Evaluation of olfactory memory after sevoflurane anesthesia: is really short-term memory influenced?

Bayir H., YILDIZ İ., YOLDAŞ H., KARAGÖZ İ., Kurt A. D. , KOÇOĞLU H. , ...More

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-INDIA, vol.27, no.3, pp.821-824, 2016 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Title of Journal : BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-INDIA
  • Page Numbers: pp.821-824

Abstract

Objective: Olfactory disorders can negatively effect the quality of life. Few clinical studies and case reports have investigated the relationship between anesthesia and olfactory dysfunction. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of sevoflurane on olfactory memory with Brief-Smell Identification Test (TM) in patients used sevoflurane.