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    The prevalence and diagnostic criteria of health-care associated infections in neonatal intensive care units in Turkey: A multicenter point- prevalence study
    (ELSEVIER TAIWAN, 2021-01-01) Demirdag, Tugba Bedir; Koc, Esin; Tezer, Hasan; Oguz, Suna; Satar, Mehmet; Saglam, Ozge; Uygun, Saime Sunduz; Onal, Esra; Hirfanoglu, Ibrahim Murat; Tekgunduz, Kadir; Oygur, Nihal; Bulbul, Ali; Zubarioglu, Adil Umut; Ustun, Nuran; Unal, Sezin; Aygun, Canan; Karagol, Belma Saygili; Zenciroglu, Aysegul; Oncel, M. Yekta; Saglik, Adviye Cakil; Okulu, Emel; Terek, Demet; Narli, Nejat; Aliefendioglu, Didem; Gursoy, Tugba; Unal, Sevim; Turkmen, Munevver Kaynak; Narter, Fatma Kaya; Ciftdemir, Nukhet Aladag; Beken, Serdar; Cakir, Salih Cagri; Yigit, Sule; Coban, Asuman; Ecevit, Ayse; Celik, Yalcin; Kulali, Ferit
    Background: Healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) in the neonatal period cause substantial morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Our purpose was to determine the prevalence of HAIs, antimicrobial susceptibility of causative agents, and the adaptivity of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) criteria in neonatal HAI diagnosis. Methods: A HAI point prevalence survey was conducted in the neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) of 31 hospitals from different geographic regions in Turkey. Results: The Point HAI prevalence was 7.6\%. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) and late onset sepsis were predominant. The point prevalence of VAP was 2.1\%, and the point prevalence of CLABSI was 1.2\% in our study. The most common causative agents in HAIs were Gram-negative rods (43.0\%), and the most common agent was Klebsiella spp (24.6\%)
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    Outcomes of hybrid and Norwood Stage I procedures for the treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndrome and its variants
    (BAYCINAR MEDICAL PUBL-BAYCINAR TIBBI YAYINCILIK, 2020-01-01) Erek, Ersin; Aydin, Selim; Temur, Bahar; Onalan, Mehmet Akif; Suzan, Dilek; lyigun, Muzeyyen; Demi, lBrahim Halil; Odemis, Ender
    Background: In this study. we present the outcomes of hybrid and Norwood Stage I procedures for the treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndrome and its variants. Methods: In this study, a total of 97 pediatric patients who were operated due to hypoplastic left heart syndrome and its variants between March 2011 and October 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Thirty-two of the patients (28 males, 4 females: median age 5 days: range, 1 to 25 days) underwent Norwood Stage I operation (Group N). while the remaining 65 patients (44 males, 21 females: median age 6 days: range, 1 to 55 days) underwent a hybrid procedure (Group H). Both treatment strategies were compared. Results: The median body weight in Group H was significantly lower and the number of patients with a low birth weight (<2,500 g) was significantly higher than Group N (p=0.002 and 0.004. respectively). The postoperative early mortality rate was similar between the groups. Univariate and multivariate analyses revealed that the need for preoperative mechanical ventilation was a significant factor for mortality (p=0.004 and 0.003, respectively). Syndromic appearance was also a significant factor the multivariate analysis (p=0.03). There was a statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of the inter-stage mortality rates (p=0.0045). Second-stage procedure was performed in 32 patients. The early mortality rate after the Glenn operation was 7.6\%. Six patients died after comprehensive Stage II operation. Five patients underwent biventricular repair and 8 patients had third-stage fenestrated extracardiac Fontan operation (Group N, n=7 and Group H. n=1). The Kaplan-Meier survival curve demonstrated that Group N had a higher survival rate at both one and five years than Group II. although the difference was not statistically significant (p=0.15). Subgroup analysis showed that the Norwood procedure with Sano modification had the highest survival rate with 40\% at five years. Conclusion: Our study results show that patients undergoing the Norwood procedure have a more uneventful course of inter-stage period and Stage II and III. despite drawbacks early after Stage I procedure. Based on our experiences, we recommend performing the hybrid intervention in patients with a poor clinical condition and a body weight of <2.500 g.
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    Outcomes of arterial switch operation for Taussig-Bing anomaly versus transposition of great arteries and ventricular septal defect
    (BAYCINAR MEDICAL PUBL-BAYCINAR TIBBI YAYINCILIK, 2019-01-01) Erek, Ersin; Suzan, Dilek; Aydin, Selim; Yildiz, Okan; Kirat, Baris; Demir, I. Halil; Odemis, Ender
    Background: This study aims to present the outcomes of arterial switch operation for Taussig-Bing anomaly versus transposition of the great arteries and ventricular septal defect. Methods: Between November 2010 and December 2 016, a total of 100 consecutive arterial switch operations in 42 pediatric patients (25 males, 17 females