Inferior vena cava collapsibility index and stroke volume as predictors of blood transfusion in upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the emergency department.

Background And Aim: This study investigates the effectiveness of bedside ultrasonography in predicting blood transfusion requirements in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). It focuses on evaluating the inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter, IVC collapsibility index (CI), and stroke volume (SV) as ultrasonographic measures.

Methods: A hundred adult patients enrolled in this prospective clinical study.

Bioactive apatite-wollastonite glass ceramics coating on metallic titanium for biomedical applications: effect of boron.

Metallic titanium (Ti) implant surfaces need improvement for bioproperties and antibacterial behavior. For this purpose, a new boron-doped bioactive apatite-wollastonite (AW) coating was successfully developed on the Ti plate surface. The effects of boron addition on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and bioproperties of the AW coating were investigated.

Pre-operative predictors of mortality in ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms: is the Harborview Medical Center mortality risk score enough?

Background: We aimed to evaluate the reliability of the Harborview Medical Center (HMC) mortality risk scoring system in predicting post-operative in-hospital mortality after open repair (OR) of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) and to inves-tigate the presence of other possible mortality risk factors.

Methods: Patients who underwent OR for rAAA between January 01, 2004, and December 31, 2021, were retrospectively included in this single-center cohort study. The 30-day hospital mortality risk was calculated using the HMC risk scoring system.

The Importance of Neutrophil Gelatinase - Associated Lipocalin and Liver Type Fatty Acid Binding Protein in Acute Kidney Injury.

Background: The most important factor in the diagnosis of AKI is to accurately and early detect the damage that occurs in the kidney before the filtration capacity of the kidney decreases. Therefore, we discussed the use of NGAL and L-FABP in the early diagnosis of acute kidney injury, evaluation of clinical severity and prognosis as well as prediction of hemodialysis decision in this prospective study.

Methods: We studied 82 participants which included 41 patients aged 18 years and older with the diagnosis of acute kidney injury.

Evaluation of the Inferior Vena Cava Diameter in Dehydrated Children Using Bedside Ultrasonography.

Objective: Bedside ultrasonography (US) is a new imaging modality that has begun to be used in the Pediatric Emergency Unit to evaluate inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter for intravascular volume status. In this article, we aimed to evaluate IVC diameter with bedside US before and after the fluid therapy in dehydrated children.

Methods: A total of 124 dehydrated patients were enrolled, aged 8 months to 17 years.

The knowledge level and perceptions toward COVID-19 among Turkish final year medical students.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has upended medical education as well as the lives of healthcare professionals. Higher education institutions have a crucial role in the solution of public health problems by training young doctor candidates, and it is also essential to increase the knowledge level of physician candidates about the epidemic. So, in this study, we aimed to examine Turkish final year medical students' knowledge level and perceptions toward the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Blunt Abdominal Trauma Bedside Ultrasonography Comparison with Trauma Severity Scores and Computerized Tomography.

Objective: To investigate the accuracy of focussed assessment sonography for trauma (FAST) bedside ultrasonography application in patients with blunt abdominal trauma and patient management, clinical outcome, and trauma severity scores.

Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Emergency Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey, from April 2013 to June 2017.

Rıvaroxaban-induced severe diffuse ıntracerebral hemorrhage.

Bleeding, the most frightening adverse effect of anticoagulants,may occur in different parts of the body.When intracerebral hemorrhage in individuals used anticoagulant drugs is compared with normal coagulation function, the volume of bleeding is increased and the prognosis is worse. There are few studies in the literature regarding the presence of intracerebral hemorrhage and the volume and prognosis of bleeding associated with rivaroxaban, a new oral anticoagulant.

Computer-based simulation training in emergency medicine designed in the light of malpractice cases.

Background: Using computer-based simulation systems in medical education is becoming more and more common. Although the benefits of practicing with these systems in medical education have been demonstrated, advantages of using computer-based simulation in emergency medicine education are less validated. The aim of the present study was to assess the success rates of final year medical students in doing emergency medical treatment and evaluating the effectiveness of computer-based simulation training in improving final year medical students' knowledge.

Charcoal hemoperfusion in bupropion overdose.

Bupropion is a relatively new and popular medication for depression, with seizures as its major side effect. In the literature, there are insufficient data about hemodialysis following bupropion overdose. A 23-year-old female patient was brought to our emergency department with acute change in mental status and seizure after deliberate self-poisoning with approximately 25-30 tablets of bupropion hydrochloride.