OBJECTIVE Stricture of the vesicourethral anastomosis remains a well-documented complication after radical retropubic prostatectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective study of 294 patients with prostate cancer who underwent radical retropubic prostatectomy. Possible correlations between anastomotic stricture formation, tumor stage, positive surgical margins, number of anastom...

BACKGROUND In cesarean section (c-sec) it is known that women receiving spinal anesthesia have decreased intraoperative blood loss compared to women receiving general anesthesia. However, we should always consider postoperative bleeding (postpartum bleeding) that may follow. The amount of postpartum bleeding can be substantial. Therefore, we sought to evaluate the effect of type of anesthesia r...

To assess the safety and efficacy of tranexamic acid (TXA) for decreasing perioperative blood loss in cervical laminectomy with lateral mass screw fixation and bone grafting (CLF), in which all surgical procedures are identical.From November 2014 to April 2016, we performed a retrospective comparative analysis of 119 patients with multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy who had undergone a C...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Despite recent advances in surgical techniques, blood loss is an important factor associated with postoperative outcomes in pancreatectomy. It is useful to identify risk factors of increased blood loss. METHODOLOGY The clinical records of 161 patients who underwent an elective pancreatectomy for peripancreatic diseases between 1994 and March 2011 were retrospectively examined....

BACKGROUND There are currently no standard recommendations regarding the dose, rate, or duration of intravenous oxytocin administration for the active management of the third stage of labor in the USA. In 2008, we initiated a standardized postpartum oxytocin protocol for active management of the third stage of labor. In cesarean deliveries, upon clamping of the umbilical cord, an oxytocin infus...

Objective: To investigate the impact of intravesical prostatic protrusion and pathological type on TURP for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Methods: Totally 158 cases with BPH were enrolled, then divided into the IPP significant group (n=70) and IPP non-significant group (n=88) according to the degree of intravesical prostatic protrusion (IPP), and patients were also divided into the glandu...

OBJECTIVE This prospective randomized controlled study was carried out with the purpose of assessing the efficacy of sublingual misoprostol in decreasing intraoperative blood loss and the need for additional uterotonic agents at cesarean delivery. METHODS One hundred seventy-four women undergoing elective or emergency cesarean delivery were assigned randomly to receive either 400 μg misoprost...

CONTEXT Intraoperative blood loss during open lumbar spine surgery is associated with adverse events and is a contributor to higher medical costs. Intraoperative hypothermia has been shown to increase blood loss and postoperative allogeneic blood transfusion rates in other realms of orthopedic surgery, but it has not been studied extensively in patients undergoing spine surgery. OBJECTIVE To ...

conclusions in intervertebral herniated disc surgery, aprotinin and controlled hypotension treatments yielded similar results in terms of reducing blood loss and surgeon satisfaction with the field of operation. results 70 patients were identical in terms of demographics and the length of surgery. the two groups were not statistically different in terms of mean change in systolic, diastolic and...

BACKGROUND Bilateral total knee arthroplasty is generally accompanied by a significant amount of blood loss. We investigated the relationship between the intensity of pain and the amount of blood loss in the early postoperative period after bilateral total knee arthroplasty. METHODS A prospective study was conducted on 91 patients who underwent elective sequential bilateral total knee arthrop...