Effects of intraoperative fluid management on hemodynamics and tissue oxygenation according to the Pleth Variability Index in thoracic surgery.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the total fluid volume performed by noninvasive Pleth Variability Index in thoracic surgery patients in comparison to conventional fluid management.

Methods: In this prospective randomized controlled study conducted between May 2019 and May 2020, 80 patients (68 males, 12 females; mean age: 58.5±6.

The effect of surgical treatment for secundum atrial septal defect in patients more than 30 years old.

Background: We prospectively examined whether surgical treatment of secundum atrial septal defects in patients 30 years old improves their early- and mid-term clinical outcomes. Our clinical experience is reviewed to assess the importance of surgical management in elderly patients with atrial septal defect.

Methods: We analyzed 41 patients older than 30 years of age who underwent surgical correction of a secundum atrial septal defect.

Effects of ascorbic Acid, alpha-tocopherol and allopurinol on ischemia-reperfusion injury in rabbit skeletal muscle: an experimental study.

Purpose: Ischemia reperfusion injury to skeletal muscle, following an acute arterial occlusion is important cause of morbidity and mortality. The aim of the present study was to determine and evaluate the effects of ascorbic acide, alpha-tocopherol and allopurinol on ischemia reperfusion injury in rabbit skeletal muscle.

Methods: Forty-eight New Zealand white rabbits, all male, weighing between 2.