Original Article

Basic Features and Clinical Applicability of ‘Preliminary Universal Surgical Invasiveness Score’ (pUSIS): A Multi-Centre Pilot Study

• Peter Biro
• Luc Sermeus
• Radmilo Jankovic
• Nenad Savić
• Adela Hilda Onuțu
• Daniela Ionescu
• Daniela Godoroja
• Gabriel Gurman

Predicting Pulmonary Complications Following Upper and Lower Abdominal Surgery: ASA vs. ARISCAT Risk Index

• Sibel Kara
• Elif Küpeli
• Hatice Eylül Bozkurt Yılmaz
• Hakan Yabanoğlu

Intraoperative Temperature Monitoring with Zero Heat Flux Technology (3M SpotOn Sensor) in Comparison with Tympanic and Oesophageal Temperature and Hypotermia Risk Factors: An Observational Study

• Hale Aksu Erdost
• Sevda Özkardeşler
• Ali Kadir Değirmenci
• Reci Meseri Dalak
• Cem Terzi

Detecting Major Complications and Death After Emergency Abdominal Surgery Using the Surgical Apgar Score: A Retrospective Analysis in a Caribbean Setting

• Keevan Singh
• Seetharaman Hariharan

Readmission To Intensive Care Unit After Coronary Bypass Operations in the Short Term

• Funda Gümüş
• Adil Polat
• Abdülkadir Yektaş
• Vedat Erentuğ
• Ayşin Alagöl

Performance of Melatonin as Prophylaxis in Geriatric Patients with Multifactorial Risk for Postoperative Delirium Development: A Randomized Comparative Study

• Sherif Abdullah Mohamed
• Ashraf Rady
• Mona Youssry
• Mennatallah Reda Abdelaziz Mohamed
• Medhat Gamal

Pre-anaesthesia Telephone Consultation: A Safe Alternative for Anaesthesia Assessment in Case of Repeated Low or Intermediate Risk Surgeries: A Prospective Cohort Study

• Charles-Herve Vacheron
• Clemence Ferrier
• Estelle Morau
• Alexandre Theissen
• Vincent Piriou
• Pierre Yves Carry
• Arnaud Friggeri

Post-Surgical Operation Care by Application of an Early Warning Scoring System and Nursing Guidance

• Berrin Pazar
• Ayla Yava

Retrospective Analysis of Factors Affecting Chronic Postoperative Pain After Thoracotomy: Single Center Experience

• Nurlan Israfilov
• Çiğdem Yıldırım Güçlü
• Süheyla Karadağ Erkoç
• Güngör Enver Özgencil

Analyzing Exposures to Electromagnetic Fields in an Intensive Care Unit

• Necati Gökmen
• Sabri Erdem
• Kadir Atilla Toker
• Elvan Öçmen
• Başak Ilgım Gökmen
• Ahmet Özkurt

Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase Deficiency: the Hidden Risk in Paediatric Anaesthesia

• Zeynep Nur Orhon
• Emine Nursen Koltka
• Sevil Tüfekçi
• Çiğdem Buldağ
• Alperen Kısa
• Çiğdem Ulukaya Durakbaşa
• Melek Çelik

Risk Factors for Prolonged Intensive Care Unit Stay After Open Heart Surgery in Adults

• Muzaffer Tunç
• Cengiz Şahutoğlu
• Nursen Karaca
• Seden Kocabaş
• Fatma Zekiye Aşkar

Predictive Factors Involved in Development of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications

• Ayten Saraçoğlu
• Ayşen Yavru
• Semra Küçükgöncü
• Filiz Tüzüner
• Meltem Karadeniz
• Burcu Başaran
• Nüzhet Mert Şentürk

Preoperative Anemia and Female Gender are Risk Factors for Transfusion in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with a Restrictive Transfusion Strategy

• Özgen Ilgaz Koçyiğit
• Muharrem Koçyiğit
• Ahmet Ümit Güllü
• Şahin Şenay
• Fevzi Toraman
• Cem Alhan

Evaluation of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children as a Risk for Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting: An Observational Study

• Aslınur Sagun
• Handan Birbiçer
• Mustafa Azizoğlu
• Gökhan Berktuğ Bahadır
• Ali Naycı

Identification of Various Perioperative Risk Factors Responsible for Development of Postoperative Hypoxaemia

• Ashutosh Kaushal
• Puneet Goyal
• Sanjay Dhiraaj
• Aarti Agarwal
• Prabhat Kumar Singh

Effect of the Gupta Score on Pre-operative Cardiology Consultation Requests in Noncardiac Nonvascular Surgery

• Funda Atar
• Fatma Özkan Sipahioğlu
• Gülsen Keskin
• Aslı Dönmez

Review

Influence of Tobacco Smoking on Perioperative Risk of Venous Thromboembolism

• Bassam Al-Nasser

Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Paediatric Anaesthesia

• Ivan Urits
• Vwaire Orhurhu
• Mark R. Jones
• Leena Adamian
• Matthew Borchart
• Annemarie Galasso

Occupational Risks for Anaesthesiologists and Precautions

• Hilal Ayoğlu
• Ferruh Niyazi Ayoğlu

Current Approaches in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Anaesthesia

• Gülen Güler
• Şebnem Atıcı
• Ercan Kurt
• Saffet Karaca
• Aysun Yılmazlar

Can we Improve Outcome in High Risk Surgery?

• Andras Mikor
• Zsolt Molnar

Role of Thromboelastography and Thromboelastometry in Predicting Risk of Hypercoagulability and Thrombosis in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: A Qualitative Systematic Review

• Sunaina Tejpal Karna
• Pooja Singh
• Zainab Haq
• Gaurav Jain
• Alkesh Khurana
• Saurabh Saigal
• Prakash Sharma
• Vaishali Wainde

Case Report

Continuous Spinal Anaesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery in a High-Risk Patient

• Mehmet Aksoy
• Mehmet Çömez
• İlker İnce
• Ali Ahıskalıoğlu
• Mesut Mısırlıoğlu

Continuous Spinal Anaesthesia for Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in High-Risk Patient

• Kadir Özyılmaz
• Özgür Yağan
• Nilay Taş
• Volkan Hancı

Superficial Cervical Plexus Block for Retroauricular Mass Excision in a Patient with High Risk of General Anaesthesia: A Case Report

• Uğur Peksöz
• Fatih Öner
• Ali Ahıskalıoğlu

Review

Non-invasive Ventilation and High-Flow Nasal Cannula in Head/Brain Injury with Risk of Pneumocephalus: Is There a Potential Application?

• Güniz M. Köksal
• Çiğdem Akyol Beyoğlu
• Mohamad El-Khatib
• Manuel Á. Gómez-Ríos
• Peter Papadakos
• Antonio M. Esquinas

Letter to the Editor

Clinical Trials in Volume Resuscitation with Hydroxyethyl Starch: Focus on Risk of Bias

• Christian Josef Wiedermann