Person: TUĞLULAR, ZÜBEYDE SERHAN
Loading...
Email Address
Birth Date
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Job Title
Last Name
TUĞLULAR
First Name
ZÜBEYDE SERHAN
Name
16 results
Search Results
Now showing 1 - 10 of 16
Publication Open Access Acute Renal Failure due to Bladder Injury after Cesarean Section: Case Report and Review of the Literature(TURK NEFROLOJI DIYALIZ TRANSPLANTASYON DERGISI, 2019-11-05) AŞICIOĞLU, EBRU; Atas, Dilek Barutcu; Asicioglu, Ebru; Durgay, Meryem; Arikan, Hakki; Koc, Mehmet; Tuglular, Serhan; Ozener, CetinA 31-year-old woman who had an uncomplicated cesarean section five days prior to admission presented with abdominal distention. Evaluation revealed acute renal failure and abdominal ascites. Diagnostic paracentesis showed urinary ascites, which confirmed a bladder injury. The patient was conservatively treated by placement of a Foley catheter that resulted in complete resolution of the renal failure.Publication Open Access Low bone density, vertebral fracture and FRAX score in kidney transplant recipients: A cross-sectional cohort study(PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2021-04-30) VELİOĞLU, ARZU; Velioglu, Arzu; Kaya, Burcu; Aykent, Basar; Ozkan, Bige; Karapinar, Melis Sevil; Arikan, Hakki; Asicioglu, Ebru; Bugdayci, Onur; Yavuz, Dilek Gogas; Tuglular, SerhanBackground Kidney transplantation (KT) recipients are at increased risk of low bone density (LBD) and fractures. In this retrospective study, we investigated bone mineral density (BMD), vertebral fractures, calculated risk for major osteoporotic fractures (MOF), and hip fractures in the KT recipients. Patients-method Patients who completed at least one year after KT were included in the analysis. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were recorded. Measurements of BMD were performed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Vertebral fractures were assessed using semi-quantitative criteria with conventional radiography. The ten-year risk for MOF and hip fracture were calculated using the FRAX@ tool with BMD. Results One hundred fifty-three KT recipients were included in the study. The population included 77 women. The mean age at evaluation was 46,511,9 years. Seventy-eight (50.9%) patients had normal femoral neck BMD while osteoporosis and osteopenia at the femoral neck were present in 12 (7.8%) and 63 (41.1%) of the patients, respectively. Age at evaluation was the risk factor for LBD (OR 1.057; 95% CI 1.024-1.091; p = 0.001). In female KT recipients, LBD was principally affected by menopausal status whereas in males, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor use and lower BMI levels were the risk factors. The prevalent vertebral fracture was found in 43.4% of patients. In multivariate analysis, only steroid use (OR 0.121; 95% CI 0.015-0.988; p = 0.049) was found to be associated with prevalent fracture. Among all KT recipients, 1.9% had a high MOF probability (>= 20% risk of fracture), and 23.5% had high hip fracture probability (>= 3% risk of hip fracture) according to FRAX. Conclusion Exploring the prevalence of LBD and vertebral fracture and the risk factors would help clinicians to modify long-term follow-up strategies. Furthermore, the high hip fracture risk probability in our cohort suggested that there is a need for longitudinal studies to confirm the validity of the FRAX tool in the transplant population.Publication Open Access Characteristics and outcomes of acute kidney injury in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: A multicenter study by the Turkish society of nephrology(PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2021-08-10) ARIKAN, İZZET HAKKI; Arikan, Hakki; Ozturk, Savas; Tokgoz, Bulent; Dursun, Belda; Seyahi, Nurhan; Trabulus, Sinan; Islam, Mahmud; Ayar, Yavuz; Gorgulu, Numan; Karadag, Serhat; Gok, Mahmut; Akcali, Esra; Bora, Feyza; Aydin, Zeki; Altun, Eda; Ahbap, Elbis; Polat, Mehmet; Soypacaci, Zeki; Oguz, Ebru Gok; Koyuncu, Sumeyra; Colak, Hulya; Sahin, Idris; Dolarslan, Murside Esra; Helvaci, Ozant; Kurultak, Ilhan; Eren, Zehra; Dheir, Hamad; Ogutmen, Melike Betul; Taymez, Dilek Guven; Genek, Dilek Gibyeli; Ozkurt, Sultan; Bakir, Elif Ari; Yuksel, Enver; Sahutoglu, Tuncay; Oto, Ozgur Akin; Boz, Gulsah; Sengul, Erkan; Kara, Ekrem; Tuglular, SerhanBackground Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) and the severity of AKI is linked to adverse outcomes. In this study, we investigated the factors associated with in-hospital outcomes among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and AKI. Methods In this multicenter retrospective observational study, we evaluated the characteristics and in-hospital renal and patient outcomes of 578 patients with confirmed COVID-19 and AKI. Data were collected from 34 hospitals in Turkey from March 11 to June 30, 2020. AKI definition and staging were based on the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes criteria. Patients with end-stage kidney disease or with a kidney transplant were excluded. Renal outcomes were identified only in discharged patients. Results The median age of the patients was 69 years, and 60.9% were males. The most frequent comorbid conditions were hypertension (70.5%), diabetes mellitus (43.8%), and chronic kidney disease (CKD) (37.6%). The proportions of AKI stages 1, 2, and 3 were 54.0%, 24.7%, and 21.3%, respectively. 