Anaesthesia Management in a Patient with Waardenburg Syndrome and Review of the Literature.

Waardenburg syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disease that may cause hearing loss, pigmentary abnormalities, neurocristopathy and partial albinism. Incidence is estimated as 2%-3% among the cases of congenital deafness and 1/42,000 of the general population. Children with Waardenburg syndrome usually require anaesthesia for the cochlear implant operation in early age.

Arterial Blood Gas Analysis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.

Objectives: We aimed to investigate the impact of arterial blood gas (ABG) on morbidity and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients undergoing CABG surgery.

Material And Methods: The records for 75 COPD patients who underwent elective CABG surgery our institution clinic between November 2008 to 2011 and had a forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV)/forced vital capacity (FVC) ≤ 70% value in the pulmonary function tests (PFT) performed prior to the surgery were evaluated retrospectively. COPD patients were divided into two groups; Group 1; FEV ≥ 60% and Group 2; FEV ≤ 59%.

Choice of incision in penetrating cardiac injuries: Which one must we prefer: Thoracotomy or sternotomy?

Background: Penetrating cardiac injuries are high-risk, high-mortality injuries considering the outcomes. Therefore, it is important to choose the appropriate incision. In general clinical settings, thoracotomy and median sternotomy are choices of incisions to explore the injury.