The Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Infections in Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, Causative Microorganisms and Mortality.

Aim: This study aims to analyze the incidence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) retrospectively and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) infections, characteristics of patients with these infections, causative microorganisms, and mortality rates in a tertiary respiratory intensive care unit (ICU).

Material And Method: Between 01.01.

THE EFFECT OF COVID-19 VACCINES ON PNEUMOTHORAX IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS HOSPİTALIZED IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT DUE TO COVID-19.

In our study, we examined the effect of COVID-19 vaccination on the incidence of pneumothorax in intensive care patients over age 65. COVID-19 intensive care patients that presented to our department between April 2020 and May 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic were evaluated retrospectively. Patients were divided into two main groups, i.

Real-life evaluation of incidence and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 among healthcare workers during pre-vaccination and post-vaccination periods: A cross-sectional impact study.

Introduction: We aimed to evaluate the prevalence and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in healthcare workers (HCWs) in the pre-vaccination and post-vaccination periods. In addition, we determined factors associated with the development of COVID-19 after vaccination.

Methodology: In this analytical cross-sectional epidemiological study, HCWs who were vaccinated between January 14, 2021, and March 21, 2021, were included.

Critical care for lung cancer patients: surgical treatment during COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, some factors have led to changes in the management of patients with lung cancer. In our study, we aimed to present our surgical treatment approach to patients with NSCLC during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: Patients who underwent surgery for NSCLC in our thoracic surgery clinic between March 2020 and March 2021 were evaluated retrospectively.

Did primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum risk factor alter in the period of COVID-19 pandemia?

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to establish risk factors for primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum associated with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and reveal those which are significant.

Methods: The study included 62 patients with primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum who presented to our hospital between 11 March 2020, the date of the first-reported COVID-19 case in our country, and 3 January 2021. Of these, 14 patients (22.

Thoracıc surgery experience from the largest pandemic hospital in Europe.

Background: SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), which was detected in December 2019, whose first cases were observed in Turkey on 11 March 2020, and which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on the same day, has become a public health problem worldwide and has required the adaptation of medical practices to the current situation. In the current paper, we present our experience and practices regarding thoracic surgery from the largest pandemic hospital in Europe over the 1-year period of the pandemic.

Methods: Patients who were operated by our thoracic surgery clinic in the largest pandemic hospital in Europe between March 2020 and March 2021 in the COVID-19 pandemic in our country and in the world were evaluated retrospectively.

A Super-Capacitive Pressure Sensor for a Urethral Catheter.

Urinary incontinence can be due to neuromuscular or structural problems in either the bladder or the urethra. Urodynamics is often used to analyze the patientspecific cause of urinary incontinence. In urodynamics, a challenging part of the studies involves measurement of the urethral (contact) pressure profile.

[Cases of Zika virus infection in Turkey: newly married couple returning from Cuba].

Zika virus is a Flavivirus in the family Flaviviridae, and transmitted to humans by Aedes species mosquitoes. Zika virus infection is asymptomatic in 80% of cases and has a mild course when symptoms occur. These symptoms include headache, myalgia, mild fever, maculopapular rash and conjunctivitis.

Wearable Water Content Sensor Based on Ultrasound and Magnetic Sensing.

Fluid accumulation in the lower extremities is an early indicator of disease deterioration in cardiac failure, chronic venous insufficiency and lymphedema. At-home wearable monitoring and early detection of fluid accumulation can potentially lead to prompt medical intervention and avoidance of hospitalization. Current methods of fluid accumulation monitoring either suffer from lack of specificity and sensitivity or are invasive and cost-prohibitive to use on a daily basis.

Hemodialysis-related headache and how to prevent it.

Background And Purpose: Hemodialysis (HD) may have some adverse effects on the nervous system. Headache is the most commonly reported neurological symptom amongst HD patients. Our aim was to determine the frequency, clinical characteristics and triggering factors of HD-related headache (HRH) and to evaluate preventive strategies for reducing HRH.

Continuous production of indole-3-acetic acid by immobilized cells of Arthrobacter agilis.

Indole acetic acid (IAA) is a plant growth-promoting hormone used in agriculture; therefore, its continuous production is of paramount importance. IAA-producing eight bacteria were isolated from the rhizosphere of Verbascum vulcanicum. Among them, Arthrobacter agilis A17 gave maximum IAA production (75 mg/L) and this strain was used to immobilization studies.

Flexible Distributed Pressure Sensing Strip for a Urethral Catheter.

A multi-sensor flexible strip is developed for a urethral catheter to measure distributed pressure in a human urethra. The developed sensor strip has important clinical applications in urodynamic testing for analyzing the causes of urinary incontinence in patients. There are two major challenges in the development of the sensor.

Distributed pressure sensors for a urethral catheter.

A flexible strip that incorporates multiple pressure sensors and is capable of being fixed to a urethral catheter is developed. The urethral catheter thus instrumented will be useful for measurement of pressure in a human urethra during urodynamic testing in a clinic. This would help diagnose the causes of urinary incontinence in patients.

Objective analysis of voice changes in a hemodialysis session and its correlation with ultrafiltration.

Introduction: The aim of the study is to analyze the voice changes occurring during a hemodialysis session objectively and to investigate the statistical correlation between voice changes and ultrafiltration, blood pressure, dry weight and the other variables of the patients.

Materials And Methods: A total of 169 patients were included in the study. Electronic voice recordings of the patients were performed with the aim of making objective voice analysis before and after dialysis.

Novel MEMS stiffness sensor for in-vivo tissue characterization measurement.

This paper presents the design, mathematical model, fabrication and testing of a novel type of in-vivo stiffness sensor. The proposed sensor can measure both tissue stiffness and contact force. The sensing concept utilizes multiple membranes with varying stiffness and is particularly designed for integration with minimally invasive surgical (MIS) tools.

Passive wireless MEMS microphones for biomedical applications.

This paper introduces passive wireless telemetry based operation for high frequency acoustic sensors. The focus is on the development, fabrication, and evaluation of wireless, battery-less SAW-IDT MEMS microphones for biomedical applications. Due to the absence of batteries, the developed sensors are small and as a result of the batch manufacturing strategy are inexpensive which enables their utilization as disposable sensors.