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  1. Unanticipated difficult airway remains a challenge for the anesthesiologist with no established standard criteria to predict difficulty in intubation. Our aim was to correlate the pre-anesthetic ultrasonograph...

    Authors: Anita Rajeev Chhabra, Sindhuja Thannappan and Hemalata R. Iyer
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2023 15:2
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  2. Aortic dissection is a new addition to the long COVID-19 complication catalog. We report this rare and novel complication, which can be missed without a high index of suspicion in the ever-burgeoning populatio...

    Authors: Shagun Bhatia Shah, Itee Chowdhury, Venkatesh Pally and Chamound Rai Jain
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2023 15:1
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  3. Nerve block reduces anesthetics requirement, allows faster recovery, and reduces postoperative pain. The modified pectoral plane block (PECS II) and the erector spinae plane block (ESP) have been proposed for ...

    Authors: Manal Mohamed Rashad and Anas Ahmed Abdelhay
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:97
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  4. Supraclavicular block is a common technique for analgesia for upper limb surgeries. Because of short duration of analgesia with bupivacaine alone various additive have been used to prolong the action of bupiva...

    Authors: Nilesh M. Solanki and Khevana P. Maheshwari
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:96
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  5. Central venous catheterization (CVC) is a commonly used procedure in pediatric surgery and intensive care units. For some reasons, catheterizations in children are technically more difficult in comparison to a...

    Authors: Shahin Azizov, Cengiz Sahutoglu, Canan Bor and Taner Balcioglu
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:95
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  6. Mannitol is used extensively in supratentorial surgeries to reduce intracranial pressure. The optimum dose of mannitol is still a matter of debate. We have done this prospective, comparative and randomized stu...

    Authors: Pawan Kumar Ray, Deepak Malviya, Mamta Harjai, Manoj Tripathi, Deepak Kumar Singh and Smarika Mishra
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:94
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  7. With better precision of the brachial plexus block (BPB) under real-time ultrasound guidance, supraclavicular BPB (SC-BPB) and infraclavicular BPB (IC-BPB) are being used interchangeably for upper limb surgeri...

    Authors: Vaishali Waindeskar, Charan Raj, Anuj Jain and Saurabh Trivedi
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:93
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  8. This study aimed to compare the duration of postoperative analgesia using intraperitoneal bupivacaine plus neostigmine or bupivacaine alone. In this randomized controlled trial, we included 56 adult patients s...

    Authors: Mohamed S. Arafa, Hassan Mohamed Ahmed, Abdelrahman Bakr Elnabawy and Sara Farouk Kassem
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:92
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  9. Renal autotransplantation is a complex procedure involving reimplantation of the renal artery and vein at a different site. Anesthetic management of renal autotransplant is challenging because of associated mo...

    Authors: Hemlata Kapoor, Milin Shah and Mohan K. Terdal
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:91
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  10. Pediatric one lung ventilation is challenging to achieve; smaller the child greater is the challenge. Challenge gets bigger due to unavailability of proper sized lung isolation devices. The aim of this case se...

    Authors: Anuj Jain, Abhinav Agarwal, Brijesh Kumar, Jai Prakash Sharma and Suruchi Jain
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:90
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  11. Central venous pressure (CVP) readings are affected by several factors. The need to test the technology of noninvasive or minimal invasive monitoring during liver surgery to guide fluids intake is the focus of...

    Authors: Hanaa S. Abdelhafez, Khaled A. Yassen, Fatima F. El Sahn and Ashraf M. Mostafa
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:89
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  12. Thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) and segmental thoracic spinal anesthesia (STSA) can be used as sole anesthesia techniques alternative to general anesthesia for modified radical mastectomy in some critical ...

    Authors: Alaa Mazy, Ashraf El-Domiaty, Nabil Abdel Mageed, Abdel Aziz Motawi and Medhat Messeha
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:88
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  13. Pain from rib fractures (posterior/lateral/anterior) is associated with significant pulmonary morbidity. Earlier epidural and paravertebral blocks were implemented in the algorithm for multimodal pain manageme...

    Authors: Sandeep Madhusudan Diwan, Bharati Adhye, Abhijit Nair and Parag Sancheti
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:87
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  14. The aim of this study was to assess the bolus-infusion to the sliding scale of insulin approaches, regarding percentage of the operative time with the target capillary blood glucose (CBG) range, total insulin ...

    Authors: Ghada M. Samir, Mahmoud Abd El-Aziz Ghallab and Dalia A. Ibrahim
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:86
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  15. Postoperative pain is one of the problems in which a lack of adequate controls can cause many complications. Duloxetine is a potent serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) prescribed for the tre...

    Authors: Tamer Samir Abdelsalam Abdelaziz and Ismail Mohammed Ibrahim Mahmoud
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:85
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  16. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has changed the surgical management of cholelithiasis and has become the mainstay of the management of uncomplicated gallstone disease. Adequate postoperative pain relief leading t...

    Authors: Smita R. Engineer, Asha Devanand and Mrinalini Kulkarni
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:84
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  17. Malnutrition is an important and widespread problem in hospitalised elderly orthopaedic patients. It is an important predictor of morbidity and mortality and has been associated with an increased risk of compl...

