Aim: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between preoperative pain beliefs and postoperative pain levels in patients undergoing elective surgery. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted at Cukurova University Balcalı Hospital between July and September 2024 with 115 patients who met…
Aim: Traumatic pneumothorax is a preventable cause of death in trauma patients. Treatment of small traumatic pneumothorax without respiratory distress is controversial. In this study, we tried to determine the risk factors for the development of late traumatic pneumothorax and the safety of treatment with…
Aim: We aimed to evaluate the effects of controlled hypotension by using esmolol and nicardipine on cerebral oxygenation, hemodynamics, bleeding, surgical satisfaction and quality of recovery. Methods: Sixty adult patients who were scheduled tympanoplasty and tympanomastoidectomy surgery were included. The mean arterial blood pressure was…
Aim: This study aimed to observe the development of surgical technique and anatomical success during the first 7 years of a new surgeon’s performing retinal surgery. Methods: Patients undergoing PPV surgery between January 2017 and January 2024 by an inexperienced surgeon in vitreoretinal surgery were…
Aim: Maintaining stable hemodynamics during emergence is crucial for reducing cerebral perfusion pressure and minimizing risk of bleeding. We aimed to compare effects of urapidil and remifentanil on extubation quality and hemodynamics during extubation. Methods: 90 patients aged 18-65 years, ASA 1-3 included. Anesthesia was…
Aim: With this study, we aimed to evaulate the relationship between daytime urinary incontinence and transverse rectal diameter by using transabdominal ultrasound. Methods: In this study, pediatric patients were evaluated with symptoms of daytime urinary incontinence referred to the pediatric nephrology clinics of Adıyaman University…
Aim: The objective of this study was to assess the protective efficacy of thymoquinone at low and high doses against ischemic reperfusion (I/R) injury resulting from superior mesenteric artery occlusion in rats. Methods: Thirty-five Wistar Albino rats were randomly divided into five groups: control, sham,…
Aim: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of neuropathic pain in patients diagnosed with lumbar disc herniation and to examine the correlation between neuropathic pain and surgical intervention. Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study involving 217 patients diagnosed with lumbar disc herniation who…
Aim: This study evaluates the effects of demographic and clinical factors on surgical outcomes in patients undergoing lumbar decompression surgery. Specifically, the relationships between gender, age, presence of degeneration, lesion location, body mass index (BMI), and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores were analyzed. Methods: This…
Aim: To discuss the surgical management of near-total defects due to clear cell hidroadenocarcinoma, a rare tumor of the lower eyelid, and to contribute to the limited literature on reconstruction options in this area. Methods: A 93-year-old female patient presented with a rapidly growing lesion…