BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an independent risk factor to develop perioperative complications during weight loss surgery, but the mechanisms are unclear. It is possible, that patients with OSA have a higher incidence of desaturation during induction of anesthesia. METHODS We enrolled 100 morbidly obese (body mass index: 53+/-10) adult patients undergoing open bariatric surgery...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare plasma cortisol concentration during anesthesia of children with congenital heart disease who received dexmedetomidine (DEX) with those who received etomidate (ETO). MATERIAL AND METHODS We recruited 99 ASA physical status II-III pediatric patients scheduled for congenital heart disease (CHD) corrective surgery and divided into them into 3 group...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of propofol infusion for both induction and maintenance of anesthesia on hemodynamics and recovery in elderly patients compared with conventional thiopental-isoflurane anesthesia. DESIGN Randomized, prospective, study. SETTING Teaching hospital. PATIENTS 60 nonpremedicated ASA physical status I, II, and III adult elderly patients scheduled to undergo...

this study compared the effects of anesthesia with isoflurane and tiva (total intravenous anesthesia) on the intensity of body temperature reduction during anesthesia and incidence of chills after lumbar disc surgery. the study was done as a single blinded randomized clinical trial. from 60 patients who underwent lumbar disc surgery, 30 subjects were placed in isoflurane group and 30 in the tiv...

BACKGROUND The authors developed a measure to determine whether maternal motivation to be present during induction (Motivation for Parental Presence during Induction of Anesthesia [MPPIA]) is related to children's anxiety during the induction process. METHODS Mothers and children (aged 2-12 yr) undergoing outpatient, elective surgery and general anesthesia were enrolled in this study (n = 289...

endotrachial intubation can have serious deleterious hemodynamic changes. hypertension and tachycardia are especially dangerous in coronary artery disease, intracranial hypertension. magnesium sulfate is known for its vasodilating properties. several studies have reported favorable protective hemodynamic properties of magnesium when used as a premedicant in cardiac or elderly patients. our aim ...

a varieties of medications have been suggested to prevent hemodynamic instabilities following laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation. this study was conducted to determine the beneficial effects of gabapentin on preventing hemodynamic instabilities associated with intubation in patients who were a candidate for coronary artery bypass surgery (cabg). this double blinded randomized, parallel gr...

BACKGROUND Mean turnover times and the time spent in the operating room (OR) can be reduced by concurrent induction of anesthesia. Previous studies of anesthesia induction outside the OR have concentrated either on anesthesia-controlled time or turnover time. The goal of this study was to investigate the impact of an induction room model on the whole surgical process, its phases and delays betw...