BACKGROUND AND AIMS Benefits of intraoperative low tidal volume ventilation during laparoscopic surgery are not conclusively proven, even though its advantages were seen in other situations with intraoperative respiratory compromise such as one-lung ventilation. The present study compared the efficacy of intraoperative low tidal volume ventilatory strategy (6 ml/kg along with positive end-expir...

OBJECTIVES To compare morbidity between two currently used iodine-125 seed implantation techniques for the treatment of localized prostate cancer. METHODS Iodine-125 brachytherapy was used in 300 consecutive men with localized prostate cancer. Two seed implant techniques were used: preplanning, using preloaded needles, and intraoperative planning, using a Mick applicator. A comparison was mad...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the changes in perfusion computed tomography (PCT) parameters in carotid endarterectomy (CEA), and to discuss the use of intraoperative PCT in CEA. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixteen patients with carotid stenosis who also underwent CEA with intraoperative CT were recruited in this study. We calculated quantitative data on cerebral blood flow (CBF), cerebral bl...

Intraoperative consultation; Smear cytology; Central nervous system neoplasm Smear cytology has been accepted as a suitable alternative to frozen section in intraoperative consultation of central nervous system tumours. Intraoperative smears from neurosurgical specimens permit rapid and accurate diagnosis. Grading of primary tumours may not be always possible on intraoperative smears, but their...

Background and objectives:  Intraoperative blood transfusion is a common medical intervention worldwide. Although mostly lifesaving when indicated, inappropriate administration of intraoperative can be potentially life-threatening. The aim of this study was to analyze the most common surgery/invasive procedures requiring intraoperative transfusion and to determine indications for intraoperative...

background rhinoplasty is one of the most common surgeries of the plastic surgery and as well as ear, throat and nose. intra-operative bleeding during surgery is one of the most important factors that may impair the surgeon’s job. providing a clean blood-free surgical filed makes the operation faster, easier and with a better quality. one way to achieve this goal is to induce hypotension. this ...

Anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery is a major and life-threatening complication that occurs more frequently than expected. Intraoperative judgment in predicting potential leakage has shown extremely low sensitivity and specificity. The lack of a model for predicting anastomotic leakage might explain this insufficient judgment. We aimed to propose a clinical parameters-based model to p...

BACKGROUND The aim of study was to evaluate the effect of mechanical ventilation mode type, pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV), or volume-controlled ventilation (VCV) on intra- and postoperative surgical bleeding in patients undergoing posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) surgery. METHODS This was a prospective, randomized, single-blinded, and parallel study that included 56 patients u...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to evaluate the prognostic significance of intraoperative peritoneal lavage cytology (PLC) in pancreatic invasive ductal adenocarcinoma. METHODS Intraoperative PLC was evaluated in 162 patients with resectable pancreatic invasive ductal adenocarcinoma. The results were analyzed for correlations with clinicopathological parameters and/or prognoses. RESULTS ...