Evaluation of the relationship between Hemoglobin, Albumin, Lymphocyte, Platelet (HALP) score and treatment modality and mortality in patients with ileus.

AMAÇ: İleus, bağırsak geçişinin tıkanması olarak tanımlanan ve bağırsaklarda mekanik obstrüksiyon veya paralitik nedenlere bağlı olarak gelişen klinik durumdur. İnce bağırsak obstrüksiyonları primer olarak cerrahi durumlar olarak anılsada, konservatif tedavi bazı hastalarda seçilen bir tedavi protokolüdür. Bu çalışmanın amacı, ileus hastalarında HALP skorunun konservatif-cerrahi tedavi kararını, mortaliteyi ve hastanede kalış süresini belirlemede efektivitesini ve enflamasyonla ilişkili diğer parametrelere üstünlüğünü değerlendirmektir.

The role of neutrophil-albumin ratio in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and its efficacy in predicting perforation.

Background: Acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the most common causes of abdominal pain in patients presenting to the emergency department with abdominal pain, and despite developments in radiological imaging for its diagnosis, researchers are still in pursuit of a simpler, cheaper, and safer biomarker. Our study investigated the usability of the neutrophil-albumin ratio, a biomarker that predicts prognosis in cases with severe inflammation, in diagnosing AA and anticipating perforation.

Methods: Our study is a retrospective and cross-sectional study.

Do we feel safe and confident about workplace violence in the emergency departments?

Study Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship of safety and safety perception of physicians working in emergency departments with socio-demographic characteristics and working conditions.

Method: The study included physicians who work in the emergency department. An online questionnaire with two sections was used to collect data.

Effectiveness of the Full Outline of UnResponsiveness Score in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke.

Background Predicting the mortality and prognosis of patients with stroke is one of the commonly studied topics. Various scoring systems have been used in this regard. One of them is the Full Outline of UnResponsiveness (FOUR) score.

Utility of non-invasive synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema.

Backgrounds: Acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (ACPE), one of the outcomes of acute heart failure (AHF), is a common reason in a critical condition with respiratory distress. Non-invasive synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation(nSIMV) mode, which includes inspiratory pressure in addition to positive end expiratory pressure with/without pressure support provided in the non-invasive continuous positive airway pressure plus/pressure support(nCPAP/PS) mode can be effective in hypercarbia and the associated changes in consciousness. This study aimed to demonstrate the efficacy of nSIMV in ACPE.

A new biomarker in the differential diagnosis of epileptic seizure: Neurogranin.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the level of serum NGRN in epilepsy patients presenting at the Emergency Department with complaints of an epileptic seizure, and to thus evaluate the utility of this biomarker in the differentiation of epilepsy and PNES patients from each other.

Material Methods: The study included patients aged >18 years who had experienced an epileptic seizure or were experiencing an epileptic seizure proven with EEG. All patients with brain disease of structural or infectious cause were excluded from the study (dementia, stroke, intracranial mass, meningitis, encephalitis, Creutzfeldt-Jacobs disease, abscess, etc).

Gender disparity in medicine and where are we now in emergency medicine?

Background: Studies show that although the presence of women in the medical field has risen, there is a lesser representation of women within editorial boards of journals. Studies on this subject have mostly been carried out related to the medical field of the researcher. It is not known what position the emergency medicine department is in this regard compared to other departments.

Comparison of CATCH, PECARN, and CHALICE clinical decision rules in pediatric patients with mild head trauma.

Purpose: The present study compares the most frequently used the CATCH, PECARN, and CHALICE clinical decision protocols with an aim to evaluate their effectiveness from the population perspective.

Methods: This study included all patients under 18 years of age presenting with blunt head trauma and a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 13 and higher for whom the attending physician decided to order head computed tomography scans, and the legal representative provided an informed consent for inclusion in the study. The PECARN, CATCH, and CHALICE clinical decision rules were applied to the participating patients, and the data for each of the three international clinical decision rules were recorded.

Chest compression quality during CPR of potential contagious patients wearing personal protection equipment.

Aim Of The Study: In this study we aimed to investigate whether changing rescuers wearing N95 masks every 1 min instead of the standard CPR change over time of 2 min would make a difference in effective chest compressions.

Methods: This study was a randomized controlled mannequin study. Participants were selected from healthcare staff.

Factors Predicting the Frequency of Second Seizures in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Seizures: A Prospective Observational Study.

Introduction This study aimed to determine the factors that trigger seizures in patients reporting to our emergency department (ED) with seizures and the factors that affect recurrent seizures during the emergency department stay. Materials and methods This study was designed prospectively and was conducted among patients over the age of 18 years who reported to the ED of the Education and Research Hospital with complaints of epileptic seizure between July 01, 2020 and July 01, 2021. In addition to the sociodemographic information of the patients, the time of admission after the seizure, the medications used, comorbidities, the treatment given in the ED, history of trauma, previous epilepsy diagnosis, time of last seizure, alcohol use in the last 24 hours, insomnia, presence of infective symptoms in the past week, vital parameters, blood tests, and presence of recurrent seizure during hospital follow-up were recorded.

Healthcare workers' sleep quality after COVID-19 infection: A cross-sectional study.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic not only affected physical health but also caused high levels of mental health problems including sleep disturbances, depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms. The aim of this study was to examine the sleep parameters of healthcare workers before COVID-19 infection and after recovery.

Materials And Methods: Healthcare workers who were infected with COVID-19 and whose treatment was completed at least 30 days ago were included in the study.

Stent Graft Expulsion Outside the Skin: A Rare Case.

Patients who undergo stent grafting may present to the ED some time after the procedure with various related symptoms. The most common of these are stent graft occlusions or hematoma, although infection or abscess also may develop. In this case report, a 58-year-old man presented to the ED with a purulent wound on the stump of an amputated leg and a foreign body protruding from the wound site.