EFFECTIVENESS OF SCORING IN OUTCOME PREDICTION OF ELDERLY PATIENTS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS

Introduction: Scoring systems defining the severity of illnesses also predict the risk of mortality in intensive care units (ICUs). The aim of this study is to detect if APACHE II and SAPS II scores are highly sensitive in the prediction of survival in elderly in the ICU

Postoperative chronic pain incidence and etiology in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective study

Introduction: Post-operative chronic pain (POCP), after updated by Werner-Kongsgaard, is defined as the pain developed after the surgical procedure or increased in intensity after the procedure, as the continuation of acute postoperative pain, localized in the surgical area, lasted at least 3 months, and other causes of pain excluded. In our study, we aimed to prospectively examine the prevalence of POCP and risk factors in the first three months after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABGS)