Browsing by Author "Okulu E."

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    Outcome of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus related acute lower respiratory tract infection among hospitalized newborns: A prospective multicenter study
    (Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2016) Alan S.; Erdeve O.; Cakir U.; Akduman H.; Zenciroglu A.; Akcakus M.; Tunc T.; Gokmen Z.; Ates C.; Atasay B.; Arsan S.; Anik A.; Turkmen M.K.; Erdogan Y.; Oygur N.; Kahvecioglu D.; Yildiz D.; Caner I.; Tekgunduz K.S.; Kurt A.; Yigit Y.; Bilgili G.; Bolat F.; Cevit O.; Ozlu F.; Satar M.; Ertugrul S.; Cakir B.; Unal S.; Iscan B.; Duman N.; Ergor S.N.; Yalaz M.; Celik I.; Celik U.; Hirfanoglu I.M.; Koc E.; Sivasli E.; Melekoglu N.A.; Kiray Bas E.; Bozkaya D.; Korkmaz A.; Ozdemir R.; Karadag A.; Ozer E.; Ilhan O.; Mutlu M.; Aslan Y.; Erener- Ercan T.; Cetinkaya M.; Sahin O.; Akin M.A.; Okumus N.; Demirel G.; Kilic A.; Turkoglu-Unal E.; Bulbul A.; Takci S.; Anuk-Ince D.; Ciftdemir N.A.; Acunas B.; Ozkan H.; Koksal N.; Okulu E.; Demir N.; Tuncer O.; Dizdar E.A.; Oguz S.; Dilmen U.
    Aim: To determine the incidence and outcomes of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-related acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRI) including morbidity, nosocomial infection and mortality among newborn infants who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).Methods: A multicenter, prospective study was conducted in newborns who were hospitalized with community acquired or nosocomial RSV infection in 44 NICUs throughout Turkey. Newborns with ALRI were screened for RSV infection by Respi-Strip®-test. Main outcome measures were the incidence of RSV-associated admissions in the NICUs and morbidity, mortality and epidemics results related to these admissions.Findings: The incidence of RSV infection was 1.24% (n: 250) and RSV infection constituted 19.6% of all ALRI hospitalizations, 226 newborns (90.4%) had community-acquired whereas 24 (9.6%) patients had nosocomial RSV infection in the NICUs. Of the 250 newborns, 171 (68.4%) were full-term infants, 183 (73.2%) had a BW >2500 g. RSV-related mortality rate was 1.2%. Four NICUs reported seven outbreaks on different months, which could be eliminated by palivizumab prophylaxis in one NICU.Conclusion: RSV-associated ALRI both in preterm and term infants accounts an important percent of hospitalizations in the season, and may threat other high-risk patients in the NICU. © 2015 Taylor & Francis.
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    Neonatal Resuscitation Practices in Turkey: A Survey of the Turkish Neonatal Society and the Union of European Neonatal and Perinatal Societies
    (AVES, 2023) Okulu E.; Koç E.; Erdeve Ö.; Akdağ A.; Aktaş S.; Aydemir Ö.; Aygün C.; Bayraktar B.T.; Cebeci B.; Çelik H.T.; Çelik K.; Engür D.; Ertuğrul S.; Fettah N.D.; Gültekin N.D.; Güçyetmez Z.Ş.T.; Gülen P.; Hirfanoğlu İ.M.; İnce Z.; Kader Ş.; Kahvecioğlu D.; Kanburoğlu M.K.; Karagöl B.S.; Kılıç İ.; Koroğlu Ö.A.; Melekoğlu N.A.; Narter F.; Olukman Ö.; Ongun H.; Ovalı F.; Özer E.A.; Özkan E.Ö.; Öztürk D.Y.; Özüdoğru E.; Sarıcı D.; Satar M.; Takçı Ş.; Tanrıverdi S.; Taşkın E.; Tayman C.; Tekgündüz K.Ş.; Tunç G.; Türkmen M.K.; Tüzün F.; Uslu S.; Ünal S.; Ünkar Z.A.; Yaman A.; Yaşa B.; Yıldırım Ş.; Yılmaz A.; Yılmaz F.H.; Yücesoy E.
    Objective: Optimal care in the delivery room is important to decrease neonatal morbidity and mortality. We aimed to evaluate neonatal resuscitation practices in Turkish centers. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey consisted of a 91-item questionnaire focused on delivery room practices in neonatal resuscitation and was sent to 50 Turkish centers. Hospitals with <2500 and those with ≥2500 births/year were compared. Results: In 2018, approximately 240 000 births occurred at participating hospitals with a median of 2630 births/year. Participating hospitals were able to provide nasal continuous-positive- airway-pressure/high-flow nasal cannula, mechanical ventilation, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, inhaled nitric oxide, and therapeutic hypothermia similarly. Antenatal counseling was routinely performed on parents at 56% of all centers. A resuscitation team was present at 72% of deliveries. Umbilical cord management for both term and preterm infants was similar between centers. The rate of delayed cord clamping was approximately 60% in term and late preterm infants. Thermal management for preterm infants (<32 weeks) was similar. Hospitals had appropriate equipment with similar rates of interventions and management, except conti nuous-positive-airway-pressure and positive-end-expiratory-pressure levels (cmH2 O) used in preterm infants (P = .021, and P = .032). Ethical and educational aspects were also similar. Conclusions: This survey provided information on neonatal resuscitation practices in a sam-ple of hospitals from all regions of Turkey and allowed us to see weaknesses in some fields. Although adherence to the guidelines was high among centers, further implementations are required in the areas of antenatal counseling, cord management, and circulation assessment in the delivery room. © 2023, AVES. All rights reserved.