Volume & Issue: Volume 39, Issue 1, December 2023 
Impact of mode of anesthesia on ischemia modified albumin, operative conditions, and outcome in emergency craniotomies

Pages 1-10

Omyma Shehata Mohamed; Mohab Mohamad Darwish; Mahmoud Mohamed Mousa; Abd Elrahman Hassan Abd Elaziz; Ahmed Korani Mohamed


The effect of melatonin administration on sedation level as adjuvant to propofol in mechanically ventilated traumatic brain injury patients

Pages 19-25

Mahmoud Salem Soliman; Ghada Mohammed Mostafa; Walaa Y Elsabeeny; Mohamed Badr; Tarek Ahmed Radwan; Safinaz Hassan Osman


Platelet indices in critically ill septic patients as a predictor of mortality

Pages 56-62

Rehab Salah Taha; Mohamed Elsayed Afandy; Abdelaziz Hamid Elbadawi; Mohamed Samir Abd El Ghafar


Effectiveness of Sugammadex on muscle relaxant reversal in preterm neonates

Pages 79-86

Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Elshafie; Ahmed Ezzat Marzouq Sad Elrouby; Yasser Mohamed Osman


C-reactive protein as an early marker of severity and outcome in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection

Pages 95-99

Salwa Omar El-Khattab; Amr Essam Eldin Abdelhamid; Waleed Abdalla Ibrahim; Ahmed Ibrahim Yousef Elsherif; George Mekhael Khalil


The pregabalin effect on opioid consumption and postoperative pain in spinal fusion surgery, a prospective, randomized, controlled study

Pages 114-119

Amr Mohammed Sleem; Mohamed Adel Abd Elkareem; Mahmoud Maher Fahmy; Mohamed Galal Aly; Khaled Tolba Younes


Hematological, Biochemical and Hemodynamic Changes during Operative Hysteroscopy using Consecutive Distension Media

Pages 134-140

Ahmed Mohamed Mandour; Abdelraheem Elawamy; Abdelraouf M.S Abdelraouf; Ahmed Mohamed Elsonbaty; Mostafa Elsonbaty; Atef M Darwish; Esam Abdalla; Zein . Z Hassan; Mohamed Anwar


Incidence of Co-infection and its Impact on COVID-19 Patients admitted in the Intensive Care Unit

Pages 141-148

Aiman Touny; Fatma Rageh; Eman Riad; Mohamed A. Sakr; Shaymaa Abdelraheem Abdelhady; Rasha Elgamal; Samar S. Ahmed; Shimaa A. Al-Touny


Fentanyl as an adjuvant to the local anesthetic in the peribulbar block for vitrectomy operations

Pages 167-176

Abeer A Hassanin; Hossam Elden M Moharam; Shimaa H Hassan; Sahar A Hashish


Effects of preoperative intravenous glutamine administration on cardiac and renal functions in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement surgeries: A randomized double-blind controlled trial

Pages 203-209

Mohamed F. Mostafa; Hany Ahmad Ibrahim Elmorabaa; Mohammed Mahmoud Mostafa; Ramy Mostafa Abd El Gawad; Mohamed Ismail Seddik; Ragaa Herdan; Mostafa Hassanien Bakr; Emad Zarief Kamel


General anesthesia and femoral nerve block versus spinal anesthesia for cemented hip arthroplasty in elderly patients: A randomized controlled trial

Pages 255-260

Tamer Nabil Abdelrahman; Nahla Omar Salama; Gamal Fouad Zaki; Heba Bahaa El Din El Serwi; Aya Hisham Moussa


Longitudinal analysis of electrolyte prolife in intensive care COVID-19 patients

Pages 266-276

Mohammed F. Abosamak; Ivan Szergyuk; Maria Helena Santos de Oliveira; Sara Mathkar Almutairi; Jawza Salem Alharbi; Stefanie W. Benoit; Giuseppe Lippi; Marianna Tovt-Korshynska; Brandon Michael Henry


Lung ultrasound compared to fiber-optic bronchoscopy in detecting proper endotracheal tube position in intubated patients in the intensive care unit

Pages 284-288

Omar Sayed Osman Abdeen; Raouf Ramzy Gad Allah; Tarek Samir Shabana; Thabet Aziz Nasr; Waleed Abdalla Ibrahem


Endothelial glycocalyx shedding during active COVID-19 infection and its effect on disease severity

Pages 304-312

Amr Ragheb Hieba; Emad Abdelmoenam Arida; Hassan Aly Hassan Osman; Salma Alaa El Din Mostafa Imbaby; Heba Abdel Hamid Ahmed Moharem


Enhanced recovery after spinal surgery protocol versus conventional care in non- insulin diabetic patients: A prospective randomized trial

Pages 313-321

Sarah Mohamed Elgamal; Ashraf Arafat Abdelhalim; Emad Abdelmoneim Arida; Abdulrahman Magdy Elhabashy; Rania Abo-Elfetouh Sabra


