The incidence of postoperative residual curarization following the use of intermediate-acting muscle relaxants and related factors.

Purpose: To evaluate the incidence of residual curarization (RC) and related risk factors in the early and late postoperative periods in patients receiving general anesthesia with intermediate-acting muscle relaxants.

Methods: Two-hundred and eight American Society of Anesthesiologists class I and II patients, aged 18-70 years, who underwent general anesthesia with intermediate-acting muscle relaxants, were included. Heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, tympanic temperature were recorded for each patient who was transported to the recovery room, every 10 minutes by a trained nurse.

The effects of diazepam on blood pressure levels in cataract surgery.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of oral diazepam on blood pressure (BP) alterations in patients that underwent cataract surgery under topical anesthesia.

Methods: A total of 147 patients that underwent phacoemulsification surgery under topical anesthesia, were reviewed retrospectively. The study took place in the Department of Ophthalmology, Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty, Aydin, Turkey, between January 2011 and July 2013.

The incidence of residual neuromuscular blockade associated with single dose of intermediate-acting neuromuscular blocking drugs.

Background: The goal of this study is to investigate the incidence and risk factors of residual paralysis associated with single-dose intermediate-acting muscle relaxants (atracurium, vecuronium, rocuronium) during early postoperative period.

Methods: Adult patients (ASA I and II) who received a single dose of vecuronium, atracurium or rocuronium during general anesthesia for elective surgical procedure were included in the study. Train-of-four (TOF) ratios under 0.

The effect of preoperative dexamethasone on early oral intake, vomiting and pain after tonsillectomy.

Objective: Postoperative morbidity in patients undergoing tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy includes inadequate oral intake, pain, nausea, vomiting and bleeding. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of preoperative 0.5 mg/kg i.