Background and objectives: The aim of the study was to compare the block characteristics and clinical effects of dextrose added to levobupivacaine solutions at different concentrations to provide unilateral spinal anaesthesia ...

Objective The aim of this prospective randomized trial is to verify whether there is an association between the methods of administration of enteral nutrition and the leptin and ghrelin hormones, which have a major role ...

Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is increasingly being used in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) treatment, as it is less invasive than open surgery. A wide range of anaesthetic types, such as general anaesthesia, neuroaxial ...

Aim: Operating rooms and intensive care units are stressful working environments, therefore mood disorders suchas anxiety and depression ratio are frequent in workers. Additionally increased frequency of vitamin D insufficiency ...

Background: Tumor Necrosis Factor -a (TNF-a) and Interleukin-113 (IL-113) are among the cytokines released secondary to the surgical stress response. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of a Transversus ...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to measure the haemodynamic responses to a etomidate-propofol combination used for anaesthesia induction and to compare the haemodynamic responses with the separate use of each ...

Objective: The aim of this study is to compare general anaesthesia (GA) versus regional anaesthesia (RA) for endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Methods: We analysed the files of 89 patients between August 2010-August ...