    Authors: Orhan Kılıç, Murat Yaşar Özkalkanlı, Fulya Yılmaz and Taşkın Altay
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:83
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  19. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of intra-operative intra-venous (IV) lidocaine infusion compared to IV morphine, on the post-operative pain at rest, the intra-operative and post-operative morphi...

    Authors: Ghada M. Samir, Mahmoud Abd El-Aziz Ghallab and Dalia A. Ibrahim
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:81
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  22. Methaemoglobinemia (MetHb) is a rare entity in clinical practice which often goes undiagnosed and keeps both the anaesthesiologist and attending surgeon under tension during surgery on seeing dark or chocolate...

    Authors: Sabaha Shabnam, Venugopal Achuthan Nair, Divya V. Gladston and Siva Ranjith J
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:78
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  23. Spinal anesthesia is establishing a place in pediatric daycare anesthesia as a possible substitute for general anesthesia in children undergoing infraumbilical abdominal or lower extremity surgeries. Clonidine...

    Authors: Upasna Bhatia, Shyni Abraham, Mona Panchal, Nirja Parmar, Fatema Burhan Khanbhaiwala and Juhi Gupta
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:77
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  24. Achieving adequate pain control during and after the uterine D/C (dilatation and curettage) procedure is crucial for a good recovery process and early discharge.

    Authors: Naime Yalçın, Ayça S. Şahin, Barış Sandal, Abdurrahim Derbent and Ziya Salihoğlu
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:76
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  25. Post-operative sore throat, cough, and hoarseness of voice constitute the major pharyngolaryngeal morbidities following General anesthesia with an endotracheal tube since its introduction. Pharyngolaryngeal mo...

    Authors: Vinoth Kumar Elumalai, Venu Gopal Achuthan Nair, Bramanandhan Radhika Devi and Jagathnath Krishna Kumara Pillai Mohanan Nair
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:75
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  26. Awareness under general anesthesia is an unpleasant phenomenon that usually goes unnoticed and neglected. Numerous incidences of intraoperative awareness are not reported. Reasons for awareness might be the in...

    Authors: Heena Chhanwal, Divya Kheskani, Parita Gandhi, Meet Bhadresh Shah, Devendra Makwana and Vasu Rathod
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:74
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  27. This clinical trial aimed to study the efficacy and efficiency of sphenopalatine ganglion block (SPGB) for the management of post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) in obstetric patients. A prospective randomized ...

    Authors: Marwa M. Mowafi and Rehab A. Abdelrazik
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:73
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  28. Postoperative epidural analgesia provides superior postoperative analgesia at rest and with activity, compared with systemic opioids. However, the impact of postoperative epidural analgesia on postoperative mo...

    Authors: Mohamed Sobhy Abdel-Moneem, Elham Abdel Latif Hussein Seam, Fahmy Saad Latif Eskander, Amr Hosny Hamza and Sanaa M. El-Fawal
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:72
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  29. Spindle cell tumors of the scalp are notorious for their potential to present with torrential life-threatening bleeds during surgery and in the postoperative period. We present the successful management of one...

    Authors: Rajnish Kumar, Nishant Sahay, Shagufta Naaz, Ansarul Haq and Rajesh Kumar
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:71
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  30. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of ultrasound-guided adductor canal block versus femoral nerve block in postoperative analgesia, as well as their effect on quadriceps muscle strength.

    Authors: Kholoud Bahaa Eldin Abdel Mohsen ElShawady, Gamal Fouad Saleh Zaki, Hatem Saeed Abdelhamid, Dalia Mahmoud Ahmed Elfawy and Marwa Mamdoh Elfar
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:70
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  31. Pycnodysostosis is a rare inherited syndrome characterized by classical craniofacial defects and diffuse osteosclerosis disorder of bones with tendency for fractures after minor trauma.

    Authors: Reena Ravindra Kadni, Shyamasundar L G, Pooja Rao, Varghese K. Zachariah and Priya Pushpavathi
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:69
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  32. Emergence delirium is one of the most common and troublesome complications seen after inhalational anesthesia, with an estimated 20–80% incidence rate. It can lead to an increase in mortality, morbidity, and h...

    Authors: Renuka Holyachi, S. D. Pratibha, Nirmala Devi Kagalkar, Shivanand L. Karigar, Geetha Gowni and Vidya Patil
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:68
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  33. The purpose of the study was to find out correlation between severity of disease and vaccine in COVID-19 pandemic. Primary objective was to know occurrence of post-vaccination breakthrough infections in hospit...

    Authors: Ankita Rushik Patel, Rekha Nilesh Solanki, Heena Sunil Channwal, Viral Rajanikant Dave, Arpit Chelabhai Prajapati and Mansi Maulik Patel
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:67
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  34. Gastric cancer is a major global public health problem. It is the fourth most common cancer and the second cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Despite advances in the field of medical and radiation oncol...

    Authors: Fulya Yılmaz and Koray Bas
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:66
    Content type: Review Published on:

  35. Quadratus lumborum block has been claimed to provide effective analgesia in abdominal surgeries by covering both somatic as well as visceral pain. However, its utility in morbidly obese patients has not been r...

