Browsing by Author "Bulduk, Erkut Baha"

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Effect of gabapentin on primary surgical treatment of experimental sciatic nerve injury in rats
(2018) Kardes, Ozgur; Civi, Soner; Bulduk, Erkut Baha; Selcuk, Fazilet Kaya; Suner, Halil İbrahim; Durdag, Emre; Tufan, Kadir; 30394505
BACKGROUND: The aim of our study is to minimize the morbidity related to nerve injury by determining the protective effects of gabapentin in experimental sciatic nerve injury and end-to-end anastomosis model in rats and to guide clinical studies on this subject. METHOD: In our study, 40 adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into the following five groups: I: Only surgical intervention was applied; II: The sciatic nerve was cut properly and was repaired by end-to-end anastomosis. No additional procedure was performed; III: A single dose of gabapentin at 30 mg/kg was given after anastomosis; IV: 30 mg/kg gabapentin was given for 3 days after anastomosis; and V: 30 mg/kg gabapentin was given for 7 days after anastomosis. The experiment was terminated with high-dose thiopental (50 mg/kg) 60 days after the surgical intervention. The right sciatic nerve was taken from all animals. The obtained sections were examined immunohistopathologically. RESULT: Immunohistochemical properties and Schwann cell proliferation were found to be statistically significantly lower in the control group than in the other groups. Schwann cell proliferation was higher in Group 3 than in Group 5. Immunohistochemical changes were significantly lower in Group 4 than in Group 3. Axonal degeneration was also higher in Group 4 than in Group 3. CONCLUSION: Gabapentin promotes neurological recovery histopathologically in peripheral nerve injury due to its neuroprotective properties. Our study results show that gabapentin can be used as an adjunctive therapy to primary surgical treatment after peripheral nerve injury.
The Effects of Infusion of Perineural Pregabalin in the Experimentally Created Sciatic Nerve Anastomosis in Rats
(2018) Civi, Soner; Bulduk, Erkut Baha; Kocer, Nazim Emrah; Kardes, Ozgur; Suner, Halil Ibrahim; Durdag, Emre; Tufan, Kadir; 0000-0002-5943-9283; 0000-0003-2854-941X; 0000-0002-5957-8611; 0000-0001-6939-5491; 0000-0003-1509-4575; 30569903; AAM-5436-2021; P-5895-2018; AAJ-5381-2021; AAK-1734-2021; AAK-1686-2021
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECT: The aim of our study was to assess the effect of perineural pregabalin administration on the success of coaptation in experimental rat sciatic nerve anastomosis by measuring the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine TGF-beta. It is thus to provide alternative solutions to this problem which we often see in clinical practice and whose results are not satisfactory. METHODS: In our study, 40 adult, male, Sprague-Dawley rats; 5 groups were randomly assigned Group 1: This group's sciatic nerves were dissected and the surgical site was sutured. Group 2: Rats whose sciatic nerves are sectioned transversely through the fill-thickness and end-to-end anastomosis is performed and no additional procedure is performed. Group 3: Intraperitoneal administration of 30 mg / kg pregabalin for 7 days with anastomosis. Group 4: 30 mg/kg pregabalin given orally for 7 days with anastomosis. Group 5: Given 10 microliters / h pregabalin subcutaneous perineural infusion for 7 days with anastomosis. After 60 days of surgery, the experiment was terminated with high dose thiopental (50 mg/kg). The right sciatic nerves of all animals were taken and sections obtained were examined immunohistopathologically. RESULTS: Inflammation was significantly less in the 5th group than in the other groups. TGF-beta expression in Groups 3, 4, and 5 is significantly higher than Groups 1 and 2, which also supports this situation. Although the expression in group 5 was not statistically significant, the number of TGF-beta expression was higher than Groups 3 and 4. In terms of immunohistochemical properties; 1 to 3, 1 to 4, 1 to 5, 2 to 5 groups were statistically significant (p<0,05). CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, perinural infusion of pregabalin into the anastomotic region has not been previously tried in the literature and it has been found that immunohistochemistry provides positive contributions to healing of anastomosis. More research is needed to demonstrate that this effect is superior to other methods of administration of the drug.
Turkish Board of Neurological Surgery
(2019) Bulduk, Erkut Baha; Yilmaz, Cem; 30614509
AIM: To provide information on the process and the results of the Turkish Board of Neurological Surgery and increase the relevant awareness. MATERIAL and METHODS: The number of applications to the written and oral board exams organized by the Turkish Neurosurgical Society Proficiency Board since 2006, the number of successful and unsuccessful participants, and the number of the neurosurgery residents and specialists who applied to the exam were evaluated. RESULTS: A total of 554 candidates took the exam since 2006 when the first TBNS was applied. Two hundred and sixty of the candidates were successful (46.9%), and 294 (53.1%) were unsuccessful. Two hundred and forty six (44.4%) of those who took the test were neurosurgeons, 308 (55.6%) were neurosurgery residents who had completed their 3rd year in their training. The highest score in the written exams was 93/100, and the lowest score was 33/100. In verbal exams, a total of 73 candidates participated, and 66 (90.4%) of them were successful while 7 of them (9.6%) were unsuccessful. CONCLUSION: Board exams are inevitable to provide a certain level of education and standardization in the training of neurosurgery. Our duty as neurosurgeons is to participate in these exams and work to increase participation for continuing education.