Does hospitalisation of a patient in the intensive care unit cause anxiety and does restriction of visiting cause depression for the relatives of these patients during COVID-19 pandemic?

Objectives: During the pandemic, anxiety and depression may occur increasingly in the whole society. The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible cause, incidence and levels of anxiety and depression in the relatives of the patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) in accordance with the patients' SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) result.

Materials And Method: The study was prospectively conducted on relatives of patients admitted to tertiary intensive care units during COVID-19 pandemic.

Influence of sarcopenia focused on critically ill patients.

A systemic review was performed to evaluate the epidemiological, pathophysiological, and clinical features of sarcopenia, the relationship of sarcopenia with critical illness and its impact on mortality, and diagnostic methods and treatment modalities. Generally, in the presence of critical illness, sarcopenia is not included in the treatment approach strategies. An intensivist should be aware that sarcopenia may be present in critically ill patients.

[Mortality prediction ability of phycians in intensive care units of Turkey (MOPAP)].

Introduction: Intensive care physicians are increasingly involved in decision making about the prognosis of intensive care unit ICU patients. With this study; we aimed to evaluate the power of clinician foresight at prediction of mortality in patient at triage to intensive care and patient follow-up.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted in ICUs located in various geographical regions of Turkey between January 1, 2017-April 30, 2017.

Effect of Nutritional Support Containing Arginine, Glutamine and β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate on the Protein Balance in Patients with Major Burns.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of a supplementary nutritional product containing arginine, glutamine and β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) on the nutritional parameters of patients with major burns.

Methods: In a total of 40 patients with major burns treated in the Burns Unit, standard nutritional support was administered to 20 patients, and the study product was added to the standard nutritional support of the remaining 20 patients. The biochemical laboratory test results and burn severity were recorded on the first day of treatment and on Days 14 and 28.

Pressure support ventilation with the I-gel in intensive care unit: case report.

Background And Objectives: The I-gel supraglottic airway has a non-inflatable cuff made from a gel-like thermoplastic elastomer. The use of the I-gel during anesthesia for spontaneously breathing patients or intermittent positive pressure ventilation has been reported. But there are a few published reports about the use of the I-gel with pressure-controlled ventilation.

[The comparison of the effects of dexmedetomidine, fentanyl and esmolol on prevention of hemodynamic response to intubation].

Background And Objectives: Laryngoscopy and intubation can cause hemodynamic response. Various medications may be employed to control that response. In this study, we aimed to compare the effects of dexmedetomidine, fentanyl and esmolol on hemodynamic response.

The effects of a small-dose ketamine-propofol combination on tourniquet-induced ischemia-reperfusion injury during arthroscopic knee surgery.

Study Objective: To determine the effects of a small-dose ketamine-propofol combination used for sedation during spinal anesthesia on tourniquet-induced ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Study Design: Prospective randomized study.

Setting: Training and research hospital.

Comparison of levobupivacaine alone and in combination with fentanyl and sufentanil in patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate.

Background: It was aimed to compare the efficacy and adverse effects of levobupivacaine alone and in combination with fentanyl and sufentanil during transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) under spinal anesthesia.

Materials And Methods: In this prospective, randomized, double-blind trial, 60 patients undergoing elective TURP under spinal anesthesia were randomized into three groups. Ten milligrams of 0.

Comparison of bupivacaine alone and in combination with sufentanil in patients undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery.

Purpose: One disadvantage of spinal anesthesia using bupivacaine is the relatively short duration of action. Combining it with opioids can increase its analgesic effects. It was aimed to analyze the effectiveness and the side effects of bupivacaine alone and in combination with sufentanil in arthroscopic knee surgery during unilateral spinal anesthesia.

NeoGemOx: Gemcitabine and oxaliplatin as neoadjuvant treatment for locally advanced, nonmetastasized pancreatic cancer.

Background: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy can facilitate pancreatic resection in patients with initially unresectable pancreatic cancer (PC). We report the results of a phase II trial of gemcitabine-oxaliplatin neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with locally advanced, nonmetastatic PC.

Methods: A prospective, phase II clinical trial using neoadjuvant chemotherapy, consisting of gemcitabine (900 mg/m(2)) and oxaliplatin (60 mg/m(2)) given as intravenous infusion once a week at day 1 of each treatment cycle (NeoGemOx protocol).

CO2 insufflation during colonoscopy decreases post-interventional pain in deeply sedated patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: Air insufflation during colonoscopy is considered the standard method in most endoscopic centers. Notably, several studies have reported reduced abdominal pain after colonoscopy with CO2 insufflation in unsedated and in lightly sedated patients. The present study was designed to assess the efficacy of CO2 insufflation after colonoscopy in moderately and deeply sedated patients.