Browsing by Author "Ekin S."

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    The analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block on postoperative pain and morphine consumption in varicocelectomy
    (Saudi Arabian Armed Forces Hospital, 2016) Ömür D.; Oğuzalp H.; Kiraz H.A.; Ekin S.; Alan C.; Ersay A.R.; Hancı V.
    Objectives: To evaluate the analgesic effect of transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block administered before varicocele surgery. Methods: This study was completed at the Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey, between January 2011 and April 2013. In a prospective, double blind, randomized, placebo controlled clinical study, 40 male patients scheduled for elective varicocele operations were randomized to group T (treatment group) or group C (controls). After receiving general anesthesia, group T received a TAP block using 20 mL 0.25% bupivacaine on the operation side, whereas group C received a control block using 20 mL 0.9% Sodium chloride. During the first 24 hours after surgery, the patient pain was evaluated using the visual analogue scale (VAS) at rest and while coughing. Postoperative patient controlled analgesia morphine consumption, VAS scores, and side effects were recorded. Results: Of 34 patients, Group T (n=18) had significantly lower VAS pain scores than Group C (n=16) both at rest and while coughing. The total morphine consumed was lower (7.7 ± 4.0) versus 21.6 ± 12.4 mg, p<0.001) in the 24 hours after surgery. Conclusion: As part of a multimodal analgesic regime after varicocelectomy surgery, morphine consumption and VAS pain scores were significantly lower among those receiving 20 mL 0.25% bupivacaine administered for a TAP block than among controls. © 2016, Saudi Arabian Armed Forces Hospital. All rights reserved.
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    Impact of Secondary Insults in Brain Death After Traumatic Brain Injury
    (Elsevier USA, 2019) Heppekcan D.; Ekin S.; Çivi M.; Aydın Tok D.
    In addition to primary injury in severe head trauma, secondary systemic insults that aggravate the brain injury may result in fatal neurologic outcome. We aim to evaluate the correlation between brain death and secondary systemic insults in 100 patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) admitted to the intensive care unit. We collected data on hypotension and hypoxemia at the time of admission to intensive care unit and data on hypotension, hypoxemia, hypocarbia, hypercarbia, shock, anemia, hyperglycemia, and hyperthermia within the first 24 hours. In addition, we recorded the category of TBI according to computed tomography findings. Twenty-six patients (26%) who developed brain death were significantly younger than survivors. Early hypotension (odds ratio [OR], 10.24; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.64–28.78; P = .000) and early shock (OR, 8.31; 95% CI, 2.65–26.01; P = .000) were significantly more frequent among brain-death patients. The most featured factor that independently predicted the development of brain death in patients with severe TBI was the existence of hypotension (B–2.74; 95% CI, 0.016–0.252; P = .000). The most common type of injury among brain death patients was a surgically evacuated mass lesion. Although all critical care principles are applied to prevent secondary systemic brain insults, when brain death occurs, the prevention of hypotension will become significant in preserving organs in better condition for procurement. © 2019 Elsevier Inc.