Kizilcik, N. | Bilgen, S. | Menda, F. | Türe, H. | Aydın, B. | Kaspar, E.C. | Koner, O.

Article | 2017 | Aesthetic Plastic Surgery41 ( 1 ) , pp.204 - 210

Introduction: Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting is one of the most common problems after implementation of general anesthesia. The incidence can reach 80% in high-risk patients, depending on the type of surgery. In our study, we aimed to compare dexamethasone–dimenhydrinate and dexamethasone–ondansetron combinations in prevention of nausea and vomiting in postoperative patients. Method: Sixty 18–65-year-olds ASAI-II females who underwent rhinoplasty were included in the study. Patients were randomly included in two groups: Dexamethasone–dimenhydrinate group (group DD) and dexamethasone–ondansetron group (group DO). All patients rece . . .ived dexamethasone 8 mg iv after endotracheal intubation. Anesthesia continuation was established with sevoflurane, air–oxygen mixture and remifentanil infusion. At the 30th minute of the operation, group DO received ondansetron 4 mg iv and group DD received dimenhydrinate 1 mg/kg iv. For postoperative analgesia tramadol (1.5 mg/kg) iv, tenoksikam (20 mg) and afterward for postoperative patient-controlled tramadol was used. In the postoperative recovery room, nausea and vomiting were evaluated at the 30th, 60th, 120th minutes and at the end of 24 h. Total amount of tramadol was recorded. All results were statistically evaluated. Observations: Demographics and Apfel risk scores of both groups were similar. Surgical operation duration (p = 0.038) and total preoperative remifentanil consumption were higher in group DD (p = 0.006). In group DO, nausea at 30 and 60 min (p = 0.001, p = 0.007), retching at 30 and 60 min (p = 0.002, p = 0.006) were higher than group DD. The additional antiemetic need in group DO was significantly higher at 30 min (p = 0.001). Postoperative analgesic consumption was similar in both groups. Result: Our study revealed that dexamethasone–dimenhydrinate combination was more effective than dexamethasone–ondansetron in prevention of nausea and vomiting after rhinoplasty operations. Level of Evidence IV: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York and International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Daha fazlası Daha az

Kizilcik, N. | Koner, O.

Article | 2018 | Obesity Surgery28 ( 9 ) , pp.2783 - 2788

Objective: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of magnesium sulfate on pain management for pain after sleeve gastrectomy operation. Design: A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical study. Setting: University hospital. Participants: Eighty patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy. Measurements and Main Results: Visual analog scale for the evaluation of pain, sedation score, mean arterial pressure, heart rate, and total analgesic consumption was recorded. Serum magnesium levels were determined before the operation, at the end of the operation, and at 24 h. There were no significant differences between th . . .e groups with respect to demographics, and sedation scores. Cumulative morphine consumption and pain scores were found to be higher in the control group than the magnesium group. Conclusion: Perioperative use of magnesium sulfate reduced postoperative pain and opioid consumption in obese patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy operations. © 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature Daha fazlası Daha az