Publications by authors named "Umit Tutar"
Article Synopsis
- Pulmonology is often consulted in emergency departments for respiratory issues and was the focus of a study involving 32 centers in Turkiye to analyze consultation patterns.
- The study examined data from 1712 patients, revealing that many presented with dyspnea and had pre-existing conditions, with common diagnoses being chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia.
- The findings suggest that enhancing outpatient pulmonology services could reduce emergency department visits by addressing cases earlier in outpatient settings.
Introduction: In this study, we aimed to determine the values of anthropometric measurements and rates used in the evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in our country.
Materials And Methods: Twenty accredited sleep centers in thirteen provinces participated in this multicenter prospective study. OSAS symptoms and polysomnographic examination and apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥ 5 cases OSAS study group; patients with AHI < 5 and STOP-Bang < 2 were included as control group.
This cross-sectional study was conducted in a foundry factory to assess the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and occupational asthma in foundry workers. Physical examination, spirometric evaluation, chest radiograph, and a questionnaire related to respiratory symptoms were performed. Monitoring of peak expiratory flow rates, spirometric reversibility test, and high-resolution computed tomographies were performed for the participants having respiratory symptoms and/or impaired respiratory function test.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Cisplatin-gemcitabine (PG) and cisplatin-etoposide (PE) combinations are active regimens for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The present study aimed to compare PG with PE in the treatment of patients with stage IIIB and IV NSCLC.
Methodology: We conducted a prospective, multicentre trial.