Knowledge and Attitudes about Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety among Anaesthesiologists in Turkey: A Questionnaire Study.

Objective: The Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology is an important document for anaesthesiologists. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and experiences of anaesthesiologists in Turkey on the "Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety."

Methods: After the ethics committee approval and participants' consent, electronic questionnaires were sent to anesthetists working in Turkey.

Effectiveness of the Analgesia Nociception Index Monitoring in Patients Who Undergo Colonoscopy with Sedo-Analgesia.

Objective: The objective of this study was to improve the patient comfort and safety during procedures done under anaesthesia and sedation. The analgesia nociception index (ANI) noninvasively provides information on the nociception-antinociception balance, and it can be used to assess analgesia objectively. We aimed to compare the effects of analgesia management with conventional methods and with ANI monitoring on total opioid consumption, sedation and analgesia levels in patients who underwent colonoscopy using sedo-analgesia.

Reasons Why Organs From Deceased Donors Were Not Accepted for Transplantation.

Introduction: The rate of organ donations from deceased donors in Turkey is among the lowest in the world. We analyzed the reasons why some potential donors whose families had given consent did not become actual solid organ donors.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the organ donation, retrieval, and transplantation registries of 102 potential donors from the Ministry of Health Organ and Tissue Transplant Coordination Centre of Istanbul Region from the year 2015.

Incidence and Risk Factors for Systemic Infection in Deceased Donors.

Background: Organ donation shortage is the primary barrier to all organ transplantations.Infectious disease transmission through transplantation is considered controversial for organ retrieval. Donors with bacteremia and sepsis are considered controversial for organ retrieval due to potential transmission of an infectious agent to the recipient.

Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Pain Management Following Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum.

Objective: The Nuss procedure is a preferred technique for minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE), but it is associated with significant postoperative pain. We assessed the efficacy and safety of an ultrasound-guided bilateral serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) for relieving acute pain from MIRPE.

Design: A retrospective cohort study.

The Effect of Standardized Interviews on Organ Donation.

Objectives: Organ donation is the most important stage for organ transplant. Studies reveal that attitudes of families of brain-dead patients toward donation play a significant role in their decision. We hypothesized that supporting family awareness about the meaning of organ donation, including saving lives while losing a loved one, combined with being informed about brain death and the donation process must be maintained by intensive care unit physicians through standardized interviews and questionnaires to increase the donation rate.