Publications by authors named "Fatma Tokgoz"
Introduction: The clinical and physiological effects of long-duration use of N95-type masks without ventilation valves, on health-care workers during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, were evaluated.
Methods: All volunteering personnel working in operating theater or intensive care unit, using nonventilated N95 type respiratory masks, minimum for a 2-h noninterrupted duration were observed. The partial oxygen saturation (SpO) and heart rate (HR) were recorded before wearing the N95 mask and at 1 and 2 h.
Objective: Differential diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is important among fibrotic interstitial lung diseases (ILD). This study aimed to evaluate the rate of IPF in patients with fibrotic ILD and to determine the clinical-laboratory features of patients with and without IPF that would provide the differential diagnosis of IPF.
Material And Methods: The study included the patients with the usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern or possible UIP pattern on thorax high-resolution computed tomography, and/or UIP pattern, probable UIP or possible UIP pattern at lung biopsy according to the 2011 ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT guidelines.
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- The study explored how inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) affect the outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and their association with mortality risk.
- 172 ICS users had COPD and fewer reported symptoms like fever, muscle pain, and gastrointestinal issues compared to non-users.
- The results indicated ICS use did not significantly impact hospitalization duration or mortality in CAP patients, but might reduce fever and other respiratory signs, warranting further investigation.
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- The study aimed to determine the best antibiotic treatment for patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) hospitalized outside of the ICU.
- The research involved 621 patients across nine hospitals in Turkey, identifying common pathogens like S. pneumoniae and P. aeruginosa but showing low rates of pathogen identification overall.
- Results indicated no significant differences in clinical outcomes, such as cure rates or length of hospital stays, among the three antibiotic treatment regimens tested.
Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a large vessel vasculitis especially seen in young women. Because of nonspecific symptoms diagnois is difficult and confused with other diseases. Delayed treatment increase morbidity and mortality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSwyer-James-MacLeod syndrome or unilateral hyperlucent lung syndrome is a rare disease characterised by hypoplasia of the pulmonary artery, unilateral hyperlucent lung and usually bronchiectasis. The syndrome was first described by Swyer and James in 1953 in a child case, and in the following year 9 adult cases were reported by MacLeod. We retrospectively reviewed 6 adult cases, five female and one male, who were followed-up with the diagnosis of Swyer-James-MacLeod syndrome between 2005 and 2012 in our clinic.
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