Publications by authors named "Umut Cengiz Cakır"
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- - The study aimed to examine the effects of bonsai (a type of synthetic drug) use alone and in combination with other substances in 49 patients who showed positive urinary metabolite tests after going to the emergency department between December 2014 and January 2016.
- - Results indicated that a significant number (69.4%) of patients used additional drugs along with bonsai, with the most common being tetrahydrocannabinol and alcohol, and the typical symptoms observed included tachycardia (75.5%).
- - The group using bonsai and other drugs had a higher Glasgow Coma Score upon admission and longer symptom remission and hospitalization times compared to those who only used bonsai, indicating more severe health impacts
Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the usability of the age value listed on the labels on children's clothes in the age-based weight estimation method recommended by the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) guidelines.
Material-method: This prospective, cross-sectional study was organized in Antalya Training and Research Hospital Emergency Department. Children aged between 1-12 years were included in the study.
Objective: Early and accurate diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA) with ultrasound (US) can minimize the morbidity and mortality of the patients. In this regard, US can help emergency physicians (EPs) in the diagnosing process and clinical decision making for AA. Therefore, we primarily aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of point-of-care US (POCUS) in clinical decision making of EPs for the diagnostic evaluation for AA in the emergency department (ED).
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