Publications by authors named "Ummahan Dalkilinc Hokenek"

Background: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of systemic immunoinflammatory index (SII), calculated on presentation to the emergency department (ED), on the prediction of clinical outcomes of patients who were diagnosed with acute pancreatitis (AP).

Methods: This research was designed as a single-center, cross-sectional, and retrospective study. Adult patients who were diag-nosed with AP in the ED between October 2021 and October 2022 in the tertiary care hospital, whose diagnostic and therapeutic procedures were complete in the data recording system, have been included in the study.

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Background: Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is one of the most common reasons for emergency department (ED) visits. This study aimed to evaluate the predictive power of the AIMS65 and pre-endoscopy Rockall scores in predicting in-hospital mortality in patients that presented to ED and were diagnosed with the upper GI bleeding.

Methods: Data of patients aged 18 years and older, who visited ED of Kartal Dr.

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Background: Pancreatic volume is enlarged in acute pancreatitis.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate whether there was a difference in pancreatic volume between survivors and non-survivors with acute pancreatitis using computer-generated 3D imaging.

Method: This single-center retrospective observational cohort study was conducted between January 2015 and December 2020.

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Objective: To compare conventional fluid management (CFM) with pleth variability index (PVI) guided goal-directed fluid management (GDFM) during elective total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (TAH+BSO) operations.

Study Design: Randomised controlled trial.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences University, Kartal Dr.

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Objective: The main goal of this investigation is to compare the Greater Occipital Nerve (GON) and Supra Orbital Nerve (SON) block methods used in the treatment of migraine attacks in the ED with each other, in combination, and with a placebo.

Methods: This study was planned as a single center, prospective, double-blind, randomized control study. The patients were divided into 4 groups: GON, SON, Combined, and Placebo.

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A novel Coronavirus was identified in late 2019 as the cause of COVID-19 disease which is highly contagious. SARS-CoV-2 is a single-stranded RNA, enveloped virus from the beta Coronavirus family. Intraoperative management of patients with COVID-19 is a high-risk procedure.

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Purpose: The primary purpose of this trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) therapy application in the emergency department.

Methods: The patients were divided into 2 groups: a sham group, and a verum group. Patients in the verum group include those who use the device for the first time.

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