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Copyright of Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Dental Sciences is the property of Turkiye Klinikleri and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Copyright of Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences is the property of Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

In the present study, it is aimed to investigate the effect of intraperitoneal use of chitosan on the prevention of peritoneal adhesion formation in the postoperative period immediately after ovariohysterectomy. A total of 15 female Wistar-albino rats weighing 250-350 gr were used for this researcher. Rats were housed in room temperature (22±2°C) and humidity, 12h light-dark cycles. The rats housed in single cages were fed with standard laboratory food and water. After the rats were anesthetized with appropriate anesthetic methods, ovarium and uterus were removed according to the procedure standard procedures used in routines. Rats were randomly divided into 2 groups. Chitosan groups (n=8) were injected intraperitoneally as a single dose mixing 2.5 mL of physiological saline solution with a dose of 50 mg/kg of chitosan immediately after OVH operation. Rats in the other group (n=7), which were evaluated as the control group, were given only 2.5 mL of saline intraperitoneally different from the first group. Body temperatures were recorded on the day of the operation (day 0) and on the 7th and 14th day following the operation. The animals were euthanized 21 days after the operation with a high dose of anesthetic. There was no difference between the groups in terms of body temperatures. Rat without adhesion was found to be higher in the chitosan group. In addition, adhesion resistance was found to be lower in chitosan group. Especially, the number of adhesions score 3 was higher in the control group. These results show that intraperitoneal chitosan application decreases the adhesion rate and adhesion resistance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Firat Universitesi Saglik Bilimleri Veteriner Dergisi is the property of Firat Universitesiu, Saglik Bilimleri Enstitusu and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Copyright of Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Dental Sciences is the property of Turkiye Klinikleri and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Aim: To evaluate the preoperative diagnostic methods, hysteroscopy results, histopathology results and intraoperative complications in patients, who had operative hysteroscopy with a preoperative diagnosis of endometrial polyp. Material and Methods: The records of 139 patients, who had operative hysteroscopy with a preoperative diagnosis of endometrial polyp at Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Womens' Health Training and Research Hospital-Reproductive Endocrinology Department between November 2010 and March 2013, were evaluated retrospectively. The patient demographic characteristics, preoperative transvaginal ultrasonography and/or saline infusion sonography findings, intracavitary lesions found in hysteroscopy, postoperative histopathology findings and intraoperative complications were evaluated. Results: A total of 139 patients, 50 of who were postmenopausal were included to the study. The mean age, gravidity and parity of the patients was 45.5 ± 11.34, 2.87 ± 2.6, 2.0 ±1.75. At the time of first visit, 61.2% of the patients were symptomatic and 38.8% were diagnosed incidentally. The most common complaint was abnormal uterine bleeding (32.4%). Endometrial polyp was diagnosed in 79.1% of the patients in hysteroscopy and 75.5% of postoperative his- topathology findings were endometrial polyp. There were four uterine perforation and one cervical laceration cases (n=5, 3.6%). Postoperative late complications were not seen in any of the patients. Conclusion: Hysteroscopy is a safe and effective method in diagnosis and treatment of endometrial pathologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: Rocuronium can cause pain on injection in large population of patients and various methods have been studied to reduce this pain. In this study, the effectiveness of lidocaine, ketamine and ephedrine in the prevention of rocuronium injection site pain were compared. Materials and Methods: This prospective, randomized study was carried-out on 120 patients after obtaining the approval of the Ethics Committee. Patients were randomized into four groups and lidocaine 1 mg kg-1 (Group L, n=30), ketamine 0.2 mg kg-1 (Group K, n=30), ephedrine 70 μg kg-1 (Group E, n=30), normal saline 5 mL (Group S, n=30) were given intravenously prior to rocuronium administration. Rocuronium pain was assessed using verbal pain score and withdrawal response score. Results: Verbal pain scores of 0 (no pain) in groups L, K, E and S were estimated in 80 %, 50 %, 20 %, 20 % of the patients, respectively. Withdrawal response scores of 0 (none) and 1 (withdrawal response only in wrist) in groups L, K, E and S were noted in 93.3 %, 80 %, 73.3 %, and 46.7 of the cases, respectively. Conclusion: A significant reduction was found in incidence of pain and withdrawal response in both lidocaine and ketamine groups compared with ephedrine and saline groups. Despite ephedrine was found ineffective in reduring verbal pain scores, it is more effective than saline in reduring withdrawal score. