International journal of clinical practice
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Jun 2021
Observational StudyThe incidence of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia in patients undergoing general anesthesia and an examination of risk factors.
Unintended perioperative hypothermia, defined as core body temperature less than 36°C, is closely related to many complications such as cardiovascular diseases, peroperative hemorrhagic diathesis and impairment of drug metabolism. Determination of the incidence of perioperative hypothermia and examination of risk factors may help to prevent hypothermia and its complications. ⋯ The incidence of perioperative hypothermia found was high. Important risk factors were found as prolonged duration of anesthesia and surgery, advanced age, overweight, high ASA scores, major surgeries, endoscopic operations and unwarmed fluid administration. High incidence may be reduced by raising awareness, considering fossible risk factors and following the recommendations of the guidelines on prevention of perioperative hypothermia.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Jun 2021
Food quality score and anthropometric status among six-year-old children: a cross-sectional study.
Weight status and growth during childhood are indicative of healthy development throughout the lifespan. It is well understood that dietary patterns and overall quality of diet can prevent disease, improve health status and optimise growth and development. The current study investigates the relationship between overall diet quality and measures of childhood development including body mass index and height-for-age in 6-year-old children. ⋯ Findings presented in this study demonstrate that FQS was significantly associated with participants characterised as severely underweight; however, FQS was not associated with other anthropometric parameters. Therefore, future well-designed cohort studies are required to address limitations of the current study.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Jun 2021
Relationship Between Daily Testosterone Production and Bi-spectral Index (BIS) Values in Patients Who Underwent Septoplasty Operation.
The study aimed to investigate the effect of varying testosterone levels in the morning and evening on the depth of anaesthesia in patients who underwent a septoplasty. ⋯ Sedation anaesthesia applied in patients who underwent septoplasty operation was associated with testosterone level and it was more difficult for patients to switch to sedation with increased testosterone level.
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Amyloidoses are a heterogeneous group of systemic diseases characterised by extracellular accumulation of insoluble amyloid fibrils derived from unfolded proteins. Inflammatory (AA) amyloidosis can complicate various inflammatory disorders that are associated with a sustained acute phase response and serum amyloid A (SAA) protein overproduction. Chronic infections were the first recognised cause of amyloidoses. However, with the better management of underlying diseases, the frequency of AA amyloidosis is decreasing. ⋯ Whereas new antibiotics have been developed and sanitary conditions are better, infections still represent 5%-30% of the causes of AA amyloidosis, including in developed countries. These data argue for better screening of chronic infections to prevent AA amyloidosis and the development of new strategies to manage recurrent infections.