Publications by authors named "Lokman Hızmalı"
Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) is the peri-operative administration of antimicrobial agents. Compliance rates vary worldwide from 15% to 84.3%, with studies in Turkey not exceeding 35%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Data are limited regarding the relationship of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), monocyte/lymphocyte ratio (MLR), and platelet/ lymphocyte ratio (PLR) with neurological symptoms (NS) in COVID-19 patients. This study is the first to assess the utility of the NLR, MLR, and PLR for predicting COVID-19 severity in infected patients with NS.
Materials And Methods: Consecutive 192 PCR-positive COVID-19 patients with NS were included in this cross-sectional and prospective study.
Objective: COVID-19 is caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus and turned into a pandemic in a short time, affects many organs and systems, especially the nervous system. In the present study, it was aimed to determine the morphological and volumetric changes in cortical and subcortical structures in recovered COVID-19 patients.
Background: We think that COVID-19 has a long-term effect on cortical and subcortical structures.
A wide spectrum of neurological symptoms (NS) has been described in patients with COVID-19. We examined the plasma levels of neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and neurofilament light chain (NFL) together, as neuronal damage markers, and their relationships with clinical severity in patients with NS at acute COVID-19. A total of 20 healthy controls and 59 patients with confirmed COVID-19 were enrolled in this pilot prospective study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To assess choroidal changes using enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography in coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Methods: Thirty-two patients with moderate COVID-19 and 34 healthy subjects were included in the study. Choroidal thickness was measured at 3 points as follows: at the subfovea, 1500 mm nasal to the fovea, and 1500 mm temporal to the fovea.
Purpose: To evaluate the results of conjunctival and nasopharyngeal swab tests in patients with confirmed COVID-19.
Methods: This prospective study included 45 patients who were hospitalized for confirmed COVID-19. Nasopharyngeal swab samples were obtained from the patients before hospitalization.
: To evaluate the longitudinal changes in retinal vessel diameters in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).: This study included 25 patients with COVID-19 (Group 1) and 25 healthy subjects (Group 2). The diameters of peripapillary temporal and nasal retinal arteries and veins were measured at baseline and at 4 months after remission.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious but rare condition in Turkey, likely more common due to predisposing factors and higher rates of healthcare-associated infections, affecting both young and older populations.
- Diagnosis is often delayed, with many patients not identified until three months after their initial visit, and the detection rate of causative organisms is notably lower compared to developed countries.
- There is an urgent need for improved diagnostic, treatment, and prevention strategies in Turkey, including standardized processes and a collaborative effort among healthcare specialists to establish better management guidelines for IE.