The effect of transversus abdominis plane block application on postoperative analgesia quality and patient satisfaction after varicocele surgery: a randomized clinical trial.

Background: Postoperative pain management is an important aspect of anesthesia care and multimodal analgesic techniques are generally recommended.

Objective: To compare the effect of spinal anesthesia + transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block application on postoperative analgesia quality and patient satisfaction with spinal anesthesia + intrathecal morphine (ITM) application.

Methods: A total of 70 patients were randomly separated into 2 groups as spinal anesthesia + TAP block (TAP block group, n = 34) and spinal anesthesia + ITM group (ITM group, n = 36).

The relationship between quadriceps femoris thickness measured by US and femoral cartilage thickness in knee osteoarthritis, its effect on radiographic stage and clinical parameters: comparison with healthy young population.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between quadriceps muscle thickness and femoral cartilage thickness measured by ultrasonography (US) in knee osteoarthritis (OA), to correlate this relationship with radiographic stage and clinical parameters, and to compare these values with those in healthy young adults.

Methods: A total of 71 patients with knee osteoarthritis and 31 healthy young adults were included in the study. Patients with knee osteoarthritis (Group 1) and healthy young adults (Group 2) were divided into two groups.

Effectiveness of ultrasonography-guided caudal epidural steroid injection compared to the fluoroscopic application.

Background: Caudal epidural steroid injection (CESI) has been increasingly used for treating lower back pain. However, there is still significant controversy about the efficacy and safety of different imaging techniques used to guide CESI. In this context, the objective of this study is to compare the efficacies of fluoroscopy- and ultrasonography-guided CESI in patients with chronic lower back pain.

The management of children aged 0-5 years wıth suspected foreign body aspiration: a prospective study.

Introduction: A simple algorithm for bronchoscopy was prepared in very young children.

Methods: The patients aged 0-5 years who were applied with bronchoscopy because of suspected foreign body aspiration (FBA) analysed.

Results: Evaluations were made of 89 patients, as 55 (61.

Immature Granulocyte Count and Delta Neutrophil Index as New Predictive Factors for Axillary Metastasis of Breast Cancer.

Objective: To determine the diagnostic value of preoperative immature granulocyte (IG) count and delta neutrophil index (DNI) level before clinical detection of axillary lymph node metastasis.

Study Design: Cohort study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of General Surgery, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Onikisubat, Turkey from February 2015 to February 2020.