Assorted casualties are expected from combat. Triage of the wounded may result in some going directly to surgery. Although every minute is essential, anesthetic care of these trauma patients must adhere to all established standards of care. A timely preoperative assessment must include identifying the patient's risk for malignant hyperthermia (MH). If a patient is found to be malignant hyperthe...

UNLABELLED We sought to determine whether an extensive behavioral preparation program for children undergoing surgery is more effective than a limited behavioral program. The primary end point was child and parent anxiety during the preoperative period. Secondary end points included behavior of the child during the induction of anesthesia and the postoperative recovery period. Several days befo...

Objective: This study tests the hypothesis that epidural anesthesia during, and epidural analgesia after, lower extremity vascular surgery decreases the incidence of postoperative morbidity compared with general anesthesia. Method: Using a prospective, randomized, non-blinded clinical trial design, 82 patients scheduled for lower extremity revascularization surgery were randomized to either epi...

Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia techniques placed under general anesthesia have not been reported in pediatric patients with acute intermittent porphyria (AIP). A 9-year-old male with AIP presented for right inguinal herniorraphy. Family history included one relative's death after anesthesia. Preoperative preparation included reviewing medications safe for AIP patients, minimizing known A...

Anterior mediastinal tumors can cause severe airway and vascular compression, and these effects are exacerbated by general anesthesia. Tumor biopsy using a local anesthetic technique is preferable. General anesthesia for a biopsy procedure or resection of an anterior mediastinal mass should be undertaken only after a thorough preoperative assessment. Treatment protocols for surgery and anesthes...

BACKGROUND Recent upper respiratory infection (URI) in children increases respiratory adverse events following anesthesia for elective surgery. The increased risk continues weeks after resolution of acute URI symptoms. Few systematic analyses have explored specific risk factors. This logistic regression explores the relationship between preoperative URI symptoms and adverse events during emerge...

OBJECTIVES In the current study, we compared the effects of low- and high-flow anesthesia techniques on hemorheology and coagulation parameters in patients who received sevofluran. METHODS Forty patients classified as Risk Group I-II according to American Society of Anesthesiologists' (ASA) guidelines who were scheduled to undergo general anesthesia were randomly assigned to one of two groups...

perioperative stress and anesthesia are risk factors for exacerbation of multiple sclerosis (ms) attacks. infection, emotional labiality and hyperpyrexia are also known to increase the risk of postoperative ms attacks. appropriate preoperative evaluation, administration of a good premedication, control of fever, selection of the anesthetic agents and effective postoperative pain control can pre...

Abstract Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate the outcomes of first coitus injuries in newly married couples, which are common our society. Material and Methods: This is a retrospective study involving 89 patients admitted obstetrics gynecology clinic hospital with complaint bleeding secondary postcoital vaginal discharge between January 2017 December 2020. Results: The mean age d...