Objectives Sepsis bundle compliance is not clear. We evaluated rates of compliance with sepsis bundle protocols among health care providers in Turkey. Methods Our study was carried out retrospectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOur aim was to determine characteristics of children with chronic critical illness (CCI) admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of a tertiary care children's hospital in Turkey. The current study was a multicenter retrospective cohort study that was done from 2014 to 2017. It involved three university hospitals PICUs in which multiple criteria were set to identify pediatric CCIs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To determine the prevalence and risk factors for burnout in the intensive care units (ICU) staff in Turkey. Burnout is prevelant in physicians and nurses in the ICU worldwide. Most ICU workers with burnout plan to leave their professions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) has a key role in the pathogenesis of sepsis. We wanted to evaluate ROS-associated lymphocyte necrosis and apoptosis.
Materials And Methods: A total of 51 patients were included in the study, 29 in the patient group and 22 in the control group.