Publications by authors named "Emel Eksi Alp"
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to evaluate the skills of pediatric healthcare providers in Turkey regarding the recognition of heart rhythm abnormalities and the use of defibrillators, emphasizing the necessity of BLS and ALS training for improved emergency care outcomes.* -
- Conducted as a cross-sectional survey involving 716 healthcare participants, findings indicated that a majority had received BLS-ALS training, leading to increased confidence and knowledge in performing defibrillation procedures, especially among trained physicians.* -
- Results showed that non-certified healthcare providers struggled with administering correct doses during cardioversion and defibrillation, highlighting the importance of proper training in improving the effectiveness of emergency interventions in pediatric settings.*
Antibiotic Stewardship Program Experience in a Training and Research Hospital.
Sisli Etfal Hastan Tip Bul
July 2021
Objectives: Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (ASP) have been developed for the spread of rational antibiotic use. Our hospital is one of the first centers where ASP applications were launched in Turkey. In this study, we aimed to share our experience with ASP which has been applied in our hospital since 2013.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvaluation of Patients with Suspicion of COVID-19 in Pediatric Emergency Department.
Sisli Etfal Hastan Tip Bul
July 2021
Objectives: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have different clinical presentations in children. Most symptomatic children with suspicion of COVID-19 have fever and respiratory symptoms. In this retrospective study, we aimed to describe demographic features, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of confirmed and probable COVID-19 patients admitted to our pediatric emergency department (ED).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe frequency of bacterial factors causing central nervous system infections has decreased as a result of the development of our national immunization program. In this study, it is aimed to obtain the data of our local surveillance by defining the viral etiology in cases diagnosed with meningoencephalitis for 1 year. Previously healhty 186 children, who applied with findings suggesting viral meningoencephalitis to 8 different tertiary health centers between August 2018 and August 2019, in Istanbul, were included.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlasma growth arrest-specific 6 levels in term and preterm newborns.
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med
May 2018
Objective: Growth Arrest-Specific 6 (GAS6) is a vitamin K-dependent protein. Despite a similar structure to Protein S, it has no anticoagulant activity. An association between GAS6 and some diseases for adults has been reported.
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