Role of Procalcitonin in Differential Diagnosis of Pneumonia and Pulmonary Congestion Associated With End-Stage Renal Failure.

Objectives: We aimed to determine the role of procalcitonin in distinguishing between infectious and noninfectious causes, specifically the cause of the infiltrative appearances detected on lung radiographs of patients with end-stage renal failure receiving hemodialysis.

Materials And Methods: Sixty-six patients between 19 and 87 years of age were enrolled. Patients were divided into 3 groups, with each group consisting of 22 patients: group 1 comprised pneumonia patients without end-stage renal failure, group 2 comprised pulmonary congestion patients with end-stage renal failure, and group 3 were healthy participants.

Approach of pulmonologists in Turkey to noninvasive mechanical ventilation use at home for chronic respiratory failure.

Introduction: To define approach of pulmonologists in Turkey to noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) use for chronic respiratory failure (CRF), the most currently applied technique for home mechanical ventilation.

Patients And Methods: A 38-question survey, developed and tested by the authors, was distributed throughout Turkey to 2205 pulmonologists by e-mail.

Result: Twenty-seven percent of the pulmonologists responded (n=596).

Approach of pulmonologists in Turkey to noninvasive mechanical ventilation use in acute respiratory failure.

Introduction: Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) has been increasingly used worldwide for acute respiratory failure (ARF), especially in patients with chronic lung disorders. We aimed to define the approach of pulmonologists in Turkey to NIV use for ARF management.

Materials And Methods: A 38-question survey, developed and tested by authors, was distributed by e-mail to a total of 2.

Long-term risk of pulmonary embolism in solid-organ transplant recipients.

Objectives: Solid-organ transplant recipients can develop chronic hypercoagulation that increases the incidence of pulmonary embolism. Here, we evaluate the frequency of pulmonary embolism in solid-organ transplant recipients during the first 10 years after transplantation and evaluate the risk factors for its development.

Materials And Methods: The medical records of solid-organ transplant recipients who were treated between 2003 and 2013 were retrospectively reviewed.

Preoperative pulmonary evaluation of liver transplant candidates: results from 341 adult patients.

Background: Pulmonary disorders are among the commonly encountered and prognostically important problems in patients with chronic liver disease. To define the prevalence and types of respiratory disorders in patients with advanced liver disease evaluated for liver transplant (LT) candidacy, and to determine factors affecting postoperative outcome.

Material/methods: The records of 341 adult patients evaluated for LT candidacy were retrospectively examined.