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    Canadian C-Spine Criteria and Nexus in The Spinal Trauma: Comparison at A Tertiary Referral Hospital in Turkey
    (2017) Caltili, Cilem; Ozturk, Derya; Altinbilek, Ertugrul; Yapar, Nikola; Serin, Mehmet; Gunduz, Harika; Kayipmaz, Afsin Emre; Kavalci, Cemil; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2529-2946; AAC-2597-2020; AGG-1308-2022
    Objective: Spinal trauma and the ensuing neurological problems transform a person's social life and result in significant economic and non-economic burden. We compared the diagnostic performances of the National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS) Low-Risk Criteria (NLC) with the Canadian C-Spine Rule (CCSR) criteria in identifying lesions. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on 724 patients after obtaining approval from the ethical board of the hospital. The demographic characteristics of the patients (age, gender), their medical histories, season, trauma occurrence mechanism, hospital arrival time following the development of spinal trauma, their Glasgow Coma Score at the time of admission, their complaints at the time of admission (such as pain, paresthesia, and loss of muscle strength), their spinal trauma lesion levels, and compatibility of the applied viewing methods with the NEXUS and CCSR criteria were collected from the patients' files. Results: A total of 2,442 cases were diagnosed with spinal trauma. For patients with a spinal fracture, the sensitivity and specificity of CCSR were 99.7% and 17.9%, respectively, while the sensitivity and specificity of NEXUS were 97.6% and 27.2%, respectively. Positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of CCSR were, respectively, 16.3% and 99.7%, while the PPV and NPV of NEXUS were 17.7% and 98.6%, respectively. Conclusions: This study showed that the CCSR criteria are more sensitive than the Nexus criteria.
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    Effects of Drug Use on the Development of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
    (2015) Koyuncu, Murat; Ozturk, Derya; Altinbilek, Ertugrul; Yapar, Nikola; Karakisa, Halit; Kavalci, Cemil; Ikizceli, Ibrahim; 0000-0002-9825-4716; 0000-0003-2529-2946; 0000-0003-4201-8850; 0000-0001-7446-1641; D-1981-2019; AGG-1308-2022; AAB-1368-2019
    Introduction: Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) is a condition in which the body must use adipose and protein deposits as intracellular energy sources due to a lack of insulin. In the current study, we aimed to investigate the effects of drug use on the development of DKA and on clinical parameters in patients who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with the diagnosis of DKA. Materials and methods: This study was retrospectively conducted in Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital between October 1, 2011 and March 31, 2013. The following parameters were recorder for each patient: age, gender, complaints, history of drug use, cause of DKA, pH, HCO3 levels, time spent in the ED, treatment outcomes and hospitalization durations. Results: The mean age of the patients was 42.61 +/- 8.6 years, and 58% (n=43) of them were female. 20.3% (n=15) of the patients were drug free. 63.5% (n=47) of the patients were followed up with in the ward, 12 (16.5%) were followed up with in the ED and 20% (n=15) were followed up with in the intensive care unit (ICU). The mean duration of stay in the ED was 15 hours, and the mean hospitalization time was 10 days. The mortality rate was 2.7%(n=2). When the effects of the drug use on DKA were examined, there were no statistically significant differences between the patients in terms of acidosis condition, mortality, clinic of hospitalization and durations of follow-up and treatment (p>0.05). The most important factor causing ketoacidosis was the presence of infection (40.5%, n=30), while the most common symptom was nausea/vomiting (51.4%, n=38). Conclusion: We observed that in patients with DKA, drug use does not affect mortality and morbidity.