Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation experience in COVID-19 pandemic: Report of two cases.

The new coronavirus disease, in which 100,000 of people are infected in the world, appears in tables ranging from asymptomatic course to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is one of the salvage treatments applied in intubated patients due to high mortality. However, since ECMO treatment is a complicated treatment, the gain loss rate should be determined well.

Cilostazol attenuates spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury in rabbits.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the pretreatment effect of cilostazol on spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Design: Prospective, interventional study.

Setting: Research laboratory, single institution.

Assessment of the efficacy of Ankaferd blood stopper on the prevention of postoperative pericardial adhesions.

Objectives: Ankaferd has been used as a blood-stopping agent and it may also have an anti-inflammatory effect. We investigated the efficacy of Ankaferd in preventing postoperative pericardial adhesions in an experimental rabbit model.

Methods: Sixteen New Zealand white rabbits were used and categorised into two groups: an Ankaferd and a control group.

Effectiveness of a new inflatable balloon device for gluing dissected layers in an experimental model of aortic dissection.

Objectives: In the surgical treatment of acute aortic dissection, tissue glues are widely used to reinforce the adhesion between the dissected aortic layers. A new inflatable balloon device was developed to compress the dissected aortic wall during gluing to increase adhesion between the dissected layers. The present study used an ex vivo experimental animal model to test the hypothesis that this device is effective when gluing the true and false channels of dissected aortas.

Effect of topical N-acetylcysteine in the prevention of postoperative pericardial adhesion formation in a rabbit model.

Background: N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a precursor of reduced glutathione, has been in clinical use primarily as a mucolytic. In addition, NAC is well known for their free radical scavenging and antioxidant properties. Increasing of reactive oxygen products occurring during cardiac surgery can play an important role in postoperative adhesion formation.

The effect of mitomycin-C in reducing pericardial adhesion after cardiac surgery in rabbits.

Background: Mitomycin-C has been in clinical use primarily as a chemotherapeutic agent and is well known for antifibrotic properties. It has been widely used to prevent postoperative fibroblast proliferation and reduce scar adhesion in ophthalmologic and otolaryngologic operations. We investigated the efficacy of mitomycin-C in reducing postoperative pericardial adhesions in a rabbit model.

Painless aortic dissection presenting as paraplegia.

Acute dissection of the aorta can be life-threatening. As a presenting manifestation of aortic dissection, neurologic complications such as paraplegia are rare. Herein, we report the case of a 51-year-old man who presented with sudden-onset paraplegia and ischemia of the legs, with no chest or back pain.