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    A novel method for improving chest tube insertion skills among medical interns Using biomaterial-covered mannequin
    (SAUDI MED J, 2017-01-01) Tatli, Ozgur; Turkmen, Suha; Imamoglu, Melih; Karaca, Yunus; Cicek, Mustafa; Yadigaroglu, Metin; Bayrak, Selen T.; Asik, Olgun; Topbas, Murat; Turedi, Suleyman
    Objectives: To develop a low-cost biomaterial-covered chest tube simulation model and assess its possible usefulness for developing the chest tube insertion skills among medical interns. Methods: This mannequin-based interventional study was performed in a University hospital setting. We included 63 physicians performing emergency medicine internship at the Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey, between January 2015 and March 2015. A dummy was prepared for training simulation using a display mannequin. Medical interns received instruction concerning pneumothorax and the chest tube procedure. A total of 63 medical interns participating in this interventional study were asked to insert a chest tube in a biomaterial-covered mannequin. A senior trainee scored their performance using a check list and the mean of the total scores was calculated (21 items
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    The Diagnostic Value of Protein Carbonyl Levels in Acute Carbon Monoxide Intoxication
    (DUZCE UNIV, 2017-01-01) Gunaydin, Mucahit; Turkmen, Suha; Karaca, Yunus; Tatli, Ozgur; Yildirim, Furkan; Altinkaynak, Buket Akcan; Gunduz, Abdulkadir
    Objective: Carbon monoxide (CO) is the main cause of intoxication-related mortality and morbidity in developed countries. It is responsible for more than half of fatal intoxications in many countries. The purpose of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of protein carbonyl (PC), a good marker of oxidative stress, in association with oxidative stress resulting from hypoxia emerging in patients with acute CO intoxication. Methods: Thirty-four patients diagnosed with acute CO intoxication at the Emergency Department and 38 healthy volunteers were included in the study. Patients' PC levels at time of admission and after treatment were compared with those of a control group. Results: No statistically significant difference was observed among PC levels at time of admission in the patient and control groups (p = 0.305, patient group 0.025 +/- 0.01, control group 0.026 +/- 0.01). A significant decrease was determined in post-treatment PC levels in the patient group compared to those at time of admission (p = 0.006, admission 0.025 +/- 0.01, post-treatment 0.017 +/- 0.008). No significant correlation was determined between patients' carboxyhemoglobin (CO-Hb) levels and PC levels at time of admission (Correlation coefficient = -0.006, p= 0.971). Conclusions: We think that PC is not suitable for use as a biomarker in the acute period in patients with CO intoxication.