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Background: Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration is an emergency in childhood. Rigid bronchoscopy is used for diagnosis and treatment. In our retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate anesthesia man- agement, age, gender, intraoperative blood pressure, pulse, saturation, intraoperative and postoperative complications, foreign body type and localization and length of hospitalization. Materials and Methods: The file of 198 pediatric patients who underwent rigid bronchoscopy by pediat- ric surgery with the diagnosis of foreign body aspiration in Harran University Medical Faculty Hospital between 2016-2018 were retrospectively analyzed. All cases were managed under general anesthesia. The anesthesia management, age, gender, intraoperative blood pressure, pulse, saturation, intraoperative and postoperative complications, foreign body and localization, length of stay were obtained from patient records and retrospectively evaluated. Results: Localization of foreign bodies were found to be 4.5% in trachea, 48% in right main bronchus and 33.9% in the left main bronchus. 25.3% of foreign bodies were seed, 25.62% were peanuts and 5.62% were organic substances such as beans, needle was removed in 7.6% cases, and toy pieces was removed in 9.6% cases respectively. Low levels of saturation, hypercarbia, arrhythmia, laryngospasm and bronchospasm were observed as complications of anesthesia. Conclusions: Foreign body aspiration is an emergency that requires early diagnosis and urgent intervention. It is important to be aware of the complications that may occur during anesthesia and momentous to be intervened by an experienced team. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: In this study, it was aimed to retrospectively evaluate the records of 22 patients who were followed up in intensive care unit between 2015-2018 due to acute intoxication of antidepressants. Material and Methods: Between 01.01.2015 and 15.04.2018 records of patients who diagnosed and treated for acute intoxication of antidepressants and followed up in Harran University Medical Faculty Hospital Adult Intensive Care Unit were retrospectively evaluated. Patients' ages, genders, history, type and number of toxic substances affected, Glaskow Coma Scores, complications, length of stay in intensive care unit and discharge patterns were recorded. Results: 22 patients were included in this study. 4 (18%) of the patients were male, 18 (72%) were female, and F:M ratio was approximately 4.5:1. The most commonly used antidepressant drug group was selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (16; 72.7%). Intoxication cases were mostly existed in November (22.8%), April (13.6%), and May (13.6). 9 (41%) patients were intoxicated with single drug and 13 (59%) had more than one drug ingestion. 21 of the patients were discharged without any complication, and one patient who had tricyclic antidepressant was died. Conclusion: The rapid detection of the agent of the antidepressant drugs and the follow-up of the patients in the intensive care unit with the necessary intervention without losing time are of great importance in reducing the mortality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Peripheral nerve blocks develop day by day with the use of ultrasound. The infraclavicular nerve block is used for anesthesia and analgesia for the surgical procedures to be performed in the hand and forearm. Anesthesiologists in patients with high general anesthesia risk, should apply the most appropriate method to the patient for anesthesia and analgesia. We present a case of infraclavicular nerve block in a high-risk patient undergoing an in-car traffic accident, admitted to an intensive care unit, under ultrasound guidance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]