Preoperatively, Which Parameter Allows Us to Predict the C5 Palsy After Cervical Open-Door Laminoplasty?

Aim: To uncover factors that can predict the development of C5 palsy before surgery by evaluating several different parameters.

Material And Methods: A total of 177 patients who underwent surgery between 2015 and 2020 were included in the study. In total, C5 palsy was observed in 22 (12.

Are 3D Printing Templates an Advantage in Upper Thoracic Pedicle Screw Fixation?

Background This study aims to compare the clinical results of patients with upper thoracic vertebral fractures treated with pedicle screw and posterior spinal fusion with preoperative surgical planning and 3-dimensional (3D) modeling and patients treated with freehand screws. Methods Fifty patients who underwent pedicle screw placement with a diagnosis of upper thoracic fracture between June 2018 and October 2020 were included in our study. Pedicle screws were used in 25 patients (group 1) after the planning was completed with the help of 3D preoperative printing and modeling.

Craniometric Analysis of Skullbase With Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Chiari Malformation.

Basilar invagination, Platibasi, increased tentorium angle, and posterior fossa hypoplasia are the anomalies associated with Chiari malformation. When Chiari is symptomatic; tonsillary ectopenia appears to be a definitive criterion for diagnosis and treatment, the detection of additional anomaly may alter the surgical outcome. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between tonsillar ectopia and other anomalies.

Pregabalin administration induces alterations in neural tube development during early embryonic stages.

Aim: Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have been known to cause congenital malformations, including neural tube defects. However, inadequate data are available regarding the effects of recently developed AEDs, such as pregabalin. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of pregabalin on neural tube development using early chick embryos.

Does the Anti-Migraine Drug Rizatriptan Affect Early Neural Tube Development in Chick Embryos?

Aim: To investigate the impact of rizatriptan on neural tube development using early chick embryos as a model organism.

Material And Methods: A total of 36 pathogen-free Leghorn chicken eggs were selected and categorized in three groups: sham, therapeutic, and supra-therapeutic. After 24 hours, the eggs were opened and injected with sterile drugs, and then reclosed using plastic tape.

Surgically Treated Status Epilepticus due to Large Cortical Tuber and Long-Term Follow-Up Results.

We present a case of invasive monitoring of a patient while he was being surgically treated in the status state. Our patient was a 27-year-old male who was hospitalized for frequent seizures, which began after a head trauma at the age of 3 years. Video electroencephalography was performed, and 25 clinical seizures were observed in 24 hours.

Evaluation of the Olfactory Function With the "Sniffin' Sticks" Test After Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the olfactory function of patients who had undergone endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery. In this prospective study, the "Sniffin' Sticks" test was performed between June 2016 and April 2017 at Izmir Katip Celebi University Ataturk Training and Research Hospital. Thirty patients who were scheduled to undergo endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery were evaluated preoperatively and 8 weeks postoperatively using the Sniffin' Sticks test battery for olfactory function, odor threshold, smell discrimination, and odor identification.

The effect of play distraction on anxiety before premedication administration: a randomized trial.

Study Objective: The majority of children scheduled to undergo surgery experience substantial anxiety in the preoperative holding area before induction of anesthesia. Pharmacological interventions aimed at reducing perioperative anxiety are paradoxically a source of stress for children themselves. Midazolam is frequently used as premedication, and the formula of this drug in Turkey is bitter.

Local Tissue Electrical Resistances in Transpedicular Screw Application in the Thoracolumbar Region.

Aim: To determine local tissue electrical resistance differences generated during a screw pass from the pedicle to another tissue rather than determining all individual electrical tissue resistance values.

Material And Methods: We attempted to measure electrical resistance values of regional tissues in addition to fluoroscopic imaging during application of fixation via a transpedicular screw. We also attempted to detect local tissue electrical resistance alterations in case of malposition of the screw inside the pedicle.

Oral mask ventilation is more effective than face mask ventilation after nasal surgery.

Objective: To evaluate and compare the face mask (FM) and oral mask (OM) ventilation techniques during anesthesia emergence regarding tidal volume, leak volume, and difficult mask ventilation (DMV) incidence.

Design: Prospective, randomized, crossover study.

Setting: Operating room, training and research hospital.

