Severe haematological involvement in children with systemic lupus erythematosus and clinical associations.

Objectives: To investigate the severe haematological involvement in children with SLE and assess its clinical associations, treatments, outcome and damage accrual.

Methods: The medical charts of children with SLE in whom haematological involvement was observed were reviewed. Severe haematological indices were defined as autoimmune haemolytic anaemia with a haemoglobin concentration < 8 g/dL, thrombocyte count < 30 000/µL, and neutrophil count < 500/µL.

Pediatric Craniofacial and Neck Burns.

This study aimed to determine the epidemiological features, risk factors, current management trends and prognosis associated with injury severity in paediatric craniofacial and neck burn injuries. In the study conducted between January 2016 and January 2022, the data of 204 paediatric patients with head and neck burns hospitalised in Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital Burn Centre were scanned from medical records in a hospital computer. Of the total 204 patients, 114 (55.

Why is milk so dangerous in rural areas?

Objective: In this study, hot milk burns observed in paediatric patients were examined, and the results were compared with those obtained from other types of scalding burns.

Method: A 10-year retrospective study was conducted with paediatric patients hospitalised for hot milk burns at the Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital Burn Center, Turkey.

Results: Of the 87 patients included in the study, 49 (56.

A rare type of burn : Nylon burns.

Objectives: In this study, it was aimed to examine nylon burns in paediatric patients and compare the results with other causes of hot object contact burns.

Material And Methods: A 10-year retrospective study was conducted on 77 paediatric patients hospitalized for hot body burns at Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital Burn Center.

Results: Of those patients with hot body burns, 72.

Diagnostic importance of serum C-reactive protein and procalcitonin in sepsis after burn.

Introduction: In this study, we investigated the usefulness of blood white blood cell (WBC), C-reactive protein (CRP) and Procalcitonin (PCT) levels with a clinical diagnosis of infection in patients with severe burns, with a bacterial culture (+) wound site, in patients with SIRS and sepsis.

Materials And Methods: In the study, 23 patients with (+) burn wound culture hospitalized in the intensive care unit of Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital Burn Center burn between January 2016 and January 2021 were analyzed. While five of these patients were showing symptoms of SIRS.

Cases of Lower Extremity and Perianal Burns at the Burn Center in the Southeast Anatolia of Turkey.

In this study, the aim is to discuss the cases of lower extremity and perianal burns at the burn center in the southeast Anatolia of Turkey. A 4-year retrospective study was conducted on 775 patients who had been admitted to Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital Burn Centre with lower extremity and perianal burn injuries between January 2016 and January 2020. Of the patients, 427 were male and 348 were female.

Flame burns.

Flame burns lead to significant long-term morbidity and functional consequences. This study analyzed the mortality-related factors in patients with flame burns to compare with the existing literature. This retrospective descriptive study was carried out at the General Surgery Clinic, Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital, Turkey, to include 131 patients admitted and treated with emergency surgery for flame burns between January 2016 and December 2019.