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Abstract
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Recently, on February 6, 2023, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck
southeastern Turkey and neighboring states. It has become the worst
disaster ever recorded in the region, with over 40,000 deaths, and the
rescue operations have not been finalized yet. This incident should
stress the importance of preparedness, foresight, and organization of
our disaster management system for and during natural or artificial
disasters. The experiences of these mournful days are hard-learned
lessons for the future.
As tens of thousands of survivors suffered minor or major injuries
from direct trauma or ensuing situations such as being trapped
under the rubble, the healthcare system has been under tremendous
pressure to triage, care, and safely discharge these victims to closely
affected locations, frequently lacking water, food, communication,
transportation, clothing, shelter, undamaged hospitals, medical
professionals, and equipment, especially during the first few days
when morbidity and mortality rates were highest. In this editorial,
we would like to focus on acute kidney injury (AKI) related to
crush syndrome, one of the many physical and psychological health
consequences of the earthquake...
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