Prevalence and risk factors of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children admitted to the emergency department due to traumas.

Background: This study aims to determine the prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms and the associated risk factors in children admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) due to traumas.

Methods: EChildren aged 3-16 years admitted to the ED for traumas were included in the study. The control group consisted of children aged between 3-16, who visited the pediatric ED for non-traumatic reasons.

Role of the systemic immune-inflammation index in predicting spontaneous stone passage in patients with renal colic.

Objectives: Renal colic (RC) is one of the most frequent reasons for presentation to the emergency department (ED) and creates a high economic and medical burden. Management strategies for RC range from waiting for spontaneous passage to surgical intervention. However, factors determining spontaneous stone passage (SSP) are still poorly understood.

Effects of Clinical Frailty Scale Score on Adverse Outcomes and Length of Emergency Department Stay Before Intensive Care Unit Admission.

Background: Older adults living with frailty who require treatment in hospitals are increasingly seen in emergency departments (EDs).

Objective: This study investigated the effects of frailty severity according to the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) on adverse outcomes and length of stay in the ED before intensive care unit (ICU) admission.

Methods: We conducted this prospective observational study with patients 65 years or older and admitted to the ICU from March 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022.

Usefulness of the four-variable formula on serial electrocardiograms in detecting subtle anterior myocardial infarction.

Objective: To perform serial electrocardiogram (ECG) analyses in patients with subtle ECG changes in the anterior leads and evaluate the performance of the four-variable formula in detecting left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery occlusion.

Methods: This prospective study included patients admitted to the emergency department with acute chest pain between April 2021 and January 2023, whose initial ECG was not diagnostic but indicated suspicion of myocardial infarction (MI) and who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention in their follow-up. The control group consisted of patients who were diagnosed with benign variant ST-segment elevation (BV-STE) due to ST-segment elevation (STE) of at least 1 mm in the anterior lead, who had normal cardiac troponin levels, and who presented with non-cardiac chest pain.

Performance of the systemic immune-inflammation index in predicting survival to discharge in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Objective: To investigate whether the systemic immune-inflammatory index (SII) could be used as a prognostic marker of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

Methods: We evaluated patients aged 18 years and older, who presented to the emergency department (ED) due to OHCA between January 2019 and December 2021 and achieved the return of spontaneous circulation after successful resuscitation. Routine laboratory tests were obtained from the first blood samples measured following the patients' admission to ED.

Diagnostic Value of Lateral Ankle Radiography in Achilles Tendon Rupture.

Introduction: Achilles tendon rupture (ATR) is a common sports injury, but approximately 20% of acute ATR cases are misdiagnosed as ankle sprains at first presentation. This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic value of lateral ankle radiography in the diagnosis of acute ATR.

Methods: This was a retrospective case-control study in which the lateral ankle radiographs of patients who presented to the emergency department between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2019 were examined.

Argyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions as a promising biomarker for the detection of brain hypoxia levels caused by different doses of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate whether there is any relationship between mean argyrophilic nucleolar organizing regions (AgNOR) number and total AgNOR area/total nuclear area (TAA/TNA) ratio and the levels of brain hypoxia after exposure to different acute doses of carbon monoxide (CO) gas.

Methods: Each experimental group was exposed to CO gas (concentrations of 1,000, 3,000 and 5,000 ppm). Then, the rats were anesthetized, and blood samples were taken from the right jugular vein for carboxyhemoglobin levels detection.

The role of the lactate/albumin ratio in predicting survival outcomes in patients resuscitated after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A preliminary report.

Objective: To investigate the effect of lactate/albumin (L/A) ratio on survival to discharge in patients who have had out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

Methods: We analyzed adult patients (aged ≥18 years) who were admitted to our hospital's emergency department (ED) due to OHCA between January 2018 and June 2020 and who achieved return of spontaneous circulation after successful resuscitation. Blood lactate and albumin concentrations were obtained within the first 10 min after admission to the ED.

Role of thoracic and abdominal tomography in identifying a potential source of infection in patients with acute fever of unknown focus.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between clinical features and the presence of infection on thoracic and abdominal tomography (CT) scans in emergency department (ED) patients with acute febrile illness without apparent source.

Methods: Patients aged 18 years and over who presented to ED with acute fever of unknown origin between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 and underwent CT imaging (thoracic and abdomen) as a diagnostic test were included in the study retrospectively. Acute fever of unknown origin was defined as the absence of a history or physical examination finding that could explain the possible cause of fever, normal values of parameters that would suggest an infection in the urine analysis, and absence of infiltration on chest X-ray.

Relationship between microscopic haematuria and hydronephrosis in urolithiasis.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the degree of hydronephrosis and the presence of microscopic haematuria in patients who presented to the emergency department (ED) with ureteral stones.

