Effect of pulse methylprednisolone on prognosis in SARS-CoV-2 patients with severe pneumonia.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of pulse methylprednisolone treatment on prognosis in severe COVID-19 pneumonia.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 128 patients hospitalized in our clinic for severe COVID-19 between March 2020 and February 2021. Standard treatment (plaquenil, favipravir, low molecular weight heparin, and antibiotics when necessary) was given to the patients in accordance with the Turkish Ministry of Health guidelines.

The importance of the erythrocyte distribution width/albumin ratio in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation.

Objectives: To investigate the relationship of the erythrocyte distribution width (RDW)/albumin ratio on hospital length of stay (LOS) and prognosis in patients hospitalized with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation.

Methods: Patients hospitalized in our clinic for COPD exacerbation were retrospectively analyzed. Demographic characteristics, comorbidities, pulmonary function tests, arterial blood gas, history of hospitalization due to exacerbation in the last year, LOS, C-reactive protein, RDW, albumin, platelet counts, and 30-day mortality status were recorded.

Small airway disease and asthma control.

Aim: Maximum mid-expiratory flow (MMEF) is one of the pulmonary function tests that report small airway disease. Our study aimed to investigate the role of MMEF values in asthma control, the prevalence of small airway disease, and their effect on asthma control in patients with asthma with normal forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV) values.

Material And Method: Patients who presented to the Chest Diseases outpatient clinic of our hospital between 2018 and 2019 and were diagnosed as having asthma were included in the study.

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on smoking habits in a tertiary hospital.

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify changes in smoking behaviors along with the reasons thereof, 1 year after the pandemic started. Alterations in the smoking behavior of patients were investigated in the study.

Patients And Methods: Patients admitted to our Smoking Cessation Outpatient Clinic between March 1st, 2019, and March 1st, 2020, and registered in the Tobacco Addiction Treatment Monitoring System (TUBATIS) were evaluated.

Comparative Analysis of Three Different Drug Distribution Schemes for Smoking Cessation.

Objective: This study aimed to compare the success rate of 3 different drug prescription policies: Free drugs with online system prescription, free drugs with doctor's prescription, and drugs paid for by patients with doctor's prescription.

Material And Methods: The effect of 2 different Ministry of Health (MoH) projects with free-of-charge and self-payment pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation were compared. Patients who completed 6 months of pharmacotherapy and follow-up were evaluated.