April – June 2015 Issue

EDITORIALS

World Sepsis Day in Pakistan
Madiha Hashmi
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Sepsis Guidelines for Pakistan.

 
Konrad Reinhart, ML*, Niranjan Kissoon. MBBS, MCCM, FRCP(C), FAAP, FACPE**
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New markers in sepsis
Muhammad Faisal Khan, FCPS, EDIC* and Rajkumar Rajendrum, FRCA, MRCP*
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Intravenous patients controlled analgesia versus maxillary nerve block in unilateral maxillary surgery
Alaa A. Niazi, MD* and Wael M. Shoukat, MD**
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Comparison of dexmedetomidine or ondansetron with haloperidol for treatment of postoperative delirium in trauma patients admitted to intensive care unit: randomized controlled trial
Mohamed H Bakri, MD, PhD*, Eman A Ismail, MD, PhD*, Ahmed Ibrahim, MD, MPH, FCM, PhD**
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Comparison of intrathecal fentanyl and midazolam for prevention of nausea-vomiting during cesarean section under spinal anesthesia
Safiya I. Shaikh*, C.Govindaraju**, Ganapati Hegade**
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A retrospective evaluation of the effect of patient position on postdural puncture headache: is sitting position worse?
Ibrahim Öztürk, MD*, Ismail Sirit, MD**, Dilek Yazicioglu, MD*
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Comparison of the i-gelTMand the LMA ProsealTMin anesthetized patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective, randomized clinical trial
José M. Beleña, MD, PhD*, MónicaNúñez, MD**, Alfonso Vidal, MD, PhD***, Carmen Gasco, MD, PhD****, Javier YusteMD***** and Amjad Kahn MD, PhD******
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Comparison of caudal ropivacaine 0.2% with bupivacaine 0.2% inpediatric patients – a randomized controlled trial
Mukesh Kumar*, Kewal Krishan Gupta*, Amar Parkash Kataria**
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Comparison of dexmedetomidine and clonidine as an adjuvant to intrathecal bupivacaine in lower limb surgery: A randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial
Omprakash Suthar, Priyanka Sethi*, U D Sharma
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Comparison of “the STOP-Bang” and “the Modified Neck Circumference” obstructive sleep apnea screening questionnaires
MedhatHannallah, MD, FFARCS1, Yonette Exeter, CRNP2, Lauren Scher, MS3, Ghofran Habib, MD4, George Hwang,MD5, Ling Cai, PhD, MA6
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CASE REPORTS

Unusual case of guidewire traversing endotracheal tube cuff during percutaneous tracheostomy
Mark Howes, MBBCh, FRCA, Santhana Kannan, MD, FRCA, Miriam Namih, MBBCh
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Thoracic epidural analgesia in a patient with multiple comorbidities for subxiphoid incisional hernia repair
Didem Onk1, Huseyin Eken2, TulinAkarsu Ayazoglu3,Ilke Kupeli4, Zafer Kucuksu5, Aysin Alagol6
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Timing of Sugammadexadministration: a case report
AmitFrenkel1,Aviel Roy-Shapira1,3,Alexander Zlotnik2,EvgeniBrotfain1, Leonid Koyfman1, Yoav Bichovsky2, Moti Klein1
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Post influenza vaccination Guillain-Barré syndrome. An exceptional recovery case after cardiac arrest for two hours in hyperthermia and septic shock
Lea Paola Fabbri, Alessandra Macchi, Roberta Lecchini, Pennacchi Antonella
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Recombinant factor VII (rFVII) can be useful for massive hemorrhage during radical nephrectomy
Shirjeel Chaudhry*, Fauzia Ali**, Akhtar Waheed Khan***, Aneel Aslam****, Gohar Sultan*****
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Perioperative management of a patient with glutaric aciduria: A case report and literature review
Mumin Hakim, MBBS1, David P. Martin, MD1,2, Allan Beebe, MD3, Jan Klamar, MD3, Joseph D. Tobias, MD1, 2
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Anesthetic management of a case of suicidal cut throat injury
Abhishek Biswas*, Swarn Kaur Gulati** and Shaveta Kaushal***
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Failed reversal of neuromuscular blockade despite sugammadex: A case of undiagnosed pseudocholinesterase deficiency
Gozde Inan, MD*, Elif Yayla, MD** and Berrin Gunaydin, MD***
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Lower limb weakness and paresthesia after combined spinal epidural anesthesia for abdominal hysterectomy: a report of three cases
Udita Naithani, MD*, DevendraVerma, MD*, Dr.Rajkumar S, MBBS**, Pradeep D. S., MBBS**
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Dye extravasation during radiography for branchial cleft sinus compromising airway in an infant
Cindy Lin, MD1, Nicole Elsey, MD1,2, Marco Corridore, MD1,2, Jon Grischkan, MD3, William E. Shiels II, DO4, Joseph D. Tobias, MD1,2,5
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Developing local guidelines for management of sepsis in adults: Sepsis Guidelines for Pakistan (SGP)
Endorsed by Global Sepsis Alliance
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CORRESPONDENCE

The choice of anesthesia for cesarean section in patients with Guillain Barre Syndrome – The dilemma continues
Suman Arora*,NeeruSahni**, Latha Y***
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Be flexible with your fixed reservoir bag
Neha Singh*, Parnandi Bhaskar Rao**, Sidhartha Mohanty*
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Subdural block – a complication of epidural anesthesia
Neha Gupta*, Parul Mullick**, Achyut Deuri***
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