Browsing by Author "Cerrahoǧlu M."

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    Ischaemic preconditioning reduces spinal cord injury in transient ischaemia
    (Acta Cardiologica, 2002) Şirin B.H.; Ortaç R.; Cerrahoǧlu M.; Saribülbül O.; Baltalarli A.; Çelebisoy N.; Işkesen I.; Rendeci O.
    Objective - Paraplegia remains a devastating complication after thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic surgery for coarctations, dissections or aneurysms. Since the advent of ischaemic preconditioning of the myocardium, attention has been directed to the nervous system. This study was designed to evaluate the acute protective effect of ischaemic preconditioning on the spinal cord. Medhods and results - Thirty-six New Zealand white rabbits were randomly assigned to one of three groups. The preconditioning group had 5 minutes of aortic occlusion, 25 minutes reperfusion and 20 minutes of ischaemia, whereas the controls had only 20 minutes of ischaemia. The sham group was anaesthetized and subjected to laparotomy without aortic occlusion. Physiological parameters and somatosensory evoked potentials were monitored during the experiment. Neurological outcome was clinically evaluated up to 48 hour after ischaemia and motor function was scored. Then the animals were sacrificed. Their spinal cord, abdominal aorta and its branches were removed and processed for histopathological examination. Histhopathological changes of the gray matter in the lumbosacral segments were scored from 0 to 6 according to a semi-quantitative scala. The changes in amplitudes of evoked potentials during ischaemia and recovery periods were similar in preconditioning and control groups. The average motor function score was significantly higher in the preconditioning group than the control group at 24 and 48 hours after the ischaemic event (p < 0.05). Histological observations were consistent with the neurological findings. The histopathological scores in the control group and the preconditioning group were 3.2 (1.4-5.2) and 2.4 (0.8-4.4), respectively (p < 0.05). Conclusions - The results suggest that ischaemic preconditioning reduces the spinal cord injury and improves neurological outcome in transient ischaemia in rabbits. This protective mechanism is rapidly invoked within only 25 minutes interval between the preconditioning stimulus and the ischaemic insult.
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    The effect of levosimendan on weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass and early hemodynamic parameters in patients with compromised left ventricular function; [Kötü sol ventrikül fonksiyonlu hastalarda levosimendanin kardiyopulmoner baypastan ayrilma ve erken dönem hemodinamik parametreler Üzerine etkileri]
    (2006) Öztürk T.; Şirin H.; Toprak V.; Ertan Y.; Cerrahoǧlu M.
    In this study we determined the effects of levosimendan on hemodynamic parameters during weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and in the early postoperative period in patients with compromised left ventricular-function. Charts of 18 patients with an ejection fraction of ≤30 % who underwent elective coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery were reviewed. Eight (Group L) had received a loading dose of levosimendan (6 μg kg-1) within 10 minutes after removal of the cross clamp, followed by an infusion (0.1 mcg kg-1 min-1). Control patients (n=10, Group C) received dopamine, dobutamine or adrenaline. Hemodynamic parameters during the early postoperative period were compared. Cardiac index (CI) was significantly higher than baseline in both groups at one and six hours after removal of the cross clamp (p<0.05). CI was significantly greater, and SVRI and PVRI were significantly lower, in Group L at both one and six hours (p<0.001). In conclusion, the use of levosimendan was associated with more favourable hemodynamic effects in patients with compromised left ventricular function during weaning from CPB and in the early postoperative period after CABG surgery.
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    The effect of levosimendan in patients undergoing to coronary bypass operation with low ejection fraction; [Koroner baypas geçi̇ren düşük ejeksi̇yon fraksi̇yonlu hastalarda levosi̇mendanin etki̇leṙi]
    (2009) Kurdal A.T.; Öztürk T.; Badak O.T.; Eserdaǧ M.; Işkesin I.; Cerrahoǧlu M.; Şirin B.H.
    In this study we determined the effects of levosimendan on hemodynamic parameters during weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass and in the early postoperative period in patients with low ejection fraction. Charts of 39 patients with an ejection fraction of ≤30% who underwent elective coronary artery bypass surgery were reviewed. Nineteen (Group L) had received a loading dose of levosimendan (6 μg·kg-1) within 10 minutes after removal of the cross clamp, followed by an infusion (0.1 mcg·kg-1·min-1). Control patients (n=20, Group C) did not receive levosimendan. Hemodynamic parameters during the early postoperative period were compared. Cardiac index was significantly higher than baseline in both groups at one and six hours after removal of the cross clamp (p<0.05). Cardiac index was significantly greater, and systemic vascular resistance index and Pulmonar vascular resistance index were significantly lower, in Group L at both one and six hours (p<0.001). In conclusion, the use of levosimendan was associated with more favourable hemodynamic effects in patients with low ejection fraction during weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass and in the early postoperative period after Coronary Artery Bypass Grefting surgery.