background: the aim of this prospective, randomized, single-blinded study was to compare the effects of a carbohydrate drink 400 ml given 2 h before the surgery with preoperative overnight fasting on the gastric ph and residual volume, postoperative nausea and vomiting (ponv) and antiemetic consumption in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. materials and methods: forty american so...

PURPOSE Patients preparing to undergo surgery should not suffer needless anxiety. This study aimed to evaluate anxiety levels on the day before surgery as related to the information known by the patient regarding the diagnosis, surgical procedure, or anesthesia. METHOD Patients reported their knowledge of diagnosis, surgery, and anesthesia. The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)...

Distress is defined as feelings and ideas that lead to unpleasant problems in diseases and treatments. Distress has meanings such as sadness, hopelessness, weakness, fear, excitement, anxiety, panic, depression, indecision and burnout. The pre-operative period is a crisis period for many people. During this period individuals may experience many of the feelings, emotions and ideas that cause di...

INTRODUCTION The number of total hip and total knee replacement procedures performed worldwide has tended to surge in recent years, due to the combination of such factors as the increased life expectancy, improved quality of life, advances in medical technology as well as pre-operative and post-operative patient management.Numerous studies confirm that patients undergoing major orthopaedics pro...

In summary, therefore, the provision of TPN to malnourished patients in the pre-operative period reduces the incidence of post-operative complications, but does not affect post-operative mortality. It is likely that the provision of nutrition by the enteral route is as effective as that by the parenteral route, and may have the extra benefit of resulting in a reduction in infectious complicatio...

Objective We aim to demonstrate inner ear damage caused by drilling in the early period. Healthy contralateral ears of patients who underwent mastoidectomy using drill or tympanoplasty without using drill were compared. Methods A total of 38 patients (mastoidectomy: 22, tympanoplasty: 16) who were diagnosed as chronic otitis media and were scheduled for surgery were included. Distortion produ...