Browsing by Author "Babaoglu, Mert"

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Evaluation of Pan-Immuno Value for In-Hospital Mortality in Acute Pulmonary Embolism Patients
(inst Nacional Nutricion, 2024) Cicek, Vedat; Yavuz, Samet; Saylik, Faysal; Taslicukur, Solen; Oz, Ahmet; Babaoglu, Mert; Cinar, Tufan
Background: Pan-immuno-inflammation value (PIV) is a new and comprehensive index that reflects both the immune response and systemic inflammation in the body. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic relevance of PIV in predicting in-hospital mortality in acute pulmonary embolism (PE) patients and to compare it with the well-known risk scoring system, PE severity index (PESI), which is commonly used for a short-term mortality prediction in such patients. Methods: In total, 373 acute PE patients diagnosed with contrast-enhanced computed tomography were included in the study. Detailed cardiac evaluation of each patient was performed and PESI and PIV were calculated. Results: In total, 60 patients died during their hospital stay. The multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that baseline heart rate, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, lactate dehydrogenase, PIV, and PESI were independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality in acute PE patients. When comparing with PESI, PIV was non-inferior in terms of predicting the survival status in patients with acute PE. Conclusion: In our study, we found that the PIV was statistically significant in predicting in-hospital mortality in acute PE patients and was non-inferior to the PESI. (REV INVEST CLIN. [AHEAD OF PRINT])
A New Risk Prediction Model for the Assessment of Myocardial Injury in Elderly Patients Undergoing Non-Elective Surgery
(Mdpi, 2025) Cicek, Vedat; Babaoglu, Mert; Saylik, Faysal; Yavuz, Samet; Mazlum, Ahmet Furkan; Genc, Mahmut Salih; Bagci, Ulas
Background: Currently, recommended pre-operative risk assessment models including the revised cardiac risk index (RCRI) are not very effective in predicting postoperative myocardial damage after non-elective surgery, especially for elderly patients. Aims: This study aimed to create a new risk prediction model to assess myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) in elderly patients and compare it with the RCRI, a well-known pre-operative risk prediction model. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study included 370 elderly patients who were over 65 years of age and had non-elective surgery in a tertiary hospital. Each patient underwent detailed physical evaluations before the surgery. The study cohort was divided into two groups: patients who had MINS and those who did not. Results: In total, 13% (48 out of 370 patients) of the patients developed MINS. Multivariable analysis revealed that creatinine, lymphocyte, aortic regurgitation (moderate-severe), stroke, hemoglobin, ejection fraction, and D-dimer were independent determinants of MINS. By using these parameters, a model called "CLASHED" was developed to predict postoperative MINS. The ROC analysis comparison demonstrated that the new risk prediction model was significantly superior to the RCRI in predicting MINS in elderly patients undergoing non-elective surgery (AUC: 0.788 vs. AUC: 0.611, p < 0.05). Conclusions: Our study shows that the new risk preoperative model successfully predicts MINS in elderly patients undergoing non-elective surgery. In addition, this new model is found to be superior to the RCRI in predicting MINS.