Retrospective Analysis of Psychiatry Specialization Theses Made Between 1981-2018 in Turkey.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to qualitatively evaluate the views to the Psychiatry specilization theses, variables affecting publishing of these, and the relationship with the academic career of authors of these theses in Turkey.

Method: Theses were searched from the website of Higher Education Board Presidency National Dissertations Center using the terms "psychiatry, mental health and diseases". Only the theses with full texts were included in the study.

A rare case of fatal venous and cerebral air embolism.

A venous air embolism can occur as a result of circumstances that include blunt head or chest trauma, thoracentesis, arterial catheterization, neurosurgery, cardiac surgery, and Caisson disease. The formation of a venous air embolism requires an air source, interaction between the air source and the vessel, and a pressure gradient supporting air migration into the vessel. Air enters through the impaired venous structure and travels to the right side of the heart and the pulmonary arteries, and depending on the amount of air, may occasionally be fatal.