Publications by authors named "Aysegul Inci Sezen"

Aim: This study aims to analyze the incidence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) retrospectively and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) infections, characteristics of patients with these infections, causative microorganisms, and mortality rates in a tertiary respiratory intensive care unit (ICU).

Material And Method: Between 01.01.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

In our study, we examined the effect of COVID-19 vaccination on the incidence of pneumothorax in intensive care patients over age 65. COVID-19 intensive care patients that presented to our department between April 2020 and May 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic were evaluated retrospectively. Patients were divided into two main groups, i.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Introduction: We aimed to evaluate the prevalence and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in healthcare workers (HCWs) in the pre-vaccination and post-vaccination periods. In addition, we determined factors associated with the development of COVID-19 after vaccination.

Methodology: In this analytical cross-sectional epidemiological study, HCWs who were vaccinated between January 14, 2021, and March 21, 2021, were included.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to establish risk factors for primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum associated with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and reveal those which are significant.

Methods: The study included 62 patients with primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum who presented to our hospital between 11 March 2020, the date of the first-reported COVID-19 case in our country, and 3 January 2021. Of these, 14 patients (22.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF
Article Synopsis
  • Pneumothorax events are prevalent among COVID-19 patients in the ICU, especially those on mechanical ventilation, highlighting a critical area of concern for healthcare providers.
  • A study examined 124 patients with diagnosed pneumothorax and found that higher levels of inflammatory markers, particularly IL-6 and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), were linked to increased mortality rates.
  • Results indicated that those who did not survive had significantly elevated IL-6 levels and NLR, suggesting an urgent need for monitoring these indicators to improve patient outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), which was detected in December 2019, whose first cases were observed in Turkey on 11 March 2020, and which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on the same day, has become a public health problem worldwide and has required the adaptation of medical practices to the current situation. In the current paper, we present our experience and practices regarding thoracic surgery from the largest pandemic hospital in Europe over the 1-year period of the pandemic.

Methods: Patients who were operated by our thoracic surgery clinic in the largest pandemic hospital in Europe between March 2020 and March 2021 in the COVID-19 pandemic in our country and in the world were evaluated retrospectively.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Zika virus is a Flavivirus in the family Flaviviridae, and transmitted to humans by Aedes species mosquitoes. Zika virus infection is asymptomatic in 80% of cases and has a mild course when symptoms occur. These symptoms include headache, myalgia, mild fever, maculopapular rash and conjunctivitis.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF