[An atypical neuropathic pain; spontaneous epidural hemorrhage under oral anticoagulant therapy].

Spontaneous epidural hemorrhage is one of the rare neuropathic pain etiologies. In this case, a 68-year-old patient, who had atrial fibrillation and cardioversion history, is evaluated for neuropathic pain due to spontaneous epidural hemorrhage that arose from oral anticoagulant therapy. As well as being unique in etiologic terms, we thought it is an uncommon occasion for management worth sharing.

Can Partial Oxygen Pressure of Urine be an Indicator for Tissue Perfusion?

Objective: None of the advanced monitorisation procedures, which are focusing only on the haemodynamic and blood gas parameters, are sufficient to estimate tissue perfusion adequately. The search for new parameters that are non-invasive and reliable to provide information about tissue hypoperfusion is significant. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between urine partial pressure of oxygen (PuO) and routine systemic tissue perfusion parameters in patients with sepsis-like syndrome and impaired cardiac pressure-volume relationship after an open cardiac surgery.

The association between the APACHE-II scores and age groups for predicting mortality in an intensive care unit: a retrospective study.

Background And Aims: In this study, we aimed to evaluate whether the age or the APACHE-II score was a better predictor of mortality in each group. The secondary objective was to investigate the factors affecting the mortality in each individual age group.

Methods: We designed this retrospective study between 2016-2017.

Perioperative risk factors of acute kidney injury after non-cardiac surgery: A multicenter, prospective, observational study in patients with low grade American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and the perioperative risk factors of acute kidney injury (AKI) using "Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes" (KDIGO) guidelines, in patients with low grade American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA-PS) undergoing non-cardiac surgery.

Methods: In this multicenter, prospective, observational study, 870 surgical patients older than 40 years with ASA-PS I-II who underwent noncardiac surgery, were included. The primary outcome of this study was perioperative AKI defined by the KDIGO criteria.

Effects of Alprazolam and Melatonin Used for Premedication on Oxidative Stress, Glicocalyx Integrity and Neurocognitive Functions.

Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to compare the effect of alprazolam and melatonin on oxidative stress, glicocalyx integrity and neurocognitive function in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Methods: Overall, 42 patients undergoing CABG were retrospectively included in this study. Blood samples which preserved at -70°C for a previous study were used for this study.