Vasoconstrictive effects of levobupivacaine on the basilar artery in the rabbit.

Introduction: Spinal anesthesia is a widely used technique of the modern practice of anesthesia. Spinal cord ischemia is a rare but catastrophic complication of spinal anesthesia which may be caused by a direct vasoconstrictive effect of the local anesthetic. Although the vasoconstrictive effects of levobupivacaine have been widely studied, the vasoconstrictive effects of this drug on the intradural arteries have never been studied.

Spinal anaesthesia with hyperbaric prilocaine in day-case perianal surgery: randomised controlled trial.

Background: The local anaesthetics used in day-case spinal anaesthesia should provide short recovery times. We aimed to compare hyperbaric prilocaine and bupivacaine in terms of sensory block resolution and time to home readiness in day-case spinal anaesthesia. MeTHODS: Fifty patients undergoing perianal surgery were randomized into two groups.

Purification of bovine serum paraoxonase and its immobilization on Eupergit C 250 L by covalent attachment.

Serum paraoxonase (PON1) is a high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-associated enzyme that protects lipoproteins, both low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and HDL, against oxidation, and is considered as an antioxidative/anti-inflammatory component of HDL. In this study, PON1 was purified from bovine serum by ammonium sulfate precipitation and hydrophobic interaction chromatography on sepharose-4B-l-tyrosine-1-napthylamine. It was then immobilized on an unmodified Eupergit® C 250 L support.

Comparison of anti-embolic protection with proximal balloon occlusion and filter devices during carotid artery stenting: clinical and procedural outcomes.

Aim: The objective of this study was to compare the periprocedural and clinical outcomes after carotid artery stenting (CAS) with proximal protection devices versus with distal protection devices.

Material And Methods: Patients with internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis undergoing CAS with cerebral embolic protection were randomly assigned to proximal balloon occlusion or distal filter protection. Adverse events were defined as death, major stroke, minor stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA) and myocardial infarction (MI).

Comparison of randomized preemptive dexketoprofen trometamol or placebo tablets to prevent withdrawal movement caused by rocuronium injection.

Rocuronium is a non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent which is associated with injection pain and induces withdrawal movement of the injected hand or arm or generalized movements of the body after intravenous injection. The aim of this randomized study was to compare the efficacy of pretreatment with oral dexketoprofen trometamol (Arvelles(®); Group A) with placebo (Group P) without tourniquet to prevent the withdrawal response caused by rocuronium injection. The study cohort comprised 150 American Society of Anaesthesiologists class I-III patients aged 18-75 years who were scheduled to undergo elective surgery with general anesthesia.

Fate of vena saphena magna stump after endovenous laser ablation with 980-nm diode laser: 12-month follow-up.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the fate of VSM stump and its relation to the incidence of thrombosis during a-12 mo follow-up.

Background Data: Varicose veins are a common problem. There are several treatment alternatives available.

First Turkish experiences of assisted beating-heart coronary artery bypass graft with the Impella Microaxial Ventricular Assist Device.

The importance of minimally invasive cardiac operations, performed off-pump, without the support of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), is continuously increasing. Complete revascularization of obstructed coronary arteries is needed to obtain a better long-term outcome. Insertion into the left ventricle of an efficient microaxial pump can be useful when targeting an important coronary artery located at posterior wall of the heart in a patient with hemodynamic deficiency.

Dexmedetomidine as an adjunct to anesthetic induction to attenuate hemodynamic response to endotracheal intubation in patients undergoing fast-track CABG.

During induction of general anesthesia hypertension and tachycardia caused by tracheal intubation may lead to cardiac ischemia and arrhythmias. In this prospective, randomized study, dexmedetomidine has been used to attenuate the hemodynamic response to endotracheal intubation with low dose fentanyl and etomidate in patients undergoing myocardial revascularization receiving beta blocker treatment. Thirty patients undergoing myocardial revascularization received in a double blind manner, either a saline placebo or a dexmedetomidine infusion (1 microg/kg) before the anesthesia induction.

Effects of single-dose gabapentin on postoperative pain and morphine consumption after cardiac surgery.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the analgesic effect of single-dose preoperative gabapentin on postoperative pain and morphine consumption after cardiac surgery.

Design: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical study.

Setting: A single university hospital.