Publications by authors named "Endrit Sulmina"
Objective: Prostate cancer is one of the most widespread neoplasms affecting the male gender. The most commonly used procedures in various urological centers are laparoscopic and robotic surgery because they are considered minimally invasive techniques. We present our experience in traditional open radical prostatectomy performed under spinal anesthesia.
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- Refractory status epilepticus (RSE) affects about 30% of cardiac arrest patients after resuscitation, and its aggressive treatment’s impact on long-term brain health is unclear.
- A study compared neurological outcomes for 166 patients based on different EEG patterns, highlighting that treatment with antiepileptic drugs and anesthetics was used for patients with RSE who had favorable prognostic indicators.
- Results showed survival rates and good neurological outcomes were significantly better for patients with a benign EEG pattern (72.4% survival) compared to those with RSE (54.3% survival) and much lower for patients with more severe EEG patterns, suggesting aggressive treatment may be warranted in certain cases.
Objective: To investigate neurologic outcome of patients with cardiac arrest with refractory status epilepticus (RSE) treated with a standardized aggressive protocol with antiepileptic drugs and anesthetics compared to patients with other EEG patterns.
Methods: In the prospective cohort study, 166 consecutive patients with cardiac arrest in coma were stratified according to 4 independent EEG patterns (benign, RSE, generalized periodic discharges [GPDs], malignant nonepileptiform) and multimodal prognostic indicators. Primary outcomes were survival and cerebral performance category (CPC) at 6 months.
Background: Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation is increasingly recognised as a rescue therapy for refractory cardiac arrest, nevertheless data are scanty about its effects on neurologic and cardiac outcome. The aim of this study is to compare clinical outcome in patients with cardiac arrest of ischaemic origin (i.e.
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