Comparison of the Macintosh and Airtraq Laryngoscopes in Endotracheal Intubation Success.

Objective: Endotracheal intubation of patients is an effective method for controlling airway and breathing. However, laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation is not easy in every case. There is a recent abundance of equipment used for controlling ventilation and intubation.

Ultrasound-guided pulsed radio frequency treatment in Morton's neuroma.

Background: Morton's neuroma is a perineural fibrosis of an intermetatarsal plantar nerve. Burning, numbness, paresthesia, and tingling down the interspaces of involved toes may also be experienced. Taking into account all of this information, we designed a prospective open-label study to evaluate the efficacy of pulsed radio frequency on Morton's neuroma.

Treatment of compensatory hyperhidrosis of the trunk with radiofrequency ablation.

Objectives: Although Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy is a widely accepted treatment method for patients with palmar hyperhidrosis, compensatory hyperhidrosis of the trunk remains a challenging side effect of the procedure. No satisfactory treatment options for this side effect were available until now. In this study, we aimed to define a new procedure for the treatment of compensatory hyperhidrosis of the trunk.

Effects of general and spinal anesthetic techniques on endothelial adhesion molecules in cesarean section.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of anesthetic techniques used during general anesthesia (GA) and spinal anesthesia (SA) on endothelial adhesion molecules in the fetal circulation of healthy parturients undergoing elective cesarean section.

Methods: Patients were randomly assigned to either the general anesthesia (n = 20) or spinal anesthesia (n = 20) group. Maternal and cord blood neopterin, sE-selectin, and sL-selectin levels were measured in both groups.

A new treatment modality for unilateral athelectasis: Recruitment maneuver with endobronchial blocker.

Atelectasis is a commonly seen complication during the post-operative period in intensive care units. The treatment of atelectasis depends on the underlying cause. We aimed to share our experience on the treatment of right total atelectasis in our intensive care unit applied with the help of the endobronchial blocker.

Results of the assessment of the council of multidisciplinary pain.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to emphasize the necessity of multidisciplinary pain council by demonstrating the patient profile, treatment approaches, outcomes, and patient satisfaction levels obtained from our council.

Methods: In this study, the age, gender, number of council evaluations, diagnoses and recommended therapies of patients were determined retrospectively. The status of the patients >1 year, outcomes of the therapies, and satisfaction levels of the patients were questioned on the phone.

Effects of the menstrual cycle on injection pain due to rocuronium.

Study Objective: To investigate the effect of the menstrual cycle on rocuronium injection pain.

Design: Prospective, randomized, double-blinded study.

Setting: Academic medical center.

A new target of percutaneus sympathic radiofrequency thermocoagulation for treatment of palmar hyperhidrosis: T4.

Objectives: Hyperhidrosis is thought to result from a functional impairment of the sympathic nervous system. In this study, percutaneous T4 sympathic radiofrequency (RF) thermocoagulation was used to treat palmar hyperhidrosis which does not respond to conservative treatment. The results were evaluated in terms of safety, efficiency and patient satisfaction.

Importance of anorectal manometry after definitive surgery for Hirschsprung's disease in children.

Objectives: The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate anorectal function after definitive surgery for Hirschsprung's disease (HD) by anorectal manometry.

Materials And Methods: We evaluated the anorectal manometric assessment of 18 children who were operated for HD. Functional outcomes were determined by a questionnaire.

Effect of radiofrequency ablation and comparison with surgical sympathectomy in palmar hyperhidrosis.

Objectives: Hyperhidrosis is a the disorder of excessive sweating in certain regions of the body. It is usually treated with surgical sympathectomy. Radiofrequency therapy has been successfully used for sympatholysis.

Comparing beneficial effects of inhaled nitric oxide to L-arginine in necrotizing enterocolitis model in neonatal rats.

Objective: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a common and devastating gastrointestinal condition of neonatal infants. The pathophysiology of NEC remains poorly understood. We tried to evaluate the effectiveness of inhaled NO compared to L-arginine usage in necrotizing enterocolitis model in rats.

[Assessment of the effectiveness of lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection for low back pain].

Objectives: Transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI) is a minimally invasive technique used for low back pain. We aimed to assess the efficiency of TFESI in patients with low back pain who did not respond to conservative or surgical methods.

Methods: This study was a retrospective analysis of the records of 37 patients (range: 24-80 years) who presented to our clinic with low back pain and were treated by TFESI.

Evaluation and comparison of the effects of hyperbaric oxygen and ozonized oxygen as adjuvant treatments in an experimental osteomyelitis model.

Background: We evaluated and compared the efficacy of ozone (O(3)) and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapies in an experimental rat model of osteomyelitis.

Materials And Methods: Forty-eight male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into sham, osteomyelitis (control), vancomycin (V), vancomycin + HBO (VHB), vancomycin + O(3) (VO), and vancomycin + HBO + O(3) (VOHB) groups. Osteomyelitis was induced by a bone injection of 10(8) CFU/mL methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

The role of preconditioning and N-acetylcysteine on oxidative stress resulting from tourniquet-induced ischemia-reperfusion in arthroscopic knee surgery.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ischemic preconditioning (IPC) and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on oxidative stress resulting from tourniquet-induced ischemia-reperfusion (IR) period in arthroscopic knee surgery.

Methods: Forty-five patients who had arthroscopic knee surgery for meniscal and chondral lesions and for pathologic medial plica were included in this study. They were assigned to the following treatment groups: control (group C; n=15), IPC (group P; n=15), and NAC (group N; n=15).