Ömür Deveci1, 2 and Erdal Karaduman1,2 1 Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Arts and Science, Kafkas University, 36100 Kars, Turkey 2 Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey Correspondence should be addressed to Ömür Deveci, [email protected] Received 18 October 2011; Accepted 11 December 2011 Academic Editor: Reinaldo Martinez Palhares C...

background & aim: operation as a stressor can induce physical and psychological negative reactions. considering the anxiety prevalence as the most important sign and symptoms before surgery, on one hand, and the necessity of patients’ mental preparation as the most essential care before surgery, on the other hand, the importance of primary communication of medical centers’ staff would be determ...

BACKGROUND: Narcotics and sedatives can reduce intraocular pressure. This study was performed to evaluate the effect of remifentanil plus ketamine on intraocular pressure and sedation quality in comparison with fentanyl plus ketamine during and after operation in patients undergoing phacoemulsification with topical anesthesia. METHODS: Forty four patients were randomized into two groups to rece...

  Background: Controlling the hemodynamic situation of patients who have spinal operation is of prime importance, and maintaining the heart rate and blood pressure in normal or low- normal levels in these patients can reduce their bleeding loss. One of the commonly used drugs for this purpose is remifentanil. Another sedative-hypnotic-analgesic drug, with acceptable effects is dexmedetomidine. ...