OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of two different analgesia methods on postoperative pain of patients with moderate and severe craniocerebral injury who had an emergency operation. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this study, 64 patients who were treated in our hospital from January 2015 to January 2016 and diagnosed with acute craniocerebral injury, were consecutively selected. The patients were divi...

results ketamine group had significant pain relief properties in compare with control group in first hours after cesarean section (0.78 ± 1.09 vs. 1.72 ± 1.22, vas score, p = 0.00). total dose of meperidine consumption in women of ketamine group was significantly lower than women of control group (54.17 ± 12.86 vs. 74.44 ± 33.82 mg, p = 0.02). there were no significant drug side effects in part...

With the advent of robotic-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy (RATT), increased surgical precision and resolution of symptoms has been observed for treatment of myasthenia gravis (MG). Compared to transsternalthymectomy, RATT results in less blood loss, better aesthetic sequelae, lower complications, less postoperative pain and decreased length of hospital stay [1-3]. Despite of this, the anesth...

BACKGROUND There have been few studies comparing the response to asphyxia and the effectiveness of typical cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) using exogenous epinephrine administration and manual closed-chest compression between total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) and inhalational anaesthesia. METHODS Twenty pigs were randomly assigned to two study groups anaesthetized using either 2% end-t...

BACKGROUND Sufentanil and alfentanil have pharmacokinetic and dynamic properties which make them favourable substances for total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) in combination with propofol. OBJECTIVES We planned to compare two clinical protocols for TIVA with propofol, and either sufentanil or alfentanil in regards to postoperative pain, hemodynamic stability during the case and time for emerg...

Accelerated idioventricular rhythm (AIVR) during anesthesia has been described in several drug toxicity such as from cocaine, halothane, desflurane, and propofol. We present the case of a man who developed episodes of AIVR observed under total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) using remifentanil, propofol, and rocuronium. AIVR during anesthesia was a benign phenomenon, and further examinations afte...

A questionnaire was sent to 53 patients who had undergone an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy under total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) using intermittent Propofol. All of the patients would accept the same technique again. Out of 20 patients who had previously had the procedure performed under Diazepam sedation, 18 preferred the use of Propofol. This technique can only be used with an anaesth...

THE bispectral index (BIS, Aspect Medical Systems Inc., Newton, MA) is a processed electroencephalographic variable which correlates with depth of hypnosis in adult patients during general anesthesia. It has also been used clinically to guide anesthetic drug administration, and to quantify the pharmacodynamic action of anesthetic drugs in the laboratory setting. BIS has previously been shown to...

The objective of this review is to evaluate the existing literature with regard to the influence of propofol and remifentanil total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) on cerebral perfusion and oxygenation in healthy pigs. Anaesthesia has influence on cerebral haemodynamics and it is important not only in human but also in veterinary anaesthesia to preserve optimal regulation of cerebral haemodynami...

BACKGROUND Head fixation can induce hemodynamic instability. Remifentanil is commonly used with propofol for total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) during neurosurgery. This study investigated the 90% effective concentration (EC90) of remifentanil for blunting of cardiovascular responses to head fixation during neurosurgery via bispectral index (BIS) monitoring. METHODS Fifty patients undergoing...