Features of patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding and factors affecting the re-bleeding risk.

Background: The risk of re-bleeding in upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a major complication that can be mortal. In this study, we aimed to determine the factors that can predict the risk of re-bleeding in UGIB patients.

Methods: We retrospectively screened UGIB patients admitted in adult intensive care.

Pneumomediastinum, pneumocephalus, and bilateral pneumo-orbita in the same patient: a rare dangerous coexistence but a lucky prognosis.

Trauma is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity among young adults. In the emergency department, blunt and penetrating traumas must be evaluated carefully especially for life-threatening conditions. High-pressure air is a rare penetrating trauma type.

A life-threatening condition: The pulmonary artery air embolism.

Introduction: Air embolism is a very rare condition which occurs when air or gas enter into the vascular system in either the venous or arterial route. It can occur following a variety of circumstances ranging from invasive procedures to either blunt or penetrating trauma conditions.

Case Presentation: We present a case of a 39-year-old male who had an air embolism in the pulmonary artery as a consequence of the injection of a contrast agent.

Nail Scissor as a Rare Foreign Body in the Urethra: Case Report.

Foreign bodies in the urethra are rare in the literature. A majority of the foreign bodies administered in the urethra are because of a psychiatric disorder, senility, intoxication, and self-erotic stimulation. Clinical examination and imaging tests, such as X-ray, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been used for the diagnosis of foreign bodies.

How reliable are electrolyte and metabolite results measured by a blood gas analyzer in the ED?

Introduction: Blood gas analysis is a frequently ordered test in emergency departments for many indications. It is a rapid technique that can analyze electrolyte and metabolites in addition to pH and blood gases. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation of electrolyte and metabolite results measured by blood gas and core laboratory analyzers.

N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide as a marker of blunt cardiac contusion in trauma.

Cardiac contusion is usually caused by blunt chest trauma and, although it is potentially a life-threatening condition, the diagnosis of a myocardial contusion is difficult because of non-specific symptoms and the lack of an ideal test to detect myocardial damage. Cardiac enzymes, such as creatine kinase (CK), creatine kinase MB fraction (CK-MB), cardiac troponin I (cTn-I), and cardiac troponin T (cTn-T) were used in previous studies to demonstrate the blunt cardiac contusion (BCC). Each of these diagnostic tests alone is not effective for diagnosis of BCC.

Hypertriglyceridemia induced pancreatitis (chylomicronemia syndrome) treated with supportive care.

Hypertriglyceridemia is a rare cause of pancreatitis. In treatment pancreatic rest, lifestyle changes, medications (fibrates, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, and nicotinic acid) are essential. Many experimental treatment modalities have been reported as insulin and heparin infusion and plasmapheresis.

Open reduction and pinning for the treatment of Gartland extension type III supracondylar humeral fractures in children.

In this study, we aim to evaluate the clinical and radiological results of children who were treated with four different surgical approaches. In our clinics between February 2004 and November 2012, the children who underwent surgical treatment for supracondylar humeral fractures and whose data were available with regular follow-up of at least 1 year were included in the study. Clinical outcomes were evaluated for 54 patients with Gartland type 3 extension supracondylar fractures.

A staged surgical treatment outcome of type 3 open tibial fractures.

Aim. In these case series which are about type 3 open tibial fractures formed with three different high energy trauma etiologies in different parts of tibia. We aimed to assess our three-stage treatment approach and discuss final results of our elective surgery management with three different fixation methods.

Surgical treatment of osteopetrosis-related femoral fractures: two case reports and literature review.

Osteopetrosis is a rare hereditary disease which is characterized by increased bone density. Bone resorption is insufficient or fails due to the osteoclast defect in osteopetrosis. Half of the patients are asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally or based on the presence of fracture.

A life-threatening complication of warfarin therapy in ED: diffuse alveolar hemorrhage.

Warfarin have some serious adverse effects, and bleeding is one of the most serious and frequent of them. In this case report, we present the diffuse alveolar hemorrhage case as a rare and life-threatening complication of warfarin.