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    Addition of Low-Dose Ketamine to Midazolam-Fentanyl-Propofol-Based Sedation for Colonoscopy: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial
    (2015) Tuncali, Bahattin; Pekcan, Yonca Ozvardar; Celebi, Arzu; Zeyneloglu, Pinar; 0000-0002-7898-2943; 0000-0002-0991-7435; 0000-0003-2312-9942; 25801162; AAJ-7840-2021; AAD-5696-2021; C-3736-2018
    Study Objective: To evaluate the effects of low-dose ketamine on midazolam-fentanyl-propofol-based sedation for outpatient colonoscopy. Design: Prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. Setting: Gastroenterology unit at a practice and clinical research center. Subjects: Ninety-seven healthy American Society of Anesthesiology physical status 1 volunteers. Interventions: Subjects were randomized to receive midazolam (0.02 mg/kg), fentanyl (1 mu g/kg), and ketamine (0.3 mg/kg) and midazolam (0.02 mg/kg), fentanyl (1 mu g/kg), and placebo (0.9% sodium chloride) in group K and group C, respectively. In both groups, incremental doses of propofol were used to maintain a Ramsay sedation score of 3 to 4. Measurements: Values of heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and respiratory rate were measured. Procedure times, recovery times, drug doses used, complications associated with the sedation, and physician and patient satisfaction were also recorded. Main Results: In group K, mean amount of propofol used and mean induction time (P < .001), the need for the use of jaw thrust maneuver and mask ventilation, and the incidence of disruptive movements were significantly lower (P < .05) and gastroenterologist satisfaction at the beginning of the procedure was significantly superior (P < .05). Mean systolic blood pressures at 4, 6, 8, and 10 minutes (P < .01); diastolic blood pressures at 4, 6, and 8 minutes (P < .05); respiratory rates at 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, and 25 minutes (P < .01); and oxygen saturation at 6, 8, 10, 15, and 20 minutes (P < .05) were significantly lower in group C. Patient satisfaction scores, recovery times, and discharge times were similar. No patient in either group experienced unpleasant dreams or hallucination in the postanesthesia care unit and on the first postoperative day. Conclusions: Addition of low-dose ketamine to midazolam-fentanyl-propofol-based sedation for outpatient colonoscopy resulted in more rapid and better quality of sedation, less propofol consumption, more stable heinodynamic status, and less adverse effects with similar recovery times in adult patients. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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    Retrospective Evaluation of Patients who Underwent Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
    (2018) Tuncali, Bahattin; Pekcan, Yonca Ozvardar; Ayhan, Asude; Erol, Varlik; Yilmaz, Tugba Han; Kayhan, Zeynep; 30140537
    Objective: In the present study, we aimed to retrospectively evaluate the preoperative characteristics, intraoperative and postoperative results of patients who underwent laparoscopic obesity surgeries. Methods: After obtaining the approval of the Ethics Committee, records of patients who underwent laparoscopic obesity surgery from January 2013 to December 2016 were reviewed. Demographic characteristics, medications used in anaesthesia and analgesia, the duration of recovery unit/hospital stay, intensive care unit/mechanical ventilation requirements and complications were recorded. Results: A total of 329 ASA II-III patients over a 3-year period were operated. Thiopental and propofol were administered at induction, sevoflurane, isoflurane and desflurane were administered for the maintenance, and vecuronium and rocuronium were administered to aid in neuromuscular blockage. The mean durations of recovery unit and hospital stays were 30.80 +/- 6.01 minutes and 4.27 +/- 1.68 days, respectively. The hypnotic agent, muscle relaxant or inhalation anaesthetics used did not have a significant effect on the duration of recovery unit and hospital stay. Mask ventilation and intubation were noted to be difficult in 5.5% and 8.5% of the cases, respectively. The presence of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and high body mass index and Mallampati scores significantly increased difficult mask ventilation and difficult intubation rates. Four patients were transferred to intensive care unit for close monitoring. Two patients were re-operated on, two patients had rhabdomyolysis, one patient had Wernicke's encephalopathy and two patients had peripheral neuropathy. Perioperative mortality did not occur in any patient. Conclusion: We believe that appropriate patient selection, the use of well-designed anaesthesia and surgical protocols play important roles in increasing the success rate of patient outcomes and early and late complications in laparoscopic obesity surgery.