    Authors: Amit Kumar Malviya, Debesh Bhoi, Virender Kumar Mohan and Anju Gupta
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:65
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  37. During the process of emergence from general anesthesia, tracheal extubation is a very critical step. Tracheal extubation is not just a reversal of intubation, as during extubation we encounter a change of sta...

    Authors: Dheeraj Singha, Aman Thakur, Aryan Guleria, Vivek Chaudhary, Jai Singh and Abhishek Sharma
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:63
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  38. Acquired tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is a rare presentation in pediatric lymphoma patients. Most heal spontaneously following chemotherapy/radiotherapy without requiring surgery.

    Authors: Indu Mohini Sen, Prema Menon, Sunaakshi Puri, Raj Kumar and Deepak Bansal
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:62
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  39. Intraoperative myocardial preservation is essential in pediatric cardiac surgeries. The combination of hypothermia and hyperkalemic cardioplegia is commonly used. Histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK–Custod...

    Authors: Ahmed M. Ali, Gihan Seif Elnasr, Manal M. Kamal, Eman M. Aboseif and Samar M. Abdel Twab
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:61
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  40. Management of sepsis is a time critical procedure; the consequences of improperly managed sepsis and septic shock can cause multiple organ dysfunction and death. The aim of this study was to evaluate of the ro...

    Authors: Heba A. Labib, Ali I. Hassan, Ayman M. Kamaly, Sherif S. Wahba and Mona A. Ammar
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:60
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  41. Intravenous dexmedetomidine and lidocaine have been shown to decrease perioperative surgical pain and analgesic consumption and facilitate the return of bowel function, decreasing post-operative hospitalization.

    Authors: Fatma Hassan Ibrahim, Soheir Abbas Mohamed, Hadeel Magdy Abd El Hamid, Amal Hamed Rabie and Maha Sadek El Derh
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:59
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  42. Snake bite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease with variable clinical presentation, neurotoxic manifestations (respiratory paralysis), rhabdomyolysis, cardiotoxicity, autonomic hyperactivity, and/or coa...

    Authors: Anjuman Chander, Tanvir Samra, Sekar Loganathan and Varun Mahajan
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:58
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  43. Laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation may be associated with adverse events as hypertension, tachycardia, and increased serum concentrations of catecholamines. These events are serious in patients with card...

    Authors: Eman Ahmed Ismail, Ahmed Abdelrahman Mostafa and Mohamed M. Abdelatif
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:57
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  44. Inadequate pain management after total knee replacement (TKR) prolongs recovery time and increases the risk of postoperative complications. Peripheral nerve fibres blockade has been used as a mode of analgesia...

    Authors: Aya Mahmoud El-Ghandour, Ahmed Saeed Mohamed, Eman Mohamed Kamal Abosief, Mohammed Mohammed Abd El-Fattah Ghoneim and Aya Hisham Moussa Ahmad
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:56
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  45. Fluid overload has been linked to poor outcomes in the critically ill in recent years, with multiple studies showing an increase in mortality in the overall intensive care unit population. Although the adminis...

    Authors: Marco Dornelles, Erik P. Dornelles and Larissa P. Dornelles
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:55
    Content type: Review Published on:

  46. Sixty moderate diseased COVID-19 patients were divided into two equal groups and were enrolled in a randomized double-blind clinical trial. Group C was delivered standard enteral nutrition plus 100 ml/day of 0.9%...

    Authors: Omar M. Soliman, Yara H. Abbas, Arafa Mohamed Ahmed Aboelhassan and Eman Ahmed Ismail
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:54
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  47. Amitraz is an insecticidal agent and its poisoning cases are rare. We report the successful treatment of amitraz poisoning using yohimbine as an antidote. There is only a single other case report in literature...

    Authors: Ankur Gupta, Achint Narang, Nikhil Shandilya, Aman Sharma, Rahul Kathuria and Aakriti Gupta
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:53
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  48. Spinal anesthesia with bupivacaine is very common for infraumbilical surgeries. Various adjuvants are added to it to improve the quality of the block and post-operative analgesia. The study period for this stu...

    Authors: Manisha S. Kapdi, Devanshi Shah and Shruti Desai
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:52
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  49. Postoperative cognitive dysfunction is commonly encountered after major surgical operations. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of dexmedetomidine on neurocognitive dysfunction and postoperative r...

    Authors: Ahmed Mohamed El-Shamy, Amgad Abdel Mageed Zaghlol, Mai Mahmoud Abdel Ghafar, Shimaa Rabea Abdel Qader Hendawy and Gehan Abd Allah Tarabeah
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:51
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  50. Chorea hyperglycemia basal ganglia syndrome is a rare disorder causing involuntary movements in both upper and lower limbs. Uncontrolled hyperglycemia causes neurotransmitter derangements in basal ganglia resu...

    Authors: Thirumurugan Arikrishnan, Deepak Chakravarthy, Aswini Kuberan and Suganya Srinivasan
    Citation: Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022 14:50
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