Publications by authors named "Merve Nur Yıldız"
Article Synopsis
- - The study focuses on
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia
- and its impact on mortality rates in immunocompetent patients, finding that elevated plasma CMV DNA levels and certain underlying conditions significantly correlate with poorer outcomes.
- - Key findings indicate that
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
- greatly increases the risk of in-hospital death, and shorter antiviral treatment durations lead to higher mortality rates, emphasizing the importance of extended therapy.
- - The analysis also shows that higher
- CMV DNA levels
- are linked to increased risks of both short-term (30-day) and long-term (1-year) mortality, necessitating careful monitoring and management of viral load in affected patients.
Objective: Prognostic models aid clinical practice with decision-making on treatment and hospitalization in exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease (ECOPD). Although there are many studies with prognostic models, diagnostic accuracy is variable within and between models.
Subjects And Methods: We compared the prognostic performance of the BAP65 score, DECAF score, PEARL score, and modified early warning score (MEWS) in hospitalized patients with ECOPD, to estimate ventilatory support need.