Publications by authors named "B Atasay"
This study aimed to investigate the influence of prothrombotic risk factors on long-term outcomes of patients with perinatal arterial ischemic stroke. The study was conducted through an analysis of monitoring results that were regularly maintained for approximately 20 years at a tertiary stroke-monitoring center. The study assessed prothrombotic risk factors, radiological area of involvement, clinical presentation, treatments, clinical outcomes, and long-term outcomes of the 48 patients included in the study, with a mean monitoring time of 77.
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- - The study aimed to explore the relationship between antenatal magnesium sulfate (MgSO) exposure and the occurrence of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants, particularly those born between 24 and 31 weeks of gestation.
- - Results showed that while antenatal MgSO exposure was linked to a higher risk of hemodynamically significant PDA (hsPDA), it did not influence the rates of PDA ligation or the presence of open PDA at discharge.
- - The findings suggest that high doses of MgSO (over 20g) might increase hsPDA risk, but more research is necessary to clarify how the dosage impacts these outcomes.
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- The study assessed the effectiveness of the Neonatal Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (nSOFA) scoring system in predicting mortality in very preterm infants with late-onset sepsis (LOS).
- It analyzed data from 120 episodes of LOS in infants born before 32 weeks' gestation, comparing nSOFA scores at various time points and found that higher scores were linked to increased mortality risk.
- The results suggest that nSOFA is a viable tool for predicting health outcomes in extremely preterm infants, with potential enhancements through additional factors like birth weight and immune cell counts.
In the neonatal intensive care units (NICU), epicutaneo-caval catheters (ECCs) are common alternative vascular routes. Pericardial effusion (PCE) and cardiac tamponade (CT) are rare but serious complications in infants with ECCs. It may be asymptomatic or present with a variety of significant clinical signs, including dyspnea, bradycardia, sudden asystole, and hypotension.
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