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Are Heimlich maneuver videos on YouTube accurate and reliable?
Acar, Ethem; Alatas, O. Dogan; Demir, Ahmet; Kirli, Ulviye; Kilinc, Cem Yalin; Kirli, Ismail; Yildirim, Birdal (Pharmamed Mado Ltd, 2016)Introduction. First aid for airway obstruction is a life-saving maneuver that can be implemented by anyone. In this study, we determined the accuracy of Heimlich maneuver videos posted on the Internet. Materials and methods. ... -
Controlling Nutritional Status score: A novel prognostic marker for patients with community-acquired pneumonia
Yildirim, Birdal; Biteker, Funda Sungur; Acar, Ethem; Demir, Ahmet (Sage Publications Ltd, 2020)Objective: We aimed to investigate the prevalence and prognostic value of malnutrition assessed by Controlling Nutritional Status score in community-acquired pneumonia patients. Methods: All adult patients admitted to our ... -
Evaluation of Cancer Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department within One Month before Death in Turkey: What are the Problems Needing Attention?
Yildirim, Birdal; Tanrıverdi, Özgür (Asian Pacific Organization Cancer Prevention, 2014)Background: Although previously studies have reported that most patients with malignancy prefer to die at home, this is not the real situation in clinical practice. Aim: In this study, we aimed to determine the characteristics ... -
FAMILY PHYSICIANS' ATTITUDES TOWARD MANAGING DIABETES AND THEIR SELF-EVALUATION OF THEIR COMPETENCIES
Yeniceri, Emine Nese; Akbaba, Gulhan; Sahin, Cem; Ozdes, Ibrahim; Ceyhan, Mustafa Nuri; Yildirim, Birdal; Guldal, Dilek (Carbone Editore, 2015)Aims: This study was designed to determine how diabetes is managed in primary care and conducted in Mugla Province in Turkey. We wanted to reveal I) The attitudes of Family Physicians (FP) towards the importance of Type 2 ... -
Impact of preoperative cardiology consultation prior to intermediate-risk surgical procedures
Doğan, Volkan; Biteker, Murat; Ozlek, Eda; Özlek, Bülent; Başaran, Özcan; Yildirim, Birdal; Dogan, Marwa M. (Wiley, 2018)BackgroundPatients undergoing noncardiac, nonvascular surgery (NCNVS) are at risk of perioperative cardiovascular events. However, benefits of cardiology consultation (CC) in patients with known or suspected cardiac disease ... -
Is there any effect of lower extremity deep vein thrombosis which proven by Doppler ultrasonography on cancer recurrence in patients with stage III colon cancer? A study of the Turkish Descriptive Oncological Researches Group
Tanrıverdi, Özgür; Yildirim, Birdal; Gul, Suha; Cevik, Esin; Akman, Tulay; Cokmert, Suna; Barutca, Sabri (Humana Press Inc, 2014)This study aimed to determine the predictive value of lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (LE-DVT) on first cancer recurrence in patients with stage III colon cancer. A total of 113 eligible patients with stage III colon ... -
NEUTROPHIL-LYMPHOCYTE RATIO CAN DISTINGUISH MIGRAINE PATIENTS FROM OTHER PATIENTS WITH NONSPECIFIC HEADACHE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Acar, Ethem; Beydilli, Haul; Karagoz, Ulkc; Yildirim, Birdal; Kirlil, Ismail; Kilinc, Rabia M.; Alatas, Omer Dogan (Carbone Editore, 2015)Introduction: In the emergency departments a distinctive diagnosis of patients suffering from non-specific headache and patients with migraine is essential. In this study we aimed at the investigation of hematologic ... -
Single Center Experience on Causes of Cancer Patients Visiting the Emergency Department in Southwest Turkey
Tanrıverdi, Özgür; Beydilli, Halil; Yildirim, Birdal; Karagoz, Ulku (Asian Pacific Organization Cancer Prevention, 2014)Background: Emergency departments are visited by cancer patients for palliation of cancer-related symptoms, management of treatment-related side effects, oncologic emergencies, co-morbidities, and/or end of life care. In ... -
A small pericardial effusion is a marker of complicated hospitalization in patients with community-acquired pneumonia
Biteker, Funda Sungur; Biteker, Murat; Başaran, Özcan; Doğan, Volkan; Özlek, Bülent; Yildirim, Birdal; Çelik, Oğuzhan (W B Saunders Co-Elsevier Inc, 2018)Objective: Although often asymptomatic, presence of small pericardial effusion (SPE) is shown to be associated with adverse events and increased mortality in various conditions. This study aimed to evaluate the frequency ...
