H1N1 influenza A virus Related Pneumonia and Respiratory Failure.

Influenza viruses are common respiratory pathogens in humans and can cause serious infection that leads to the development of pneumonia. In this study, the clinical and laboratory features of 36 patients from Turkey who are hospitalized in intensive care unit due to pandemic influenza A (H1N1) associated pneumonia and respiratory failure were retrospectively evaluated. The most common symptoms were cough and fever.

Preoperative serum placenta growth factor level as a new marker for stage II or III colorectal cancer patients.

Background/aims: We first reported in this study that serum placenta growth factor and carcinoembryonic antigen in combination were useful markers for selecting early-stage colorectal cancer patients. The aim of the present study was to determine whether serum placenta growth factor could provide carcinoembryonic antigen-independent prognostic information on patients undergoing curative surgery.

Methods: Serum and tissue samples were collected from 158 patients with colorectal cancer and from 50 controls.

The addition of haloperidol, propofol, or midazolam to sufentanil for intravenous sedation in the intensive care unit using bispectral index.

Aim: Inadequate sedative techniques may adversely affect morbidity and mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU), and the search for the ideal sedative agent continues. Combinations of hypnotics and opiates have are commonly used for sedation. In this study, the authors aimed to assess whether or not the addition of a haloperidol, propofol, or midazolam infusion decreased the sufentanil requirements by using bispectral index (BIS).

The effect of tramadol or clonidine added to intraperitoneal bupivacaine on postoperative pain in total abdominal hysterectomy.

Recent studies suggest that intraperitoneal application of local anesthetics is useful in abdominal surgery. Tramadol and clonidine have specific effects on peripheral nerves when used alone. We aimed to evaluate the effects of intraperitoneal application of bupivacaine and the combinations of bupivacaine plus tramadol and bupivacaine plus clonidine on postoperative pain in total abdominal hysterectomy.