Asst. Prof. Dr. MELAHAT BEKIR KÜLAH

1- Frequency of Immune Deficiency in Adult Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Patients; Specialty Thesis

2- Canan Cimşit, Melahat Bekir, Sait Karakurt, Emel Eryüksel, Evaluation of Diaphragm Thickness by Ultrasonography in COPD – Marmara Medical Journal 2016; 29:8-13

3- Emel Eryuksel, Canan Cimsit, Melahat Bekir, Çagatay Cimsit, Sait Karakurt, Diaphragmatic Thickness Fraction in Subjects at High Risk for COPD Exacerbations, Respiratory Care December 2017

4- Melahat Bekir, T. Bahadır Üskül, Pulmonary Functions in Patients With Idiopathic Scoliosis, The Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery; April 2017

5- Emel Eryuksel, Canan Cimsit, Melahat Bekir, Cagatay Cimşit, Sait Karakurt, Is Diaphragmatic Thickness Fraction Valuable in Identifying High-Risk Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients, European Respiratory Journal Sep 2017

6- Melahat Bekir Külah, Şehnaz Olgun Yıldızeli, Derya Kocakaya, Berrin Ceyhan, The Effect of Clinical Findings on the One-Year Disease Course in Adult Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Patients, Turkish Thoracic Society 21st Annual Congress – Belek, Turkey 2018

7- Melahat Bekir Külah, Şehnaz Olgun Yıldızeli, Derya Kocakaya, Emel Eryüksel, Elif Karakoç Aydıner, İsmail Öğülür, Berrin Bağcı Ceyhan, Quality of Life in Adult Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Patients: The Role of Psychological Status and Disease Severity, Turkish Thoracic Society 20th Annual Congress – Belek, Turkey 2017

8- Berrin Ceyhan, Melahat Bekir, Şehnaz Olgun Yıldızeli, Derya Kocakaya, Emel Eryüksel, Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the EMBARC (European Bronchiectasis Audit and Research Collaboration) Quality of Life Scale in Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Patients, Turkish Thoracic Society 20th Annual Congress – Belek, Turkey 2017 (POSTER AWARD)

9- Melahat Bekir, Şehnaz Olgun Yıldizeli, Derya Kocakaya, Hüseyin Arıkan, Emel Eryüksel, Berrin Bağcı Beyhan, The Relationship Between Vitamin D Level and Pulmonary Functions, Clinical Indices, Anxiety-Depression Symptoms in Adult Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Patients – Turkish Thoracic Society 19th Annual Congress – Belek, Turkey 2016

10- Melahat Bekir, Derya Kocakaya, Şehnaz Olgun, Berrin Bağcı Ceyhan, Anticoagulant Treatment Approach in a Case of Venous Thrombosis Causing Superior Vena Cava Syndrome with Active Bleeding – Turkish Thoracic Society 18th Annual Congress – Belek, Turkey 2015

11- Melahat Bekir, Berrin Bağcı Ceyhan, Life-Threatening Bleeding Following Anticoagulation with Rivaroxaban: Two Case Reports, Turkish Thoracic Society 18th Annual Congress – Belek, Turkey 2015

12- Şehnaz Olgun Yıldızeli, Çagatay Nuri Cimşit, Semiha Emel Eryüksel, Canan Cimşit, Melahat Bekir, Tuğçe Yakut, The Relationship of Pulmonary CT Angiography with Clinical Scoring Systems in Pulmonary Embolism – Turkish Thoracic Society 18th Annual Congress – Belek, Turkey 2015

13- Melahat Bekir, Canan Cimşit, Hüseyin Arıkan, Derya Kocakaya, Şehnaz Olgun, Semiha Emel Eryüksel, Sait Karakurt, Diaphragm Thickness in COPD Patients and Its Relationship with Symptoms, Turkish Thoracic Society 17th Annual Congress – Belek, Turkey 2014

14- Melahat Bekir Külah, Frequency of Immune Deficiency in Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Patients and Its Relationship with Clinical Parameters, Turkish Thoracic Society 20th Annual Congress – Belek, Turkey 2017

15- Berrin Ceyhan, Melahat Bekir Külah, Şehnaz Olgun Yıldızeli, Derya Kocakaya, One Year Follow-Up of Respiratory Health Outcomes in Adult Patients with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis, ERS 2018

16- Melahat Bekir, Şehnaz Olgun Yıldızeli, Derya Kocakaya, Emel Eryüksel, Elif Karakoç, İsmail Öğülür, Berrin Bağcı Ceyhan, Immune Deficiency in Patients with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis and Relationship with Clinical Parameters, ATS Conference 2017 – Washington, DC 2017

17- Melahat Bekir Külah, Sehnaz Olgun Yildizeli, Derya Kocakaya, Emel Eryuksel, Berrin Bagci Ceyhan, Health Related Quality of Life Among Adult Patients With Non-CF Bronchiectasis: The Role of Psychological Status and Disease Severity, ERS International Congress 2017, Milan, Italy 2017

18- Melahat Bekir, Şehnaz Olgun Yıldızeli, Derya Kocakaya, Hüseyin Arıkan, Emel Eryüksel, Berrin Bağcı Ceyhan, The Relationship Between Vitamin D Level and Lung Function, Severity and Clinical Indices, Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Adult Patients With Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis, ATS Conference 2016 – San Francisco, California 2016