Hikmet FIRAT

Prof. Dr. Hikmet FIRAT

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Academic Career Length

27Years (2000-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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6 October 2007 in Sleep and Breathing
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BIBilgay Izci
Bilgay Izci
SASadik Ardic
Sadik Ardic
HFHikmet FIRAT
Hikmet FIRAT
ASAltay Sahin
Altay Sahin
MAMeltem Altinors
Meltem Altinors
IKIsmet Karacan
Ismet Karacan

29 December 2014 in Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
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Gülçin Benbir ŞenelGülçin Benbir Şenel
Gülçin Benbir Şenel
ADAhmet Ugur Demir
Ahmet Ugur Demir
MAMurat Aksu
Murat Aksu
SASadik Ardic
Sadik Ardic
HFHikmet FIRAT
Hikmet FIRAT
DKDerya Karadeniz
Derya Karadeniz

14 January 2012 in Endocrine
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NBN. Colak Bozkurt
N. Colak Bozkurt
ECE. Cakal
E. Cakal
MSM. Sahin
M. Sahin
EOE. Cakir Ozkaya
E. Cakir Ozkaya
HFHikmet FIRAT
Hikmet FIRAT
TDT. Delibasi
T. Delibasi

5 June 2012 in Sleep and Breathing
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MAMutlu Acar
Mutlu Acar
HFHikmet FIRAT
Hikmet FIRAT
UAUgur Acar
Ugur Acar
SASadik Ardic
Sadik Ardic

15 April 2013 in Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
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MYMelike Yuceege
Melike Yuceege
HFHikmet FIRAT
Hikmet FIRAT
ADAhmet Demir
Ahmet Demir
SASadik Ardic
Sadik Ardic
To predict the validity of Watch-PAT (WP) device for sleep disordered breathing (SDB) among highway bus drivers. A total number of 90 highway bus drivers have undergone polysomnography (PSG) and Watch-PAT test simultaneously. Routine blood tests and the routine ear-nose-throat (ENT) exams have been done as well. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) were 89.1%, 76.9%, 82% and 85.7% for RDI > 15, respectively. WRDI, WODI, W < 90% duration and Wmean SaO2 results were well correlated with the PSG results. In the sensitivity and specificity analysis, when diagnosis of sleep apnea was defined for different cut-off values of RDI of 5, 10 and 15, AUC (95%CI) were found as 0.84 (0.74-0.93), 0.87 (95%CI: 0.79-0.94) and 0.91 (95%CI: 0.85-0.97), respectively. There were no statistically significant differences between Stage1+2/Wlight and Stage REM/WREM. The percentage of Stage 3 sleep had difference significant statistically from the percentage of Wdeep. Total sleep times in PSG and WP showed no statistically important difference. Total NREM duration and total WNREM duration had no difference either. Watch-PAT device is helpful in detecting SDB with RDI > 15 in highway bus drivers, especially in drivers older than 45 years, but has limited value in drivers younger than 45 years old who have less risk for OSA. Therefore, WP can be used in the former group when PSG is not easily available.

9 April 2015 in Sleep and Biological Rhythms
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ADAhmet Ugur Demir
Ahmet Ugur Demir
SASadik Ardic
Sadik Ardic
HFHikmet FIRAT
Hikmet FIRAT
DKDerya Karadeniz
Derya Karadeniz
MAMurat Aksu
Murat Aksu
TCTAPES Investigation Committee
TAPES Investigation Committee