Comparison of lornoxicam versus tramadol analgesia for transrectal prostate biopsy: a randomized prospective study.

Introduction: We compared the efficacy of lornoxicam and tramadol to provide analgesia and comfort during transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy of the prostate (TRUSP) as a noninvasive method.

Materials And Methods: A total of 62 men undergoing TRUSP were enrolled in this study. Patients were randomized to three groups.

Investigation of the toxic effects of ropivacaine corneal endothelium by the impression cytological method.

Objective: To investigate the toxic effects of ropivacaine on corneal endothelium by using the impression cytological method.

Methods: The study was performed between October and December 2004 in Dicle University Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey. Twenty-four eyes from 12 rats were used for the research.

The effects of systemically administered methylprednisolone and recombinant human erythropoietin after acute spinal cord compressive injury in rats.

The study design was to decrease the damage of spinal cord on the experimentally induced acute spinal cord injury in rats. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether recombinant human erythropoietin (rHu-EPO) and methylprednisolone (MPSS) improve neurological function and histopathological changes if systemically administered after traumatic spinal cord injury. This study included 48 rats that underwent experimental SCI.

Surgical technique and postoperative complications in congenital cataract surgery.

Background: We evaluated cases that underwent congenital cataract surgery in terms of the surgical technique, post-operative complications, and visual prognosis.

Material/methods: We retrospectively evaluated 132 eyes in 76 patients with congenital cataracts who underwent cataract surgery between January 1995 and December 2000. The patient age at surgery, surgical technique, post-operative complications, and final visual prognosis were evaluated.

Clinical investigation: thyroid function test abnormalities in cardiac arrest associated with acute coronary syndrome.

Introduction: It is known that thyroid homeostasis is altered during the acute phase of cardiac arrest. However, it is not clear under what conditions, how and for how long these alterations occur. In the present study we examined thyroid function tests (TFTs) in the acute phase of cardiac arrest caused by acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and at the end of the first 2 months after the event.

Effects of intravitreal ropivacaine on retinal thickness and integrity in the guinea pig.

Background: Retrobulbar anesthesia is widely used for ocular surgery.Ocular complications are possible when retrobulbar anesthesia is accidentally injected intravitreally.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the relative retinal toxicitiesof ropivacaine hydrochloride, a local anesthetic, using various concentrations in guinea pigs.

Comparison of the effects of remifentanil andalfentanil on cardiovascular response to nasotracheal intubation: A prospective, randomized, double-blind study.

Background: Nasotracheal intubation is often necessary in patients undergoingelective or emergency maxillofacial surgery. Previous studies have suggested that the increase in blood pressure after nasotracheal intubation is significantly greater than the increase after orotracheal intubation. Many drugs, including narcotic analgesics, are effective in modifying cardiovascular responses to orotracheal intubation.

Intraocular pressure and quality of blockade in peribulbar anesthesia using ropivacaine or lidocaine with adrenaline: a double-blind randomized study.

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of ropivacaine with those of lidocaine on the intraocular pressure (IOP) and the quality of the blockade in peribulbar anesthesia for cataract surgery. Fifty patients were allocated randomly into two groups and received 7-10 ml of 0.75% ropivacaine or 2% lidocaine with adrenaline, though the peribulbar two-point injection.

Preventive effects of intracisternal alphatochopherol on cerebral vasospasm in experimental subarachnoid haemorrhage.

Vasospasm is an important cause of morbidity and/or mortality with a subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). The roles of lipid peroxidation in a vasospasm caused by a SAH remain to be investigated. The effect of an intracisternal administration of alphatochopherol on a cerebral vasospasm was investigated in an experimental model.