Author Correction: Evaluation of Potential Drug-Drug Interactions in the Intensive Care Unit.

Correction to: Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2021; 25 (18): 5801-5806-DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202109_26798-PMID: 34604971 published online on September 30, 2021. The methodology section of this research article incorrectly stated that the lexi-interact checker program is freely accessible.

Outcome of carbapenem or colistin resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia in the intensive care unit.

Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKp) infections continue to be an important cause of mortality. In this retrospective study, the effect of carbapenem or colistin resistance on mortality in Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia and combined meropenem + colistin administration in CRKp bacteremia was evaluated. In addition to that, a mathematical model is applied to explore the relationships between the resistance and mortality.

Sepsis episodes caused by pressure injuries in critical illness: a retrospective observational cohort study.

Background: Critically-ill patients (CIPs) with pressure injuries (PIs) may develop bloodstream infections (BSIs).

Purpose: To identify predisposing factors and discuss diagnosis and management of sepsis-related PIs in CIPs.

Methods: The records of CIPs in the intensive care unit (ICU) between January 1, 2014, and January 1, 2020, with PI with sepsis-diagnoses and with different site cultures that were positive concurrent with bloodstream-cultures were retrospectively reviewed.

OXA-48 Dominance Meets Ceftazidime-Avibactam: A Battle Against Life-Threatening Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infections in the Intensive Care Unit.

Objective In this study, we aimed to describe the outcomes in ICU patients with bloodstream infection (BSI) or ventilatory-associated pneumonia (VAP) due to carbapenem-resistant (CRKP) who received ceftazidime-avibactam treatment at a tertiary care university hospital. Methods Patients aged 18 years or older who were admitted to the Anesthesiology and Reanimation ICU at Bursa Uludag University Faculty of Medicine Hospital between June 13, 2021, and July 16, 2023, and diagnosed with BSI or VAP due to CRKP were included in this study. Results A total of 42 patients treated with ceftazidime-avibactam were included.

Evaluation of the combination treatments with intravenous fosfomycin for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the combination treatments with intravenous fosfomycin for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in a tertiary-care center.

Methods: Between December 24, 2018 and November 21, 2022, adult patients diagnosed with bloodstream infection or ventilator-associated pneumonia due to culture-confirmed carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in the anesthesiology and reanimation intensive care units were investigated retrospectively.

Results: There were a total of 62 patients fulfilling the study inclusion criteria.

Medical device-related pressure injury knowledge assessment for nurses: development and psychometric validation of a multiple choice test.

Objective: This study aimed to develop a valid and reliable test to measure nurses' knowledge of medical device-related pressure injuries (MDRPIs).

Methods: The data were collected between May and July 2022. An extensive literature review was performed to develop the instrument.

The effects of social isolation due to COVID-19 on the fear of movement, falling, and physical activity in older people.

Objective: This study investigates the interaction between fear of movement, fall risk, and physical activity levels in ageing individuals who experienced social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: In this descriptive and cross-sectional study, 254 eligible participants used an online background survey. Individuals' fear of movement was evaluated by the kinesiophobia causes scale, fall risk by the falls efficacy scale, and physical activity levels by the physical activity scale for the ageing.

Evaluation of potential drug-drug interactions in intensive care unit.

Objective: Potential drug-drug interactions (pDDIs) and adverse drug reactions (ADRs) may be frequently observed in critically ill patients because of multiple drug use. It is important to identify pDDIs before their progression to ADRs. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and effect of pDDIs and possible ADRs in intensive care patients.

Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of pressure ulcer knowledge assessment tool-updated version (PUKAT 2.0).

Objective: This study aimed to determine the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the measurement tool developed and updated by Manderlier et al. to evaluate the nurses' evidence-based knowledge about pressure ulcers.

Materials And Methods: A methodological study design was used.

Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Brain Death Notifications and Organ Donation Time?

Objectives: The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019, known as COVID-19, has rapidly evolved to a global pandemic. This pandemic represents an unprecedented public health issue not only for the general population but also for patients on the transplant wait list. Multiple organizations around the world have published recommendations for the proper conduct of transplant procedures, including donor and recipient screening and perioperative management.

Reliability of CT angiography scoring systems used for brain death and the effect of cranial interventions on the results.

Objective: To assess vascular opacifications, the efficiency, and interobserver agreement (IOA) of five different computed tomography angiography (CTA) brain death (BD) scoring systems in patients with and without cranial interventions, for determining alternative findings correctly supporting BD diagnosis by CTA even in cranial intervention presence.

Methods: 45 patients clinically identified with BD and evaluated with CTA were included. IOA of five different scoring systems used for CTA BD diagnosis, the effect of intracranial interventions on scoring systems, and vascular opacification were evaluated.