291 patients (50.3%) were admitted to the intensive care unit. Renal improvement was complete in 81.7% and partial in 17.2% of the patients who were discharged. Renal outcomes were worse in patients with AKI stage 3 or baseline CKD. The overall in-hospital mortality in patients with AKI was 38.9%. In-hospital mortality rate was not different in patients with preexisting non-dialysis CKD compared to patients without CKD (34.4 versus 34.0%, p = 0.924). By multivariate Cox regression analysis, age (hazard ratio [HR] [95% confidence interval (95%CI)]: 1.01 [1.0-1.03], p = 0.035], male gender (HR [95%CI]: 1.47 [1.04-2.09], p = 0.029), diabetes mellitus (HR [95%CI]: 1.51 [1.06-2.17], p = 0.022) and cerebrovascular disease (HR [95%CI]: 1.82 [1.08-3.07], p = 0.023), serum lactate dehydrogenase (greater than two-fold increase) (HR [95%CI]: 1.55 [1.05-2.30], p = 0.027) and AKI stage 2 (HR [95%CI]: 1.98 [1.25-3.14], p = 0.003) and stage 3 (HR [95%CI]: 2.25 [1.44-3.51], p = 0.0001) were independent predictors of in-hospital mortality. Conclusions Advanced-stage AKI is associated with extremely high mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Age, male gender, comorbidities, which are risk factors for mortality in patients with COVID-19 in the general population, are also related to in-hospital mortality in patients with AKI. However, preexisting non-dialysis CKD did not increase in-hospital mortality rate among AKI patients. Renal problems continue in a significant portion of the patients who were discharged.Publication Open Access Peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis with an unexpected micro-organism: enterococcus hirae(2017-01-01) BARUTÇU ATAŞ, DİLEK; AŞICIOĞLU, EBRU; VELİOĞLU, ARZU; TUĞLULAR, ZÜBEYDE SERHAN; ARIKAN, İZZET HAKKI; BARUTÇU ATAŞ D., AYKENT M. B., AŞICIOĞLU E., ARIKAN İ. H., VELİOĞLU A., TUĞLULAR Z. S., ÖZENER İ. Ç.Enterococcus Hirae is a gram-positive, facultative, anaerobic bacterium which is usually a zoonotic pathogen rarely isolated from human infections. There are no published reports describing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) related- peritonitis with Enterococcus Hirae in the literature. With the following report, we describe the case of peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related peritonitis due to Enterococcus Hirae.Publication Open Access Cysteinyl 1 Receptor Antagonist Montelukast, Does Not Prevent Peritoneal Membrane Damage in Experimental Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis Model in Rats(KARGER, 2014) ARIKAN, İZZET HAKKI; Yucel, Sibel Kocak; Arikan, Hakki; Tugtepe, Halil; Cakalagaoglu, Fulya; Tuglular, Serhan; Akoglu, Emel; Ozener, CetinBackground/Aims: Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) induces structural changes in the peritoneal membrane such as fibrosis, vasculopathy and angioneogenesis with a reduction in ultrafiltration capacity. Leukotriene (LT) receptor antagonists have been found to be effective to prevent fibrosis in some nonperitoneal tissues. The aim of this study is to investigate the possible beneficial effect of montelukast, a LT receptor antagonist, on peritoneal membrane exposed to hypertonic peritoneal dialysis in uremic rats. Methods: Of the 48 male, 5/6 nephrectomized Wistar rats 29 remained alive and were included in the study. These studied rats were divided into 3 groups: Group I (n = 7) was the control group, Group II (n = 8) was treated with 20 ml hypertonic PDF intraperitoneally daily and Group III was treated with montelukast and similar PDF treatment protocol. The morphological and functional changes in the peritoneal membrane as well as cytokine expression were compared between groups. Results: Submesothelial thickness and the severity of the degree of hyaline vasculapathy were more prominent in group III when compared to group I. There were no significant differences between group II and other groups in terms of submesothelial thickness and the severity of the degree of hyaline vasculapathy. Increased expressions of TGF-beta and VEGF in parietal peritoneal membrane were found in group II and group III when compared to group I. The amount of TGF-beta and VEGF expression were similar in group II and group III. Conclusion: This study suggests that montelukast treatment does not prevent the peritoneal membrane from deleterious effects of hyperosmolar PDF in the uremic environment. Copyright (C) 2014 S. Karger AG, BaselPublication Open Access Low-dose valacyclovir use with preemptive monitoring