BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Hypothermia is likely to develop faster during spinal anesthesia than epidural anesthesia. A natural consequence of the rapid temperature decrease during spinal anesthesia is that the shivering threshold will be reached sooner and that more shivering will be required to prevent further hypothermia. We tested the hypotheses that the onset of hypothermia is more rapid an...

Although generally safe and effective, severe perioperative complications, including cardiac arrest, may occur during general anesthesia in infants. With the emergence of evidence that specific anesthetic agents may affect future neurocognitive outcomes, there has been an increased focus on alternatives to general anesthesia, including spinal anesthesia. We present a case of cardiac arrest duri...

Recent findings support the use of ultrasonographic guidance in pediatric regional anesthesia. This review article illustrates basic knowledge in physics of ultrasound and ultrasonographic appearance of neuronal structures, which are prerequisites for the safe application of this technique in daily clinical practice. A critical view on education and ethics in science should emphasize future dev...

laryngeal mask is a supraglothic instrument for ventilation of patients who are under anesthesia. insertion of laryngeal mask requires maintaining sufficient depth of anesthesia to avoid airway reflex (gagging, coughing and spasms). the present study investigated two techniques of anesthesia with propofol-atracurium and thiopental-atracurium to facilitate insertion of the laryngeal mask, term o...

Spinal anesthesia for knee arthroscopy is a well-documented and safe procedure. However, some complications and higher costs have been reported. Also, many orthopaedic surgeons are reluctant to use local anesthesia for fear of having to convert to general anesthesia due to inadequate pain control. The purpose of this study is to compare local with spinal anesthesia in two groups of patients sub...

Background: Spinal anesthesia has become an alternative to general anesthesia. However, spinal the most common side effects including, bradycardia and hypotension. The aim of this study was determine relationship between changes in inferior vena cava index (delta index) mean arterial pressure Methods: This observational pre-post test thirty-two patients who received (inferior collectibility cav...

Aim: We aimed to evaluate anesthesia-related complications in pediatric patients undergoing dental treatment under general anesthesia (GA).
 Materials and Methods: After ethical committee approvel, the records of who were operated between 01.09.2020-01.09.2022 at Selcuk University Faculty Dentistry General Anesthesia Sedation Clinic evaluated with regards demographic data, ASA, comorbiditi...

The medical field has undergone many changes since the start of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic. In small- and medium-sized hospitals that lack negative pressure facilities for operating rooms, it is impossible to operate on patients infected with COVID-19. As a result, requiring emergency surgery experience serious complications or die. authors performed intravenous regional anesthe...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice for cholelithiasis. The objective of this study was to compare the possibility of performing laparoscopic cholecystectomy under spinal anesthesia versus general anesthesia. METHODS Between July 2007 and September 2008, 68 patients with symptoms of cholelithiasis were included in this study. Patients with physica...