The COVID-19 pandemic and perceived exercise benefits and barriers: A cross-sectional study on Turkish society perceptions of physical activity.

Background And Objectives: With the emergence of a global pandemic, new challenges have arisen. Among them are issues relating to exercising, and perceived benefits of and barriers to exercising, particularly when many people find their opportunities for exercise limited by lockdowns. The aim of this study was to investigate how COVID‑19 has affected Turkish society's perceptions of exercise and physical activity levels.

Prevalence of pressure ulcers in hospitalized adult patients in Bursa, Turkey: A multicentre, point prevalence study.

Rationale, Aims, And Objectives: Pressure ulcers (PUs), which are preventable complications, increase the cost of health care and the risk of prolonged hospital stay, as well as morbidity and mortality. In this study, we aimed to describe the prevalence, clinical features, and risk factors for PUs among hospitalized patients.

Method: This study was cross-sectional and conducted over a single day in all the care units.

Bone mineral density and growth in children with coeliac disease on a gluten free-diet.

Background/aim: To evaluate changes in growth and bone metabolism during consumption of a gluten-free diet (GFD) in children with coeliac disease (CD).

Materials And Methods: Thirty-seven children with CD (mean age of 8.8 ± 4.

Effectiveness of ultrasound treatment applied with exercise therapy on patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

The aim of our study was to evaluate effectiveness of ultrasound treatment applied with exercise therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Fifty-two patients, who were diagnosed according to modified New York criteria, were aged 25-60, and have spine pain, were randomly assigned to two groups. Ultrasound (US) and exercise therapy were applied to treatment group (27); placebo US treatment and exercise therapy were applied to control group (25).

Mesalamine Intolerance in Three Children with Crohn's Disease.

Objective: To present the mesalamine-induced acute exacerbation of symptoms and inflammatory markers in children with Crohn's disease (CD).

Clinical Presentation And Intervention: Three children who presented with CD had acute exacerbation of colitis symptoms or elevated inflammatory markers when mesalamine was added to treatment while tapering/ceasing steroid treatment. While on steroid treatment, the patients maintained clinical and laboratory remission, but with the initiation of mesalamine treatment, they had abdominal pain and bloody mucoid diarrhoea and/or elevation of white blood cell count, C-reactive protein level and erythrocyte sedimentation rate.

Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute disease characterised by symmetrical muscle weakness, loss of sensation and reflex. There is usually a viral infection at the beginning of the disease. Here, we report a GBS case which did not respond to any treatment strategy at first and was diagnosed as Human Immunodeficiency Virus positive (HIV+) during the search for the aetiology.

Efficacy of combined interferon alpha and long-term lamivudine therapy in children with chronic hepatitis B.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of interferon alpha (IFN-alpha) and long-term lamivudine therapy in children with chronic hepatitis B and to determine the optimal duration of lamivudine therapy. Thirty-eight HBeAg-positive children simultaneously received IFN-alpha2a 5 MU/m2 to 10 MU/m2 for six months and lamivudine (4 mg/kg/day). Lamivudine was administered until anti-HBe seroconversion and was continued for six months in responders.

Effect of interferon therapy on glucose metabolism in children with chronic hepatitis B.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of interferon (IFN)-alpha treatment on glucose metabolism in children with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Forty children with CHB received IFN 10 MU/m2 for six months. Oral glucose tolerance test, anti-insulin and anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) antibody, fasting plasma C-peptide and insulin (FPI), postprandial insulin, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), HOMA-cell, and glucose/insulin ratio (G/I) were measured before and after treatment.

Celiac disease and autoimmune thyroid disease in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus: clinical and HLA-genotyping results.

Objective: Increased prevalence of celiac disease (CD) and autoimmune thyroid disorders (ATD) in patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) has been widely reported. Such an association may lead to adverse effects on the growth, bone metabolism and fertility, and response to therapy may become difficult. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical findings and HLA typing results in patients with T1D associated with CD or ATD.

Celiac disease: presentation of 109 children.

Purpose: The clinical features of patients with celiac disease (CD) are variable. In the present study, clinical and laboratory features of 109 patients with CD were retrospectively evaluated.

Materials And Methods: In all cases, diagnosis of CD was made by European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) criteria and clinical and laboratory findings, including hematological and biochemical analyses, immunoglobulin levels, autoantibodies [antinucler antibody (ANA), antidouble stranded DNA (dsDNA), antimitochondrial antibody (AMA), anti-smooth muscle antibody (ASMA), liver kidney antibody (LKM-1), anti thyroid peroxidase (TPO), anti thyroglobulin (Tg)], bone mineral density (BMD), and electroencephalogram were evaluated.