Publications by authors named "Yunus Emre Arik"
Article Synopsis
- This study investigates out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) data in Türkiye, focusing on prognostic outcomes and influencing factors for patients aged 18 and older who were treated at 28 medical centers.
- It found a survival rate upon hospital discharge of only 4.4%, with a significant majority of patients not receiving bystander CPR, which was only performed in 2.9% of cases.
- Key predictors for better outcomes included male gender, initial shockable heart rhythms, shorter prehospital CPR duration, and no need for CPR in the emergency department, highlighting the importance of timely and effective CPR in emergencies.
Effectiveness of Lactate Clearance to Predict In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
October 2023
Objective: To determine the performance of lactate clearance to predict prognosis in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB).
Study Design: Observational study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Emergency Medicine, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, from January 2018 to 2022.