Neuroprotective Effects of Coenzyme Q10 and Ozone Therapy on Experimental Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries in Rats.

Objective: This study investigates the neuroprotective effects and functional recovery potential of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and ozone therapy in spinal cord injury (SCI).

Material And Methods: In this study, 40 female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 5 groups of 8. Surgical procedures induced spinal cord trauma in all groups, except the control group.

Agreement between axillary, tympanic, and mid-forehead body temperature measurements in adult emergency department patients.

Objective: To assess the agreement between noncontact infrared thermometer (noncontact) with infrared tympanic thermometer (tympanic) and electronic axillary thermometer (axillary) in an adult emergency department population.

Materials And Methods: This is a single-center, cross-sectional, prospective trial carried out in a Joint Commission accredited private hospital in Turkiye. All consecutive patients above 16 years were included in the study.

Ketamine with and without midazolam for emergency department sedation in adults: a randomized controlled trial.

Study Objective: We assess whether midazolam reduces recovery agitation after ketamine administration in adult emergency department (ED) patients and also compared the incidence of adverse events (recovery agitation, respiratory, and nausea/vomiting) by the intravenous (IV) versus intramuscular (IM) route.

Methods: This prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2×2 factorial trial randomized consecutive ED patients aged 18 to 50 years to 4 groups: receiving either 0.03 mg/kg IV midazolam or placebo, and with ketamine administered either 1.

Value of the timing of informing the emergency department patients on cardiac test results: a randomized controlled study.

Objective: This study is designed to investigate the role of written information, and the value of its timing, provided to Emergency Department (ED) patients regarding cardiac enzyme tests (CET), on their personal concerns about their health status and their discussions with the emergency physicians as to their normal health status post-test.

Materials And Methods: This is a prospective randomized controlled study. All consecutive patients used for this study were admitted to the university-based ED within the 6-month study period with the presenting chief complaint of atypical chest pain, which was considered as the presumptive diagnosis.

Glass foreign body in soft tissue: possibility of high morbidity due to delayed migration.

Background: Soft tissue foreign bodies (FBs) are a common occurrence in emergency departments (EDs). Some FBs cause complications, whereas others are asymptomatic and remain undetected for months or years.

Case Report: A 32-year-old man presented to the ED with complaints of back pain in the area of a subcutaneous lump that had migrated toward the midline, nearly 25 cm from its former location, over the previous 2 weeks.

Occupational hand injuries treated at a tertiary care facility in western Turkey.

The study was designed to investigate characteristics of work-related hand injuries (WRHI) referred to a University hospital emergency department (ED) in an industrialized region as well as to supply data for preventive strategies. All patients with WRHI referred to the University-based ED in the two-year period were investigated. Sociodemographic and injury-related clinical information were analyzed.

The impact of associated diseases on the etiology, course and mortality in geriatric trauma patients.

Objectives: To determine the impact of accompanying medical illnesses on the cause, course, mortality and morbidity of a geriatric trauma population.

Methods: This prospective and observational study was carried out in a university hospital that is a level 1 trauma center between January 2002 and January 2003 with a total of 55 patient aged over 65 years. All consecutive patients presented with trauma and having an Abbreviated Injury Severity Scale (AIS) score greater than 20 points were recruited.

Considerations in the aeromedical evacuation of a critically ill blast victim: lessons learned.

Rationale for the decision to transport and assessment of available resources are integral components of the decision for aeromedical evacuation of critically ill patients. We present the case of a 20-year-old man who sustained significant trauma after his vehicle struck a land mine. This case reviews and emphasizes the factors to consider in arriving at the decision to transport as well as the accurate assessment of available equipment and personnel resources.