Clinical Medicine Research

Volume 5, Issue 2, March 2016

  • Core Body Temperature Changes During Surgery and Nursing Management

    Rahşan Çam, Havva Yönem, Hatice Özsoy

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2-1, March 2016
    Pages: 1-5
    Received: Jul. 08, 2015
    Accepted: Dec. 09, 2015
    Published: Jan. 20, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.cmr.s.2016050201.11
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    Abstract: The fact that surgical procedures and anaesthesia implementation affect thermoregulation, decrease heat production and increase heat loss cause hypothermia in the individual. This situation may create serious physiological problems both during and after the operation especially in risky patients. Surgical operation is a process threatening that bod... Show More
  • Hospital-Acquired Infections in Internal-Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Retrospective Study

    Hossein Asgar Pour, Büşra Tipirdamaz, Dilara Kunter, Havva Yönem, Hatice Özsoy

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2-1, March 2016
    Pages: 6-10
    Received: Nov. 02, 2015
    Accepted: Nov. 02, 2015
    Published: Jan. 20, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.cmr.s.2016050201.12
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    Abstract: Introduction: Hospital-acquired infections cause the length of stay in hospital, morbidity, mortality, and increase the cost of treatment. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of hospital-acquired infections in adult internal-surgical intensive care unit patients, distribution of infections according to the intensive care units, the... Show More
  • Fever Evaluation, Complication and Treatment in Surgical Patients

    Hossein Asgar Pour, Serap Gökçe

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2-1, March 2016
    Pages: 11-15
    Received: Feb. 01, 2016
    Accepted: Feb. 13, 2016
    Published: Mar. 14, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.cmr.s.2016050201.13
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    Abstract: Fever following surgery is a common event occurring in 14%-91% of postoperative patients. Fever can occur immediately after surgery and seen to be related directly to the operation or may occur sometime after the surgery as a result of complication related to surgery. Although the list of causes of postoperative fever is extensive, the initial focu... Show More