Obesity might be a good prognosis factor for COPD patients using domiciliary noninvasive mechanical ventilation

…, G Gungor, O Mocin, H Berk Takir… - … journal of chronic …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Cachexia is known to be a deteriorating factor for survival of patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), but data related to obesity are limited. We observed that obese …

[HTML][HTML] C-reactive protein as a predictor of mortality in patients affected with severe sepsis in intensive care unit

…, MK Balcı, E Çelik, C Saltürk, HB Takır… - Multidisciplinary …, 2012 - Springer
… Huriye Berk Takır … , Gökay Güngör, Özlem Yazıcıoğlu Moçin, Merih Kalamanoğlu Balcı,
Ece Çelik, Cüneyt Saltürk, Huriye Berk Takır, Feyza Kargın & Adnan Yılmaz … Huriye Berk Takır

Does eosinophilic COPD exacerbation have a better patient outcome than non-eosinophilic in the intensive care unit?

…, F Kargin, R Sari, ME Celik, HB Takir… - … journal of chronic …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background COPD exacerbations requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission have a major
impact on morbidity and mortality. Only 10%–25% of COPD exacerbations are eosinophilic…

How do COPD comorbidities affect ICU outcomes?

EA Ongel, Z Karakurt, C Salturk, HB Takir… - … journal of chronic …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background and aim Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with acute
respiratory failure (ARF) frequently require admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) for …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammatory markers in patients using domiciliary non-invasive mechanical ventilation: C reactive protein, procalcitonin, neutrophil lymphocyte ratio

…, M Sertbas, I Irmak, E Aksoy, H Berk Takir… - Frontiers in Public …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Aim: Early identification and treatment of infections in patients using domiciliary non-invasive
mechanical ventilation (NIMV) due to chronic respiratory failure (CRF) can reduce hospital …

Mediastinal thymolipoma: an analysis of 10 cases

E Damadoglu, C Salturk, HB Takir, M Ertugrul… - …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Thymolipoma is a benign tumour composed of thymic elements and adipose tissue. It may be
associated with myasthenia gravis or immune disorders. We aimed to evaluate the clinical …

[PDF][PDF] Pressure vs. volume control in COPD patients intubated due to ARF: a case-control study

…, G Güngör, D Demiryontar, B Biçakçi, HB Takir… - Tuberk …, 2009 - tuberktoraks.org
2 at the time of intubation previously treated with VCV. The effectiveness of matching was 99%.
Groups were compared according to complication and mortality rates, total duration of …

Delays in the diagnosis and treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer

E Sulu, O Tasolar, HB Takir, LY Tuncer… - Tumori …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims To investigate patterns of delays among patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and
to identify reasons for the delays. Methods This prospective study included 101 patients with …

Pulmonary hydatid disease diagnosed by bronchoscopy: a report of three cases

…, LY Tuncer, E Damadoglu, E Sulu, HB Takir… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Pulmonary hydatid disease is an important clinical problem where echinococcal infection is
endemic. Bronchoscopy is unnecessary in patients with pulmonary hydatid disease who …

[HTML][HTML] Thrombocytopenia: a risk factor of mortality for patients with sepsis in the intensive care unit

…, C Saltürk, Z Karakurt, EA Öngel, HB Takır… - Turkish Thoracic …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to evaluate the intensive care unit (ICU) and
long-term mortality in sepsis patients with/without thrombocytopenia on the fifth day of ICU …