Comparison of Propofol and Sevoflurane Anaesthesia in Terms of Postoperative Nausea-Vomiting Complication in Cardiac Surgery Patients Undergoing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol: A Prospective Randomized Study.

Objective: Postoperative nausea (PN) and vomiting (PONV) in cardiac surgery increases adrenergic stimulation, limits mobilization and oral intake, and can be distressing for patients. The primary aim of our study was to investigate the effect of sevoflurane and propofol anaesthesia on the incidence of PONV in cardiac surgery patients undergoing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol.

Methods: Following ethics committee approval, 62 patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass surgery with ERAS protocol were included in this prospective randomized study.

The Influence of Pre-operative Pain and Anxiety on Acute Postoperative Pain in Cardiac Surgery Patients Undergoing Enhanced Recovery after Surgery.

Objective: Perioperative multimodal analgesia is an important step in enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) care. Many factors, such as preoperative chronic pain and anxiety, may provide information about the expected postoperative pain. In this study, we evaluated preoperative pain and anxiety and investigate their effects on acute postoperative pain in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery.

Poor nutritional status and frailty associated with acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: A retrospective observational study.

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major determinant of short- and long-term morbidity and mortality following cardiac surgery. The present study examines the effect of preoperative nutritional status and frailty on this significant adverse event.

Methods: The data of 455 patients who underwent on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) were analyzed retrospectively.

Retrograde autologous priming method reduces plasma free hemoglobin level in aortic surgery.

Background: Although conventional cardiopulmonary bypass (cCPB) is still the most widely used method in open heart surgery, methods such as retrograde autologous priming (RAP) are increasingly popular in terms of limiting hemodilution. Our hypothesis is that the use of the RAP method in aortic surgery may result in a limitation of hemodilution and a decrease in fHb levels. For this purpose, plasma free hemoglobin (fHb) levels were investigated in adult open aortic arch repair with axillary artery cannulation patients using cCPB and rRAP methods.

Dextrose administration may reduce the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a double blind randomized controlled trial.

Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is the most common and undesirable of the complications associated with anesthesia, leading to discomfort in patients and extended hospital stays. The present study evaluates and compares the effects of preoperative/intraoperative dextrose infusion on PONV in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC).

Methods: This prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled study included 93 ASA I-II LC patients who were divided into three groups.

Heparin dose calculated according to lean body weight during on-pump heart surgery.

Background: The aim of this study is to compare heparin dose regimen calculated based on the lean body weight with traditional heparin regimen in terms of ensuring adequate anticoagulation and complications associated with perioperative bleeding.

Methods: This prospective, single-blind, randomized study included a total of 100 adult patients (42 males, 58 females; mean age 52.7 years; range, 22 to 84 years) undergoing elective valve surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass between June 2016 and January 2017.

Emotion regulation and premedication success relationship in children who underwent general anesthesia.

Background/aim: This study aims to investigate the relationship between emotion regulation characteristics and the efficacy of midazolam premedication. Materials and methods: Sixty-three children, aged 3 to 8 years old, with tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy and taking premedication with midazolam (Group 2) or without premedication (Group 1), were included in this study. The behavioral and emotional status of the children was evaluated with the Conners Parent Rating Scale-48 (CPRS-48) and Emotion Regulation Checklist (ERC).