Prognostic factors in electrical burns: a review of 101 patients.

Purpose: Electrical burn wounds are among the most devastating of burns, with wide-ranging injuries. We aimed to document the factors affecting the mortality rate of patients presenting with electrical burn wounds to our regional burn centre.

Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on 101 patients from January 2009 to June 2012.

[Comparison of the activity and reliability of intravenous administration of midazolam and dexmedetomidine on sedation levels under epidural anesthesia].

Objectives: We aimed to assess the sedative effects of midazolam and dexmedetomidine and their effects on hemodynamics and the cardiovascular system under epidural anesthesia.

Methods: This study included 50 patients. Approval of the ethics committee and written consent from patients were obtained.

Sedation with intranasal midazolam in adults undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.

The use of intranasal (IN) midazolam in adults for sedation in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy has been evaluated in a controlled clinical study. Eighty-one patients with a mean age of 37.02 +/- 12.