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Publication Sepsis episodes caused by pressure injuries in critical illness: A retrospective observational cohort study(Hmp, 2023-11-01) Kaya, Pınar Küçükdemirci; Kaya, Murad; Girgin, Nermin Kelebek; Kahveci, Ferda S.; Akalın, Emin Halis; İsçimen, Remzi; KÜÇÜKDEMİRCİ KAYA, PINAR; KAYA, MURAD; KELEBEK GİRGİN, NERMİN; KAHVECİ, FERDA ŞÖHRET; AKALIN, EMİN HALİS; İŞÇİMEN, REMZİ; Tıp Fakültesi; 0000-0002-8428-8245; 0000-0002-5882-1632; JGB-6637-2023; CYJ-4124-2022; DTU-3148-2022; IMY-6211-2023; AAU-8952-2020; DWL-9897-2022BACKGROUND: Critically -ill patients (CIPs) with pressure injuries (PIs) may develop bloodstream infections (BSIs). PURPOSE: To identify predisposing factors and discuss diagnosis and management of sepsis -related PIs in CIPs. METHODS: The records of CIPs in the intensive care unit (ICU) between January 1, 2014, and January 1, 2020, with PI with sepsis -diagnoses and with different site cultures that were positive concurrent with bloodstream -cultures were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS: Ninety-one sepsis episodes were included in the study. Low albumin level ( U = 382.00, P = .006), renal failure (odds ratio [OR], 0.108 [95% CI, 0.015-0.783]; P = .025), and length of ICU stay ( U = 130.00, P < .001) were identified as risk factors of BSIs due to PIs. The probability of BSI during a sepsis episode was lower in CIPs with PIs with higher C -reactive protein levels ( U = 233.00, P < .001) and whose injury resulted from trauma or surgery (OR, 0.101 [95% CI, 0.016-0.626]; P = .014). The mortality was higher in CIPs with PI -induced BSIs (OR, 0.051 [95% CI, 0.008-0.309]; P = .001). CONCLUSIONS: Pressure injury -induced sepsis was associated with a high risk of 28 -day mortality. The findings suggest that CIPs with PI are at increased risk of BSIs if they have low albumin levels, renal -failure, and prolonged ICU stay during sepsis episodes.Publication A retrospective analysis of causes for readmission to hospital and intensive care unit in patients discharged from intensive care units(Galenos Yayıncılık, 2022-06-01) Ulusaloğlu, Ceyda; Ceylan, İlkay; Girgin, Nermin Kelebek; İsçimen, Remzi; Kahveci, Ferda Şöhret; KELEBEK GİRGİN, NERMİN; İŞÇİMEN, REMZİ; KAHVECİ, FERDA ŞÖHRET; Tıp Fakültesi; Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Ana Bilim Dalı; GBC-7197-2022; DWL-9897-2022; IMY-6211-2023Objective: Intensive care unit (ICU) readmission is a common and unwanted situation. Mortality rates, length of stay in ICU and treatment expenses are also higher in readmitted patients. This study aimed to examine the hospital/ICU readmission rates and risk factors among patients discharged from the ICU.Materials and Methods: Patients older than 18 years who were hospitalised in the ICU between January 1, 2012 and October 31, 2016 and were re-admitted to the hospital/ICU within 30 days after discharge were retrospectively analysed.Results: A total of 510 patients met the inclusion criteria, of whom 91 (17.84%) patients were readmitted to the ICU. The average age was higher (p=0.002) among the readmitted patients. The acute physiology and chronic health evaluation-II and sequential organ failure assessment scores at admission and discharge, stability and workload index for transfer (SWIFT) scores at discharge and comorbid disease rates were higher among readmitted patients (p<0.05 for all). Patients discharged with mechanical ventilation support had higher readmission rates (p=0.041). In our risk analysis model, factors that increased the risk of readmission were identified as age [odds ratio (OR), 1.02; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.01-1.03] and presence of renal disease (OR, 5.72; 95% CI, 2.81-11.65) among patient-related reasons.Conclusion: High acute physiology and chronic health evaluation and SWIFT scores during discharge as well as presence of comorbidities can predict hospital/ICU readmission.Publication A retrospective evaluation of critically ill patients infected with H1N1 influenza A virus in Bursa, Turkey, during the 2009-2010 pandemic(Makerere Univ, 2015-01-01) Nermin, Kelebek Girgin; Remzi, İşçimen; Zeynep, Akoğul; İlker, Çimen; Meltem, Öner Torlar; Güven, Özkaya; Ferda, Kahveci; Halis, Akalın; KELEBEK