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    Relationship between Covid-19-associated pneumonia severity with coagulopathy and mortality
    (2021) Avci, Begum Seyda; Kaya, Adem; Sumbul, Hilmi Erdem; Icme, Ferhat; Yesilagac, Hasan; Unal, Nevzat; Yesiloglu, Onder; Cinar, Hayri; Turunc, Tuba
    Purpose: In the present study, the possibility of predicting mortality with the change in coagulation parameters depending on the severity of Covid-19-associated pneumonia was investigated. Materials and Methods: A total of 137 patients with Covid-19-associated pneumonia were included in the study. The patients were divided into three groups according to the severity of pneumonia as mild, moderate and severe. According to the severity of pneumonia, the parameters of complete blood count and the levels of biochemical parameters were compared between the groups. By examining blood parameters according to mortality, ROC analysis and regression analysis were performed to determine the net effect of these parameters on mortality. Results: As the severity of pneumonia increased, Prothrombin time (PT), International normalized ratio (INR) and Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) values were also increased, and a statistically significant difference was found between the groups in PT and INR values. PT, INR and aPTT levels were higher in cases with mortality. Mortality can be predicted with 93.5% sensitivity and 97.5% specificity. according to the >45.1 seconds(sec) cut-off value of the coagulation parameter (aPTT +PT. Conclusion: The coagulation parameter (aPTT + PT), whose level increases secondarily to the increase in Covid-19-associated pneumonia severity, provides successful results in predicting mortality, and may be a parameter that we can recommend in clinical use.
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    The Role of Procalcitonin in Predicting Necessity of Antivenom Administration and Clinical Severity in Snake Bites
    (2022) Icme, Ferhat; Avci, Akkan; Yilmaz, Nurettin; Urfalioglu, Ahmet Burak; Avci, Begum Seyda; Yesiloglu, Onder; Tugcan, Mustafa Oguz; Sumbul, Hilmi Erdem; Yesilagac, Hasan; Sapmaz, Ekrem; 35491125
    One of the most important steps for preventing deaths due to snake bites is to administer snake antivenom to the eligible patients in a swift manner. In our study, we aimed to investigate whether procalcitonin is useful for predicting the clinical severity and the necessity of antivenom therapy at the early stages in patients presenting with snake bite. A total of 78 patients over the age of 18 who applied to the emergency department within the first 24 hours were included in this retrospective cross-sectional study. Age and sex of patients, severity of snake bites, total antivenom vials administered, observation periods and outcomes were recorded. Patients were graded according to their clinical severity after the snake bite. Procalcitonin, complete blood count and biochemical parameters of the patients were recorded. According to their clinical severity, the patients' grades were as follows: 21 (26.9%) patients were grade 0; 21 patients (26.9%) were grade 1; 16 patients (20.5%) were grade 2; and 20 patients (25.6%) were grade 3. Snake antivenom was administered to 57 (73.1%) patients. There was a statistically significant difference between procalcitonin levels of patients in respect to their grade (P < 0.001). Sensitivity and specificity of procalcitonin levels of 13.45 and above were 100% and 100% respectively, both for the need of antivenom administration and for the blister formation in the patients. According to our study, we believe that elevated procalcitonin levels should alert the clinicians for possible blister formation, higher clinical severity, and increased requirement for antivenom administration.