Pre-procedure preparation, monitoring, premedication and sedation practices of bronchoscopists in Türkiye.

Introduction: Sedation is often required during flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FFB) to ensure patient comfort and the success of the procedure. The choice of sedative agents may differ between anesthesiologists and pulmonologists. This pilot study aimed to investigate the current pre-procedure preparation, monitoring, premedication and sedation practices for FFB in Türkiye, focusing on the preferences and practices of pulmonologists.

Preoperative evaluation: Impact on early perioperative hemodynamic and respiratory complications.

Background: The impact of routine preoperative anesthesia evaluations on potential perioperative complications remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the effect of preoperative evaluation on early perioperative hemodynamic and respiratory complications.

Methods: This prospective observational study analyzed data from patients aged 18 to 80 who underwent elective surgery between October 15, 2023, and February 15, 2024.

Reliability and validity of the Turkish form of intensive care nursing activities score.

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Nursing Activities Score.

Methods: To validate the Turkish version of the Nursing Activities Score, a sample comprising 30 adult intensive care patients and 30 nurses was employed. After a pilot study, the internal consistency, Cronbach's alpha coefficient, was found to be p = 0.

Is Preoperative Anxiety Affected by Watching Short Videos on Social Media? A Prospective Randomized Study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of watching short videos in the preoperative waiting room on preoperative anxiety in children.

Design: This study was designed as a prospective, randomized trial including 69 ASA I-II patients aged 5 to 12 years who were scheduled for elective surgery.

Methods: The children were randomly allocated to two groups.

The Effect of Fluid Challenge Test on Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter.

Objective: To investigate the effect of the fluid challenge test on the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) change.

Study Design: Quasi-experimental study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ondokuz Mayis University Hospital, Samsun, Turkey, from January to November 2021.

Evaluation of intra-cranial pressure changes by measuring the optic nerve sheath diameter during the lung recruitment maneuver in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: A prospective study.

Background: The lung recruitment maneuver (LRM) applied in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) may increase the intra-cranial pressure (ICP).

Aims: This study evaluated the effect of LRM on intra-cranial pressure changes in patients with ARDS by measuring the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD).

Patients And Methods: LRM was applied to patients undergoing follow-up for ARDS, with a positive pressure of 30 cmHO for 30 s.

Red blood cell transfusion and hemoglobin level on neurological outcome in the first 24 hours of traumatic brain injury.

Objectives: Target hemoglobin (Hb) level is not clearly determined in patients followed up in the intensive care unit (ICU) for traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study aims to investigate the impact of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion and Hb level on the neurological outcome in the first 24 h in patients with TBI.

Methods: In this retrospective study, we reviewed the 2-year organizational database.

Investigating the Effects of Protective Face Masks on the Respiratory Parameters of Children in the Postanesthesia Care Unit During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of protective face mask usage during the postoperative period on carbon dioxide retention in children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design: This study was designed as a prospective, randomized trial including 40 ASA I-II patients aged 3 to 10 years who were scheduled for elective surgery.

Methods: Patients were randomly allocated to two groups.

Effects of personality traits on severity of sepsis.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to reveal the effect of the individual's lifestyle and personality traits on the disease process in patients with sepsis and to have clinical predictions about these patients.

Materials And Methods: The study was planned as a multi-center, prospective, observational study after obtaining the approval of the local ethics committee. Patients were hospitalized in different intensive care units.

Early extubation after liver transplantation: Is dexmedetomidine a good option?: A retrospective cohort study.

Background: Dexmedetomidine is a potent and highly selective alpha-2 adrenoceptor agonist with sympatholytic, sedative, anxiolytic and analgesic properties. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of a dexmedetomidine infusion in liver transplant recipients in the early postoperative period on early and smooth extubation.

Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of 21 patients undergoing liver transplantation between December 1, 2018 and February 31, 2020.

[Hemophagocytic syndrome in a patient followed for IgG4-related disease in intensive care unit].

IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a set of diseases that can affect multiple organs, produce an immune-mediated fibroinflammatory response, and lead to tissue destruction and organ failure. Hemophagocytic syndrome is a life-threatening hyperinflammatory fatal disease caused by defect and excessive macrophage activity in natural killer cells. The disease can often be confused with other immune-mediated diseases such as cancer, infection, interstitial lung disease, sjogren's syndrome, wegener's vasculitis, or temporal arteritis.

Acute Respiratory Failure in Cardiac Transplant Recipients.

Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of acute respiratory failure in cardiac transplant recipients.

Materials And Methods: Cardiac transplant recipients >15 years of age and readmitted to the intensive care unit after cardiac transplant between 2005 and 2015 were included.

Results: Thirty-nine patients were included in the final analyses.

Early postoperative pulmonary complications after heart transplantation.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the types, incidence, and risk factors for early postoperative pulmonary complications in heart transplant recipients.

Methods: We retrospectively collected data from the records of consecutive heart transplantations from January 2003 to December 2013. A total of 83 patients underwent heart transplantation.

The evaluation of hemodynamic changes during the reperfusion phase in adult living donor liver transplantations: the role of cardiovascular problems.

Objective: This study sought to evaluate the hemodynamic changes of and to analyze the effects of coronary artery disease (CAD) as well as its risk factors on hemodynamic parameters during the reperfusion phase (RP) in adult living donor liver transplantation (ALDLT).

Patients And Methods: This single-center retrospective study evaluated 154 adult patients being assessed from January 2001 to December 2013 for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). The patients were divided into separate groups according to the presence or absence of CAD and its risk factors, including diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, smoking, sex, and age.

Postoperative effects of intraoperative hyperglycemia in liver transplant patients.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of intraoperative hyperglycemia on postoperative outcomes in orthotopic liver transplant recipients.

Materials And Methods: After ethics committee approval was obtained, we retrospectively analyzed the records of patients who underwent orthotopic liver transplant from January 2000 to December 2013. A total 389 orthotopic liver transplants were performed in our center, but patients aged < 15 years (179 patients) were not included in the analyses.

A Case of Compartment Syndrome in the Hand Secondary to Intravenous Fluid Application.

Compartment syndrome of the extremities is a rare but potentially devastating condition. Anaesthetic and analgesic drugs used in the perioperative period may cause a delayed diagnosis by preventing the symptoms from appearing, and irreversible complications can occur. In this report, a case of compartment syndrome secondary to vascular access and its treatment in a morbidly obese patient who underwent abdominoplasty was presented.

Differences in geographical distribution and risk factors for urinary incontinence in Turkey: analysis of 6,473 women.

Objective: To assess the prevalence, types and risk factors for urinary incontinence (UI) and to evaluate the impact of incontinence on quality of life by using validated and objective questionnaires in the western and eastern parts of Turkey.

Methods: In this multicenter observational study, 6,473 women from 38 cities in the western and eastern parts of Turkey were included. UI was assessed by ICIQ-SF (International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form) and IIQ-7 (Incontinence Impact Questionnaire).

Percutaneous dilational tracheotomy for airway management in a newborn with Pierre-Robin syndrome and a glossopharyngeal web.

Pierre-Robin syndrome (PRS) is often associated with difficulty in endotracheal intubation. We present the use of percutaneous dilational tracheotomy (PDT) for airway management of a newborn with PRS and a glossopharyngeal web. A 2-day-old term newborn with PRS and severe obstructive dyspnea was evaluated by the anesthesiology team for airway management.

Rifle criteria for acute kidney dysfunction following liver transplantation: incidence and risk factors.

RIFLE criteria have been used to determine the incidence of acute kidney dysfunction (AKD) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). However, no studies have focused on the incidence of AKD after OLT in patients with normal pre-OLT kidney functions. Using the RIFLE criteria, we determined the incidence and risk factors for AKD after OLT in patients with normal pre-OLT kidney function.

The prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the endocervical swab specimens of symptomatic, asymptomatic and infertile women in Turkey.

Purpose: To investigate C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae prevalence in three different female populations in Turkey.