Propofol/dexmedetomidine Versus Desflaurane Effects on Post Hepatectomy Hepatocellular Injury

Pages 322-328

Ola A. Saad Ali Lashin; Mohamed M. Abd- Elfattah Ghoneim; Hany M. Mohamed Elzahaby; Mohamed M. Mohamed Awad Rashed; Sahar M. Talaat Taha


Analgesic efficacy of local anesthesia during thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy: A PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Pages 335-341

Ebraheem Albazee; Rawan Jamal Alhubail; Mahmoud Abdelaziz Alsakka; Khaled Ahmad Al Sadder; Sabri Moussa Hammoud; Abdulrazzaq Alshakhri


Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on anesthesia resident’s training program in Cairo University Hospital

Pages 369-376

Dina Mahmoud Mohamed; Hagar Hassanein; Fahima M ElSharkawy; Sahar M ElShal; Ayman Hussam


Risk factors influence the arterial line patency in ICU-bound patients during COVID-19 pandemic: An observational cohort study

Pages 401-411

Hamed Elgendy; Adel Ganaw; Vipin Kumari; Vijay Settu; Prem Chandra; Hanaa Nafady-Hego; Mohamad Hilani; Hesham Ismail; Mohamed Elkateeb


Hemodynamic monitoring and correlation between electrical cardiometry and esophageal Doppler in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery

Pages 418-425

Shady Rady Abdalla; Ahmed Salah Abdelazeem; Tarek Abdelhalium Kaddah; Abla Salah Elhadedy; Hanan Farouk Khafagy; Ahmed Abdalla Mohamed; Ahmed Mohamed Essam


Effect of terlipressin on systemic and hepatic hemodynamics in patients undergoing liver transplantation

Pages 432-439

Reham Mustafa Hashim; Nada Mohamed Radwan; Omar Mohamed Taha Elsafty; Waleed Abdalla Ibrahim; Tarek Samir Shabana


Comparison between serratus anterior plane block versus erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)

Pages 440-445

Sameh Salem Hafny Taha; Beshoy Eshak Aziz Hanna; Gamal Eldin Mohammad Ahmed Elewa; Hadil Magdy Abd Elhamid Mohamed; Dalia Fahmy Emam Ali; Mohamed MoienMohamed Elsaid


Analgesic effect of adding calcitonin to bupivacaine in erector spine plane block for breast surgery, a double blind randomised study

Pages 446-452

Mona Gad Mostafa Elebieby; Mohammed Nashaat Mohammd; Khaled Abdelwahab; Emadeldeen Hamed; Zenat Eldadamony Mohamed Eldadamony


Effect of individualized intraoperative lung recruitment maneuver on postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing upper abdominal surgeries under general anesthesia

Pages 496-501

Mohammad Elhossieny Mohammad Salama; Ezzat Mohamed El-Taher; Ahmad Hamed Abdel-Rahman Al-Touny; Reda Aboelmagd Ismail; Mohamed Emad Eldin Abdel-Ghaffar


Effect of magnesium levels on mean tissue perfusion during and after bariatric surgeries: A randomised control trial

Pages 502-510

Ahmed Yahya Ibrahim Ahmed; Mounir Kamal Mohamed Ahmed Afifi; Emad Abdelmoenam Elmonem Arida; Mohamed Mahmoud Abdelhady


Assessment of early paediatric airway sequelae after using cuffed or uncuffed endotracheal tubes with ultrasound and flexible endoscopy

Pages 521-527

Mohammed Nassef Elsayed; Ahmed Mohammed Al-Attar; Emad Eldin Abd Elmonem Arida; Aliaa Rabia Abd Elaziz


Impact of implementing five-level triage system on patients outcomes and resource utilization in the emergency department of Alexandria main university hospital

Pages 546-556

Ahmed Abdel Fattah Sabry; Wael Nabil Abdel Salam; Mohammed Mostafa Abdel Salam; Khaled Salah Moustafa; Eman Mohamed Gaber; Bassem Nashaat Beshey


Role of Thoracoscore and ESOS in Prediction of Outcomes after Thoracic Surgeries

Pages 557-562

Islam Morsy; Amr A Abdelwahab; Heba Salem; Mohammed Said ElSharkawy; Hussein Gamal Almawardy


A stepwise management approach to an unexpected cause of a yellow CSF tap; A case report

Pages 595-597

Hany Mohammed El-Hadi Shoukat Mohammed; Khaled Abdelfattah Sarhan; Tamer Mohammed Atteya Mahmoud


Comparative study between dexmedetomidine and fentanyl as adjuvants to bupivacaine for postoperative epidural analgesia in abdominal surgeries: A randomized controlled trial

Pages 635-641

Mohammed Waheed Mahmoud Emam; Bahaa El-Din Ewees Hassan; Hadeel Magdy Abd El-Hamid; Ibrahim Alshaht Ibrahim; Mohamed Abd Elmawla Saleh


Efficacy of tramadol versus dexamethasone in ultrasound guided supraclavicular block for forearm fractures. Does it make a difference?

