ÖZET AMAÇ: Acil servise trafik kazasına bağlı künt karın travması ile başvuran hastalarda klinik değerlendirme, laboratuvar parametreleri ve radyolojik sonuçların tedavi kararına ve cerrahi sonuçlarına etkisi araştırıldı. GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM:Bu geriye dönük çalışmaya künt karın travması geçirmiş 222 hasta alındı. Pearson ki kare, Mann-Whitney U ve lojistik regresyon testleri istatistiksel analiz için kullanıldı. BULGULAR:Tüm hastalar tam kan, biyokimya analizi, karın ultrasonografisi ile değerlendirildi. Seksen iki hasta ayrıca karın bilgisayarlı tomografisi ile incelendi. Yirmi üç hasta ameliyat edildi. Fiziksel inceleme, ultrasonografi ve bilgisayarlı tomografide pozitif bulgular, beyaz küre sayısında ve karaciğer fonksiyon testlerinde artış, hemoglobinde düşüş cerrahi girişim ihtiyacında artış ile ilişkiliydi (p<0.05). Cerrahi girişime ihtiyaç riskini pozitif fiziksel inceleme bulguları 3.5 kat, karaciğer fonksiyon testlerinde artış 3.8 kat ve pozitif ultrasonografik bulgular 3.5 kat artırmaktaydı. SONUÇ:Künt karın travmalı hastaların cerrahi girişim açısından değerlendirilmesinde rahatsız edici ağrıya yol açan ek yaralanmaları olan ya da şuuru kapalı hastalarda güvenilir bir fizik muayene sağlanması mümkün olmamaktadır. Laboratuvar testlerinin fiziksel inceleme ve radyolojik incelemeler ile birlikte değerlendirilmesi gerekmektedir. Radyolojik yöntemler ise künt karın travmalı hastalara yaklaşımda özellikle entübe ve yeterli fiziksel inceleme yapılamayan hastalarda karar vermede önemli bir role sahiptir.Anahtar sözcükler: Bilgisayarlı tomografi; fizik muayene; künt travma; laboratuvar testleri; ultrasonografi. GİRİŞTravma, genç nüfus içinde en önemli ölüm sebepleri arasında-dır. Dünya genelinde 44 yaş altındaki ölümlerin en sık sebebi travmadır ve her yıl altı milyon ölüm olgusuna yol açmaktadır.[1]On dört yaş altındaki ölümlerin %50'si, 15-24 yaş arasındaki ölümlerin %80'i ve 25-40 yaş arasındaki ölümlerin %65'i travma nedeni ile oluşmaktadır.[2] Ülkemizde, travma nedeniyle ölümlerde, trafik kazaları birinci sırada ve iş kazaları ise ikinci sırada yer almaktadır.[3]Travma sonrası ölümlerin %20'sinden korunulabileceği ve bu ölümlerin önemli bir kısmının kontrolsüz kanamadan kaynaklandığı hesaplanmaktadır.[4] Bu nedenle acil koşullarında ciddi karıniçi yaralanmayı tespit etmek önem taşımaktadır. İlk değerlendirme sırasında birçok yaralanma bulgu vermemektedir. Yaralanmanın mekanizmasına bağlı oluşan ilişkili ve yandaş yaralanmalar ise klinisyenin dikkatini potansiyel olarak hayatı tehdit edici yaralanmalardan uzaklaştırabilmektedir. [5] Travmaya bağlı yaralanmalar; yaş, olayın mekanizması ve yaralanma bölgesi ile ilişkilidir. Yaralanmaya bağlı ölümler üçe ayrılmıştır; olay yerinde hayat ile bağdaşmayacak düzeydeki yaralanmalar, ikincil olarak kanamaya bağlı ölümler ve geç dönemde çoklu organ yetersizliğine bağlı ölümler olarak sı-ralanmaktadır.[6] Acil inceleme ve tedavi kanamaya bağlı ölüm-
Introduction Seroma development after mastectomy is a common complication. Continued seroma causes increased outpatient visits, repeated aspirations, infection, delayed healing, delayed adjuvant therapy, and increased cost. Various treatments are being attempted to prevent and reduce seroma development. We examined the effects of flap fixation on seroma using absorbable sutures after modified radical mastectomy (MRM). Methods The prospectively recorded data of patients who underwent surgery for breast cancer were analyzed retrospectively. 