GİRGİN, NERMİN; İŞÇİMEN, REMZİ; Akoğul, Zeynep; Çimen, İlker; Torlar, Meltem Öner; ÖZKAYA, GÜVEN; KAHVECİ, FERDA ŞÖHRET; AKALIN, EMİN HALİS; Tıp Fakültesi; Mikrobiyoloji ve Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları Ana Bilim Dalı; AAH-7250-2019; FTV-1495-2022; EIE-4319-2022; JOR-4047-2023; FMO-2967-2022; EZV-3846-2022; CPT-2668-2022; EZJ-5901-2022Background: H1N1 influenza A virus infections were first reported in April 2009 and spread rapidly, resulting in mortality worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate patients with H1N1 infection treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) in Bursa, Turkey.Methods: Demographic characteristics, clinical features, and outcome relating to H1N1 infection were retrospectively analysed in patients treated in the ICU.Results: Twenty-three cases of H1N1 infection were treated in the ICU. The mean age of patients was 37 years range: (1782). Fifteen patients were female (65.2%). The mean Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score was 19 range: (5-39). The most common symptoms were dyspnea (73.9%), fever (69.6%), and cough (60.9%). Mechanical ventilation was required for all patients. Oseltamivir and antibiotics were administered to all patients. Six (26.1%) patients died. APACHE II scores were higher in the deceased 28.5 range: [16-39] vs. 14 range: [5-28] in survivors; p = 0.013).Conclusion: When compared to the literature, the demographic, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics were similar in the cases we encountered. The mortality rate was high despite the use of appropriate treatment. We believe that the high mortality is related to higher APACHE II scores. The H1N1 virus should be considered in community acquired pneumonia, especially in younger patients presenting with severe pneumonia.Publication Is bispectral index monitoring reliable for determining sedation level in a tetanus patient?(Int Scientific Information, Inc, 2008-01-01) Girgin, Nermin Kelebek; KELEBEK GİRGİN, NERMİN; İşçimen, Remzi; İŞÇİMEN, REMZİ; Kutlay, Oya; Gurbet, Alp; GURBET, ALP; Tıp Fakültesi; Anestezi ve Reanimasyon Ana Bilim Dalı; 0000-0002-6503-8232; AAI-8104-2021; A-7994-2018; HKP-2533-2023; AAH-7250-2019Background: Tetanus is an infectious disease characterised by increased muscle rigidity, muscle spasms, and, in severe cases, cardiovascular instability secondary to autonomic dysfunction. Sedation is an important part of the treatment of tetanus. Clinical scoring systems, although simple and inexpensive, are often inadequate in evaluating the patient level of sedation in the intensive care unit (ICU). The bispectral index (BIS), a variable derived from the electroencephalography, could assess sedation in the ICU. In the present study, we aimed to present our experience on the application of BIS monitoring during treatment of a patient with tetanus.Case Report: A 69-year-old man was admitted to intensive care unit with a diagnosis of tetanus. The patient was intubated, and mechanical ventilation (MV) therapy with pressure support ventilation mode was administered. Dexmedetomidine, midazolam and morphine were administered for sedation and analgesia. Sedation was titrated to maintain a Ramsay Sedation Score (RSS) of 5 or greater. The RSS was assessed once a minute during the loading dose of dexmedetomidine and once an hour in the first day. On the following days, the RSS was recorded every 2 hours. When the RSS evaluation was applied, BIS values were also recorded simultaneously. On the 7th day, BIS monitoring could not be continued due to technical reasons. Sedation was monitored by RSS. A total number of 107 Ramsay score determinations and BIS values were obtained in the follow-up period. The patient underwent percutaneous tracheostomy on the 8th day. The patient was totally disconnected from MV on the 31st day and discharged from the hospital on the 33rd day.Conclusions: In this case, we thought that RSS is still a reliable method in monitoring the sedation level in tetanus. The BIS monitoring is inferior to and discordant with the standard monitoring of the RSS, largely to the painful muscle spasms and rigidity inherent in the pathophysiology of the disease. Moreover, if the sedative drug dosage is elevated according