Publications by authors named "Bilge Salik"
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- - The study investigates the impact of different vaccination statuses on ICU admission rates among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Izmir, Turkey, emphasizing the effectiveness of vaccination in preventing severe disease.
- - Conducted from January 2021 to March 2022, the retrospective analysis included over 2,100 patients, showing that 19.3% required ICU care, and a higher percentage of ICU patients were unvaccinated (57%).
- - Findings indicated that being unvaccinated significantly increases the risk of ICU admission, making vaccination a critical factor in reducing severe outcomes from COVID-19.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic, which first appeared in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and spread rapidly around the globe, continues to be a serious threat today. Rapid and accurate diagnostic methods are needed to identify, isolate and treat patients as soon as possible because of the rapid contagion of COVID-19. In the present study, the relation of the semi-quantitative scoring method with computed tomography in the diagnosis of COVID-19 in determining the severity of the disease with clinical and laboratory parameters and survival of the patients were investigated along with its value in prognostic prediction.
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- Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are increasingly used as an alternative to warfarin for treating acute pulmonary thromboembolism due to fewer drug interactions and no need for frequent INR monitoring.
- A cross-sectional study analyzed data from 836 patients, finding that 38.5% used DOACs, primarily rivaroxaban, due to challenges in maintaining effective INR levels with warfarin.
- The findings suggest that DOACs are gaining popularity for real-life treatment, highlighting the significance of updated clinical data in guiding their use.