Purpose To compare the occurrences of perioperative complications of two anesthetic techniques (general anesthesia [GA] and spinal anesthesia [SA] in patients undergoing primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Materials and Methods Patients who underwent unilateral primary TKA due to osteoarthritis from January 2005 to January 2014 were retrospectively reviewed. They were divided in...

BACKGROUND Postoperative sore throat is one of the most common complications after endotracheal intubation. Both Ketamine and magnesium can block N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptors and provide central and local analgesia. OBJECTIVES To compare the effect of magnesium sulfate and ketamine gargle on the incidence and severity of postoperative sore throat. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total o...

background postoperative residual blockade, longer duration of action for neuromuscular blockade, and slower recovery were relatively common in elderly patients. objectives we aimed to investigate the safety of train-of-four ratio and clinical tests in the assessment of patient recovery, and to determine the effects of the rocuronium, vecuronium, and cisatracurium on intubation, extubation and ...

background: each member of society needs suitable services in recovery wards including patient safety in the ward, improvement and taking care of patients after surgery and anesthesia in order to decrease undesirable evidences, mortality and morbidity. the special characteristic of recovery cares is nursing cares. the nurse is one of the effective members of a health group and her/his effective...