in kidney transplant recipients with intermediate cytomegalovirus infection risk(2022-01-01) VELİOĞLU, ARZU; ARIKAN, İZZET HAKKI; AŞICIOĞLU, EBRU; TUĞLULAR, ZÜBEYDE SERHAN; AKSU, MEHMET BURAK; VELİOĞLU A., Alagoz S., Atas D. B. , ARIKAN İ. H. , AŞICIOĞLU E., AKSU M. B. , Seyahi N., TUĞLULAR Z. S.PROPPublication Open Access Uncommon presentation of CAPD-related peritonitis with unusual organism: Kocuria kristinae. Case report and review of the literature(MARMARA UNIV, FAC MEDICINE, 2017-01-15) VELİOĞLU, ARZU; Barutcu Atas, Dilek; Arikan, Hakki; Aykent, Basar; Asicioglu, Ebru; Velioglu, Arzu; Tuglular, Serhan; Ozener, CetinKocuria kristinae is a gram-positive coccus of Micrococcaceae family. Kocuria kristinae inhabits the skin and mucous membranes. It can cause opportunistic infections in patients with indwelling devices and severe underlying diseases. We describe here a case of acute peritonitis caused by Kocuria kristinae in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Additionally, a review of other reported CAPD related peritonitis by Kocuria kristinae is provided. The importance of Kocuria kristinae as a pathogen in patients with CAPD peritonitis should not be underestimated.Publication Open Access Prediction of subclinical left ventricular dysfunction by speckle-tracking echocardiography in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody--associated vasculitis(2021-12-24) İZGİ, TUBA NUR; ATAŞ, HALİL; VELİOĞLU, ARZU; BARUTÇU ATAŞ, DİLEK; ILGIN, CAN; ALİBAZ ÖNER, FATMA; DİRESKENELİ, RAFİ HANER; ARIKAN, İZZET HAKKI; TUĞLULAR, ZÜBEYDE SERHAN; AŞICIOĞLU, EBRU; Izgi T. N., Atas D., ATAŞ H., Akaslan D., Ilgin C., VELİOĞLU A., ARIKAN İ. H., Alibaz-Oner F., DİRESKENELİ R. H., TUĞLULAR Z. S., et al.Objectives: This study aims to evaluate left ventricular functions using speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV). Patients and methods: Between June 2018 and July 2019, a total of 31 AAV patients (17 males, 14 females; median age: 53 years; range, 47 to 62 years) and 21 healthy controls (11 males, 10 females; median age: 56 years; range, 46 to 60 years) were included in the study. Clinical and biochemical characteristics of all participants were recorded. All participants underwent conventional and two-dimensional STE. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to determine the cut-off value of serum N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) that predicted subclinical left ventricular dysfunction. The Spearman correlation analysis was used to determine the correlation between left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LV-GLS) and NT-pro-BNP. Results: The LV-GLS was lower in AAV patients (19.3% vs. 21.7%, respectively; p=0.014). NT-pro-BNP was negatively correlated with LV-GLS (p=0.005, r=0.401). Conclusion: Subclinical left ventricular dysfunction can be detected by STE in patients with AAV who have free of clinically overt cardiovascular disease. The LV-GLS is negatively correlated with serum NT-pro-BNP levels.Publication Open Access Unusual presentation of peritonitis with persistent clear aspirate: a case report(2010-12) VELİOĞLU, ARZU; Asicioglu, Ebru; Kahveci, Arzu; Bakir, Elif Ari; Bulur, Atilla; Arikan, Hakki; Koc, Mehmet; Tuglular, Serhan; Ozener, CetinPublication Open Access Impact of the Anatomical Localization of the Exit Site on Complications in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis(AVES, 2021-06-17) VELİOĞLU, ARZU; Tugcu, Murat; Velioglu, Arzu; Asicioglu, Ebru; Arikan, I. Hakki; Tuglular, Z. SerhanBackground: Infections are the most common complications in patients with peritoneal dialysis (PD). The association between the anatomical localization of the exit site (ES) and infectious complications is unclear. In this study, we evaluated the relationship between the anatomic location of the ES and infectious complications of PD. Methods: We examined the ES of 53 patients on PD. To define the anatomical localization of the ES, its distance from the line between right and left anterior superior iliac spines (A line), umbilicus (B line), and the anterior superior iliac spine on the catheter side (C line) was measured. Results: Coiled catheters were used in all patients. The mean lengths of A line, B line, and C line were 4.1 +/- 2.2 cm (range, 0-9.5 cm), 9.6 +/- 2.9 cm (range, 4-17 cm), and 9.3 +/- 2.9 cm (range, 5-18 cm), respectively. ES infection was documented in 9 patients (17%), tunnel infection in 1 patient (2%), and peritonitis in 27 (50.9%) patients. The B line was significantly longer in those with peritonitis than those without peritonitis (10.6 +/- 3 vs. 8.7 +/- 2.7 cm; P = .036). Other variables were not associated with infectious complications. Conclusion: There was an association between the anatomical localization of the ES and the development of peritonitis. An ES close to the umbilicus could reduce the risk of peritonitis by enabling access by the patient to perform daily care.