American University of Beirut

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology - Vol. 20, No. 6, October 2010

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology - Vol. 20, No. 5, June 2010​​

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology - Vol. 20, No. 4, February 2010​

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology - Vol. 20, No. 3, October 2009

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology - Vol. 20, No. 2, June 2009

​​​​​​Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology - Vol. 20, No. 1, February 2009​

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology - Vol. 20, No. 6, October 2010​​

Editorials

• “Routine" Preoxygenation Before Induction Of And Recovery From Anesthesia (A Safety Precaution)​​​​​
  

Review Articles

• Anesthetic Management Of Patients With Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
  
• Perioperative Management Of The Patient With Goodpasture’s Syndrome​
  

​Scientific Articles

• ​Target-Controlled Infusion Versus Manually Controlled Infusion Anesthesia With Propofol And Remifentanil In Mastoidectomy
  
• Airway Management And Hemodynamic Response To Laryngoscopy And Intubation In Supine And Left Lateral Positions
  
• Fentanyl Pretreatment For Alleviation Of Perineal Symptoms Following Preoperative Administration Of Intravenous Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate – A Prospective, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Study
  
• Transient Neurological Symptoms Following Spinal Anesthesia For Cesarean Section
  
• INCIDENCE OF PERIOPERATIVE CARDIAC ARREST: Analysis of anesthetics over 18-year period.
  
• Efficacy Of Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block For Post Cesarean Section Delivery Analgesia – A Double-Blind, Placebo- Controlled, Randomized Study​
  
• Complications And Interventions Associated With Epidural Analgesia For Postoperative Pain Relief In A Tertiary Care Hospital
  
• Cardiovascular Responses To Orotracheal Intubation In Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
  
• Effects Of Intraoperative Intrathecal Sufentanil Injection On Postoperative Pain Management After Single Level Lumbar Discectomy
  
• The Effects Of Duration Of Propofol Injection On Hemodynamics
  
• Continual Infusion Of Intrathecal Baclofen (Itb) Long Term Effect On Spasticity
  

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology - Vol. 20, No. 5, June 2010​​

Editorials

• Can We Minimize Hypotension Following Spinal Anesthesia For Cesarean Section?​​​
  

Review Articles

• Psoriasis And Anesthetic Considerations
  
• Production Pressure, Medical Errors, And The Pre-Anesthesia Checkout?
  
• Visual Loss After Anesthesia. Different Causes, Different Solutions – A Review –
  
• Preanesthetic Assessment Of The Patient With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  

​Scientific Articles

• ​Intensive Insulin Therapy Versus Conventional Therapy For Critically Ill Trauma Patients Admitted To Icu
  
• Combined Use Of Crystalloid Preload And Low Dose Spinal Anesthesia For Preventing Hypotension In Spinal Anesthesia For Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  
• Reduction Of Bupivacaine Dose In Spinal Anesthesia For Cesarean Section May Improve Maternal Satisfaction By Reducing Incidence Of Low Blood Pressure Episodes
  
• The Impact Of Long Lasting Preemptive Epidural Analgesia Before Total Hip Replacement On The Hormonal Stress Response. A Prospective, Randomized, Doubleblinded Study
  
• Prevention Of Postoperative Psychic Trauma In Children – The Role Of Anesthetic And Surgical Approach
  
• The Effect Of Oral Clonidine Premedication On Nausea And Vomiting After Ear Surgery
  
• Continuous Sciatic Nerve Block: Compartive Study Between The Parasacral, Lateral, And Anterior Approaches For Lower Limb Surgery
  
• Comparison Of The Effects Of Intrathecal Diferent Dosage Of Levobupivacaine In Elective Day-Case Arthroscopy Of The Knee
  
• Study Of Post Dural Puncture Headache With 27g Quincke And Whitacre Needles In Obstetrics / Non-Obstetrics Patients
  

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology - Vol. 20, No. 4, February 2010​​

Editorials

• Top 10 Cited Paper 2006-2008: International Journal Of Obstetric Anesthesia​
  

Review Articles

• ​Update On Anesthesia Considerations For Electroconvulsive Therapy
  
• Management Of Obstetric Hemorrhage
  

​Scientific Articles

• ​Comparing Two Methods Of LMA Insertion: Classic Versus Simplified Airway
  
• Pretreatment With Remifentanil Is Associated With Less Succinylcholine-Induced Fasciculation
  
• Epidural Analgesia During Labor – 0.5% Lidocaine With Fentanyl Versus 0.08% Ropivacaine With Fentanyl
  
• Occupational Fatigue Of The Anesthesiologist: Illusion Or Real?
  
• The Effect Of Addition Of Low Dose Atracurium To Local Anesthetic In Retrobulbar Block For Cataract Surgery
  
• Labor Analgesia In Preeclampsia: Remifentanil Patient Controlled Intravenous Analgesia Versus Epidural Analgesia
  
• Spinal Anesthesia For Transurethral Resection: Levobupivacaine With Or Without Fentanyl
  
• Association Between Factors Predicting And Assessing The Airway And Use Of Intubating Laryngeal Mask Airway
  
• Preoperative Oral Dextromethorphan Does Not Reduce Pain Or Morphine Consumption After Open Cholesyctectomy
  
• Dexamethasone With Either Granisetron Or Ondansetron For Postoperative Nausea And Vomiting In Laparoscopic Surgery
  

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology - Vol. 20, No. 3, October 2009

Editorials

• Anesthesiology At Mema 2009 (Beirut, April 23-26)​​​
  

Review Articles

• ​Pulmonary Hypertension And Current Anesthetic Implications - A Review -
  
• Anesthesia Considerations In Patients With Cardiomyopathies
  
• Postoperative Analgesia In Children: An Update
  

​Scientific Articles

• Anesthesia Outcome Prediction
  
• Chronobiological Rythms In Onset Of Massive Pulmonary Embolism In Iranian Population
  
• Upper Lip Test As Predictor Of Difficult Mask Ventilation: A Prospective Study
  
• ‘The Best Fit’ Endotracheal Tube In Children - Comparison of Four Formulae -
  
• Sedation In ICU: Are We Achieving Goals?
  
