Browsing by Author "Altuntas, Mehmet"
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Differences in the effectiveness of serum biomarkers for the diagnosis of bacterial infections in adult and elderly patients admitted to the emergency department
Yilmaz, Hava; Duran, Latif; Yanik, Keramettin; Altuntas, Mehmet; Sunbul, Mustafa (Tubitak Scientific & Technical Research Council Turkey, 2015)Background/aim: This study aimed to evaluate the superiority of procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, white blood cell (WBC) counts, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) in discriminating among infection, ... -
Evaluation of Acute Poisonings in Geriatric Patients Attended To A University Emergency Clinic
Kati, Celal; Karakus, Akan; Altuntas, Mehmet; Duran, Latif; Ilkaya, Fatih; Kaya, Coskun; Yavuz, Yucel (Gunes Kitabevi Ltd Sti, 2013)Introduction: The elderly population is rapidly growing in Turkey and in the world. The aim of our study is to investigate the features of acute poisonings which is a major health problem among the elderly. Materials and ... -
A Retrospective Evaluation of Patients Admitted to Emergency Departments with Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Guzel, Aygul; Yavuz, Yucel; Sisman, Bulent; Duran, Latif; Altuntas, Mehmet; Murat, Naci (Emergency Medicine Physicians Assoc Turkey, 2015)Aim: To examine the clinical, radiological, and laboratory findings of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) patients who were admitted to our emergency department and to evaluate the effectiveness of clinical diagnosis scores. ... -
Role of ischemia-modified albumin in clinical practice
Erenler, Ali Kemal; Yardan, Turker; Kati, Celal; Altuntas, Mehmet; Turedi, Suleyman (Walter De Gruyter Gmbh, 2015)Difficulty in establishing a diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the clinical setting has led researchers to investigate novel markers that show increased blood levels before the myocardial necrosis occurs. In ... -
Three-year experience in the Emergency Department: the approach to patients with spinal trauma and their prognosis
Akdemir, Hizir Ufuk; Aygun, Dursun; Kati, Celal; Altuntas, Mehmet; Cokluk, Cengiz (Turkish Assoc Trauma Emergency Surgery, 2013)BACKGROUND: Spinal cord injuries result in critical pecuniary and/or non-pecuniary losses due to the developing neurological problems. The objective of this study was to evaluate spinal injuries in terms of clinical severity ... -
The value of electroencephalography in differential diagnosis of altered mental status in emergency departments
Duran, Latif; Balci, Kemal; Yardan, Turker; Kati, Celal; Akdemir, Hizir Ufuk; Karadas, Sevdegul; Altuntas, Mehmet (Pakistan Medical Assoc, 2014)Objective To evaluate the value of electroencephalography in patients with altered mental status in emergency departments Methods Demographical characteristics types and aetiologies of seizures and clinical outcomes of the ...
