Publications by authors named "Muhammet Balcik"
Predictors of 30-day mortality in patients diagnosed with hepatic encephalopathy on admission to the emergency department.
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol
December 2023
Background: The aim of this study is to compare the laboratory findings and disease severity scores of patients diagnosed with hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in the emergency department (ED) to predict 30-day mortality.
Method: The patients over 18 years old and diagnosed HE in the ED of a tertiary hospital were included in the study. Demographic and clinical characteristics, laboratory parameters, predisposing causes and outcomes of the patients included in the study were recorded in the data form.
Article Synopsis
- A study compared the effectiveness of three risk scoring systems (CSRS, SFSR, OESIL) in predicting major cardiac events and mortality within 30 days for patients who experienced syncope in the emergency department.
- A total of 421 adult patients were included, with a 30-day mortality rate of 5.5% and a 12.8% incidence of major adverse cardiac events.
- The Canadian Syncope Risk Score (CSRS) was found to be the most effective predictor of 30-day mortality, suggesting its usefulness as a safety tool for risk assessment post-emergency department discharge.
Objective: The aim of the study is to compare the prognostic power of the BUN/albumin ratio (BAR) calculated on admission to the emergency department and the SYNergy between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with TAXus (SYNTAX) score calculated after coronary angiography (CAG) in predicting 30-day mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Method And Material: The study was conducted prospectively between March 2021 and March 2022 in the emergency department of a tertiary hospital. Patients over the age of 18 who underwent CAG with a diagnosis of STEMI were included in the study.
Introduction: Since December 2019, emergency services and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) systems have been at the forefront of the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic world-wide.
Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the reasons and the necessity of transportation to the emergency department (ED) by ambulance and the outcomes of these cases with the admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic period and during the same period in 2019.
Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was conducted in which patients transported to the ED by ambulance in April 2019 and April 2020 were compared.