[Mortality prediction ability of phycians in intensive care units of Turkey (MOPAP)].

Introduction: Intensive care physicians are increasingly involved in decision making about the prognosis of intensive care unit ICU patients. With this study; we aimed to evaluate the power of clinician foresight at prediction of mortality in patient at triage to intensive care and patient follow-up.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted in ICUs located in various geographical regions of Turkey between January 1, 2017-April 30, 2017.

Development and validation of a modified quick SOFA scale for risk assessment in sepsis syndrome.

Sepsis is a severe clinical syndrome owing to its high mortality. Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score has been proposed for the prediction of fatal outcomes in sepsis syndrome in emergency departments. Due to the low predictive performance of the qSOFA score, we propose a modification to the score by adding age.

Serum matrix metalloproteinase-9 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 expression in patients with familial Mediterranean fever.

Background/aims: Serum matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) are well-known inflammatory biomarkers, with a diagnostic potential for various diseases. The aim of the present study was to determine the potential diagnostic applications of serum MMP-9 and TIMP-1 concentrations in patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF).

Materials And Methods: A total of 66 male FMF patients and 40 age-matched healthy subjects were included in this research.

Tuberculosis or tularemia? A molecular study in cervical lymphadenitis.

Background: Over the last two to three decades there has been a marked decrease in certain bacterial infections in Turkey. One of them is tuberculosis. Of note, statistics published by the Turkish Ministry of Health (MoH) show decreasing pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), but on the other hand, increasing extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB).

Increasing incidence of Gram-negative organisms in bacterial agents isolated from diabetic foot ulcers.

Introduction: In the present study, we sought to identify the bacterial organisms associated with diabetic foot infections (DFIs) and their antibiotic sensitivity profiles.

Methodology: We retrospectively reviewed the records of wound cultures collected from diabetic patients with foot infections between May 2005 and July 2010.

Results: We identified a total of 298 culture specimens (165 [55%] wound swab, 108 [36%] tissue samples, and 25 [9%] bone samples) from 107 patients (74 [69%] males and 33 [31%] females, mean age 62 ± 13 yr) with a DFI.

Piperacillin/tazobactam-induced neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and fever during treatment of a diabetic foot infection.

Piperacillin/tazobactam (PTZ) is frequently used in patients with diabetic foot infections. Herein, we report a patient who developed severe neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and fever while receiving PTZ for a diabetic foot infection. We recommend vigilance when long-term PTZ use is planned in patients with diabetic foot infections.

Serum asymmetric dimethylarginine levels in diabetic patients with neuropathy.

Objective: The goal of our study was to evaluate the role of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) in patients with diabetic neuropathy.

Materials And Methods: In this study, 58 diabetic patients and 26 healthy volunteers were included. In both groups ADMA measurements were performed together with other biochemical examinations.

Risk factors for oral allergy syndrome in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis.

Background: Oral allergy syndrome (OAS) is a unique allergic reaction to food, which is caused by cross-reactivity between proteins in fresh fruits or vegetables and pollens. Predisposing factors for OAS are not well known in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis.

Objective: Identify the probable risk factors for OAS in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis.

[First report of three culture confirmed human Lyme cases in Turkey].

Lyme disease which is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, is a multisystemic disease that involves skin, joints, cardiovascular and central nervous system, leading to chronic inflammatory response and late complications. First lyme cases have been reported after 1990's in Turkey and the spirochete was isolated from the tick vectors. In this case series three human Lyme cases confirmed with not only serological tests but also growth in Barbour-Stoenner-Kelly medium were presented for the first time in Turkey.

Risk assessment study of the pressure ulcers in intensive care unit patients.

In this research, we studied the incidence of pressure ulcer and risk factors and screening of the patients for pressure ulcers at intensive care unit on the first day of admission in 142 patients. All patients were evaluated according to National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel during the ICU period strictly. Pressure ulcer risk evaluation was performed according to Norton Scale.

Albumin, hemoglobin, body mass index, cognitive and functional performance in elderly persons living in nursing homes.

The aim of this study is to produce the relation between cognitive and functional performance and some biochemical parameters in elderly population. So, we searched for the correlation between the activities of daily living (ADL), mini-mental state examination (MMSE) and body weight, age, hemoglobin, albumin, serum sodium level of 180 elderly people in five nursing homes. Face-to-face interviews and questionnaires were applied to evaluate ADL.

Posttreatment with aminoguanidine attenuates renal ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats.

Acute renal failure secondary to ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Aminoguanidine (AG), an inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibitor with antioxidant properties, has been reported beneficial in renal I/R injury. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of AG on renal I/R injury and compare the effectiveness of different AG treatment modalities.

Analyses of subjects with hypokalemic metabolic alkolosis, Gitelman's and Bartter's syndrome.

The two most common forms of inherited normotensive hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis are Bartter's and Gitelman's syndromes. Bartter's is mostly seen in children, while Gittelman's is mostly seen in adolescents and adults. We analyze three subjects of adult-onset Gitelman's and Bartter's syndrome.

QT dispersion during hypobaric hypoxia.

Objective: Hypoxia is one of the major concerns in aviation. Clinical hypoxia has been shown to increase QT dispersion (QTd). We aimed to examine QTd during hypobaric chamber training to observe the effect of hypobaric hypoxia on QT dispersion.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy decreases QT dispersion in diabetic patients.

Diabetes mellitus is frequently associated with the malignant ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death. The QT dispersion is the difference between the longest and shortest QT interval calculated from the standard 12-lead electrocardiogram. The QT dispersion is suggested as an index of myocardial electrical activity.