Prospective interpretation of Covid vaccines. A cross sectional study, Ordu province experience.

During the pandemic period, many regulations were made to reduce the spread of the epidemic throughout the country and restrictions were applied. We aimed to interpret the effects of vaccination status, total number of vaccination doses and preferred vaccine type on the prognostic process of the patients we treated inpatients with the diagnosis of Covid-19 in our pandemic service. The present descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Ordu, Turkey.

The Evaluation of Oxidative Stress in the Young Adults with COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Induced Acute Pericarditis- Myopericarditis.

Background: During COVID-19 pandemic, several vaccines have been developed such as mRNA vaccines. However, acute pericarditis and myocarditis/myopericarditis cases have been described after mRNA vaccination. The mechanism for the development of cardiac involvement is unknown.

Prisoners seeking healthcare in emergency department.

Objective: To evaluate inmate referrals to emergency department of a tertiary healthcare facility in terms of demographical and clinical characteristics as well as their impact on the department.

Methods: The retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey and comprised data of incarcerated patients who were brought to the emergency department from January 01, 2010, to December 31, 2012. Demographical characteristics, consultations, duration of hospitalisation, recurrent admissions, disposal and mortality rates were noted.

The efficiency of continuous positive airway pressure therapy in carbon monoxide poisoining in the emergency department.

Objective: To determine whether oxygen therapy with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is superior to normobaric oxygen therapy in carbon monoxide poisoning.

Methods: The study participants were 43 patients diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning between the dates 15 March and 30 June 2016 at the emergency department of an urban teaching hospital. The control group comprised patients who received normobaric oxygen therapy.

Delayed neurologic sequelae of carbon monoxide intoxication.

Altered consciousness and accompanying neurological symptoms are both complex and challenging cases for emergency physicians. These are not specific and may be a sign of a variety of medical conditions including stroke and delayed neurological sequelae (DNS) is a recurrent transient neuropsychiatric consequence of CO intoxication. DNS produces a spectrum of varying symptoms and the diagnosis is primarily made on the basis of clinical features and radiological findings from CT and conventional MRI.

Is initial optic nerve sheath diameter prognostic of specific head injury in emergency departments?

Background: Emergency departments (EDs) are typically the first medical contact for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and early diagnosis and treatment of intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients with neurotrauma primarily falls under the liability of emergency doctors. Monitoring ICP with optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) via tools has gained popularity among emergency service doctors. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the predictive value of ONSD for specific head injury on initial cranial tomography.

What's going wrong with this postpartum woman?

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a left ventricular systolic dysfunction failure emerges during the antepartum or puerperal period, and can result in maternal death. Reported incidences are increasing and differing globally. Echocardiography is the cornerstone for the diagnosis.

Primary headache associated with sexual activity: A case report.

Headaches provoked by triggering factors have been recognized for many decades. In many cases, the development of such headaches is secondary to an underlying pathology. However, in some cases, no abnormality can be identified.

Tick Infestation of Eyelid: Two Case Reports.

Tick infestation of the eyelid is a rare but serious condition that can lead to Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. In this report, we describe two cases who presented with tick infestation of the eyelid. Neither patient developed systemic disease or adverse sequelae after tick extraction.

Comparison of TIMI and Gensini score in patients admitted to the emergency department with chest pain, who underwent coronary angiography.

Background: In patients admitted to the emergency department with complaints of chest pain and unstable angina pectoris, ST-elevation MI scoring is done according to risk factors used to calculate risks of urgent revascularization, MI, and death within 14 days. For this calculation, the most widely used scoring system is TIMI risk score.

Material And Methods: In this prospective, cross-sectional descriptive study, we evaluated and compared the effectiveness of TIMI and Gensini scores of patients with chest pain who were admitted to Hacettepe University Hospitals Emergency Department between March 2011 and September 2011 and who underwent coronary angiography.

Relationship between red cell distribution width and stroke in patients with stable chronic heart failure: a propensity score matching analysis.

Aim: We aimed to investigate the association between baseline red cell distribution width (RDW) level and the risk of stroke in patients with heart failure (HF).

Methods: A total of 153 consecutive patients with HF (New York Heart Association [NYHA] I-III and left ventricular ejection fraction of <40%) were included in this prospective study. All the patients were followed up for 1 year, and during this period the cerebrovascular disease was questioned.