Background Central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are among the most
frequent health care–associated infections. Central line bundle (CLB) programs are useful …

Neutrophils are known to play a role in airway inflammation and are activated in inflammatory
lung diseases such as asthma. In adult studies the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was …

Because of the lack of studies comparing the efficacy and safety of levetiracetam and valproate
before the induction of general anesthesia in the treatment of convulsive refractory status …

Intrusions detection systems (IDSs) are systems that try to detect attacks as they occur or
after the attacks took place. IDSs collect network traffic information from some point on the …

Our aim is to investigate the correlation between the mean platelet volume (MPV) levels and
platelet counts of the septic children with 28-day mortality risk. MPV at admission (MPV adm …

Aim: We evaluated the mean platelet volume (MPV), used as a marker of platelet activation,
in asthmatic patients during asymptomatic periods and exacerbations compared to healthy …

Purpose Our aim is to determine whether the presence of soluble triggering receptor
expressed on myeloid cells‐1 (s‐TREM‐1) of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), serum …

Objective Candida species are among the most prevalent microorganisms in pediatric critical
care units that cause central line-associated bloodstream infections. The goal of this study …

Background/aim: Hyperlactatemia is a common finding in critically ill patients and has
significant prognostic implications. However, a single lactate measurement has not been …

… Gokhan Ceylan is the only author with a conflict of interest, he is employed by Hamilton
Medical AG in the Department of Medical Research. None of the other authors have a conflict of …