Pages 642-649

Wesam Nashat Ali; Mohamed Hassan Bakri; Marwa Mahmoud AbdelRady; Norhan M Bakri; Esraa Gamal Abdel Nasser Fathy; Ola Wahba


Baska mask vs ProSeal Laryngeal mask on airway seal pressure in cases undergoing general anesthesia by mechanical ventilation: A randomized controlled trial

Pages 673-679

Shady Rady Abdalla; Ahmed Abdalla Mohamed; Marianne Magdy Roshdy; Maha Mohamed Ismail; Ashraf Mohamed Abdelreheem; Walaa Mohamed Bahnas; Mahmoud Salem Soliman


Effect of Adding Infiltration between The Popliteal Artery and Capsule of The Knee Block (IPACK) to Continuous Adductor Canal Block after Total Knee Arthroplasty

Pages 680-686

Hatem Mohammed Ahmed Abdo; Mohamed Saeed Abd Elaziz; Amr Essam Eldin Abd Elhamid; Amr Ahmed Kassem; Diaaeldein Mahmoud Haiba


Goal-directed fluid therapy compared to liberal fluid therapy in patients subjected to colorectal surgery

Pages 687-695

Mona Gad Mostafa Elebieby; Mohamed Abdelkhalek; Zenat Eldadamony Mohamed Eldadamony; Mohammed Nashaat Mohammed


The anti-inflammatory effects of atorvastatin upon the outcome of traumatic brain injury patients: A randomized-controlled double-blind clinical trial

Pages 715-721

Emad Zarief Kamel; Nagwa M Ibrahem; Hazem Abu Zeid Yousef; Mohammed Gaber Farghly; Shady Safwat Hassan; Khaled Tolba Younes; Yasser Ashraf Gamal; Mina Maher Raouf; Omar Makram Soliman


The use of end-expiratory occlusion test . inferior vena cava respiratory variation for the prediction of volume responsiveness in mechanically ventilated patients with sepsis: A comparative study

Pages 755-762

Nevein Fawzy El Sayed Abdelmaksoud; Gamal Eldin Mohammad Ahmad Elewa; Mayar Hassan Sayed Ahmed El Sersi; Dalia Fahmy Emam Ali Nawar; Ahmed Monier Ahmed Youssef Eldemerdash


Efficacy of adding nalbuphine to caudal bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia in children undergoing hypospadias repair surgery. Randomized controlled trial

Pages 778-784

Ahmed Omar Mahmoud Abdallah; Mohamed H Bakri; Hany El-Morabaa; Tasbeeh K Zanaty; Hanan Galal; Marwa Mahmoud Abdel Rady


Role of erector spinae plane block in transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt procedure: A randomized controlled trial

Pages 810-818

Minatallah A. Elshafie; Mohamed S. Alwarraky; Nagwa I. Mowafy; Maha L. Elsheikh; Amin M. Alansary


Perioperative outcome of ultrasound-guided pterygopalatine fossa block in functional endoscopic sinus surgery: A randomized controlled trial

Pages 819-825

Donia Hany Saad; Ahmed Mansour Ahmed Abdou; Moustafa Abdelaziz Moustafa; Saad Eldesouky Elzayat; Aly Mahmoud Moustafa Ahmed


A child with Russell–Silver syndrome (RSS) undergoing surgery for congenital cataract: Case report

Pages 826-827

Dina Hatem Ahmed; Mo’men Mostafa Youssef Makkey; Medhat Sayed Radwan; Ahmed Ismaiel Abdel Sabour


Ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block versus intrathecal morphine for analgesia following major hepatopancreaticobiliary surgery

Pages 846-855

Magdy Mohammed Mahdy Sayed; Mohamed Galal Abdel-Rahim; Mahmoud Talaat Abd_elhafeez; Mostafa Samy Abbas


Ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma injection versus steroids injection for pain relief in partial rotator cuff tears

Pages 900-905

Radwa S. Raslan; Dorreya M. Fekry; Tarek M. Sarhan; Mohamed M. El Sawy; Moutaz E. Elabbasy


Evaluation of the analgesic efficacy of dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to local anesthesia in quadratus lumborum block after cesarean section: A randomized controlled trial

Pages 929-935

Ahmed Ibrahim El-Sakka; Nesrine Abd El-Rahman El-Refai; Mohamed Sayed ElAraby; Reham Ali Abd El-Halim; Maha Ismaiel Youssef; Yahya Mohamed Hammad


Correlation between bispectral index and FOUR score in critically ill patients with traumatic brain injury: A cross-sectional study

Pages 943-946

Hanan Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed Mostafa; Ahmed Mohamed Mortada Mohamed; Ahmed Mukhtar; Alaa Bahaa Taha; Heba Bakr; Sara Farouk Kasem Habib