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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2020
Factors affecting the mortality at patients with burns: Single centre results.
Burns are a primary cause of mortality along with the severe physical and psychological morbidities in patients and their families. Such kinds of injuries bring about considerable financial burdens due to the treatment processes and sequels. The present study aims to investigate the factors that affect the mortality of burns. ⋯ In this study, age, burn grade, TBSA, hospital admission time, burn aetiology, erythrocyte, fresh frozen plasma and albumin transfusion, MPV, NLR and PLR values were found to be associated with mortality in patients with burns. With this study, it is possible to produce the treatment guidelines to reduce mortality by taking these parameters into consideration, which were determined to be associated with mortality while evaluating the patients with burns.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2020
Sedoanalgesia modality during laser photocoagulation for retinopathy of prematurity: Intraoperative complications and early postoperative follow-up.
Laser photocoagulation (LPC) is a surgical procedure used in the treatment of premature retinopathy that may cause retinal detachment and blindness if not diagnosed and treated early. The anesthesia method used in LPC varies from sedoanalgesia to general anesthesia and airway management varies from spontaneous ventilation to endotracheal intubation. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of sedoanalgesia applications and this anesthesia procedure concerning intraoperative and postoperative complications by avoiding intubation and mechanical ventilation in premature infants with a fragile population. ⋯ Sedoanalgesia application during the surgical intervention of patients with Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) requiring early diagnosis and emergency treatment will minimize intraoperative and postoperative complications. We believe that sedoanalgesia as an anesthetic method can be applied as an effective alternative method while preserving spontaneous ventilation.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jul 2020
Can the C-reactive protein-to-plasma albumin ratio be an alternative scoring to show mortality and morbidity in patients with colorectal cancer?
This study aims to demonstrate the sensitivity and specificity of C-reactive protein to plasma albumin (CRP/ALB) ratio in predicting morbidity and mortality in patients operated for colorectal cancer followed up in the intensive care unit by comparing it with current scoring systems. ⋯ Although scoring systems are useful in predicting morbidity and mortality in colorectal patients, they are difficult to use in practice since they include many parameters. that the findings obtained in this study suggest that the CRP/ALB ratio, which can be calculated without any additional cost, may help the clinician predict mortality and especially morbidity.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jul 2020
Observational StudyBlood-aqueous barrier deterioration following retained metallic corneal foreign body: A laser flare photometric study.
This study aims to use laser flare photometry to evaluate flare changes in patients following corneal damage from a metallic foreign body (FB). ⋯ Flare is increased by corneal foreign body exposure. However, eyes that experience multiple previous corneal foreign body exposures may show relatively low flare, probably due to corneal desensitization.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jul 2020
Case ReportsSpontaneous direct inguinal hernia rupture and intestinal mesenteric separation: A case report.
Spontaneous evisceration is a rare complication that becomes life-threatening in direct inguinal hernia. A female at the age of 44, weighing 50 kg looked cachectic and was suffering from swelling on the left groin for the last several years. The evisceration of the small intestine as separated from the mesenterium transpired in the subsequent stage of a spontaneous rupture in the left inguinal region after severe coughing. ⋯ The spontaneous rupture may transpire depending on malnutrition and cachexia not only after the complications by hernia, such as incarceration, strangulation but also after factors increasing intra-abdominal pressure. Elective surgical treatment must be implemented in hernia regardless of its kind. Complications likely to transpire in cases where intervention is conducted too late may threaten the patient's life.