• Oxygenation During One-Lung Ventilation With Propofol Or Sevoflurane
  
• Prevention Of Propofol Injection Pain With Small-Dose Ketamine
  
• Acute Postoperative Pain Management By Surgical Team In A Tertiary Care Hospital: Patients Satisfaction
  
• Effect Of Microcurrent Skin Patch On The Epidural Fentanyl Requirements For Post Operative Pain Relief Of Total Hip Arthroplasty
  
• Succinylcholine-Induced Myalgia In Obstetric Patients Scheduled For Caesarean Section
  
• Intraoperative Minimal Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution In Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
  
• Combination Therapy In The Prevention Of PONV Following Strabismus Surgery In Children - Granisetron, Ondansetron, Midazolam with Dexamethasone -
  
• Proseal Laryngeal Mask Airway In Infants And Toddlers With Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
  - Spontaneous vs Pressure Control Ventilation -
  

• ​Verifying Epidural Catheter Placement With A Revised Technique​
  
• Unilateral Spinal Anesthesia Combined With Local Anesthesia For Ptosis Surgery​
  

​Correspondence

• ​​Erratum​

​​​​​​Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology - Vol. 20, No. 2, June 2009

Editorials

• Preoxygenation Of The Morbidly Obese With Obstructive Sleep Apnea​​​
  

Review Articles

• ​Anesthetic Care Of The Patient With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  
• Anesthesia And Cardiopulmonary Bypass For Congenital Heart Surgery
  
• Preventing Paralytic Ileus: Can The Anesthesiologist Help
  
• Current Perioperative Management Of The Patient With HIV
  
• A Proposed Classification Of Simulators
  
• Modern Strategies For The Anesthetic Management Of The Paitent With Diabetes
  

​Scientific Articles

• ​The Impact Of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography On Decision-Making During Cardiac Surgery
  
• Effects Of Sevoflurane On Postoperative Liver Functions In Morbidly Obese As Compared To The Non-Obese Patients
  
• Patient Survey Of Continuous Interscalene Analgesia At Home After Shoulder Surgery
  
• Evaluation Of A Blood Conservation Strategy In The Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective, Randomized Study
  
• Intravenous Dexmedetomidine Prolongs Bupivacaine Spinal Analgesia
  
• Attenuation Of Hemodynamic Responses Following Laryngoscopy And Tracheal Intubation - Comparative assessment of Clonidine and Gabapentin Premedication
  
• Pediatric Cancer Pain Management At A Regional Cancer Center: Implementation Of Who Analgesic Ladder
  
• The Prophylactic Effect Of Rectal Acetaminophen On Postoperative Pain And Opioid Requirements After Adenotonsillectomy In Children
  
• Pregnancy At Term Does Not Alter The Responses To A Mechanical And An Electrical Stimulus After Skin Emla Application
  
• Robotic Laparoscopy Radical Cystectomy: Inhalational vs Total Intravenous Analgesia - A Pilot Study
  
• The Effect Of Nitroglycerine As An Adjuvant To Lidocaine In Intravenous Regional Analgesia
  
• Evaluation Of The Touniquet Leak During Forearm Intravenous Regional Analgesia - Manual vs Automatic pump injection -
  
• Time To Extubation In Infants Undergoing Pyloromyotomy - Isoflurane Inhalation vs Remifentanil Infusion -
  

​​​​​​Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology - Vol. 20, No. 1, February 2009​

Editorials

• ​We Will Carry The Torch Of Learning
  
• Sir Robert Reynold Macintosh, 1892-1989 - The First Professor of Anaesthesia in UK -​
  

Review Articles

• ​Update On Neonatal Resuscitation
  
• Wegener’s Granulomatosis​
  

​Scientific Articles

• ​Anesthesia And Electrocorticography For Epilepsy Surgery: A Jordanian Experience
  
• Comparative Study Of Neuromuscular Blocking And Hemodynamic Effects of Rocuronium And Cisatracurium Under Sevoflurane Or Total Intravenous Anesthesia
  
• IS I-Gel A New Revolution Among Supraglottic Airway Devices? - A Comparative Evaluation -
  
• Jaw Thrust As A Predictor Of Insertion For The Proseal Laryngeal Mask
  
• Remifentanil-Propofol vs Dexmedetomidine-Propofol - Anesthesia for Supratentorial Craniotomy -
  
• Prevention Of Propofol Pain - A Comparative Study -
  
• Low Dose Intravenous Midazolam For Prevention Of PONV In Lower Abdominal Surgery - Preoperative vs Intraoperative Administration -
  
• The Analgesic Effects Of Ropivacaine In Ilioinguinal-Iliohypogastric Nerve Block In Children - Concentration Or Volume? -
  
• Evaluation Of Pediatric CPR Course On Knowledge Of Pediatric Residents - Before and After ACLS Course -
  
• Can Preoperative Anesthesia Consultation Clinic Help Reduce Operating Room Cancellation Rate Of Cardiac Surgery On The Day Of Surgery?
  
• Critical Incident Monitoring In A Teaching Hospital - The Third Report 2003-2008 -​​