Anesthetic management of a pediatric patient with Leigh syndrome.

Background And Objectives: Leigh syndrome (LS) is a rare disease caused by abnormalities of mitochondrial energy generation. The central nervous system is most frequently affected, with psychomotor underdevelopment, seizures, nystagmus, ophthalmoparesis, optic atrophy, ataxia, dystonia, or respiratory failure. Surgical and anesthetic procedures stimulate the tracheal irritability, and could exacerbate risks of aspiration, wheezing, breathing difficulties, gasping, hypoventilation, and apnea.

Behavioural effects of chronic exposure to subanesthetic concentrations of halothane, sevoflurane and desflurane in rats.

Background: A double-blind, randomized trial was conducted to determine the behavioural effects of chronic exposure to subanesthetic concentrations of halothane, sevoflurane and desflurane in rats.

Methods: Halothane, sevoflurane and desflurane group rats received 0.1%, 0.

Effects of menstrual cycle on postoperative analgesic requirements, agitation, incidence of nausea and vomiting after gynecological laparoscopy.

Background: Several studies have suggested that the menstrual cycle has an impact on postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). No previous study has evaluated the effect of the menstrual cycle on the incidence of postoperative agitation and analgesic/antiemetic requirements.

Methods: On the basis of the phase of the menstrual cycle [pre+/-menstrual (Pd 25-6), early follicular phase (Pd 8-12), ovulatory phase (Pd 13-15), and luteal phase (Pd 20-24)], 67 patients enrolled in this blinded, prospective study.

[Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C infections in surgical personnel and evaluation of predisposing factors].

The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C infections in the personnel of the operating room of Ondokuz Mayis University Hospital, to detect the carriers and actively infected individuals, to find out the health-workers' behaviours for the prevention from these infections, and to ascertain the risk factors of these diseases. HBsAg, anti-HBc, anti-HBs and anti-HCV antibodies were examined in the serum samples of 190 personnel, and their gender, education, working time (year), the daily working time in operating theatre (part/full time), the history of past hepatitis B infection, hepatitis B immunization, history of a past operation and blood transfusion, and the use of gloves during working (continuously-intermittent) were questioned. As a result, no carrier and/or actively infected personnel with hepatitis B and C were detected, while 36 (18.

Comparison of neonatal effects of epidural and general anesthesia for cesarean section.

We assessed the influence of anesthetic technique for cesarean section on neonatal outcome. Thirty parturient women (ASA I/II) were randomly allocated into two groups. In Group GA general anesthesia was induced with 4 mg.

Awake tracheal intubation through the intubating laryngeal mask airway in a patient with halo traction.

Purpose: To report a case of awake tracheal intubation through the intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA) in a patient with halo traction.

Clinical Features: A 16-yr-old, 40 kg, boy with atlanto-occipital instability and halo traction was scheduled for surgery under general anesthesia. The head of the patient was fixed in a position of flexion and extension was impossible.