Publications by authors named "Olcay Gursoy"
Background: The aim of this study is to externally validate the "Deformity, Edema, and Pain in Pronation" model, which determines the necessity for radiography in patients with wrist trauma.
Methods: This prospective, cross-sectional study was performed in a tertiary emergency department (ED). All patients admitted to the ED with wrist trauma aged 18 years and older were included in the study.
Article Synopsis
- Typhlitis is a specific illness that can happen to people with weak immune systems, especially after bone marrow transplants, which often use strong chemotherapy.
- This study looked at 210 adult patients who had bone marrow transplants to find out what factors might lead to typhlitis.
- They found that about 11% of the patients developed typhlitis, and certain things like being male, hospital stay length, fever, and infection treatments increased the risk of getting it.
Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of administration of a single-dose proton pump inhibitor (PPI) on gastric intramucosal pH (pHi), gastric juice volume and gastric pH in critically ill patients.
Methods: This prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study included 75 patients who were divided into five groups that received the following treatment: group C (n = 15), saline 100 mL; group O (n = 15), omeprazole 20 mg; group P (n = 15), pantoprazole 40 mg; group E (n = 15), esomeprazole 20 mg; and group R (n = 15), rabeprazole 20 mg. All treatments were administered nasogastrically in 100 mL of physiological saline.
Study Objective: To evaluate serum C-reactive protein and cholesterol as a prognostic factor for survival in patients with severe sepsis.
Design: Prospective study.
Setting: University hospital.