Ultrasound may provide effective guidance during nerve blocks in cases where nerve stimulation is not feasible for various reasons. We describe a 28-year-old, ASA physical status I, male patient who was operated for pectoral flap release under lateral sagittal infraclavicular block. Using ultrasound guidance alone, total volume of 30 ml of local anesthetic mixture (15 ml of levobupivacaine 5 mg...

background and objective: vascular endothelial growth factor (vegf) and its receptors (vegf-r1 and r2) are major regulators of angiogenesis. this study was designed to assess serum levels of vegf and vegf-r1 and their prognostic significance in newly diagnosed childhood acute leukemia. materials and methods: for this purpose, vegf and vegf-r1 were determined using enzyme linked immuno-sorbant a...

Vascular and bleeding complications are a known risk of cardiac catheterization. In this article, we report a neck hematoma after left-sided transradial cardiac catheterization, which is a known but rarely reported complication of this procedure.

INTRODUCTION Vascular injuries are a well recognised but very rare complication of surgery or trauma around the knee, especially associated with arthroscopic anterior and posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. PRESENTATION OF CASE This report describes a case of a Popliteal pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula after Arthroscopic anterior and Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction...

In this study. 2I patients between the ages of 40 and 75 (mean age 61) who were within the first 48 hours of acute ischaemic stroke were included. Isovolaemic haemodilution with Dextran 40 (rheomacrodeks) was applied. the mean Htc value was 43 +-4.8 (38-55) before treatment. After five days of haemodilution therapy. the value descended to 35+-2 which is a significant change. The ratio of neurol...

Graft site candidiasis is a rare but life-threatening complication of renal transplant. We report the course and management of 2 renal transplant recipients, using kidneys from a single donor, both of whom developed vascular complications secondary to Candida infection.