A Retrospctive Study of 377 Patients Admitted as an Emergency with Crush Syndrome After the Türkiye-Syria Earthquakes.

BACKGROUND Crush injury can result in crush syndrome (CS) when the pressure is released from the limb, resulting in ischemia-reperfusion injury and rhabdomyolysis. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the demographics, clinical findings, management, and outcomes of 377 patients admitted as an emergency with a diagnosis of crush syndrome between February 6 and 16, 2023, following the Türkiye-Syria earthquakes. MATERIAL AND METHODS This observational study retrospectively analyzed CS patients admitted to the emergency service from February 6 to 16, 2023.

COVID-19: How do emergency departments fare after normalisation steps?

Objective: Restrictions imposed for the COVID-19 pandemic and the people's fear of getting infected have caused a significant drop in the number of emergency service admissions. Herein, we aimed to investigate the reflections of our otherwise crowded emergency services' quietness in the period of normalisation.

Methodology: Our study retrospectively investigated three groups of patients: the patients who were admitted to the emergency service in the 'Period of Restrictions' when the restrictions were imposed to limit the spread of the COVID-19 infection; the patients who were admitted to the emergency service in the 'Period of Normalisation' when normalisation attempts were made and the restrictions were lifted; and the patients who were admitted to the emergency service in the 'Period of Pre-pandemic Normal' exactly 1 year before the normalisation period, which would reflect the normal functioning of the emergency service at that time.