A5068427475- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Radiology practices and education
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
- Hernia repair and management
- Disaster Response and Management
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Pneumothorax, Barotrauma, Emphysema
- Legal Issues in Turkey
- Acute Kidney Injury Research
- Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
Hacettepe University
2015-2024
National Patient Safety Foundation
2019
Ankara University
2012-2014
Türkiye Acil Tıp Derneği
2012
Hacettepe University Hospital
2007
BACKGROUND:Doctors have an important role in increasing the number of organ donors. This study aimed to investigate changing attitudes medical students regarding donation, from first-year (FYMS) sixth-year (SYMS) at a university school Turkey. MATERIAL AND METHODS:One hundred and 100 participated study. A four-part questionnaire was designed for study, with response rate 66.8%. RESULTS:Completed questionnaires showed that donation considered by 46% 60% students, but donor card signed only 8%...
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Although less frequent than automobile accidents, train accidents have a major impact on victims' lives.Records of patients older 16 years age admitted to the Adult Emergency Department Hacettepe University Medical Center due were retrospectively evaluated.44 (30 males, 14 females) with mean 31.8±11.4 included in study. The majority occurred during commuting hours. 37 discharged, 22 them from emergency department. mortality rate was 7/44 (16%). Overall Revised Trauma Score (RTS) 10.5 (3...
BACKGROUND:Increased use of radiological imaging in all departments medicine, especially the Emergency Department, requires that physicians have a high level knowledge regarding commonly used methods and awareness risks examinations. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The were divided into 5 groups according to their specialties as emergency medicine (EMPs), from any specialty internal sciences, surgical general practitioners (GPs), radiologists. A total 700 answered questionnaire via email. RESULTS:15.7%...
Traffic accidents are ranked first as the cause of personal injury throughout world. The high number traffic yielding injuries and fatalities makes them great importance to Emergency Departments.Patients admitted Hacettepe University Faculty Medicine Adult Department due were investigated epidemiologically. Differences between groups evaluated by Kruskall-Wallis, Mann-Whitney, Wilcoxon tests. A value p<0.05 was accepted statistically significant.We included 2003 patients over 16 years age....
This retrospective study examined the correlation between carboxy haemoglobin (COHb) levels and vital signs in patients with carbon monoxide (CO) intoxication.Over a 10-year period, patients>16 years of age who presented to emergency department due CO intoxication were included. Age, gender, comorbidities, month/year presentation, presenting symptoms, signs, blood pH, COHb level, treatment outcome recorded.In total, 476 The mean±SD was 36.22±13.65 years; 96.4% had normal Glasgow Coma Scale...
A 55-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department, with high fever. Physical examination revealed a soft abdomen without any signs of peritoneal irritation and bowel sounds were normal. Laboratory tests elevation white cell count (11.5×103/mm3) C reactive protein. Contrast-enhanced CT showed sigmoid colon diverticulosis increasing stranding fat tissue adjacent colon, in keeping diverticulitis (figure 1). In addition, complete thrombosis inferior mesenteric vein …
Several studies have reported that computed tomography pulmonary angiography is the best method for diagnosing embolism (PE). This study, however, aimed to predict or exclude PE using end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) value and alveolar dead space fraction (AVDSf) together. One-hundred patients were included in present study. Patients with suspected evaluated clinical prediction rules proposed by Wells Modified Geneva scoring systems. was ruled out normal d-dimer concentrations (< 0.55...
Objective: Emergency department (ED) crowding has long been recognized as a ''crisis'' in Turkey. The reasons for overcrowding are high number of patients, limited capacity in-patient clinics, patients aged 65 years age or older, and prolonged length stay ED. This study aimed to investigate the causes increased ED university hospital, Material Methods: was prospective observational carried out over 3 months. We evaluated data outpatients transferred by ambulance hospital Age, gender, triage...
Background/aim: Acute hyperglycemia is generally a frequently encountered condition in the emergency department (ED), because it seen as complication of diabetes mellitus (DM). In this study, we aimed to detect change adiponectin levels during acute hyperglycemic states and after normalization blood glucose with insulin treatment. Materials methods: Forty-eight patients over age 18 years who were admitted ED included study. Serum samples taken from on admission 6 h treatment, measured both...
Objective: Methanol intoxication is a type of poisoning with high mortality and morbidity. The current study aims to examine patients diagnosed methanol treated standardized treatment collect data that may be used predict patient outcomes mortality. Materials Methods: was retrospective included over 18 years age between 1st March, 2011 2021. All were the protocol determined by clinic in accordance guidelines. Sociocultural characteristics, vital laboratory findings, clinical analyzed....