Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · May 2020
Decompressive craniectomy in traumatic brain injury: Transcranial Doppler sonography used as a guide.
Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is performed in the management of intracranial hyper-tension after traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study aims to investigate the effects of transcranial Dop-pler ultrasonography (TCD) measurements on the indication of decompressive surgery. ⋯ TCD, as a real-time monitor, may help for an early decision of surgical approach in the management of TBI patients.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · May 2020
Perioperative outcomes of the patients treated using laparoscopic cholecystectomy after emergent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for bile duct stones: Does timing matter?
There is no consensus on the optimal timing for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) after emergent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for suspected choledocholithiasis. Although certain data suggest that an early interval or single-stage treatment by LC, together with laparoscopic bile duct exploration, has more favorable outcomes, delayed LC is most often preferred as the standard treatment of patients with gallstones and choledocholithiasis following ERCP due to lack of experience, necessary instrumentation, or organizational restrictions. This study aims to compare the effects of different time intervals between ERCP and LC on perioperative outcomes. ⋯ Our results support that LC after ERCP is more complex and has higher conversion rates than LC for uncomplicated cholelithiasis. Although no significant effect of different time intervals between ERCP and LC on perioperative outcomes was demonstrated in patients with common bile duct stones concomitant with cholelithiasis, the 2-6 weeks after ERCP is a critical period for conversion to open surgery. It is recommended that LC after ERCP should be performed in the early period, considering that serious complications may occur in the late period and recurrent biliary attacks may occur.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · May 2020
Effect on mortality of treatment method and surgery time for hip fracture patients aged over 65 years.
This study aimed to evaluate the effects on mortality of implant selection used and time to surgery in patients aged over 65 years operated for hip fractures. ⋯ Operation in the first 48 hours was not observed to affect mortality. Additionally, while sex and age were found to be effective on mortality, implant selection was also concluded to affect mortality.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · May 2020
The protective effects of adalimumab on intestinal injury induced with infrarenal aortic occlusion.
The present study aims to observe the effects of ischemia-reperfusion (IR) on small intestines at a molecular level and to prospectively assess the potential preventive role of adalimumab (ADA) and antioxidants. ⋯ We found that ADA treatment reduced MDA levels and decreased the numerical density of caspase-3 and TNF-α positive enterocytes compared to the IR group (p=0.00; p=0.011; p=0.00, respectively). We conclude that ADA can be beneficial in preventing intestinal injury that arises from IR.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · May 2020
Immediate versus delayed primary repair of the sciatic nerve in a nerve transaction model in rats.
The debate continues concerning surgical timing in a peripheral nerve injury. This study aims to evaluate the result of immediate versus delayed primary (after seven days) repair of peripheral nerve injury. ⋯ To delay the repair about one week did not affect the histological results and weight of the muscle that was innervated by the sectioned nerve comparing to be in the immediate repair in a sciatic nerve transaction model in rats.