Evaluation of respiratory function in healthcare workers wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The COVID pandemic, which has caused high mortality rates worldwide, has mainly affected the working environment of healthcare workers. Metabolic and respiratory changes occur in healthcare workers working with surgical masks.

Objective: Our aim is to identify the metabolic and respiratory problems faced by healthcare personnel working with surgical masks and to produce solutions to minimize them.

Glutamine-Driven Metabolic Adaptation to COVID-19 Infection.

Background: COVID-19 is known to be transmitted by direct contact, droplets or feces/orally. There are many factors which determines the clinical progression of the disease. Aminoacid disturbance in viral disease is shown in many studies.

Green complexity, economic fitness, and environmental degradation: evidence from US state-level data.

Green production is one of the major debates as environmental degradation poses threats globally. The paper attempts to explore the relationship between green production and environmental quality by using Economic Fitness approach. We develop a Green Complexity Index (GCI) dataset consisting of 290 traded green-labeled products and Economic Fitness Index (EFI) for the US states between 2002 and 2018.

Eosinophil Cell Count Predicts Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit after Return of Spontaneous Circulation.

Background: Eosinophils constitute 1%-5% of peripheral blood leukocytes, less in the presence of acute infections (referred to as eosinopenia). Studies indicate that eosinopenia can be used as a prognostic predictor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation, sepsis, or acute myocardial infarction disease. There are only a few studies about predicting mortality in emergency departments and intensive care units (ICUs).

Frontal QRS-T angle as a predictive marker for myocardial damage in acute carbon monoxide poisoning.

Introduction: The present study was undertaken to investigate the prognostic value of the frontal QRS-T angle associated with adverse cardiac outcomes in patients with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in early stages in the emergency department.

Materials And Methods: The data of 212 patients with CO poisoning who were admitted to the ED between January 2010 and May 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. The frontal QRS-T angle was obtained from the automatic reports of the EKG device.

Serum TLR9 and NF-B Biochemical Markers in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis on Admission.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the serum TLR9 and NF-B levels in patients for the diagnosis and prognostication of AP in the emergency department.

Methods: In the current study, we looked at the TLR9 and NF-B levels in patients for the diagnosis and prognostication of AP in the emergency department.

Results: Of the patients with acute pancreatitis, 22 (49%) were male and 23 (51%) were female.

Predicting of neuropsychosis in carbon monoxide poisoning according to the plasma troponin, COHb, RDW and MPV levels: Neuropsychoses in carbon monoxide poisoning.

Objective: Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is very common worldwide. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the predictivity of neuro psychosis in carbon monoxide poisoning by the admission levels of red cell distribution (RDW), mean platelet volume (MPV) and troponin I levels which can be measured quickly and easily in the emergency department (ED).

Patients And Methods: This single center observational study included a total of 216 consecutive patients who presented to the ED due to CO poisoning between January 2009 and December 2013.

Serum Paraoxonase, Arylesterase, and Glutathione-S-Transferase Activities and Oxidative Stress Levels in Patients with Mushroom Poisoning.

Objectives: Consumption of toxic species of mushrooms may have detrimental effects and increase oxidative stress. Paraoxonase, arylesterase and glutathione-S-transferase are antioxidants that resist oxidative stress. In this study, we analyzed the changes in these enzymes during intoxication due to mushrooms.

Comparison of trauma scores for predicting mortality and morbidity on trauma patients.

Background: In this study, we compared the anatomical, and physiological scoring systems trauma revised injury severity score (TRISS), revised trauma score (RTS), injury severity score (ISS), new injury severity score (NISS) to each other, to find out the most accurate and reliable trauma score for the risk classification of morbidity and mortality among the trauma patients.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, which included 633 patients who admitted to our University Hospital Emergency Department during an 8-month period due to trauma. All blunt and penetrating traumas (traffic accident, assault, etc.

The role of heparan sulphate in pathogenesis of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever disease.

Background & Objectives: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral infection typically transmitted by tick bite. This study is to define the level of heparan sulphate (HS) in serum/urine since HS may play a role in the pathogenesis of hemorrhagic events in the patients with CCHF.

Methods: In this study, the patient group consisted of 79 cases with a positive diagnosis of CCHF according to PCR/ELISA outcome among the patients referred to Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine in 2010.

Baseline characteristics and the association between hyponatraemia and pulmonary embolism prognosis.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of hyponatraemia on pulmonary thromboembolism mortality rates.

Methods: The retrospective study was conducted at the Cumhuriyet University Medicine Faculty's Emergency Department, and involved the analysis of records related to all patients who were diagnosed with acute pulmonary thromboembolism between January 2005 and June 2011. Diagnoses were confirmed by pulmonary angiography, multi-slice computed tomography or high-probablity ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy.

Investigation of wound healing in rat lung tissues in the postpartum period.

To assess the wound healing capabilities of damaged lung tissue in the postpartum period, we investigated the parameters related to wound healing in a rat model of lung damage. Rats were divided into six groups: IA, IB, II, IIIA, IIIB and IV (n=7 in each group). Group IA included rats not in the postpartum period that were sacrificed on the third day after lung injury, group IB included rats not in the postpartum period that were sacrificed on the tenth day after lung injury, group II included rats not in the postpartum period that did not receive lung injury, group IIIA included rats in the postpartum period that were sacrificed on the third day after lung injury, group IIIB included rats in the postpartum period that were sacrificed on the tenth day after lung injury and group IV included rats in the postpartum period without lung injury.

Mushroom poisoning: retrospective analysis of 294 cases.

Objective: The objective of this study was to present special clinical and laboratory features of 294 cases of mushroom poisoning.

Materials And Methods: In this retrospective study, 294 patients admitted to the Pediatric and Adult Emergency, Internal Medicine and ICU Departments of Cumhuriyet University Hospital were investigated.

Results: Of 294 patients between the ages of 3 and 72 (28.

Quail consumption can be harmful.

Background: Intoxication due to quail consumption is rarely seen. Such a toxicological syndrome (also called coturnism) occurs during the migration of quails from north to south, when they consume hemlock seeds. The clinical symptoms and laboratory results are indicative of acute rhabdomyolysis.