Comparison of subclavian vein and inferior vena cava collapsibility index in the intensive care unit.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between changes in the inferior vena cava collapsibility index and subclavian vein collapsibility index in patients undergoing passive leg raising tests in the intensive care unit, considering that respiratory changes affecting the inferior vena cava may similarly affect the subclavian vein.

Methods: This single-center observational study was conducted on patients aged between 18 and 85 years who underwent passive leg raising in the intensive care unit. When the patient was 45° above the bed, the inferior vena cava and subclavian vein were displayed using ultrasonography; subclavian vein collapsibility index and inferior vena cava collapsibility index values were calculated.

Factors Affecting Resorption Following Cranioplasty with an Autologous Bone Graft.

Aim: To evaluate the relationship between the surgical techniques, the waiting time for surgery, postoperative distance between the graft-bone margin and the percentage of bone resorption, we analyzed patients who underwent cranioplasty. Cranioplasty is a necessary surgery to preserve brain tissue and provide an appropriate microenvironment.

Material And Methods: In this study, patients who underwent autologous bone grafting after decompressive craniectomy by the Neurosurgery Clinic of University of Health Sciences Ankara Training and Research Hospital between 2018 and 2021 were examined.

Dark Side of the COVID-19 Pandemic; .

Objective: Besides its morbidity and mortality all over the world, SARS-CoV-2 infection maintains its importance with prolonged symptoms after acute disease. The post-infectious period including a heterogeneous group of symptoms is named . This study aimed to describe persisting symptoms three months after COVID-19 and risk factors associated with .

The effect of sleep disorders on quality of life in patients with epilepsy: A multicenter study from Turkey.

Objective: We aimed to investigate sleep disorders in patients with epilepsy (PWE) and to investigate the effects of sleep disorders on quality of life.

Methods: In our multicenter study conducted in Turkey, 1358 PWE were evaluated. The demographic and clinical data of the patients were recorded.

The Impact of CoronaVac Vaccination on 28-day Mortality Rate of Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 in Türkiye.

Background: Vaccines against coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) have been effective in preventing symptomatic diseases, hospitalizations, and intensive care unit (ICU) admissions. However, data regarding the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in reducing mortality among critically ill patients with COVID-19 remains unclear.

Aims: To determine the vaccination status and investigate the impact of the COVID-19 vaccine on the 28-day mortality in critically ill patients with COVID-19.