The effect of patient weight on the success of converting sinus rhythm in patients with PSVT treated with standard dose adenosine.

Purpose: The study aimed to investigate whether there is a difference in the amount of adenosine per kilogram (mg/kg) between the patient groups that can and cannot be converted to sinus rhythm (SR) with adenosine therapy in patients with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT).

Material And Method: This single-centered, retrospectively designed study was conducted in the ED of a training and research hospital between December 1, 2019 and December 1, 2022 on patients who were admitted to the ED with SVT diagnosis and treated with a 6-12-18 mg adenosine protocol. The main analyses were carried out in three stages.

Determination of factors associated with perforation in patients with geriatric acute appendicitis.

Background: Recognition and management of abdominal emergencies in geriatric patients are more complicated compared to the younger population. We aimed to investigate the demographic characteristics of geriatric patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis and to investigate the factors associated with perforation in the early stages in this study.

Methods: After obtaining local ethical committee approval, patients 65 years and older who had appendectomy between January 2015 and December 2019 were included the study.

Assessment of pleth variability index in volume changes during ultrafiltration process.

Objectives: Pleth variability index (PVI) has been studied mostly in mechanically ventilated patients, and the role of PVI in predicting volume status and volume changes among spontaneously breathing patients is not clear in the literature. We hypothesized that hemodialysis (HD) can be a valid model for a simulation that can be evaluated the correlation of PVI with fluid changes in various volume states. The aim of this study was to investigate the utility of PVI for assessing volume changes in HD patients who are breathing spontaneously.

Assessment of the carotid artery Doppler flow time in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Introduction: Because of the subjectivity and ambiguity of the noninvasive measurements and limited use of invasive ones, there is an impending need for a real-time, fast, inexpensive, and reproducible noninvasive measurement method in acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding with active bleeding in emergency services.

Aims: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of bedside carotid artery flow time (CFT) measurement before and after the passive leg raising (PLR) maneuver on the determination of active bleeding in patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) with upper GI bleeding.

Materials And Methods: This prospective case-control study was conducted in the ED of a training and research hospital with upper GI bleeding.

Predictive value of capnography for severity of acute gastroenteritis in the emergency department.

Objective: This study first aims to assess the utility of ETCO2 levels in evaluating the severity of dehydration in adult patients that present to the ED with acute gastroenteritis. AGE. Second, it intends to evaluate the correlation between ETCO2 and several metabolic parameters: creatinine, pH, bicarbonate (HCO3), and bases excessive (BE).

Evaluation of electrocardiographic parameters in patients with epileptic seizure.

The aim of the study is to evaluate the changes in electrocardiographic parameters, including QTc dispersion (QTcd), Tpeak-Tend (Tp-e)/QTc ratio and P-wave dispersion (Pd), during the period without seizure activation in patients, presented to the emergency department (ED) with epileptic seizures. This prospective case-control study was conducted between January 2017 and January 2018. Patients, over 18 years old and presented to the ED with epileptic seizure, were consecutively included in the study.

Evaluating Effectiveness of Nasal Compression With Tranexamic Acid Compared With Simple Nasal Compression and Merocel Packing: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Study Objective: The primary objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of 3 treatment protocols to stop anterior epistaxis: classic compression, nasal packing, and local application of tranexamic acid. It also aims to determine the frequency of rebleeding after each of these protocols.

Methods: This single-center, prospective, randomized controlled study was conducted with patients who had spontaneous anterior epistaxis.

Analysis of mean platelet volume and red blood cell distribution width in recurrent epistaxis.

Objectives: Recurrent epistaxis is one of the most common causes of emergency department visits. Although several localized and systemic conditions has been described, the exact cause is unknown in the majority of cases. In our study, we aimed to determine the effect of mean platelet volume (MPV) and red blood cell distribution width (RDW) levels on recurrent epistaxis.

Value of plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in distinguishing between acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Objective: In this study, we aimed to determine whether plasma NGAL levels could be used as a biomarker for distinguishing between AKI and CKD in emergency medicine.

Materials And Methods: This prospective study was conducted at the ED of a training and research hospital over a six-month period in 2015. Three groups were defined: an AKI group - defined as a new onset of at least a 1.

The evaluation of the audit of Fresh-Frozen Plasma (FFP) usage in emergency department.

Objectives: In our study, the aim is to evaluate the use of Fresh-Frozen Plasma (FFP) in our emergency department and to assess its audit for transfusion.

Methods: All the patients aged 18 and over who received FFP transfusion in the emergency department between March 1, 2013 and March 1, 2016 were included into the study. The audit of FFP use was evaluated by according to

Results: Total 141 patients were identified to receive FFP transfusion in our emergency department.

Rabies Suspected Animal Contact Cases in a City with Animal Husbandry and the Appropriateness of Prophylactic Procedures.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the features of rabies suspected animal contact cases in the emergency department and the appropriateness of administering post-exposure prophylaxis procedures according to World Health Organization (WHO) instructions.

Methods: Rabies suspected animal contact cases that applied to the emergency department between August 2012 and December 2013 were included in the study. Patients' data were obtained retrospectively from patient files, records of hospital automation system, and the "Rabies Suspected Animal Contact Cases Examination Form".

Assessment of prehospital medical care for the patients transported to emergency department by ambulance.

Objectives: In our study we aimed to investigate the quality and quantity of medical management inside ambulances for 14 and over 14 years old patients transported to a level three emergency department (ED).

Material And Methods: Our study was conducted prospectively at a level three ED. 14 and over 14 years old patients who were transported to the ED by ambulance were included in the study consecutively.

Emergency Department During Long Public Holidays.

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of the expected increase in the volume of patient visits in the emergency department during holiday periods on physicians' tendencies regarding test and consultation requests as well as on the length of time patients stay in the emergency department.

Methods: The study groups included all of the patients who visited the emergency department during the nine-day public holiday (Eid al-Adha, a religious festival of sacrifice) celebrations and a nine-day non-holiday "normal" period. The patients' demographic information, reasons for their visits, comorbid diseases, whether or not they had undergone laboratory and screening tests, consultations, length of stay, and the way their visits ended were compared statistically.