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    Analysis of Mortality-Associated Risk Factors in Patients with Community Acquired Pneumonia: A Retrospective Data From University Hospital
    (Yuzuncu Yil Universitesi Tip Fakultesi, 2025) Mermit, Buket; Incecik, Saban
    To analyze and determine the mortality-associated risk factors in patients hospitalized due to the Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP). The data of patients with CAP were retrieved from hospital’s database. The age, gender, smoking status, mortality ra te, co- morbidities, laboratory results (WBC, CRP, Procalcitonin, urea, creatinine, lymphocyte, Hb and Htc levels), clinical parameters including respiratory rate, PSI score, CURB-65 score, intensive care unit hospitalization, pO2 levels, fever, blood pressure and presence of pleural effusion were recorded from hospital’s patient data system. In total, 47 cases of CAP were retrospectively evaluated. The mean age of patients were 66.05±14.3 years (range, 35 -87). The gender was being 17 females and 30 males. The mortality rate was 9/47 (19.1%). The mean CURB-65 score, WBC and CRP, was 1.2±1.1, 11.67±7.89 and 121.2±52.2, respectively. The non -survivors were found to have statistically significantly decreased level of Sa02, blood pressure level (both systolic and diastolic), lymphocyte c ount. The survivors were found to have younger age, lower procalcitonin positivity and lower need for invasive mechanical ventilation (p<0.05). The logistic regression analysis showed that the mortality -associated risk factors are need for mechanical ventilation, presence of pleural effusion, older age and procalcitonin positivity. CAP is related with in-hospital mortality and several factors like requirement of invasive ventilation, procalcitonin positivity and older age should be kept in mind for mortality.
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    Interpretation of Arrhythmogenic Effects of Covid-19 Disease Through Ecg
    (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2020) Ozturk, Fatih; Karaduman, Medeni; coldur, Rabia; Incecik, Saban; Gunes, Yilmaz; Tuncer, Mustafa
    Objective: We aimed to detect the malignant arrhythmic potential of COVID-19 with surface electrocardiographic (ECG) markers. Material and method:Of the ECG parameters PR, QT, QTc, QTd, TPe, and Tpe/QTc were measured in 51 COVID-19 patients and 40 in control subjects. Results: Compared to control group mean QTc (410.8 +/- 24.3 msec vs. 394.6 +/- 20.3 msec,p < .001) and Tpe/QTc (0.19 +/- 0.02 vs. 0.18 +/- 0.04,p= .036) and median QTd (47.52 vs. 46.5) values were significantly higher in COVID-19 patients. Troponin levels were significantly correlated with heart rate (r = 0.387,p = .006) but not with ECG parameters. Conclusion:Several ventricular arrhythmia surface ECG predictors including QTc, QTd, and Tpe/QTc are increased in COVID-19 patients. Since medications used in COVID-19 patients have the potential to affect these parameters, giving importance to these ECG markers may have a significant contribution in decreasing disease-related arrhythmias.