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Öğe Management of acute pulmonary embolism during COVID-19 pandemic(2021) Aliyev, Anar; Dumantepe, Mert; Şırlak, Mustafa; Doğancı, Suat; Polat, Adil; Aydın, Ünal; Beyazpınar, Sarp; Oğuz, Emrah; Erdil, Nevzat; Kaymaz, Cihangir; Akay, TankutIn late December 2019, COVID-19 was first reported from China, leading to a serious pandemic, and changed the agenda of the world for months. Although data are accumulating from many countries everyday, it is known that the most common reason for hospitalization of COVID-19 patients is severe respiratory distress. Acute pulmonary embolism is an important cause of death in hospitalized patients. Rapid diagnosis and treatment have a vital importance, as the majority of deaths occur with shock within the first few hours after presentation. In this article, we present a summary of COVID-19 pandemic and give an expert opinion report for common problems related to pulmonary thromboembolic disease and treatment modalities during the outbreak.Öğe Wound treatment strategies during COVID-19 pandemic: An expert opinion(2021) Özker, Emre; Erkin, Alper; Aslan, H. Murat; Kurtoğlu, Tünay; Çayır, Mustafa Çağdaş; Akay, Tankut; Aydın, Ünal; Erdil, Nevzat; Yürekli, İsmail; Demirkılıç, UfukThe COVID-19 pandemic has presented a great challenge for the healthcare systems and healthcare workers worldwide. The resources and the infrastructure of the healthcare systems are reorganized to provide care for abundant number of pandemic patients. All elective procedures and treatments have either cancelled or postponed. Treatment of lower extremity ulcers may be misclassified as non-essential during this pandemic; however, without regular best wound care, these ulcers are at a great risk of becoming quickly infected, which may lead to an increased rate of septicemia, amputations, and even deaths in this fragile patient population. In this review, we discuss the treatment strategies for lower leg ulcers and vascular pathologies during pandemic and provide an algorithm for triage which may be a useful guide for vascular surgeons.