The Role of Monocyte Distribution Width in the Early Prediction of Sepsis in Patients Undergoing Cardiovascular Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Study.

This is the first study to examine the role of monocyte distribution width (MDW) in predicting sepsis after cardiovascular surgery. This study included 43 consecutive patients who had undergone cardiovascular surgery between July 2021 and July 2022. All patients were examined at the following three time points (TPs): preoperative period (TP1), postoperative at 24 h (TP2), and discharge (TP3).

Ozone Administration Reduces Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Streptozotocin Induced Diabetes Mellitus Rat Model.

Objective: This study aimed to demonstrate whether ozone has cardioprotective effects on the myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) in rats with streptozotocin(STZ)-induced diabetes.

Methods: A total of 38 male Wistar Albino rats were divided into five groups as follows: control group (group C,=6), diabetic group (group D,=6), diabetic ozone group (group DO,n=6), diabetic-ischemia/reperfusion (group DIR,=6), diabetic-ischemia/reperfusion-ozone (group DIRO,=6). Six rats died during this period and two died because of surgical complications.

Evaluation of the effect of enriched hydrogen saline solution on distant organ (lung) damage in skeletal muscle ischemia reperfusion in rats.

Introduction: Ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury is a major concern that frequently occurs during vascular surgeries. Hydrogen-rich saline (HRS) solution exhibits antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. This study aimed to examine the effects of HRS applied before ischemia in the lungs of rats using a lower extremity IR model.

Pericardiectomy after constrictive pericarditis associated with second dose of BNT162b2 vaccine: A case report.

Constrictive pericarditis is quite rare complication of messenger ribonucleic acid-based severe acute respiratory syndrome-Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine. It is a severe clinical picture with clinical symptoms of right ventricular failure. Initial physical examination, laboratory work-up, and chest X-ray may yield non-specific findings.

Assessment of Aspirin and Clopidogrel Resistance in Patients Undergoing Cardiovascular Surgery: A Single-Center Cross-Sectional Study.

Objective: We aimed to investigate antiplatelet drug resistance utilizing light transmission-lumiaggregometry (LT-LA) and the Platelet Function Analyzer-100 (PFA-100) in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery.

Materials And Methods: The study included 60 patients diagnosed with stable coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular diseases that required surgery. Participants were divided into three groups: patients receiving aspirin (ASA) (n=21), patients receiving clopidogrel (CLO) (n=19), and patients receiving dual therapy (ASA+CLO) (n=20).

Outcomes of endovascular treatment of thoracic aorta pathologies: 10-year single-center results.

PURPOSE Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is a safe and effective treatment method for a variety of thoracic aortic pathologies. We aimed to investigate the mortality and complication outcomes and associated factors of TEVAR treatment in Turkey. METHODS In this single-centered retrospective study, patients with thoracic aorta pathologies treated with TEVAR at Gazi University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, between January 2009 and January 2020 were included.

Angiosarcoma at femoral artery puncture site; a diagnostic dilemma.

Femoral artery is the most common vascular access site used for angiographic interventions. Various complications such as hematoma, bleeding, dissection, arteriovenous fistula and pseudoaneurysm have been described following iatrogenic puncture. However, angiosarcoma formation at the access site is very uncommon and it poses a diagnostic dilemma due to its resemblance to organized hematoma.

Assessment of the effects of levosimendan and thymoquinone on lung injury after myocardial ischemia reperfusion in rats.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of levosimendan and thymoquinone (TQ) on lung injury after myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R).

Materials And Methods: Twenty-four Wistar albino rats were included in the study. The animals were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 experimental groups.

Effects of alprostadil and iloprost on renal, lung, and skeletal muscle injury following hindlimb ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats.

Objectives: To evaluate the effects of alprostadil (prostaglandin [PGE1] analog) and iloprost (prostacyclin [PGI2] analog) on renal, lung, and skeletal muscle tissues after ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury in an experimental rat model.

Materials And Methods: Wistar albino rats underwent 2 hours of ischemia via infrarenal aorta clamping with subsequent 2 hours of reperfusion. Alprostadil and iloprost were given starting simultaneously with the reperfusion period.

Effects of VEGF and MSCs on vascular regeneration in a trauma model in rats.

In the human body, vascular injuries that are caused by trauma, vessel lumen stenosis, and occlusions are often irreversible and can lead to sequelae formation as the vessels cannot reproduce fast enough. To solve this problem, the blood flow must be returned to the region as fast as possible. The adipose tissue contains progenitor cells with angiogenic potential and can be used to resolve the issue.

Effects of adrenomedullin and vascular endothelial growth factor on ischemia/reperfusion injury in skeletal muscle in rats.

Background: In this study we investigated the effects of adrenomedullin (AM) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) on skeletal muscle ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in a rat model.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-six Wistar rats were randomized into six groups (n = 6). Laparotomy was performed in all groups under general anesthesia.

Saphenous vein wrapping for the treatment of a perigraft seroma: report of a case.

A 61-year-old man who had undergone an iliofemoral bypass with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft was readmitted to our hospital for the investigation and treatment of a possible complication of the surgery. A tender, pulsatile, bulging mass, about the size of an adult fist, was palpated around the left lower abdominal region. Diagnostic procedures showed a large low-density area around the PTFE graft and angiography revealed a patent graft with no anastomotic leakage.

Traditional single patch versus the "Australian" technique for repair of complete atrioventricular canal defects.

Purpose: A variety of operative techniques has been used to repair complete atrioventricular (AV) canal defects and satisfactory outcomes after single patch repairs have been reported. We report our comparative results of repairing complete AV canal defects between 1998 and 2006 using the traditional single patch and the "Australian" techniques.

Methods: Fourteen patients underwent traditional AV canal repair with the single patch technique (Group 1) and 11 patients underwent repair with the "Australian" technique (Group 2).

The importance of transesophageal echocardiography in diagnosis of pericardial tamponade after cardiac surgery.

Background And Aim Of The Study: Despite the fact that there is a simple and effective treatment for pericardial tamponade (PCT), delayed diagnosis can cause serious morbidities or even mortality. In this study, we discuss the management and the diagnostic procedures of PCT.

Materials And Methods: Sixty-two patients with suspected PCT were initially evaluated with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and then with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).

Right-to-left shunt through a patent foramen ovale left open in the management of acute right heart failure after heart transplantation.

Severe pulmonary hypertension is a risk factor for mortality in heart transplantation due to elevated post-operative right heart failure. Various treatment modalities have been used in the management of pulmonary hypertension in the peri-operative period. We report a case of successful management of acute right heart failure after orthotopic heart transplantation by decompression of the right ventricle through the patent foramen ovale of the donor heart and inhalation of iloprost.

Iatrogenic major venous injuries incurred during cancer surgery.

Purpose: Iatrogenic operative injury to the major veins is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This study was conducted to review the pattern, management, and outcome of iatrogenic major venous injuries incurred during cancer surgery.

Methods: We reviewed 24 patients with collective 30 venous injuries, evaluating clinical characteristics; operative and postoperative data, including location and type of venous injury, operative repair, blood loss, and transfusion requirements; and outcome.

Emergency thoracotomy for blunt thoracic trauma.

Objectives: The indications for emergency thoracotomy are controversial for blunt trauma. The best results were seen in those patients who were stable enough to undergo thoracotomy in the operating theatre and survived the operation.

Methods: The hospital records of 29 patients who underwent emergency thoracotomy for blunt thoracic trauma were reviewed.