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare intraoperative effects of hypertonic saline (HS, 3 % NaCl) in hypervolemic hemodilution versus 6 % hydroxyethyl starch (HES, mean molecular weight 130kDA/0.4) on hemodynamic and coagulation parameters in patients scheduled for total hip replacement surgery. Materials and Methods: Twenty patients scheduled to undergo total hip replacement with standard spino-epidural anesthesia were randomly allocated into two groups. Study solutions consisting of either HS % 3 or HES 6 % solutions in coded bags were delivered at a dose of 250 mL/m2 in 20 minutes. Vital signs and, laboratory parameters such as complete blood count, prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time and fibrinogen, coagulation factors (II, V, VII, VIII, X) were assessed before and after study fluid loading, after completion of the surgery and 24 hours after the surgery. Results: The mean (±SD) amount of the study fluids infused were 382±135 mL HS and 459±67 mL HES. Hemoglobin concentrations and platelet counts decreased with time, mean blood pressures and heart rates remained stable before and after fluid loading (p<0.05 within group comparison). There was no significant difference in transfusion requirements, estimates of hemodynamic parametres, complete blood counts or any one of the coagulation parameters among groups at predetermined times. Conclusion: In patients undergoing total hip prosthesis replacement, loading with 3 % hypertonic saline and 6 % HES result in similar coagulation and hemodynamic changes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is a well known but a rare complication in children after spinal and epidural anesthesia and diagnostic lumbar puncture. If the headache does not respond to bed rest, hydration and analgesic treatment, epidural blood patch should be applied Epidural administration of serum physiologic is a substitute for blood patch in adults with PDPH. In these two cases We are presenting an epidural blood patch and physiologic serum application for an 8 and a 10 year-old children who did not respond to conservative treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: Ondansetron is a selective 5-hydroxytriptamin antagonist. It was shown that ondansetron has local anesthetic actions but it also antagonizes the sensorial block level of subarachnoidal lidocaine anesthesia Our aim was to evaluate whether intravenous ondansetron had an effect on the characteristics of subarachnoid block induced with bupivacaine+fentanyl and on the time to the first analgesic requirement during postoperative period. Material and Method: Forty-two ASA I-III patients scheduled for inguinal herniorraphy were included in the study. Fifteen minutes before subarachnoidal injection Group I (n=21) received ondansetron (8 mg iv) and Group II (n=21) an equal volume of 0.9 % normal saline solution. Subarachnoidal block was achieved with combined spinal-epidural anesthesia technique, and 5 mg 0.5 % bupivacaine+25 μg fentanyl+1.5 mL distilled water were injected intrathecally. Haemodynamic, sensorial and motor block parameters and side effects were assessed in all groups. Results: Demographic data, haemodynamic parameters, side effects, time to reach T6 dermatome and two segment regression time of the cases were similar. S2 regression and total anesthesia time were shorter in the ondansetron group but motor block parameters were similar between the groups. Conclusion: Although we concluded that intravenous ondansetron antagonizes sensorial block of spinal anesthesia induced with bupivacaine and fentanyl, further studies are needed to evaluate the mechanism of its effect on nociception and its interaction with other local anesthetics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The incidence of non-palpable breast lesions has been significantly increased because of widespread use of breast screening techniques and the fact that women are becoming more conscious about breast cancer. Standard method for localization of non-palpable lesions is the wire localization. The aim of this study is to present the results of ROLL (Radioguided occult lesion localization) which is a new technique in our clinic for localization of non-palpable lesions. Patients and Methods: ROLL was performed for 260 patients (from December 2004 to August 2008) who had radiologically suspicious lesion. In the time period 24 hours before surgery all patients had an injection of 1-2 mci Tc-99m labelled Human Serum Albumin in 0.2-0.5 cc saline directly into the lesion under ultrasound or stereotacticly.The excision was made in the operating room with the help of gama probe. All excision materials were evaluated with heamatoxylene & eosine staining and parafine cross sections. Results: In 255 patients out of 260 (98%) the non-palpable lesion was correctly localized with ROLL and excized. In 3 patients the injected contrast material was seen to disperse in the duct and in 1 patient it did not cover the lesion.There was residual microcalcification postoperatively in 1 patient. In pathologic evaluation the lesion was found to be benign in 175 patients (68.7%) and malignant in 80 patients (31.3%). Conclusion: ROLL is a safe and easily performed method for localization of non-palbable breast lesions. Because of the fact that the localization with ROLL can be performed one day before surgery, it is a better alternative than wire localization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]