Effect of beach chair position on bispectral index values during arthroscopic shoulder surgery.

Background: Bispectral index (BIS) monitoring reduces the cases of intraoperative awareness. Several factors can alter BIS readings without affecting the depth of anesthesia. We conducted a study to assess the impact of beach chair position (sitting position) on BIS readings.

Intraoperative acute brain swelling when performing indirect anastomosis in a patient with moyamoya disease -A case report-.

A 6-year-old male patient who was suffering from a cold and a transient ischemic attack was scheduled to undergo encephalo-duro-arterio-synangiosis for treating his moyamoya disease. Acute brain edema occurred just after opening the dura mater. Head elevation, reduction of the head rotation and hyperventilation were done.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed under regional anesthesia in patient who had undergone pneumonectomy: A case report.

Seventy-one years old, ASA physical status III, male patient underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy due to acute cholecystitis with gall bladder (GB stone). He had undergone right pneumonectomy nine years ago. Moderate obstructive and restrictive pattern was found on PFT and hypokinesia of apical anterior and septum segments was seen on echocardiography.