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Aim:The infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), called coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), has been declared by the World Health Organization as a pandemic. Moderate and severe hyponatremia may develop in COVID-19 cases. This study aimed to evaluate the frequency and predictors of hyponatremia in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.Materials and Methods:This retrospective study included patients aged >18 years who were admitted to our hospital between August 1st, 2020, and September 30th, 2020, with positive RNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. Patients’ demographic data, comorbidities, vital signs, physical examination findings, laboratory results, sodium levels, and hospital outcomes were evaluated.Results:The study included 760 patients with positive PCR test results. Of all the patients, 47.6% were female, and the median age was 63 years. The in-hospital mortality rate was 11.7%. The median sodium level was 137 (134-140). Hyponatremia was present in 25.7% of the patients, and majority of the patients had mild hyponatremia. Hyponatremia was observed more frequently in patients with advanced age, male gender, diabetes, and severe pneumonia (p=0.041, p=0.003, p

Introduction: Hand hygiene is one of the most effective infection control measures to prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections (HCAI). Water, soap, paper towel and hand disinfectant must be available and adequate in terms of effective hand hygiene. The adequacy of hand hygiene products or keeping water-soap and paper towel is still a problem for many developing countries like Turkey. In this multicenter study, we analyzed the adequacy in number and availability of hand hygiene products. Materials and Methods: This study was performed in all intensive care units (ICUs) of 41 hospitals (27 tertiary-care educational, 10 state and four private hospitals) from 22 cities located in seven geographical regions of Turkey. We analyzed water, soap, paper towel and alcohol-based hand disinfectant adequacy on four different days, two of which were in summer during the vacation time (August, 27th and 31st 2016) and two in autumn (October, 12th and 15th 2016). Results: The total number of ICUs and intensive care beds in 41 participating centers were 214 and 2357, respectively. Overall, there was no soap in 3-11% of sinks and no paper towel in 10-18% of sinks while there was no alcohol-based hand disinfectant in 1-4.7% of hand disinfectant units on the observation days. When we compared the number of sinks with soap and/or paper towel on weekdays vs. weekends, there was no significant difference in summer. However, on autumn weekdays, the number of sinks with soap and paper towel was significantly lower on weekend days (p

Stem cell application is one of the potential treatment methods for seizing the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and for returning motor function if ever possible. Several different methods of stem cell application have been performed in experimental motor neuron disease models; the beneficial effects of these studies are controversial. There are few stem cell studies on ALS patients reported in the literature. The results of these studies either negative or have serious methodological problems. There is no sufficient laboratory or clinical data for designing a stem cell application trial in ALS patients for today.