The incidence of biliary sludge in first trimester pregnancies with hyperemesis gravidarum and its effect on the course of hyperemesis gravidarum.

Pregnancy is one of the risk factors for biliary sludge (BS) formation. In this cross-sectional study, a total of 959 pregnant women were included. Serum aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, sodium, potassium, triglycerides, cholesterol levels and the presence of ketones in urine were determined.

Are preoperative complete blood count parameters in peripheral nerve sheath tumors useful diagnostic tools?

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic value of complete blood count (CBC) parameters in patients with peripheral nerve sheath tumors (PNSTs).

Patients And Methods: A total of 181 patients (83 males, 98 females; median age: 44 years; range, 15 to 83 years) who underwent surgical treatment for PNSTs in our tertiary oncology center between January 2010 and December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Eighty-two patients were diagnosed with a neurofibroma, 79 with a schwannoma, and 20 with a malignant PNST (MPNST).

Temporary Clamping of Bilateral Common Iliac Artery During Cesarean Hysterectomy for the Management of Placenta Percreta.

Objective: To evaluate whether bilateral common iliac artery (CIA) temporary clamping reduces blood loss during cesarean-hysterectomy of placenta percreta cases.

Study Design: A total of 32 women, who underwent cesarean-hysterectomy under bilateral CIA temporary clamping (n = 12) and without any arterial clamping or ligation (control group, n = 20) due to placenta percreta in Gaziantep University Hospital were retrospectively evaluated. The intra- and postoperative outcomes such as blood loss, blood transfusion and complications were compared between the two groups.

Comparison Between the Two-Injection Technique and the Four-Injection Technique in Axillary Brachial Plexus Block with Articaine.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to compare axillary brachial plexus block using the two-injection and four-injection techniques assisted with ultrasonography (USG) and nerve stimulator in patients operated for carpal tunnel syndrome with articaine. To evaluate which technique is more effective, we compared the onset time, effectiveness, and duration of block procedures, patient satisfaction, adverse effect of the drug, and complication rates of the motor and sensory blocks.

Methods: Sixty patients were randomly divided into two groups.

Continuous Spinal Anaesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery in a High-Risk Patient.

Elderly patients have increased risk for perioperative mortality and morbidity due to additional comorbidities, such as cardiac diseases. Regional anaesthesia techniques are usually preferred in high-risk patients due to some advantages, such as the maintenance of cardiovascular stability and early postoperative mobilisation. This case presents the anaesthetic approach in a 55-year-old male patient with low ejection fraction that underwent hip fracture surgery.

Balloon tamponade for the management of postpartum uterine hemorrhage.

Objective: To evaluate the use of the Bakri balloon in postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) resistant to medical treatment.

Methods: The Bakri balloon was applied to 45 women with PPH after failure of initial management. Bilateral internal iliac artery ligation (BIIAL) and hysterectomy were performed if necessary.

[Assessment of the vulnerability of the proximal tibiofibular joint to injury during osteotomies].

Objectives: We evaluated the dimensions and anatomic localization of the proximal tibiofibular joint (PTFJ) in human cadaver and amputated knees. In addition, we assessed the relation between the osteotomy line and the PTFJ and its vulnerability to injury on radiographs of patients after proximal tibial medial open wedge osteotomy (PT-MOWO).

Methods: In the first phase, dimensions of the tibial part of the PTFJ lying between the lateral tibial condyle and the fibular head were measured by digital calipers in six human cadaver and six fresh amputed tibiae (4 females, 8 males; mean age 57 years) to evaluate the relation between the tibial surface of the PTFJ and the posterior part of the lateral tibial plateau.

Biomechanical evaluation of different fixation plates in medial opening upper tibial osteotomy.

In this biomechanical study, 25 in vitro calf tibial models were used in order to compare the stability of the plates under axial compression loading. A 10-mm medial opening gap was stabilized in each of the five calf tibial models either with four or two-holed rectangular shaped plates with wedges, with four-holed reversed L-shaped plates with wedges, with the combination of these two types of plates, or with six-holed anatomical T-plates. The compression behavior of the model was tested by using a universal mechanical testing system.