to BIS values, excessive sedation may occur in these patients.Publication Evaluation of the combination treatments with intravenous fosfomycin for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae(Assoc Medica Brasileira, 2023-01-01) ÖNAL, UĞUR; Tüzemen, Nazmiye Ülkü; TÜZEMEN, NAZMİYE ÜLKÜ; Kaya, Pınar Küçükdemirci; KELEBEK GİRGİN, NERMİN; KÜÇÜKDEMİRCİ KAYA, PINAR; İŞÇİMEN, REMZİ; ÖZAKIN, CÜNEYT; Özakın, Cüneyt; Kahveci, Ferda Şöhret; KAHVECİ, FERDA ŞÖHRET; Akalın, Halis; AKALIN, EMİN HALİS; Tıp Fakültesi; Mikrobiyoloji Ana Bilim Dalı; 0000-0003-3544-3509; 0000-0002-8428-8245; 0000-0002-5882-1632; 0000-0001-7530-1279; JCO-3678-2023; AAU-8952-2020; A-4290-2018OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the combination treatments with intravenous fosfomycin for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in a tertiary-care center.METHODS: Between December 24, 2018 and November 21, 2022, adult patients diagnosed with bloodstream infection or ventilator-associated pneumonia due to culture-confirmed carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in the anesthesiology and reanimation intensive care units were investigated retrospectively.RESULTS: There were a total of 62 patients fulfilling the study inclusion criteria. No significant difference was recorded in 14-and 30-day mortality among different types of combination regimens such as fosfomycin plus one or two antibiotic combinations. Hypokalemia (OR:5.651, 95%CI 1.019- 31.330, p=0.048) was found to be a significant risk factor for 14-day mortality, whereas SOFA score at the time of diagnosis (OR:1.497, 95%CI 1.103- 2.032, p=0.010) and CVVHF treatment (OR:6.409, 95%CI 1.395-29.433, p=0.017) were associated with 30-day mortality in multivariate analysis.CONCLUSION: In our study, high mortality rates were found in patients with bloodstream infection or ventilator-associated pneumonia due to carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, and no significant difference was recorded in 14-and 30-day mortality among different types of combination regimens such as fosfomycin plus one or two antibiotic combinations.Publication Our experience on feeding ostomies(Türk Cerrahi Derneği, 2008-10-01) Kırdak, Türkay; Özgüç, Halil; Keskin, Murat; İşçimen, Remzi; Kelebek, Nermin; Kıyıcı, Murat; Korun, Nusret; Kılıçturgay, Sadık; Kırdak, Türkay; Özgüç, Halil; Keskin, Murat; İŞÇİMEN, REMZİ; KELEBEK GİRGİN, NERMİN; KIYICI, MURAT; Korun, Nusret; KILIÇTURGAY, SADIK AYHAN; Tıp Fakültesi; Genel Cerrahi Ana Bilim Dalı; 0000-0003-4526-4352; 0000-0002-3208-6211; 0000-0001-8111-5958; CZX-7145-2022; JIC-3640-2023; JZY-7001-2024; HKP-2533-2023; CZG-2204-2022; AAI-4213-2021; FJN-9955-2022; JGY-2962-2023Purpose: The aim of the present study is to assess patient's profiles and complications related to the tube placement in patients undergoing Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy and surgical feeding ostomies.Materials and Methods: The retrospective data of 114 consecutive hospitalized patients who underwent enteral feeding ostomy procedures was evaluated by dividing patients into two separate groups as Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Group and Surgery Group.Results: Of the 114 patients, 57 patients underwent surgical feeding ostomy procedures, and other 57 underwent Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy. The mean age of the patients requiring surgical ostomy was greater than that of the patients with Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy. All procedures in the surgical group were performed in the operating theater, but procedures in the endoscopy group were performed in intensive care unit (61.5 %), endoscopy suit (34.6 %), or patient wards (3.8 %). The number of patients having cancer in the surgical ostomy group was higher than the Endoscopy group significantly, p<0.001. On the contrary, 93 % of the patients in the Endoscopy group had neurologic problems. Total complication rates in PEG group, surgical gastrostomy and jejunostomy groups were 26.3 %, 25 % and 24.3 %, respectively.Conclusion: In conclusion, PEG procedure has some advantages such as simplicity, low complication rates, lower cost, long term enteral nutrition. For that reason, recently, there is an increase in use of