Publications by authors named "Ozgur Karakurt"
Cardiac findings of sternal fractures due to thoracic trauma: A five-year retrospective study.
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg
May 2018
Background: This study mainly aimed to determine the frequency of sternal fractures in thoracic trauma patients and to assess the differences in surgical need, cardiac findings, and treatment processes between patients with fracture on different sternal zones and displaced and non-displaced sternal fractures.
Methods: We analyzed the data of patients with sternal fracture due to thoracic trauma admitted to a state hospital between January 2011 and December 2015. Patient data comprised demographics, trauma characteristics, clinical findings, and treatment process.
Article Synopsis
- The study compares the effectiveness of subpleural analgesia (SPA) and thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) for managing severe pain in patients after thoracotomy.
- In a randomized trial with 30 patients, those who received TEA experienced significantly less pain and required less rescue medication compared to those receiving SPA.
- The findings suggest that TEA is a more effective method for pain relief after thoracotomy, indicating the need for further research on optimal dosages for SPA.
Elastofibroma dorsi management and outcomes: review of 16 cases.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
February 2014
Objectives: Elastofibroma dorsi (ED) is a rare, benign lesion arising from connective tissue, usually found at the inferior pole of the scapula. To date, only a few small series have been reported in the English literature and there are few data about the long-term outcomes after surgery. Our goal is to contribute a better understanding of this tumour and to determine the long-term outcomes after surgery.
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