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    Clinical Outcome and Characteristics of Turkish Breast Cancer Patients who had SARS-Cov-2 Infection
    (KARE PUBL, 2022-01-01) Isiklar, Aysun; Zengin, Rehile; Balci, Veysel; Sesin Kocagoz, Ayse; Basaran, Gul
    OBJECTIVE COVID-19 pandemic has placed an unprecedented burden on health-care system. Patients with cancer are reported to have a higher risk of infection and a more complicated COVID-19 course. Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women in Turkey. We report clinical outcomes and characteristics of patients with COVID-19 who were on treatment for BC at our center. METHODS We reviewed medical records of BC patients who had COVID-19 between July 2020 and 2021 at our center. We recorded pathological, clinical, treatment characteristics, and the clinical outcome of COVID-19 infection. RESULTS A total 82 BC patients had COVID-19 between July 2020 and 2021. All patients were female, with a median age of 49 (43-64 years). 85\% of all patients had early and 14.6\% of them had advanced stage BC. COVID-19 had a mild clinical course in 73\%, hospitalization was required in 27\% of patients. Twenty-five patients who required hospitalization were discharged and three patients died due to COVID-19. All of the patients who died from COVID-19 had metastatic BC (p=0.002). Metastatic disease (p=0.002) and chemotherapy within 7 days of COVID-19 diagnosis (p=0.024) have been associated with increased mortality. CONCLUSION Majority of BC patients with COVID-19 have a mild course, patients with risk factors that increase mortality should be followed more carefully.
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    Comparison of the efficacy of ShotBlocker and cold spray in reducing intramuscular injection-related pain in adults A prospective, randomized, controlled trial
    (SAUDI MED J, 2019-01-01) Bilge, Sedat; Aydin, Attila; Gun, Cem; Aldinc, Hasan; Acar, Yahya A.; Yaylaci, Serpil; Cinar, Orhan; Balci, Veysel
    Objectives: To compare the efficacy of ShotBlocker and cold spray in reducing intramuscular (IM) injection-related pain in adults. Methos: A prospective, randomized, controlled study carried out between January 2018 and March 2018 at the Department of Emergency Medicine, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. Adult patients receiving IM injection of diclofenac sodium (75 mg/3 ml) were included. The patients were randomized into 3 groups: ShotBlocker, cold spray, and control. Each group comprised 40 patients. Patients were instructed to rate the intensity of IM injection-related pain using a 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS). Visual analog scale scores of the patients were statistically analyzed. Results: Visual analog scale scores were lower in the ShotBlocker (11 mm) and cold spray (10 mm) groups than in the control group (31 mm) (p=0.001). There were no significant differences in VAS scores between the ShotBlocker and cold spray groups. The operators' responses revealed that ShotBlocker was more difficult to administer than cold spray. Conclusion: ShotBlocker is an effective nonpharmacological method that reduces IM injectionrelated pain and is similar in efficacy, to cold spray.