PEG procedure. However, the situation in which the use of PEG is impossible, surgical enteral tube placement techniques are still valid alternatives.Publication Guillain-barre syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus(Aves, 2014-04-01) Girgin, Nermin Kelebek; İsçimen, Remzi; Yılmaz, Emel; Kahveci, S. Ferda; Kutlay, Oya; KELEBEK GİRGİN, NERMİN; İŞÇİMEN, REMZİ; YILMAZ, EMEL; KAHVECİ, FERDA ŞÖHRET; Tıp Fakültesi; Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Ana Bilim Dalı; Yoğun Bakım Ünitesi; 0000-0003-4820-2288; AAG-9356-2021; AAH-7250-2019; HKP-2533-2023; AAI-8104-2021Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an acute disease characterised by symmetrical muscle weakness, loss of sensation and reflex. There is usually a viral infection at the beginning of the disease. Here, we report a GBS case which did not respond to any treatment strategy at first and was diagnosed as Human Immunodeficiency Virus positive (HIV+) during the search for the aetiology. A 32-year-old male patient who presented to a medical centre with symptoms of gait disturbance and arm and leg numbness was found to have albuminocytologic dissociation upon cerebrospinal fluid examination. After the diagnosis of GBS, immunoglobulin G (IVIG) therapy (400 mg kg(-1) day-1 5 days) was started as a standard therapy. This therapy was repeated due to a lack of improvement of symptoms. During this therapy, the patient was sent to our clinic with symptoms of respiratory failure and tetraplegia. He was conscious, cooperative, haemodynamically stable and his arterial blood gas analyses were: pH: 7.28, PaO2 : 74.4 mmHg, PCO2 : 63.8 mmHg. He was intubated, mechanically ventilated and underwent plasmapheresis. After the investigation of aetiology, HIV(+), CD4/ CD8: 0.17, absolute CD4: 71 cells mL(-1) were detected and antiretroviral therapy was started. The patient died from multiple organ failure due to sepsis on day 35. In conclusion, HIV infection should be kept in mind in GBS patients, especially those not responding to routine treatment. As a result, not only could the patient receive early and adequate treatment, but also HIV infection transmission would be avoided.Publication Amitriptyline cardiac toxicity treated with hemoperfusion(Galenos Yayincilik, 2017-04-01) Girgin, Nermin Kelebek; KELEBEK GİRGİN, NERMİN; Ünlü, Nurdan; Çalışkan, Gülbahar; İşçimen, Remzi; İŞÇİMEN, REMZİ; Kahveci, Ferda; KAHVECİ, FERDA ŞÖHRET; Tıp Fakültesi; Anestezi ve Reanimasyon Ana Bilim Dalı; AAH-7250-2019; HKP-2533-2023; KFQ-1825-2024Tricyclic antidepressant intoxication is frequently encountered among children and adults due to widespread use of the drugs. Amitriptyline is among the major tricyclic antidepressants. It affects the cardiovascular, respiratory and central nervous system. In the treatment of amitriptyline intoxication, various treatments such as gastric lavage, activated charcoal, bicarbonate infusion, antiarrhythmic, and anticonvulsant drug usage were applied. Here, we reported a patient with severe amitriptyline intoxication who did not respond to these treatments but dramatically improved with hemoperfusion. A 33 year-old woman applied to the emergency service half an hour later ingesting 2000 mg of amitriptyline as a suicide attempt. On admission, her Glasgow coma scale (GCS) was 10, blood pressure was 100/60 mmHg, heart rate was 160 beats/min. Wide ORS and ventricular tachycardia was seen in the Electrocardiography (ECG) results. Having her GCS regressed to 7, she was intubated and admitted to intensive care unit after the initial treatments. Hemoperfusion was commenced within half an hour. While hemoperfusion was continuing, her ECG was seen to turn to sinus tachycardia. Her cardiovascular and neurological status returned to normal on the 2nd day and she was discharged from the intensive care unit on the 4th day. Besides hemoperfusion is not recommended due to high protein binding and large volume of distribution in classical treatment of amitriptyline overdose, current reports representing efficacy of hemoperfusion are also accumulating. After ingestion, tricyclic antidepressants are absorbed rapidly and reach to their effective concentration in the tissues, especially by the lung, the brain and the heart. Hence, hemoperfusion