https://www.selleckchem.com/products/AdipoRon.html 66±13 h and 401±297 ?g at 24 h, respectively p less then 0.05). Partial pressure of oxygen levels at 10 and 16 h during the postoperative intensive care unit stay were lower, while partial pressure of carbon dioxide levels at 24 h was higher in Group 1 than Group 2 (p less then 0.05). Conclusion The bupivacaine protocol is a relatively more useful analgesic method which produces improved results in blood gas analysis by reducing the effects of pain and shortens the length of intensive care unit stay. Low levels of free cortisol also confirm this finding. Copyright © 2019, Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery.Background This study aims to compare three different tricuspid annuloplasty techniques using suture, ring, and band. Methods Between January 2010 and December 2015, a total of 231 consecutive patients (78 males, 153 females; mean age 50.3±15.9 years; range, 34 to 66 years) who underwent tricuspid valve annuloplasty using three different techniques were retrospectively analyzed. Tricuspid valve r epair w as p erformed w ith d e Vega a nnuloplasty t echnique (n=62, 26.8%), flexible ring (n=76, 32.9%) or Teflon strip (n=93, 40.3%). Postoperative data including vital signs, echocardiographic reports, functional status, and the rate of re-do surgeries were recorded. Results Cardiopulmonary bypass times were statistically significantly shorter in the de Vega annuloplasty group (p less then 0.001). There was no significant difference among the groups in terms of the in-hospital mortality. Late postoperative tricuspid regurgitation grades, systolic pulmonary artery pressure, and right atrial diameters showed significant improvements, compared to baseline, in ring and strip annuloplasty groups. Conclusion Our study results demonstrate that suture-based approaches should be avoided. Instead of performing routine tricuspid ring annuloplasty, Teflon strip annuloplasty may be considered an alternative method in most ca