Previous chemotherapy can cause PONV.

Background: Although the treatment and mechanisms of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) are similar, the interactions between these 2 morbidities require more research.

Objectives: In our prospective observational study, we investigated whether previous chemotherapy has an effect on PONV in breast cancer surgery.

Material And Methods: One hundred and forty-eight female patients with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II, aged 18-65 years and with a scheduled breast cancer surgery were recruited into the study.

Relationship between daily testosterone production and bispectral index (BIS) values in patients who underwent septoplasty operation.

Aim: The study aimed to investigate the effect of varying testosterone levels in the morning and evening on the depth of anaesthesia in patients who underwent a septoplasty.

Materials And Methods: Male patients who underwent septoplasty under general anaesthesia between September 2016 and September 2017 were included in the study. The patients were divided into two groups.

Bispectral-Index-measured sevoflurane requirement might be decreased in individuals with major depressive disorder.

Background: GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the CNS and well-known target for general anesthetics. In addition, the dysregulation of GABA could be involved in the etiology of major depressive disorder (MDD). In this study, we aimed to determine whether MDD has any effect on anesthetic requirement measured by Bispectral Index (BIS).

[Postoperative analgesic effect of acupuncture in laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery].

Objectives: In surgery clinics, postoperative pain is a common occurrence and care is needed in its treatment. One form of treatment is various acupuncture techniques. This study investigated the effect of acupuncture on postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Gastric Decompression Decreases Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in ENT Surgery.

There is a passive blood flow to the stomach during oral and nasal surgery. It may cause postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). We researched the relationship between gastric decompression (GD) and severity of PONV in ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgery.

Spinal anesthesia and combined sciatic nerve/lumbar plexus block techniques in lower extremity orthopedic surgery.

Objective: In lower extremity orthopedic surgeries, central and peripheral regional anesthesia techniques can be used along with general anesthesia, mainly in elderly patients with accompanying maladies. This study investigates the efficiency of spinal anesthesia and combined sciatic nerve/lumbar plexus block techniques in lower extremity orthopedic surgery in terms of patient-surgeon satisfaction.

Methods: Fifty consecutive patients (age range: 50-90 years), with an ASA score of 2-3 were scheduled for lower extremity orthopedic surgery.

Effect of pharyngeal packing during nasal surgery on postoperative nausea and vomiting.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of pharyngeal packing in reducing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after nasal surgery by taking into consideration the surgery types.

Study Design: A prospective, randomized, controlled trial.

Setting: A tertiary referral center.

[Accidental hypothermia (a case report)].

Severe accidental hypothermia (core body temperature of less than 28 degrees C) is a life threatening state and a medical emergency associated with a high mortality rate. The prognosis depends on underlying diseases, advanced or very early age, the duration prior to treatment, the degree of hemodynamic deterioration, and especially, the methods of treatment, including active external or internal rewarming. We report a 70-year-old male patient with severe accidental hypothermia (core temperature 28 degrees C).

Increased progesterone production during the luteal phase of menstruation may decrease anesthetic requirement.

Unlabelled: Besides having important hormonal effects, progesterone has depressant and hypnotic effects on the brain. In this study, we compared women in the follicular phase with low progesterone levels and in the luteal phase with high progesterone levels regarding their anesthetic requirements. Twenty patients with menstrual cycle days from 1 to 10 (follicular group) and 20 patients with menstrual cycle days from 18 to 24 (luteal group) were included in the study.

[Evaluation of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and results].

Background: The aim of this study is evaluate the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) and its complications in order to provide enteral nutrition support for a long time period.

Methods: PEG tube was applied to 15 patients aged between 18-95 years, who could not feed orally prophylactic antibiotic didn't use to any patient. After 8 hours hungry PEG was applied by using pull technique and the results were evaluated prospectively.