Sinan Karacabey

Marmara University · Department of Emergency Medicine

OBJECTIVES The domain of emergency medicine (EM) is not only rapidly evolving but also witnessing a significant surge in research publications, particularly in Türkiye. In this context, this study aimed to investigate the publication outcomes of abstracts presented at national EM conferences and evaluate the quality of these publications, thereby c...

Various infective complications can be seen after a dental procedure. They are rarely resistant to standard therapy. In the case we present, a case of preseptal cellulitis caused by pseudomonas oryzihabitans after tooth extraction in a male patient who did not have any underlying cause. As in our case, evaluation of the cases resistant to standard...

Giriş: Kraniyal bilgisayarlı tomografi (BT), intrakraniyal kanamada (İKK) yüksek tanısal değerliliğe sahiptir. İntrakraniyal kanama tespit edilmiş minör kafa travmalı hastaların acil servis takiplerinde kontrol kraniyal BT (KKBT) uygulaması yaygın olarak kullanmaktadır. KKBT uygulaması hastalara radyasyon yükü oluşturmaktadır ve gereksiz kullanımın...

Amaç Şiddetli AP'nin erken tespiti için pek çok skorlama sistemi geliştirilmiştir, ancak birçok parametreyi içerdikleri için AP'nin ciddiyetini tahmin etmede uygun değildirler. Son zamanlarda, C-reaktif proteinin rolü, inflamatuar ve enfektif durumların ciddiyetinin değerlendirilmesinde incelenmiştir. Biyokimyasal belirteç olan serum prokalsitonin...

Background: Heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (HFABP) is found in the myocardium, brain, and some organs and is rapidly released from damaged cells into the circulation in case of ischemia. Aims: We aimed to determine the diagnostic utility of HFABP levels in patients suggesting acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Methods: This study was a prospe...

Amaç: Türkiye’de ve dünyada kayıt dışı alkollü içecek üretimi ve tüketimi önemli bir sorundur. Etanol de dahil olmak üzere bütün alkollerin toksik etkileri olduğu bilinmektedir. Farklı dozlarda alım sonrası farklı klinik ve laboratuvar bulgularıyla hastalar acil servislere başvurabilmektedir. Bu çalışmada, XXX Acil Tıp Kliniği’ne başvuran alkol zeh...

Background International COVID-19 guidelines recommend that health care workers (HCWs) wear filtering facepiece (FFP) respirators to reduce exposure risk. However, there are concerns about FFP respirators causing hypercapnia via rebreathing carbon dioxide (CO2). Most previous studies measured the physiological effects of FFP respirators on treadmil...

Objective/aim: We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic utility of the widely used left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) electrocardiography (ECG) criteria (Cornell Voltage Criteria [CVC], Sokolow-Lyon Index [SLI], Romhilt-Estes [REC], and Peguero-Lo Presti [PLP] Criteria) compared with the left ventricular mass measured by echocardiography. Methods: In...

Introduction: A cluster of atypical pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China, turned out to be a highly contagious disease, swept across most of the countries, and soon after was announced as a pandemic. Therefore we aimed to investigate the demographics and factors associated with the disease outcome. Methods: In this retrospective chart review, we scre...

-Background: Rib fractures are the most common complications of blunt chest trauma (BCT). Computed tomography (CT) is the modality of choice for BCT, but with several disadvantages. Ultrasonography (US) is an inexpensive, readily available, and relatively harmless imaging alternative. However, a direct comparison of the sono-graphic evaluation of t...

Objective: Mushroom poisonings can lead to life-threatening organ dysfunctions and neurotoxicity-related encephalopathy. This study aimed to detect increased intracranial pressure by measuring optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) ultrasonographically and to determine its association with clinical and laboratory parameters. Methods: In this prospec...

Introduction High-quality chest compressions (CCs) are associated with high survival rates and good neurological outcomes in cardiac arrest patients. The 2015 American Heart Association (AHA; Dallas, Texas USA) Guidelines for Resuscitation defined and recommended high-quality CCs during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). However, CPR providers st...

Background Acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) is mostly seen after head injury and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. We studied the risk factors for ASDH and the effects of these factors on mortality as well as on survival with 100 cases from the rural area of Anatolia region. Materials and Methods One-hundred cases of the ASDH that had bee...

Background: Guidelines recommend placing a cervical collar (c-collar) until spinal injury is excluded. Previous studies have shown that c-collar placement increases intracranial pressure (ICP), which can worsen outcomes for trauma patients who are at risk of increased ICP. Head of bed elevation (HBE) has been found to decrease ICP. However, there...

Objectives. The principal aim of medical education is to provide medical student with the fundamental knowledge and required skills that can be specifically used in real-life conditions such as high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Traditional medical training (TMT) is an effective method in Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) training...

PurposeModern lung ultrasound (US) is mainly applied not only in critical care, emergency medicine, and trauma surgery, but also in pulmonary and internal medicine. In some cases, pneumothorax (PTX) distinguishes with bullous diseases. In this study, we aimed to discuss the success of US on detecting PTX versus bullae. Methods We performed a prospe...

Background and Objectives: Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a disease with high mortality that needs early diagnosis and management. There has been a recent trend in the search for a fast prognostic tool for AMI. Hemogram parameters are widely used tools in emergency departments since they are inexpensive and fast.

Objective The aim of this study was head-to-head comparison of the efficacy and rate of adverse events of metoclopramide, ibuprofen and dexketoprofen for the acute treatment of migraine attack in the real-life conditions of a busy emergency department (ED). Methods This was a prospective, observational, cross-sectional study. All patients who pres...

Objectives: Confirmation of the endotracheal tube placement (CoETP) has the utmost importance in the management of an airway. Visualization of tracheal rings or carina with a fiber-optical bronchoscope (FOB) has considered to be a reliable method for the CoETP. However, FOB is expensive, time-consuming, and not always practical. Inexpensive endosc...

Objectives The primary aim of this study was to report the vital signs, hemodynamic parameters and pain scores of the patients who have received procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) with either ketofol (combination of ketamine and propofol) or etofen (combination of etomidate and fentanyl) and compare the proportion of patients with airway or re...

In this study, we aimed to evaluate correlation of back pain and osteomalacia with Schmorl nodules and end-plate degeneration in vertebrates observed on MR imaging. This study was prospective case control study. First group composed of 135 patients with back and/or low back pain. In this group, visual analog scale scores, body mass index and tender...

Background: This study aimed to discuss the effectiveness of Pneumoscan working with micropower impulse radar (MIR) technology in diagnosing pneumothorax (PTX) in the emergency department. Methods: Patients with suspicion of PTX and indication for thorax tomography (CT) were included into the study. Findings of the Thorax CT were compared with t...

The cases of appendicitis take an important place in the hospital emergency departments and it must be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with abdominal pain. Related to cecum, the appendix can be found in many different positions; however, it is mostly observed descending intraperitoneally (31–74%) and at the retroce...

Anticoagulant drugs have been identified in the etiology of acute nontraumatic spinal subdural hematoma. The number of new cases is increasing with the increased use of them around the worldwide. It is was reported that the risk of bleeding increases as INR rises for warfarin treated patients, particularly if the INR exceeds for 4

Objective: To evaluate the correlation between central venous pressure (CVP) and inferior vena cava (IVC) diameters measured by ultrasonography (Ultrasound) in critically ill patients. Methods: Intubated critically ill patients were enrolled. The CVP values were measured using a U-tube manometer and were compared to the IVC diameters and collapsib...