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Copyright of Turkish Journal of Anesthesia & Reanimation is the property of Turkish Society of Anaesthesiology & Reanimation 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.)

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Inadvertantly or purposely, an oral intake of corrosive substances may cause life-threatening problems. Early admission to the hospital, clinical and endoscopic evaluation, and early surgery when required, may reduce morbidity and mortality. We report the case of a 49-year-old male patient, who had attempted suicide, by drinking about 800 mL of 25% hydrochloric acid, and who had severe intraabdominal damage. The aim of this report is to state the fact that a good outcome is possible in severe burns caused by oral intake of corrosive substances, when fast, multidisciplinary, and appropriate management is provided on time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Endobronchial metastasis is generally a late finding of primary tumor or may be determined before the diagnosis of primary tumor. We present a rare case of primary transitional and signet-ring cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder that occurred with malignant pleural effusion and endobronchial metastasis. A 71-year-old man complained of dyspnea and hematuria. He was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with a prediagnosis of acute respiratory failure. He had decreased respiratory sounds and fine rales bilaterally at the lung bases. Respiratory failure worsened, and he was placed on mechanical ventilation. Radiograph and computed tomogram revealed bilateral effusion and metastatic nodules in the lung parenchyma. Subsequent abdominal computed tomogram revealed a mass in the urinary bladder, and transurethral biopsy indicated transitional epithelial carcinoma (modified Bergvist grade IIIB, and World Health Organization/International Society of Urological Pathology higher-grade urothelial papillary carcinoma) and signet-ring cell carcinoma, with lymphovascular invasion, consistent with the pathology findings. Our treatment plan was radical cysto-prostatectomy, followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy, but because of his very poor medical status, the operation was not performed. On the 5th ICU day he died from severe respiratory failure, despite intensive supportive therapy. This case highlights the need to rule out malignancies in other organs in patients admitted with severe respiratory symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Copyright of Erciyes Medical Journal / Erciyes Tip Dergisi is the property of KARE Publishing 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.)

The aim of this prospective, randomized, and double-blinded study was to compare the effects of desflurane, sevoflurane, propofol on both atrial and ventricular wall function by measurement of QT dispersion (QTd), corrected QT dispersion (QTcd), and P dispersion (Pd) on electrocardiogram (ECG). Forty-six patients from the American Society of Anesthesiologists class I-II undergoing noncardiac surgery, were enrolled in this study. Patients were randomly allocated to receive desflurane, sevoflurane or propofol anesthesia. ECG recordings were taken before and after 5 minutes of drug administration. Induction with desflurane significantly increased the QTd compared to baseline (38 ± 2 ms vs. 62 ± 6 ms, P < 0.05). Sevoflurane and propofol anesthesia was not associated with any changes in QTd. QTcd was increased with desflurane induction and decreased with sevoflurane and propofol induction, but this decrease was only significant in the propofol group (67 ± 5 ms vs. 45 ± 3 ms, P < 0.05). Pd was significantly increased after induction with desflurane (34 ± 3 vs. 63 ± 6 ms, P < 0.05). There was a significant increase in QTd and Pd in desflurane group, but this increment did not cause any dangerous arrhythmias. QTcd significantly decreased in propofol group. We believe that further investigations are required for using desflurane as safe as sevoflurane and propofol in noncardiac surgery patients who have high cardiac arrhythmia and ischemia risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: Antegrade selective cerebral perfusion as a method of cerebral protection during the correction of aortic arch aneurysms and dissections is considered as a safe method for cerebral protection. There are still some questions remaining to be answered; such as whether cerebral perfusion through contralateral hemisphere is adequate. Method: Fifteen consecutive patients (mean age of 53 ± 3.3 years) underwent surgical reconstruction of aortic arch with antegrade selective cerebral perfusion through the right brachial artery. We monitored maximum, minimum and mean blood flow velocities of bilateral middle cerebral arteries using the transcranial Doppler technique at four different time periods: after induction of anesthesia, during cardiopulmonary bypass, during antegrade selective cerebral perfusion, and after termination of cardiopulmonary bypass. We compared the results of brachial cannulation group with aortic group. Results: Following induction, no significant differences were observed in the right and left middle cerebral artery blood flow velocity measurements in and between the groups. During cardiopulmonary bypass, Vmax and Vmean decreased significantly in both groups. When two groups were compared there was a significant decrease in the left Vmax values of brachial group (p = 0.048). In-group comparisons revealed that Vmax values were lower in left middle cerebral artery than right middle cerebral artery in brachial group (p = 0.002). With the initiation of antegrade selective cerebral perfusion in brachial group, significant decrease occurred in Vmax and Vmean when compared with cardiopulmonary bypass values. When left and right sides were compared, although Vmin values remained similar, Vmax and Vmean values decreased significantly in the left side (p = 0.001 and p = 0.003, respectively). After cardiopulmonary bypass, in both groups, all values restored to initial values and indicated no difference between left and right middle cerebral artery in the groups as well as between the groups. No neurologic deficit was observed in any patient postoperatively. Conclusions: Antegrade selective cerebral perfusion through the right brachial artery, as a method of cerebral protection for aortic arch repair, seems to provide adequate perfusion for both right and left cerebral hemispheres. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Copyright of Turkish Journal of Anesthesia & Reanimation is the property of Turkish Society of Anaesthesiology & Reanimation 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.)

Two days before surgery in a 70-year-old man with renal cell carcinoma, transthoracic echocardiography showed a dense mass in the inferior vena cava, lying proximally, but no mass was observed in the right atrium. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography revealed unexpected tumor thrombi in the right atrium, and the surgical plan was changed. This case highlights the importance of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in patients with renal cell carcinoma. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]