Background: Bibliometric analysis studies are studies that examine the literature on a subject numerically and holistically, and have recently attracted a lot of attention in the field of medicine. The number of articles about pediatric caudal anesthesia has increased gradually over the past few decades. However, there is no bibliometric analysis study on pediatric caudal anesthesia in the literature. This study aimed to present a bibliometric analysis of articles published in the Web of Science (WoS) Core database related to pediatric caudal anesthesia. Method: We used the search engine of WoS and included all types of contributions (original articles, reviews, letters, etc.) in the bibliometric analysis. The keywords used to access articles are ‘’pediatric, caudal, anesthesia, analgesia, and block’’ words. For the analyses, VOSViewer 1.6.13. version was used. Results: The most cited publications on pediatric caudal anesthesia were in the following journals: Pediatric Anesthesia (84 articles, 1892 citations), Anesthesia and Analgesia (26 articles, 884 citations) and Anesthesiology (7 articles, 537 citations). The countries that publish and receive the most citations about pediatric caudal anesthesia starting from the highest are the USA, France, Sweden, Turkey, Canada. Conclusion: The following parameters were the foci of a thorough analysis of articles on pediatric caudal anesthesia: publication date, number of citations, journal name, theme, and country. It is noteworthy that pediatric caudal anesthesia currently plays a crucial role in pediatric anesthesia research. However, there is still a need for new studies from different countries on different cases in the literature on pediatric caudal anesthesia.

Several devices and algorithms have already been examined and compared for difficult airway management. However, there is no existing study comparing the success of the Intubating Catheter (IC) and the Videolaryngoscope (VL) in patients who are difficult to intubate. We aimed to compare Frova IC and McGrath VL in terms of intubation success rates in patients with difficult intubation. This prospective, randomized study was performed in an university hospital. Patients who underwent an operation under general anesthesia and whom airway management process was deemed difficult were included in this study. Patients were randomly divided into two groups by envelopes containing a number: the intubating catheter group (Group IC), intubated using the Frova IC, and the videolaryngoscope group (Group VL), intubated using the McGrath VL. Study data were collected by a technician who was blind to the study groups and the type of device used in the intubation procedure. A total of 49 patients with difficult airway were included in the study, including 25 patients in the Frova IC Group and 24 patients in the McGrath VL Group. The rate of successful intubation was determined to be 88% in Group IC and 66% in Group VL (p = 0.074). The mean duration of intubation attempt in Group VL was 44.62 seconds, whereas in Group IC, it was 51.12 seconds (p = 0.593). Group VL was found to have a significantly lower Cormack-Lehane grade compared to Group IC (p < 0.001). Frova IC is a candidate to be an indispensable instrument in terms of cost-effectiveness in clinics such as anesthesia and emergency medicine, where difficult intubation cases are frequently encountered. However, the combination of Frova IC and McGrath VL seems to be more successful in difficult intubation situations, so future studies should focus on using these two devices together.

Patients with physical and/or mental disabilities exhibit higher caries activity and more treatment needs compared with the general population. Thus, the number of patients awaiting dental treatment under general anesthesia (GA) is far from negligible. Factors such as disabilities, presence of comorbidities, underlying medical conditions, and potential drug interactions render these patients a high-risk group for GA. Consequently, meticulous planning is essential when scheduling dental treatment under GA. The objective of the present research was to gather the opinions of anesthesiologists and dentists regarding the prompt treatment of dental patients requiring GA in institutions that offer optimal conditions for patient safety. Data were collected using a 28-item questionnaire developed by the researchers based on a literature review and interviews with both dentists and anesthesiologists involved in dental procedures under GA. The survey was administered online via Google Forms. Nearly all respondents (95.0%) believed that having an in-house operating room would increase their work efficiency and such a facility would meet their expectations. When asked why having an in-house operating room would enhance efficiency, the most common reasons cited were the ability to schedule more surgery days, better communication from working with the same anesthesia team, and the elimination of time lost due to transfers between hospitals. Anesthesiologists stated that the most frequently encountered issues when admitting patients in operating rooms within the faculty of dentistry were the absence of another anesthesiologist in emergencies (46.7%) and difficulty in reaching a consultant physician when needed (20.0%). Furthermore, 79.2% of anesthesiologists expressed that they would not prefer to work in an operating room dedicated solely to dental patients. As a result, dentists and anesthesiologists, the two most important members of the team performing dental treatments within GA, prefer to perform the procedures within their own institutions. Considering the high number of patients waiting for dental treatment under GA, the establishment of operating rooms within dentistry can make a positive contribution to the health system by eliminating the hesitations of anesthesiologists.

This study was aimed to investigate the effects of different fresh gas (oxygen + air) flow rates and different anesthetics on airway temperature and humidity when using the same anesthesia machine in patients undergoing general anesthesia. In this prospective, observational study, 240 patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I–II between the age of 18–65 years to be operated under general anesthesia were enrolled and divided into two groups according to the fresh gas flow rate (3–6 L/min). Each of the two main groups was further divided into three subgroups according to the administered anesthetic gases and drugs. The resulting six groups were further divided into two subgroups according to whether the heat and humidity exchanger filter (HME) was attached to the breathing circuit, and the study was carried out on a total of 12 groups. The temperature and humidity of the inspired air were recorded every 10 minutes using an electronic thermo-hygrometer. The inspired temperature and humidity were greater in patients ventilated at 3 L/min compared to the 6 L/min group and in HME (+) patients compared to HME (–), regardless of the type of anesthetics. HME application makes the air more physiological for the respiratory tract by increasing the temperature and humidity of the air regardless of the anesthetic agent. This study was approved by Ethics Committee Review of Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine (No. 2017/261) in September 2017, and was registered in the Clinical Trial Registry (identifier No. NCT04204746) on December 19, 2019.

The effects of the 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT3) receptor antagonists on regional anaesthesia are complex and unclear. The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that granisetron, a select...