Patients with Mondini deformty: is standard electrode necessary?

Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare the results of auditory perception tests and speech sound evaluations with electrode array length in patients with Mondini deformity.

Methods: The study included 14 patients who underwent cochlear implantation and radiologically confirmed Mondini deformity between 2007 and 2021 in our clinic. While 7 patients received standard electrode arrays from the MED-EL brand, the remaining 7 received shortened electrode arrays from the MED-EL brand.

Do biomarkers have predictive value in the treatment modality of the patients diagnosed with bowel obstruction?

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the ability of the biomarkers to predict the surgery treatment and mortality in patients above 18 years of age who were hospitalized with the diagnosis of bowel obstruction from the emergency department.

Methods: This is a 2-year retrospective study. The patients' demographic data, laboratory parameters on admission to emergency department, treatment modalities, and the length of hospital stay were recorded.

Have the Diagnoses of Patients Transported by Ambulances Changed in the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Introduction: Since December 2019, emergency services and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) systems have been at the forefront of the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic world-wide.

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the reasons and the necessity of transportation to the emergency department (ED) by ambulance and the outcomes of these cases with the admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic period and during the same period in 2019.

Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was conducted in which patients transported to the ED by ambulance in April 2019 and April 2020 were compared.

Perfusion index: Could this be a new triage tool for upper gastrointestinal system bleeding in the emergency department? A prospective cohort study.

Background: Many scoring systems for predicting mortality, rebleeding and transfusion needs among patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) have been developed. However, no scoring system can predict all these outcomes.

Objective: To show whether the perfusion index (PI), compared with the Rockall score (RS), helps predict transfusion needs and prognoses among patients presenting with UGIB in emergency departments.

[Cranial MRI findings in epileptic children].

Purpose: To investigate the cranial MRI findings in childhood epilepsy and to detect the most frequent cerebral lesions in epileptic children in our region.

Materials And Methods: In this study, 98 epileptic children were examined with 1 T MRI equipment between January 1997 and March 2001. T1-weighted sagittal, T2 and proton weighted axial and T2-weighted coronal MR images were obtained.