Browsing by Author "Çelik, M."

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Evaluation of Clinical and Laboratory Findings in Patients Diagnosed With Covid-19
(Verduci International, 2023) Gürbüz, E.; Çelik, M.; Türkoğlu, S.; Elasan, S.; Yürektürk, Ş.; Sünnetçioğlu, M.
Objective: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that can lead to condi-tions ranging from mild upper respiratory tract infection to severe clinical manifestations, such as respiratory and multiorgan failure. Thus, this study was aimed at evaluating the clinical and laboratory findings of the patients followed up for COVID-19 in our hospital. Patients and Methods: A total of 497 patients who were older than 18 years of age and had been diagnosed with COVID-19 were included in this study. Of the 497 patients diagnosed with COV-ID-19, 57.2% were male and 42.8% were female, and the mean age was 51.59±19.95 years. While the case-death rate was 9.2%, it was 36.8% in the intensive care unit. While lung involvement was detected in 72.2% of the patients, this rate was higher in the patients followed up in the ICU (98.8%). Results: In the laboratory tests, the leukocytosis, lymphopenia, thrombocytopenia, C-reactive pro-tein, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, creatinine, cre-atine kinase, ferritin, procalcitonin, and D-dimer levels were higher in the deceased patients than in the surviving patients and were associated with mortality. The neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio was higher in the deceased patients when compared to the other patient groups, and it was also associated with increased mortality. Hypertension (8.6%) and diabetes mellitus (11.2%) were the most common underlying diseases in all of the patient groups. Conclusions: It was observed that the case-death rate was significantly higher in the ICU and mortality increased with advanced age. Moreover, comorbid factors were higher in patients who were followed up in the ICU and died. In the laboratory examinations, pathological findings were encoun-tered at a higher rate, especially in the patients who died. © 2023, Verduci International. All rights reserved.
Retrospective Evaluation of Adult Hydatid Cyst Cases
(Selcuk University, 2024) Çelik, M.; Baran, A.I.; Altındağ, D.; Arslan, Y.; Tarcan, T.; Sünnetçioğlu, M.; Alkan, S.
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of adult patients followed up for hydatid cysts disease. Method: Patients over the age of 18 years who were diagnosed with hydatid disease, between January 2015 and September 2021 were included in the study. The clinical, laboratory and radiologic characteristics of the patients were evaluated retrospectively. Results: The study included 66 patients. Of the patients 59.1% were female and the mean age was 40.9±15.60 years. The most common presenting symptom was abdominal pain (42.4%). The most common sites of involvement were the liver (78.8%) and lung (18.2%). The majority of patients had solitary cysts (84.8%). The most common finding in laboratory tests was elevated total IgE (74.1%). The indirect hemagglutination test was positive in 77.4% of the patients tested. Conclusion: In our study, it was concluded that hydatid cysts are most commonly seen in the liver, often with single organ involvement, and that elevated total IgE in laboratory diagnosis may be helpful in the diagnosis of hydatid cyst disease although it does not make a definitive diagnosis. © 2024, Selcuk University. All rights reserved.