Browsing by Author "Paksu, Muhammet Sukru"
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Admission hyperglycemia is a reliable outcome predictor in children with severe traumatic brain injury
Asilioglu, Nazik; Turna, Fatih; Paksu, Muhammet Sukru (Soc Brasil Pediatria, 2011)Objective: To identify the relationship between admission hyperglycemia and outcome in children with severe brain injury at hospital discharge and 6 months later. Method: A retrospective analysis of blood glucose levels ... -
Bilateral reexpansion pulmonary edema associated with pleural empyema: a case report
Paksu, Muhammet Sukru; Paksu, Sule; Akgun, Muhammet; Kalayci, Ayhan Gazi; Baysal, Kemal (Springer, 2011)Reexpansion pulmonary edema is an uncommon complication following rapid reexpansion of the lungs. The risk increases with a prolonged duration of pulmonary collapse, the amount of drained liquid or air, and with decreased ... -
Can empirical hypertonic saline or sodium bicarbonate treatment prevent the development of cardiotoxicity during serious amitriptyline poisoning? Experimental research
Paksu, Muhammet Sukru; Zengin, Halit; Ilkaya, Fatih; Paksu, Sule; Guzel, Hasan; Ucar, Durmus; Guzel, Ahmet (Clinics Cardive Publ Pty Ltd, 2015)Objective: The aim of this experimental study was to investigate whether hypertonic saline or sodium bicarbonate administration prevented the development of cardiotoxicity in rats that received toxic doses of amitriptyline. ... -
Colistin use in pediatric intensive care unit for severe nosocomial infections: experience of an university hospital
Karli, Arzu; Paksu, Muhammet Sukru; Karadag, Adil; Belet, Nursen; Paksu, Sule; Guney, Akif Koray; Sensoy, Sema Gulnar (Bmc, 2013)Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of colistin therapy in pediatric patients with severe nosocomial infections in pediatric intensive care unit. Methods: The medical records of ... -
Comparison of the approaches to non-febrile neutropenia developing in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Paksu, Muhammet Sukru; Paksu, Sule; Akbalik, Mehtap; Ozyurek, Emel; Duru, Feride; Albayrak, Davut; Fisgin, Tunc (Wiley, 2012)The objectives of this study was to investigate of the influences of high-dose (20 mg/kg/day) methyl prednisolone (HDMP) and granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) in shortening the duration of chemotherapy-induced ... -
Does Bedside Sonography Effectively Identify Nasogastric Tube Placements in Pediatric Critical Care Patients?
Atalay, Yunus Oktay; Aydin, Ramazan; Ertugrul, Omer; Gul, Selim Baris; Polat, Ahmet Veysel; Paksu, Muhammet Sukru (Wiley, 2016)Background: A nasogastric tube (NGT) insertion is a common procedure in intensive care units, with some serious complications that result from the malposition of the NGT tip. This pilot study was designed to investigate ... -
Drowning and near-drowning: experience of a university hospital in the Black Sea region
Guzel, Ahmet; Duran, Latif; Paksu, Sule; Akdemir, Hizir Ufuk; Paksu, Muhammet Sukru; Kati, Celal; Murat, Naci (Turkish J Pediatrics, 2013)The aim of the study was to describe the characteristics of patients who applied to the Emergency Department (ED) due to submersion injury; to recognize the risk factors, complications, causes of death, and the educational ... -
An Emergency Service Diagnosis in Childhood with an Increasing Trend Within Time: Alcohol Poisoning
Guzel, Ahmet; Paksu, Muhammet Sukru; Sisman, Bulent; Murat, Naci; Yuce, Murat; Sahin, Serkan; Paksu, Sule (Ortadogu Ad Pres & Publ Co, 2012)Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical and demographic features of patients presentign to the pediatric emergency department with alcohol intoxication. Material and Methods: The hospital records ... -
Fatal sepsis in a child with thalassemia major due to Serratia marcescens
Paksu, Muhammet Sukru; Karli, Arzu; Paksu, Sule; Guney, Akif Koray; Ozsevik, Sevinc Nursev; Belet, Nursen (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014)One of the most important causes of mortality in thalassemic patients is infectious disease. Thalassemic patients develop severe invasive infection caused by microorganisms that are rare in healthy individuals. We describe ... -
Foreign Body Aspiration in Childhood Evaluation of Diagnostic Parameters
Paksu, Sule; Paksu, Muhammet Sukru; Kilic, Mehtap; Guner, Sukru Nail; Baysal, Kemal; Sancak, Recep; Ozturk, Fadil (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012)Background: Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is one of the most important preventable causes of childhood mortality and morbidity. Objective: The aim of this study was to define the clinical and radiological features of FBA ... -
