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WOS:000456525700009, PubMed ID: 30216178, Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the readability levels of informed consent forms used in Turkey before urological surgery and to compare the readability levels of open, endoscopic, and laparoscopic surgical informed consent forms. Material and Methods: A total of 529 informed consent forms used for urological open, endoscopic, and laparoscopic surgical procedures were collected from different hospitals in Turkey. Evaluating informed consent forms that have exactly the same text only once, a total of 69 consent forms were evaluated. The Gunning Fog Index and Flesch–Kincaid test measuring the general readability level were used to calculate the readability level of informed consent forms in addition to the Ateşman and Bezirci–Yılmaz formulas defined to determine the readability level of Turkish texts. Informed consent forms were evaluated and divided into three groups as open, endoscopic, and laparoscopic surgery forms, depending on their content. Results: Among 69 informed consent forms evaluated, 35 were open, 19 were endoscopic, and 15 were laparoscopicsurgery consent forms. The readability level of all informed consent forms was detected as average according to theAteşman formula, very difficult according to the Flesch–Kincaid test, difficult according to the Gunning Fog Index, and at the high school education level according to the Bezirci–Yılmaz formula. A statistical evaluation of the three groups did not show a significant difference in the readability level. Conclusion: In this study, it was detected that the informed consent form readability levels used for urological surgical procedures in our country were rather low. We think that the cooperation of the concerned institutions is required for the revisionof the consent information texts available and the improvement of the texts according to the strategies recommended.

WOS:000416270600009, PubMed ID: 29201505, Objective: The relation between Erection Hardness Score (EHS) and The International Erectile FunctionIndex (IIEF) Questionnaire- Erectile Function Domain Score (IIEF-EF score) used in erectile dysfunction(ED) evaluation and the prevalence of priapism after penile Doppler ultrasonography (PDU) was examined inthis study.Material and methods: A total of 62 patients who had PDU were included in the study. Patients were dividedinto two groups; there were 33 patients in IIEF-EF score 10, EHS 2 group (Group 1) and 29 patients in IIEFEFscore 10, EHS 2 group (Group 2). The two groups separated according to their scores were compared forage, body mass index (BMI), prevalence of priapism, vascular comorbidities and duration of erection.Results: When compared to Group 2, median age, rate of vascular comorbidities rate and BMI were detectedto be higher in Group 1 with IIEF-EF score 10 and EHS 2. But contrary to age and rate of vascular comorbidities(p0.035, p0.049 respectively), higher BMI was detected to be statistically insignificant (p0.093).Duration of erection, IIEF-EF score and number of cases with priapism were significantly higher in Group 2with IIEF-EF score 10 and EHS 2 (p0.001, p0.027, p0.049 respectively).Conclusion: High IIEF-EF and EHS scores, younger ages and lower rates of vascular comorbidities in patientsfrom whom PDU was demanded increase the prevalence of priapism., Amaç: Bu çalışmada erektil disfonksiyon (ED) değerlendirilmesinde kullanılan Uluslararası Erektil Fonksiyonİndeks (IIEF) Formu -Erektil Fonksiyon Alanı Skoru (IIEF-EF Skoru) ve Ereksiyon Sertlik DerecesiSkoru (EHS) seviyeleri ile penil Doppler ultrasonografi (PDU) sonrası priapizm gelişme sıklığı arasında kiilişki değerlendirilmiştir.Gereç ve yöntemler: PDU çekilen toplam 62 hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. IIEF-EF skoru 10 (ağır), EHS2 grubunda (Grup 1) 33 hasta, IIEF-EF skoru 10 (orta-hafif), EHS 2 grubunda (Grup 2) 29 hasta olacakşekilde hastalar iki gruba ayrıldı. Skorlara göre ayrılan iki grup yaş, vücut kitle indeksi (VKİ), priapizmgörülme sıklığı, eşlik eden vasküler komorbid hastalık ve ereksiyon süresi açısından karşılaştırıldı.Bulgular: IIEF-EF skoru 10 (ağır), EHS 2 olan Grup 1’de yaş ortalamasının, eşlik eden vasküler komorbidhastalık oranının ve VKİ'nin grup 2’ye kıyasla yüksek olduğu tespit edildi. Fakat yaş ve eşlik edenvasküler komorbid hastalık oranının aksine (p0,035, p0,049, sırasıyla) VKİ’nin yüksekliğinin istatikselolarak anlamlı olmadığı saptandı (p0,093). IIEF-EF skoru 10 (orta-hafif), EHS 2 olan Grup 2’de ereksiyonsüresi, IIEF-EF skoru ve priapizm sayısının anlamlı düzeyde yüksek olduğu izlendi (p0,001, p0,027,p0,049, sırasıyla).Sonuç: PDU istenilen hastalarda IIEF-EF ve EHS skorlarının yüksekliği, yaşın daha küçük olması, eşlikeden vasküler komorbid hastalık oranının az olması priapizm gelişme oranını artırmaktadır.