Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Nov 2021
Effect of alpha-tocopherol and dose sensitivity on pancreatitis formation in rats with experimental pancreatitis.
Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease accompanied by pancreatic inflammation characterized by acinar cell damage and leukocyte infiltration in the tissue. At present, mortality and morbidity rates are high despite the current treatment of pancreatitis; therefore, new studies and treatment studies are needed. In this study, the effects of alpha-tocopherol on different doses of L-arginine-induced experimental acute pancreatitis model were investigated. ⋯ Alpha-tocopherol was found to reduce inflammation and pancreatic damage in acute pancreatitis and was more effective in high doses.
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In this study, it was tried to determine the factors affecting the clinical process in patients who were followed up in hospital for coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). ⋯ Comorbidity, clinical features, and laboratory findings are parameters that can help in predicting the clinical course of hospitalized patients due to COVID-19.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Nov 2021
Evaluation of emergency operations and anesthesia procedures used in surgical emergencies before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The number of people actively participating in society has decreased following the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic as a result of the measures taken to reduce the risk of transmission, such as interruption to education, social isolation, and curfews. Accordingly, change in the etiology of emergency surgery and characteristics of patients may be expected. The current study aimed to compare emergency surgery between the COVID-19 pre-pandemic and pandemic periods and to present the data and emergency anesthesia management of patients with suspected COVID-19. ⋯ The clinical data and surgical features of emergency patients during the pandemic were similar to those before the pandemic; however, the rate of spinal anesthesia was higher in the former. Personal protective equipment standards should be followed to prevent cross-infection among the anesthesiology team during anesthesia procedures for emergency operations. We consider that necessary emergency interventions can be safely performed and COVID-19 nosocomial infection can be prevented in the operating room by following the Ministry of Health recommendations and guidelines that are updated regularly.
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The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate patients who underwent surgery in our department for radial nerve lesions in terms of surgical outcomes. ⋯ Better functional results were obtained in the postoperative period in patients who were operated after the 1st month, underwent internal neurolysis and used a short nerve graft for anastomosis in the radial nerve lesions. In patients with entrapment neuropathy, the earliest surgery revealed satisfactory results in the postoperative period.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Nov 2021
Treatment of open wounds secondary to trauma using polyurethane foams with boric acid particles.
To investigate the efficacy of new foams with boric acid particles combined with a negative pressure wound treatment (NPWT) system in open fractures with tissue defects secondary to trauma. ⋯ In this clinical trial, both the broad spectrum antimicrobial feature of boric acid and its positive effect on the cells responsible for wound healing were found to be an alternative compared with silver nitrate. The use of new foams with boric acid particles combined with the NPWT system may be a good alternative method in the treatment of open wounds due to trauma.