Removal of a retained intracardiac guidewire fragment reaching out to subcutaneous tissue of thoracic wall in a pediatric patient.

The use of vascular access lines in both central venous and arterial sites has significantly increased over the past decades. A retained intravascular foreign body is a well-known complication of central venous catheter placement in children as well as in adults. Herein, we present our experience of surgical removal of a retained intracardiac guidewire fragment penetrating into the subcutaneous tissue of the thoracic wall in a pediatric case.

The effect of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio on the postoperative course of coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Background/aim: Recovery after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) can be complicated, leading to postoperative morbidity. The roles of hematologic and surgery-related parameters are important. The main purpose of this study is to determine the role of preoperative and postcardiopulmonary bypass neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) on postoperative recovery.

Assessment of the effects of levosimendan and thymoquinone on lung injury after myocardial ischemia reperfusion in rats.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of levosimendan and thymoquinone (TQ) on lung injury after myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R).

Materials And Methods: Twenty-four Wistar albino rats were included in the study. The animals were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 experimental groups.

Protective effect of erdosteine on erythrocyte deformability in a rat model of lower limb ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Background/aim: The protective effect of erdosteine on local and distant organ injury due to ischemia/reperfusion has been well documented but its effect on erythrocyte deformability needs further investigation. Our aim was to investigate the effect of erdosteine on erythrocyte deformability in the infrarenal aorta of rats undergoing ischemia/reperfusion. Materials and methods: Our study was conducted with 18 Wistar albino rats.