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    Perioperative Care of Thoracic Trauma Patient

    Thoracic trauma may involve several mechanisms of injury, resulting in pneumothorax, hemothorax, pulmonary contusion, and rib fractures. Anesthesiologists dealing with trauma cases should be alert to diagnose ...

    Kemalettin Koltka in Postoperative Care in Thoracic Surgery (2017)

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    The effect of preoperative anxiety on postoperative analgesia and anesthesia recovery in patients undergoing laparascopic cholecystectomy

    In patients who are hospitalized for surgery, anxiety disorders are frequently observed. Anxiety affects the patient’s perception of postoperative pain and has a negative impact on recovery from anesthesia. Th...

    Achmet Ali, Demet Altun, Bahadir Hakan Oguz, Mehmet Ilhan in Journal of Anesthesia (2014)

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    Comparison of efficacy of intraarticular application of magnesium, levobupivacaine and lornoxicam with placebo in arthroscopic surgery

    Arthroscopic knee surgery is done in outpatient settings; however, postoperative pain is a major barrier for discharge and limits early rehabilitation. The efficacy of intraarticular application of magnesium s...

    Kemalettin Koltka, Gul Koknel-Talu in Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthros… (2011)

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    Bispectral index-guided desflurane and propofol anesthesia in ambulatory arthroscopy: comparison of recovery and discharge profiles

    In this prospective, randomized study we compared the recovery profiles of bispectral index (BIS)-guided anesthesia regimens with desflurane or propofol in ambulatory arthroscopy. Fifty ASA I–II adult patients...

    Emre Camci, Kemalettin Koltka, Yasemin Celenk, Mehmet Tugrul in Journal of Anesthesia (2006)