72 consecutive patients who underwent MRM were included in the study. Patients who underwent MRM in the same way by the same surgeon were divided into two groups: the group whose wound was closed by fixing the flap to the chest wall with an absorbable suture (group A), and the group whose wound was closed with the classical method (group B). The groups were compared in terms of seroma development, clinicopathological data, and early complications. Results Drain removal time and the total amount of drained fluid in group A patients were significantly lower than drain removal time and the total amount of drained fluid in group B patients ( P < .001). Similarly, the amount of aspirated seroma in the control examinations of group A patients was significantly lower than that in group B ( P < .05). Group B needed re-aspiration significantly more than group A ( P < .05). Conclusions Flap fixation with suture after MRM is a method that reduces seroma formation and the amount of drained fluid, enables early removal of the drain, prevents delay in starting adjuvant treatment, is more comfortable for the patient and physician, and is also inexpensive.
BACKROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has caused delays in diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer patients. We predicted that the effects of the pandemic on breast cancer patients would decrease during the post-vaccination period. METHODS The data of 131 female patients who were operated on for breast cancer between March 2019, and March 2022, were analyzed into 3 groups: the control group (CG) between March 2019–2020, the pandemic group (PG) between March 2020–2021, and the vaccine group (VG) between March 2021 - March 2022. Patient admission time (PAT), diagnosis time (DT), tumor size, TNM classification and etc data were analyzed. RESULTS Prolonged PAT times in PG compared to CG were observed to be significantly reduced in VG (p = 0.009). In both PG and VG, the DTs were prolonged significantly (p < 0.001 and p < 0.001, respectively). Tumor sizes were found to be larger in PG than in CG and VG (p = 0.003 and p = 0.001, respectively). CONCLUSION After COVID-19 vaccination; delays in diagnosis and treatment caused by the pandemic in breast cancer patients have decreased and the increase in tumor size during the pandemic period has regressed.
Purpose Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common cancers that can result in death. Markers are needed to detect gastric cancer early and manage treatment. We aimed to reveal the relationship between carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level and Fibrinogen-Albumin ratio (FAR) and prognosis in gastric cancer, as well as to examine the relationship of these values with the number of metastatic lymph nodes and TNM stage.Methods The data of 805 consecutive gastrectomy patients were analyzed retrospectively. A total of 461 patients were included. The optimal cut-off values of CEA and FAR were 2.43 ng/mL and 1.26, respectively. Patients were stratified into three groups based on this cutoff value: CEA-FAR=0 (CEA <2.43 ng/mL and FAR <1.26), CEA-FAR=1 (CEA ≥2.43 ng/mL or FAR ≥1.26), and CEA-FAR=2 (CEA ≥2.43 ng/mL and FAR ≥1.26).Results There was a significant relationship between high CEA and stage (p=0.040), N status (p=0.017), and lymph node metastasis (p=0.004), and also there was a significant correlation between high FAR value and grade (p=0.003), stage (p<0.001), T status (p<0.001), N status (p<0.001) and metastatic lymph node count (p<0.001). Overall and disease-free survival were significantly different between the three CEA-FAR groupsConclusions We believe that pre-operative FAR and CEA values are independent predictors of survival. FAR and CEA are potential prognostic indicators for resectable gastric cancer due to their easy access and low cost. Considering survival and prognosis in patients with very high preoperative CEA and FAR values, neoadjuvant chemotherapy should also be considered.
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