performed in early stage of ingestion is an effective treatment and in cases that do not respond to conventional therapies, it should be considered that this method can be used in the early period.Publication Oxa-48 dominance meets ceftazidime-avibactam: A battle against life-threatening carbapenem-resistant klebsiella pneumoniae infections in the intensive care unit(Springernature, 2023-10-10) Önal, Uğur; Tüzemen, Ülkü; Kaya, Pınar K.; İşçimen, Remzi; Girgin, Nermin Küçükdemirci; Özakın, Cüneyt; Kahveci, Ferda; Akalın, Halis; ÖNAL, UĞUR; TÜZEMEN, NAZMİYE ÜLKÜ; KÜÇÜKDEMİRCİ KAYA, PINAR; ÖZAKIN, CÜNEYT; KAHVECİ, FERDA ŞÖHRET; İŞÇİMEN, REMZİ; Girgin, Nermin Küçükdemirci; AKALIN, EMİN HALİS; Tıp Fakültesi; Mikrobiyoloji Bölümü; 0000-0001-6194-3254; 0000-0002-8428-8245; JCO-3678-2023; JCO-2264-2023; JNY-9122-2023; JMU-3479-2023; DTU-3148-2022; JNH-9929-2023; CYR-2043-2022; CYR-2043-2022; AAU-8952-2020ObjectiveIn this study, we aimed to describe the outcomes in ICU patients with bloodstream infection (BSI) or ventilatory-associated pneumonia (VAP) due to carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) who received ceftazidime-avibactam treatment at a tertiary care university hospital.MethodsPatients aged 18 years or older who were admitted to the Anesthesiology and Reanimation ICU at Bursa Uludag University Faculty of Medicine Hospital between June 13, 2021, and July 16, 2023, and diagnosed with BSI or VAP due to CRKP were included in this study.ResultsA total of 42 patients treated with ceftazidimeavibactam were included. Total crude mortality rates were 33.3% on day 14 and 54.8% on day 30. Mortality rates on the 14th and 30th days were 37.5% and 62.5% in patients with BSI and 27.8% and 44.4% in patients with VAP, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between monotherapy and combination therapy in terms of mortality rates on days 14 and 30, respectively (3/11 vs. 11/31, p=0.620; 5/11 vs. 18/31, p=0.470). Immunosuppression (10/11 vs. 13/31, p=0.005), the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score >= 8 (at the initiation of treatment; 19/25 vs. 4/17, p<0.001), INCREMENT-CPE score >= 10 (12/16 vs. 3/10, p=0.024) and longer duration (in days) from culture collection to treatment initiation (5.0 +/- 0.61 vs. 3.11 +/- 0.48, p=0.024) were found to have a statistically significant effect on 30-day mortality. In multivariate analysis, a SOFA score >= 8 at the initiation of treatment (p=0.037, OR: 17.442, 95% CI: 1.187-256.280) was found to be a significant risk factor affecting mortality (30-day).ConclusionThe mortality rates of patients with CRKP infection who were followed up in the ICU were found to be high, and it was observed that whether ceftazidime-avibactam treatment was given as a combination or monotherapy did not affect mortality. Further multicentre studies with a larger number of patients are needed to gain a comprehensive understanding of the topic, given that this treatment is typically reserved for documented infections.Publication Therapeutic plasmapheresis therapy in patient with thyroid storm in the intensive care unit(Galenos Yayıncılık, 2020-01-15) Ertem, Aytül Coşar; Dağdelen, Melike Şeyda; Yıldız, Simge; Kahveci, Ferda Şöhret; Kelebek, Nermin; İsçimen, Remzi; COŞAR ERTEM, AYTÜL; Dağdelen, Melike Şeyda; Yıldız, Simge; KAHVECİ, FERDA ŞÖHRET; KELEBEK GİRGİN, NERMİN; İŞÇİMEN, REMZİ; Tıp Fakültesi; Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Ana Bilim Dalı; 0000-0002-2767-1483; 0000-0003-2613-0084; 0000-0002-5882-1632; 0000-0001-8111-5958; 0000-0001-9020-5453; 0000-0003-4820-2288; AAI-8104-2021; HKP-2533-2023; ABE-2447-2020; DTR-4864-2022; CQC-3738-2022; IMY-6211-2023; GBC-7197-2022Thyroid storm is a rare clinical condition, and failure in management can lead to multiorgan failure and carries a high mortality. The comprehensive treatment approach is the administration of antithyroid drugs and radioactive iodine and thyroidectomy. The treatment option of therapeutic plasmapheresis (TP) should be considered as a stabilizing measure, especially when patients have failed or can not tolerate conventional treatment. This case report aimed to share that TP might be an alternative approach to be added to standard treatment methods in life-threatening conditions.