Gultac Evren

Dokuz Eylül University | DEÜ · Department of Pediatrics

Background: The inability to ensure adequate nutrition for patients, and failure to provide adequate calorie and protein intake, result in malnutrition, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. The present study assesses the two approaches to enteral nutrition—intermittent and continuous enteral feeding—in critically ill pediatric patients in...

The accurate prediction of the prognosis for critically ill children is crucial, with the Pediatric Index of Mortality (PIM) and Pediatric Risk of Mortality (PRISM) being extensively utilized for this purpose. Albumin, C-reactive protein (CRP), and lactate levels, which are indicative of inflammation and circulatory status in critically ill childre...

Purpose Due to its link with the 2019 coronavirus, the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MISC) has garnered considerable international interest. The aim of this study, in which MISC patients were evaluated multicenter, and the data of the third period of the Turk-MISC study group, to compare the clinical and laboratory characteristics...

Objective: Inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) are a rare, inherited, heterogeneous group of diseases that are mostly symptomatic in the pediatric age group. Late diagnosis and delays in intervention can result in acute metabolic decompensation, progressive neurological damage, or death. IEM patients are responsible for significantly increased morbid...

Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is a commonly used therapeutic modality in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) for the treatment of severe acute kidney injury, as well as for addressing metabolic abnormalities, fluid-electrolyte imbalances, and acid-base disorders. According to reports, therapeutic hypothermia treatment has demonst...

Introduction:Pigtail catheters are currently recommended for draining pleural effusions. However, specific catheters manufactured for this purpose may not be feasible in resource-limited settings. This study evaluated the safety and effectiveness of a central venous catheter for treating uncomplicated pleural effusions with point-of-care ultrasound...

Objective This study aimed to determine the epidemiology and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) propensity of common respiratory viruses in a tertiary pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) among hospitalized children who were tested for respiratory viruses by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) prior to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pa...

Epidemiology of paediatric severe sepsis and septic shock

Background & Objective: We present 11-year data of patients with neuromuscular disease (NMD) that were treated in the pediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary children’s hospital. Methods: The data of all cases followed-up in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were evaluated in terms of age, gender,...

Aim: This study was aimed at characterizing the prevalence, management, and outcomes of pediatric severe sepsis and septic shock in tertiary pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in Turkey. Methods: A point prevalence study was conducted on five days over the course of one year in 29 PICUs in Turkey. Outcomes included severe sepsis and septic s...

Background and Objective The aim of this multicenter retrospective study was to determine the clinical characteristics, treatment approaches and the course of pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS) which developed associated with the influenza virus in the 2019–20 season. Methods Patients included 1 month to 18 years who were diagno...

In 12 March 2020, World Health Organisation (WHO) declared pandemic, the number of children with Coronavirus Disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) COVID‐19 has also increased significantly. The children under the age of 18 accounted for 2.4 % of all reported cases. Although information about epidemiology of COVID‐19 in children has limited. In this study, the Pu...

Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationship between peritonitis attacks and mannose-binding lectin (MBL) gene polymorphism in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis. Method: Codon 54 polymorphism found in exon 1 of the MBL gene was investigated by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method in 45 patien...

Thiamine deficiency can cause encephalopathy (Wernicke) and lactic acidosis. Herein we report a 6-year-old girl on total parenteral nutrition (TPN) who developed lactic acidosis and neurological symptoms due to improper vitamin replacement, which responded to thiamine injection. The MRI brain findings were not typical for Wernicke encephalopathy.