Methods: The records of patients who presented to our ED due to urolithiasis between January 2017 and December 2020 were retrospectively analysed. Patients aged 18 years or older who underwent non-contrast computed tomography (CT abdomen/pelvis) and urinalysis (UA) and were diagnosed with ureteral stones were included in the study.

Clinical predictors of delayed neurological sequelae in charcoal-burning carbon monoxide poisoning.

Background: The main objective of the treatment of acute carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is to prevent delayed neurological sequelae (DNS). However, today there is still no objective screening tool to identify patients at high risk of developing DNS. The aim of this study was to identify clinical factors that could predict DNS after acute charcoal-burning CO poisoning.

Impact of chronic medical conditions on mortality in geriatric trauma, 10-year analysis of a single centre in Turkey.

Background: The healthy and active lifestyle adopted by the elderly as a result of improvements in the standards of living may lead to an increase in the risk of injury. Comorbidities increase the risk of posttraumatic complications and mortality. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of chronic medical conditions (CMCs) on the risk of mortality in geriatric trauma patients.

Predictors of obstetric complications following traumatic injuries in pregnancy.

Background: After a traumatic injury, the provision of appropriate, timely care to pregnant women jury is crucial for the health of both the mother and fetus. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors predicting post-traumatic obstetric complications in pregnant women who presented to the emergency department (ED) with traumatic injuries.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of pregnant women aged 18 y and older who were admitted to the trauma unit of our ED between 2017 and 2020.

Effectiveness of Clinical Risk Factors in the Detection of Central Pathology in Patients With Isolated Vertigo.

Background: There is no clinical guidance for the indications of neuroimaging in patients with isolated vertigo. The differential diagnosis of isolated vertigo can be challenging for emergency physicians.

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors that increase the likelihood of detecting a central pathology in patients who present with isolated vertigo and in whom peripheral vertigo is considered.

An effective treatment option for pain caused by urolithiasis: A randomised-controlled trial of local active warming with heat-patch.

Background: There is growing interest in physical medicine treatment options for renal colic. In this study, we aimed to determine whether or not heat-patch treatment with no drug was effective in relieving renal colic.

Methods: For this purpose, patients who were diagnosed with renal colic in the emergency department were randomised to have either heat-patch or sham treatment.

Serum netrin-1 levels at presentation and delayed neurological sequelae in unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning.

The early identification of patients with a high risk of developing delayed neurological sequelae (DNS) can improve the quality of care in carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning cases. The aim of this study is to investigate whether the serum netrin-1 levels measured at presentation to the emergency department (ED) predicted the development of DNS after acute CO intoxication. This prospective observational study was conducted between 1 August 2018 and 31 July 2019 in a single tertiary hospital.

Lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase levels are associated with the severity of pulmonary embolism.

Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is an acute emergency with high mortality and morbidity rates. This study aimed to investigate the importance of Lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase (L-PGDS) in predicting mortality and prognosis in PTE. The study prospectively included 90 patients who were admitted to the emergency department and in whom PTE was confirmed by computed tomographic pulmonary angiography as well as 40 healthy volunteers with no disease.

The Use of PECARN and CATCH Rules in Children With Minor Head Trauma Presenting to Emergency Department 24 Hours After Injury.

Objective: Major studies (PECARN [Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network], CATCH [Canadian Assessment of Childhood Head Injury]) that regulate the use of computed tomography (CT) algorithms in children with minor head trauma (MHT) have been conducted among children presenting in 24 hours after injury. In this study, we aimed to compare use and results of PECARN and CATCH rules in children presenting in and after 24 hours following injury.

Methods: Records of children who were admitted to emergency department and underwent CT imaging because of MHT during a 5-year period were retrospectively reviewed.

Scientific Publication Productivity of Emergency Physicians: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Last Decade.

Background: A significant increase has been observed in scientific research in emergency medicine in the past 10 years. However, the contribution of emergency physicians (EPs) to the emergency medicine literature is not known.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the contribution of EPs to the emergency medicine literature and their scientific publication productivity during a recent 10-year period.

Relationship between the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in acute pancreatitis and the severity and systemic complications of the disease.

Background/aims: In 80% of the patients, Acute pancreatitis (AP) occurs as a self-limiting disease that does not require any specific treatment; however, in 20% of the cases it occurs in its clinically severe form that may lead to local or systemic complications. The aim of this prospective study was to examine the relationship between the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the systemic complications and severity of AP.

Materials And Methods: This prospective study included 100 patients with AP.

Comparative effectiveness of standard CPR vs active compression-decompression CPR with CardioPump for treatment of cardiac arrest.

Background: Despite all of the studies conducted on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the mortality rate of cardiac arrest patients is still high. This has led to a search for alternative methods. One of these methods is active compression-decompression CPR (ACD-CPR) performed with the CardioPump.