Abstract Objective: To investigate the effects of lidocaine oropharyngeal spray applied before endotracheal intubation on hemodynamic responses and electrocardiographic parameters in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Methods: A total of 60 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting surgery were included in this prospective randomized controlled study. Patients were randomly divided into two groups, the topical lidocaine group (administration of 10% lidocaine oropharyngeal spray, five minutes before laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation) and the control group. Both groups were compared with each other in terms of main hemodynamic parameters including mean arterial pressure and heart rate, as well as P and QT wave dispersion durations, before and after endotracheal intubation. Results: The groups were similar in terms of age, gender, and other demographics and basic clinical characteristics. There was a statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of QT dispersion durations after laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation. The increase in QT dispersion duration was not statistically significant in the topical lidocaine group, whereas the increase in QT dispersion duration was statistically significant in the control group. When the groups were compared in terms of P wave dispersion durations, there were significant decreases in both groups, but there was no significant difference between the groups. Conclusion: Our study revealed that the topical lidocaine administration before endotracheal intubation prevented increase of QT dispersion duration in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Trial Registration: NCT03304431

Abstract Objective: To investigate the effects of preoperative anxiety relieving on electrophysiological changes in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. Methods: A total of 61 patients at ASA III risk group in the age range of 18-65 years were enrolled in the present study. Patients were randomly divided into two groups. Group S (Sedation group) was administered 0.04 mg/kg lorazepam per os (PO) twice before the operation. Group C (control group) was not administered with any anxiolytic premedication. State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were used to evaluate the level of anxiety. Electrocardiography (ECG), pulse oximeter and standard monitoring were performed for each patient. QT and P dispersions in each derivation of all ECGs were calculated. Results: Preoperative STAI-I scores were significantly lower in sedation group compared to the controls. Mean values of QT dispersion measured before induction, at the 1st minute of induction, 30th second of intubation and 4th minute of intubation in sedation group were significantly reduced compared to controls (P=0.024; P=0.027; P=0.001; P=0.033, respectively). The mean values of P dispersion measured before induction, at the 3rd minute of induction, 30th second of intubation and 4th minute of intubation in sedation group were significantly reduced compared to controls (P=0.001; P=0.020; P=0.023; P=0.005, respectively). Conclusion: Elevated anxiety levels in patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery have a negative effect through prolonged QT and P-wave dispersion times. Anxiolytic treatment before surgery may be useful to prevent ventricular and atrial arrhythmias and associated complications through decreasing the QT and P-wave dispersion duration.

RESUMO OBJETIVO: Pacientes em unidades de terapia intensiva (UTI) apresentam maior morbimortalidade. Nosso objetivo foi estudar a razão de neutrófilos para linfócitos (NLR) e de plaquetas para linfócitos (PLR) na população de UTI. MÉTODOS: Dados médicos e laboratoriais dos pacientes tratados em UTI foram analisados retrospectivamente. Os pacientes foram divididos em grupos de falecidos e de sobreviventes. RESULTADOS: O NLR de indivíduos sobreviventes e falecidos foi de 3,6 (0,2-31) e 9,5 (1-40), respectivamente (p < 0,001). A PLR dos pacientes sobreviventes (111 [16-537]) foi significativamente menor do que a PLR do grupo dos falecidos (209 [52-1143]), (p < 0,001). Uma RNL maior que 4,9 teve 84% de sensibilidade e 67% de especificidade na previsão de casos mortais. (AUC: 0,80, p < 0,001). Uma PLR superior a 112 apresentou sensibilidade de 83% e especificidade de 52% na previsão de casos mortais (AUC: 0,76, p <0,001). Ambos, PLR e NLR, foram significativamente e positivamente correlacionados com os níveis de proteína reativa c. CONCLUSÃO: Sugerimos que os médicos prestem atenção especial ao tratamento de pacientes em UTI com valores elevados de RNL e RPL.

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: Patients in intensive care units (ICU) have greater morbidity and mortality. We aimed to study neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in the ICU population. METHODS: Medical and laboratory data of patients treated in ICU were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into deceased and survived groups. RESULTS: The NLR of survived and deceased groups were 3.6 (0.2-31) and 9.5 (1-40), respectively (p<0.001). The PLR of the survived group (111 [16-537]) was significantly lower than the PLR of the deceased (209 [52-1143]), (p<0.001). An NLR higher than 4.9 had 84% sensitivity and 67% specificity is selecting deceased patients (AUC:0.80, p<0.001). A PLR higher than 112 had 83% sensitivity and 52% specificity in predicting deadly cases (AUC:0.76, p<0.001). Both PLR and NLR were significantly and positively correlated with c reactive protein levels. CONCLUSION: We suggest that physicians should pay particular attention to the treatment of patients in ICU with elevated NLR and PLR.

JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: Desflurano e sevoflurano são usados com frequência para a manutenção da anestesia e estudos mostraram que esses anestésicos causam alterações variadas nos mecanismos de defesa antioxidante contra o estresse oxidativo. Este estudo teve como objetivo comparar os efeitos de anestesias com perfusão de sevoflurano, desflurano e propofol sobre os sistemas oxidante/antioxidante de pacientes submetidos à colecistectomia laparoscópica. MÉTODOS: Foram incluídos no estudo 45 pacientes entre 18 e 50 anos, agendados para colecistectomia laparoscópica sob anestesia geral. Os pacientes foram divididos em três grupos para receberem propofol (Grupo P, n = 15), sevoflurano (Grupo S, n = 15) e desflurano (Grupo D, n = 15). Todos os grupos receberam 2 mg/kg de propofol IV, 1 mcg/kg de fentanil IV e 0,1 mg/kg de vecurônio IV para indução. Para manutenção da anestesia, o Grupo S recebeu ventilação com sevoflurano a 2%, o Grupo D recebeu desflurano a 6% e o Grupo P recebeu propofol em perfusões de 12 mg/kg/h nos primeiros 10 minutos, 9 mg/kg/h nos 10 minutos seguintes e 6 mg/kg/h subsequentemente. Antes da indução e depois da cirurgia, amostras de sangue venoso foram colhidas para avaliar os níveis de glutationa peroxidase e o total de oxidantes e antioxidantes. RESULTADOS E CONCLUSÕES: Dos 45 pacientes incluídos no estudo, 22 eram do sexo masculino e 23 do feminino. As características demográficas dos grupos eram semelhantes. No período pós-operatório, observamos que enquanto sevoflurano e propofol aumentaram os antioxidantes a um nível de significância estatística, desflurano aumentou o nível total de oxidantes em quantidade significativa, em comparação com os níveis pré-operação.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Desflurane and sevoflurane are frequently used for maintenance of anesthesia and studies have shown that these anesthetics cause a variety of changes to the oxidative stress and antioxidative defense mechanisms. This study aims to compare the effects of sevoflurane, desflurane and propofol infusion anesthesia on the oxidant and antioxidant systems of patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. METHODS: 45 patients between 18 and 50 years with planned laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthetic were included in the study. Patients were divided into three groups on the way to surgery: propofol (group P n: 15), sevoflurane (group S n: 15) and desflurane (group D n: 15). All groups were given hypnotic 2 mg/kg propofol IV, 1 mcg/kg fentanyl IV and 0.1 mg/kg vecuronium IV for induction. For maintenance of anesthesia group S were ventilated with 2% sevoflurane, group D cases were given 6% desflurane and group P were given propofol infusions of 12 mg/kg/h for the first 10 min, 9 mg/kg/h for the second 10 min and 6 mg/kg/h after that. Before induction and after the operation venous blood samples were taken to evaluate the levels of glutation peroxidase, total oxidants and antioxidants. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The 45 patients included in the study were 22 male and 23 female patients. The demographic characteristics of the groups were similar. In the postoperative period we observed that while sevoflurane and propofol increased antioxidants by a statistically significant level, desflurane increased the total oxidants level by a significant amount compared to levels before the operation.

JUSTIFICACIÓN Y OBJETIVOS: El desflurano y el sevoflurano son usados a menudo para el mantenimiento de la anestesia, y hay estudios que mostraron que esos anestésicos causan diversas alteraciones en los mecanismos de defesa antioxidante contra el estrés oxidativo. El objetivo de este estudio es comparar los efectos de las anestesias con perfusión de sevoflurano, desflurano y propofol sobre los sistemas oxidante/antioxidante de pacientes sometidos a colecistectomía laparoscópica. MÉTODOS: Fueron incluidos en el estudio 45 pacientes entre 18 y 50 años programados para colecistectomía laparoscópica bajo anestesia general. Los pacientes fueron divididos en 3 grupos para recibir propofol (grupo P, n = 15), sevoflurano (grupo S, n = 15) y desflurano (grupo D, n = 15). Todos los grupos recibieron 2 mg/kg de propofol IV, 1 µg/kg de fentanilo IV y 0,1 mg/kg de vecuronio IV para inducción. Para el mantenimiento de la anestesia, el grupo S recibió ventilación con sevoflurano al 2%, al grupo D se le administró desflurano al 6% y el grupo P recibió propofol en perfusiones de 12 mg/kg/h en los primeros 10 min, 9 mg/kg/h en los 10 min siguientes y 6 mg/kg/h subsecuentemente. Antes de la inducción y después de la cirugía, fueron extraídas muestras de sangre venosa para evaluar los niveles de glutatión peroxidasa y el total de oxidantes y antioxidantes. RESULTADOS Y CONCLUSIONES: De los 45 pacientes incluidos en el estudio, 22 eran del sexo masculino y 23 del femenino. Las características demográficas de los grupos eran similares. En el período postoperatorio observamos que mientras el sevoflurano y el propofol aumentaron los antioxidantes a un nivel de significación estadística, el desflurano aumentó el nivel total de oxidantes en una cantidad significativa, en comparación con los niveles preoperatorios.