Evaluation of factors associated with patient satisfaction and mood-state in regional anesthesia.

Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate patient satisfaction with a regional anesthesia procedure and factors associated with the mood state of those patients at the time.

Methods: The study was performed with 300 patients who underwent surgery under regional anesthesia. The patients were given a questionnaire while in the recovery room about the experience of undergoing regional anesthesia to determine patient satisfaction and mood state during the procedure.

Comparison of Risk Scoring Systems to Predict the Outcome in ASA-PS V Patients Undergoing Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Operative decision in American Society of Anesthesiology Physical Status (ASA-PS) V patient is difficult as this group of patients expected to have high mortality rate. Another risk scoring system in this ASA-PS V subset of patients can aid to ease this decision. Data of ASA-PS V classified patients between 2011 and 2013 years in a single hospital were analyzed in this study.

A Comparison of Three Widely Used Immunoassay Systems in Cortisol Measurement.

Background: Interassay variability is one of the challenging issues of routine clinical laboratory practice. Commercial plasma cortisol immunoassays are also subject to this issue. In this study, we intended to evaluate the interchangeability of cortisol results of three widely used immunoassay systems.