OBJECTIVE We aimed to investigate the attitudes and behaviors of anaesthesiologists in "non-operating room anaesthesia" applications, which can be described as anaesthesia applications performed outside the operating room, and their reflection on practice all over Turkey. METHODS Our study was conducted between November 5, 2012 and January 7, 2013 with the approval of the Research Ethics Boar...

OBJECTIVE To determine the influence of general or regional anaesthesia on long term mental function in elderly patients. DESIGN Prospective study of patients randomly allocated to receive general or regional anaesthesia. SETTING The patients' homes and a large teaching hospital in Cardiff. SUBJECTS 146 Patients aged 60 and over scheduled for elective hip or knee replacement. MAIN OUTCO...

Anaesthetic care during thoracic surgical procedures in children combines components of the knowledge bases of paediatric anaesthesia with those of thoracic anaesthesia. This article highlights the principles of anaesthesia during thoracoscopic surgery in children including preoperative evaluation, anaesthetic induction techniques, maintenance anaesthesia and options for postoperative analgesia...

The effects of anaesthesia on serum thyroid hormones were studied in 32 pregnant young women undergoing Caesarean section at term. Eighteen patients received general anaesthesia and 14 lumbar extradural blockade. Maternal serum concentrations of thyrotrophin (TSH), thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3) and reverse triiodothyronine (rT3) were measured using radioimmunoassay at 0, delivery and 24...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive demyelinating disease presenting with a relapsing-remitting course and affects large areas of the brain and the spinal cord. Surgical stress often induces exacerbation of MS symptoms. It is mandatory to prepare the MS patient very carefully for the surgery and anaesthesia with an effective premedication and an effective postoperative analgesia following ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of general anaesthesia and general+epidural anaesthesia on the stress response which was evaluated with the adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH), cortisol, insulin, and glucose levels and the haemodynamic parameters. METHODS Forty two, American Society of Anesthesiologists physiologic status I-II, patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty were randomize...

Edner. A. 2005. Effects of anaesthesia on haemodynamics and metabolism in horses. Evaluated by laser Doppler flowmetry, microdialysis and muscle biopsy techniques. Doctor’s dissertation. ISSN: 1652-6880. ISBN: 91-576-6968-6 Complications related to the musculo-skeletal system (fractures and post-anaesthetic myopathy; PAM) after anaesthesia are more common in the horse than in other species. PAM...

References 1. Pandit JJ, Cook TM, Jonker WR, OSullivan E. A national survey of anaesthetists (NAP5 baseline) to estimate an annual incidence of accidental awareness during general anaesthesia in the UK. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2013; 110: 501–9. 2. Pandit JJ, Cook TM, Jonker WR, OSullivan E. A national survey of anaesthetists (NAP5 baseline) to estimate an annual incidence of accidental a...