Intercostal serratus plane block versus posterior quadratuus lumbar block in laparoscopic nephrectomy: A randomized, controlled, double-blind study.

Background: Even though laparoscopic nephrectomy improves the quality of postoperative recovery, it still causes moderate to severe pain. Our objective was to determine whether serratus intercostal plane block (SIPB) was noninferior to posterior quadratus lumborum block (QLB) in terms of pain control and quality of recovery.

Methods: This multicentre, controlled, randomized, blinded study had a sample size of 120 patients who were randomly assigned to SIPB, QLB, and control groups prior to scheduled laparoscopic nephrectomy.

Anesthetic considerations for functional endoscopic sinus surgery in a patient with Kartagener syndrome.

Kartagener's syndrome (KS) is a rare genetic disease characterised by the triad of sinusitis, bronchiectasis, and situs inversus. This syndrome is associated with an increased risk of respiratory complications. Therefore, both the anaesthetic technique and the agents used must be carefully chosen according to the type of intervention and the patient's baseline condition.

Anesthetic considerations for functional endoscopic sinus surgery in a patient with Kartagener syndrome.

Kartagener's syndrome (KS) is a rare genetic disease characterized by the triad of sinusitis, bronchiectasis, and situs inversus. This syndrome is associated with an increased risk of respiratory complications. Therefore, both the anesthetic technique and the agents used must be carefully chosen according to the type of intervention and the patient's baseline condition.

, , and Polymorphisms Predict Septic-Shock-Related Death in Patients Who Underwent Major Surgery.

Background: In many immune-related diseases, inflammatory responses and several clinical outcomes are related to increased NF-κB activity. We aimed to evaluate whether SNPs related to the NF-κB signaling pathway are associated with higher susceptibility to infection, septic shock, and septic-shock-related death in European patients who underwent major surgery.

Methods: We performed a case-control study on 184 patients with septic shock and 212 with systemic inflammatory response syndrome, and a longitudinal substudy on septic shock patients.

Association of CD14 rs2569190 polymorphism with mortality in shock septic patients who underwent major cardiac or abdominal surgery: A retrospective study.

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the CD14 rs2569190 polymorphism and death related to septic shock in white European patients who underwent major cardiac or abdominal surgery. We carried out a retrospective study in 205 septic shock patients. The septic shock diagnosis was established by international consensus definitions.