Rocuronium is a nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent used in anesthesia induction and is associated with considerable discomfort and burning pain during injection, which is reported to occur in 50-80% of patients. ...

A 56-year-old man presented himself for an intracranial glioblastoma multiforme excision. After being routinely monitored, he was preoxygenated. We induced anesthesia and paralysis with 200 mg propofol, 50 mu g fentanyl ...

Objectives: 10 compare the hypnotic effects (using Bispectral Index [BIS]), hemodynamic parameters, injection pain and quality of anesthesia during induction of anesthesia of the 3 commercial propofol preparations (Abbott ...

Kartagener's syndrome, an autosomal recessive disorder is a combination of dextrocardia (situs inversus), bronchiectasis and sinusitis. We report a 22-year-old woman with this syndrome scheduled for appendectomy. Spinal ...

Objective: Peripheral nerve catheter for postoperative analgesia is new method in children. In this study, we aimed to compare the efficacy of systemic opioid use with continuous sciatic nerve blocks after foot surgery in ...

Background/aim: Both bupivacaine and levobupivacaine are local anesthetics with strong analgesic efficacy that can be used intraarticularly. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of intraarticular bupivacaine ...

Objective: Midazolam, propofol and fentanyl were compared in terms of sedation during cataract extraction. Hemodynamic parameters, sedation level, postoperative satisfaction, and side effects were investigated. Methods: ...

Objective: To investigate the association of maximum HR during the first day of intensive care unit (ICU) and mortality. Methods: Data of 850 patients over 45 years of age, who were hospitalized in ICU, was retrospectively ...

Objectives: To evaluate maternal and neonatal effects of desflurane compared with the sevoflurane for general anesthesia for cesarean section. Methods: The study was conducted as a prospective randomized blind study between ...