Publications by authors named "Erturk Yedekci"
Background: We investigated the anti-inflammatory and protective effects of concomitant use of dexpanthenol (DXP) and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) induced ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury of kidney.
Methods: Forty rats were randomly divided into 5 groups. In all groups except for Group 1(Sham), renal arteries bilaterally occluded with vascular clamp for IR injury.
Article Synopsis
- Saphenous vein mapping identifies graft quality and location, which leads to more precise surgical incisions during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
- A study analyzed 178 patients who had traditional vein harvesting techniques compared to 136 patients who had Doppler ultrasonography mapping to guide vein selection.
- Results showed that vein mapping significantly reduced complications, additional incisions, and overall hospital stays, leading to better patient comfort and satisfaction.
Atherosclerosis might affect all arterial segments of the vascular system, thus peripheral arterial disease (PAD) accompanying coronary artery disease (CAD) is not uncommon. In addition to this coexistence, abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is frequently associated with CAD. Although treatment strategies of CAD and PAD or CAD and AAA has been reported previously, treatment of these three pathologies has not been reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReversed C sternotomy versus conventional sternotomy in cardiac surgery.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
April 2013
Background: In this study, cardiac surgery with minimally invasive reversed C sternotomy was compared with conventional sternotomy in patients undergoing valve replacement or septal defect repair.
Methods: In this prospective randomized study, 35 patients were assigned into one of two groups for elective cardiac surgery under general anesthesia: Group A (reversed C sternotomy group) and Group B (conventional sternotomy group). Intraoperative variables, intubation time, postoperative drainage volume, pulmonary function tests, sleep quality and quality of life, and requirement for blood transfusion were compared.