Fulminant pertussis in very young infants: two cases and review of the literature
Paksu, Muhammet Sukru; Akgun, Muhammet; Karadag, Adil; Asilioglu, Nazik; Belet, Nursen; Sensoy, Gulnar (Turkish J Pediatrics, 2013)Pertussis is one of the leading causes of death that can be prevented by vaccination. More than 600,000 deaths from pertussis occur annually, with a disproportionate number appearing in unvaccinated infants. Pertussis is ... -
Gluconeogenesis Defect Presenting With Resistant Hyperglycemia and Acidosis Mimicking Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Paksu, Muhammet Sukru; Kalkan, Gokhan; Asilioglu, Nazik; Paksu, Sule; Dinler, Gonul (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011)Fructose-1,6-diphosphatase (FDPase) enzyme deficiency is a rare inherited metabolic disease. Affected patients usually present with metabolic crisis including hypoglycemia, acidosis, ketonuria, and hyperuricemia. A previously ... -
Iatrogenic Tracheal Rupture in a Child Case Study and Review of Literature
Paksu, Muhammet Sukru; Kilinc, Ayse Ayzit; Asilioglu, Nazik; Gunaydin, Mithat; Aydin, Turgay; Guzel, Ahmet (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013)Tracheal rupture is rare in childhood, and optimal treatment is not clear. A 14-year-old boy was admitted to a local hospital after sudden loss of consciousness. He underwent endotracheal intubation and was referred to our ... -
The influence of valproic acid treatment on hair and serum zinc levels and serum biotinidase activity
Yilmaz, Yunus; Tasdemir, Haydar Ali; Paksu, Muhammet Sukru (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2009)Some of the side effects that develop during long-term valproic acid (VPA) treatment are similar to symptoms of zinc and partial biotinidase deficiencies. This situation suggests an association between these side effects ... -
Intracardiac Thrombus Case Caused by Blunt Trauma Due to Child Abuse
Asilioglu, Nazik; Paksu, Muhammet Sukru; Sungur, Metin; Demirel, Soner (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012)Intracardiac thrombus is a rare condition in children, although there has recently been an increase in case reports in the literature. We here report an asymptomatic intracardiac thrombus caused by blunt trauma due to child ... -
Is Serum Cystatin C a Better Marker than Serum Creatinine for Monitoring Renal Function in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit?
Asilioglu, Nazik; Acikgoz, Yonca; Paksu, Muhammet Sukru; Gunaydin, Murat; Ozkaya, Ozan (Oxford Univ Press, 2012)In critically ill patients, mild to moderate reductions in glomerular filtration rate are not instantly followed by parallel changes in serum creatinine (SCr). The aim of this study was to identify a value of serum cystatin ... -
Lane-Hamilton Syndrome: Association or Coincidence?
Paksu, Sule; Paksu, Muhammet Sukru; Kalayci, Ayhan Gazi; Sancak, Recep (Springer India, 2012)The combination of idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (IPH) and celiac disease (CD) is rare. The clinical importance of this association is that a significant improvement can be obtained with gluten free diet not only in ... -
Management of subglottic hemangioma with propranolol
Celiksoy, Mehmet Halil; Paksu, Muhammet Sukru; Atmaca, Sinan; Sancak, Recep; Hancioglu, Gonca (W B Saunders Co-Elsevier Inc, 2014)Subglottic hemangioma is a rare but life- threatening condition which requires intervention. It generally starts proliferating in the first and second months of lifespan and whether there is a respiration problem or not, ... -
Mean Platelet Volume in Children with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
Kutlug, Seyhan; Sogut, Ayhan; Celiksoy, Mehmet Halil; Paksu, Muhammet Sukru; Guner, Sukru Nail; Murat, Naci; Sancak, Recep (Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi, 2017)Objective: It has been suggested that mean platelet volume can be used as a marker of inflammation in some inflammatory diseases. This marker has not been investigated adequately in children with allergic disease. The aim ... -
Neuroinfluenza: evaluation of seasonal influenza associated severe neurological complications in children (a multicenter study)
Paksu, Muhammet Sukru; Aslan, Kerim; Kendirli, Tanil; Akyildiz, Basak Nur; Yener, Nazik; Yildizdas, Riza Dincer; Tasdemir, Haydar Ali (Springer, 2018)Purpose Although influenza primarily affects the respiratory system, in some cases, it can cause severe neurological complications. Younger children are especially at risk. Pediatric literature is limited on the diagnosis, ...
