BACKGROUND: Thoracostomy tube insertion is one of the common bedside procedures in emergency medicine and many acute specialties. Dislodgement of thoracostomy t
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary embolism(PE) is one of the most frequent diseases that could be missed in overcrowded emergency departments as in Turkey. Early and accura
BACKGROUND: Although non-thyroidal illness syndrome(NTIS) is considered a negative prognostic factor, the alterations in free triiodothyronine(f T3) levels in t