Methods: Patients who underwent amputation for non-traumatic ischemic and diabetic foot ulcer were included in the study. Study was designed as retrospective clinic study. All the data were obtained from patients' files and processed via SPSS. Results: 762 patients were included in the study. 547 (71.8%) of the patients were male and 215 (28.2%) of them were female. 508 of the patients received minor amputation and 254 (33%) received major amputation. According to the seasons: 159 (20.9%) of the patients underwent operation in spring, 232 (30.4%) underwent operation in summer, 187 (24.5%) underwent operation in autumn and 184 (24.1%) underwent operation in winter. Conclusion: In the summer months in comparison to the other season months, an increase is detected in the rate of amputations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Acute appendicitis (AA) is a common disease that includes all age groups and both genders in societies and is one of the most common causes of acute abdomen. It is important to distinguish between complicated and non-complicated appendicitis before surgery. This study aims to determine laboratory parameters that can be used to determine whether the disease is complicated or non-complicated in patients admitted to the emergency department with AA., Methods: Female and male patients admitted to the Emergency General Surgery Department between May 2019 and November 2020 and diagnosed with appendicitis were included in the study. Demographic data (age, gender, and protocol numbers), complete blood counts (Delta neutrophil index [DNI], hemoglobin, monocyte, neutrophil, eosinophil, basophil, platelet, platelet distribution width, mean platelet volume, reticulocyte distribution width), biochemical parameters (amylase, direct bilirubin, indirect bilirubin, albumin, calcium, and lactate dehydrogenase), and examination information were obtained from the hospital automation system and recorded via SPSS software. Parameters of patients were divided into two groups as complicated and non-complicated appendicitis groups were compared., Results: White blood cell (WBC), monocyte, neutrophil, DNI, total bilirubin, and direct bilirubin values were found to be statisti-cally significantly higher in the complicated appendicitis group compared to the non-complicated appendicitis group (p-values; <0.001, 0.003, <0.001, <0.001 and 0.008, respectively)., Conclusion: DNI, bilirubin values, WBC, monocyte, neutrophil, and eosinophil can be used as laboratory parameters to distin-guish between complicated and non-complicated AA.