Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia (Saudi J Anaesth)

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2017 | January-March | Volume 11 | Issue 1

EDITORIAL

Saudi Journal of Anesthesia is indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) [pg. 1]
Abdelazeem Eldawlatly
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

A comparative study on the efficacy of dexmedetomidine and tramadol on post-spinal anesthesia shivering [pg. 2]
Tanveer Singh Kundra, Gaurav Kuthiala, Anupam Shrivastava, Parminder Kaur
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Effect of nebulized budesonide on respiratory mechanics and oxygenation in acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome: Randomized controlled study [pg. 9]
Hatem Saber Mohamed, Mona Mohamed Abdel Meguid
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Tissue type determination by impedance measurement: A bipolar and monopolar comparison [pg. 15]
Jack Sharp, Kaddour Bouazza-Marouf, Dorita Noronha, Atul Gaur
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Radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinomas: A new spectrum of anesthetic experience at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan [pg. 21]
Faisal Shamim, Ali Asghar, Saman Tauheed, Muhammad Yahya
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Effectiveness of sodium thiopentone, propofol, and etomidate as an ideal intravenous anesthetic agent for modified electroconvulsive therapy [pg. 26]
Altaf Hussain Mir, Nida Farooq Shah, Mehraj Ud Din, Shabir Ahmad Langoo, Fayaz Ahmad Reshi
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Acoustic puncture assist device™ versus conventional loss of resistance technique for thoracic paravertebral space identification: Clinical and ultrasound evaluation [pg. 32]
Monaz Abdulrahman Ali, Ashraf Abualhasan Abdellatif
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Comparison of intrathecal clonidine and fentanyl in hyperbaric bupivacaine for spinal anesthesia and postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing lower abdominal surgeries [pg. 37]
Baljit Singh Bajwa, Arwinder Pal Singh, Angelina K Rekhi
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Topical versus caudal ketamine/bupivacaine combination for postoperative analgesia in children undergoing inguinal herniotomy [pg. 41]
Hala Saad Abdel-Ghaffar, Seham Mohamed Moeen, Ahmed Mohamed Moeen
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The bilateral bispectral and the composite variability indexes during anesthesia for unilateral surgical procedure [pg. 49]
Pedro Lopes-Pimentel, Maylin Koo, Javier Bocos, Antoni Sabaté
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Role of intercostal nerve block in reducing postoperative pain following video-assisted thoracoscopy: A randomized controlled trial [pg. 54]
Zulfiqar Ahmed, Khalid Samad, Hameed Ullah
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Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block: What are the benefits of adding dexmedetomidine to ropivacaine? [pg. 58]
Manjaree Mishra, Shashi Prakash Mishra, Somendra Pal Singh
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Preprocedural ultrasound examination versus manual palpation for thoracic epidural catheter insertion [pg. 62]
Ahmed M Hasanin, Ali M Mokhtar, Shereen M Amin, Ahmed A Sayed
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Comparison of topical oxybuprocaine and intravenous fentanyl in pediatric strabismus surgery [pg. 67]
Ibrahim Yousafzai, Abdul Zahoor, Butrov Andrey, Nauman Ahmad
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Sub-Tenon's injection versus paracetamol in pediatric strabismus surgery [pg. 72]
AN Ibrahim, T Shabana
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Ultrasound-guided axillary brachial plexus block versus local infiltration anesthesia for arteriovenous fistula creation at the forearm for hemodialysis in patients with chronic renal failure [pg. 77]
WH Nofal, SM El Fawal, AA Shoukry, EAS Sabek, WFA Malak
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CASE REPORTS

Ultrasonography-guided pulsed radiofrequency of sciatic nerve for the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome Type II [pg. 83]
Yi Hwa Choi, Dong Jin Chang, Woon Suk Hwang, Jin Hwan Chung
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Sequestrated caudal catheter in a child: An anesthetic nightmare and surgical dilemma [pg. 86]
Chong Soon Eu, Shyamala V Kumar, Saedah Ali, Shamsul Kamalrujan Hassan
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Anesthetic management of a case of Gilbert's syndrome for mitral and aortic valve replacement: Role of transesophageal echocardiography [pg. 89]
PS Nagaraja, Naveen G Singh, S Subash, N Manjunatha, CG Prabhushankar, N Sathish
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Ultrasound-guided probe-generated artifacts stimulating ventricular tachycardia: A rare phenomenon [pg. 93]
Rafat Shamim, Rudrashish Haldar, Ashutosh Kaushal
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A simple technique to achieve vascular access for continuous venous-venous ultrafiltration in a toddler [pg. 96]
Joseph Drew Tobias
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Unsuspected subglottic web in a child managed for severe respiratory obstruction[pg. 99]
Reena , Arun Kumar, Shrawin Kumar Singh, Vineet Agrawal
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Subdural hematoma occurred after spinal anesthesia in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient [pg. 102]
Kyung Tae Kim, Ji Yeon Kim, Eun Mi Kim, Jun Hyun Kim
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Septo-optic dysplasia/de Morsier's syndrome [pg. 106]
Pedro Reis, Joana Mourão
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Fracture of epidural catheter: A case report and review of literature [pg. 108]
Reena , A Vikram
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Can ultrasound-guided subcostal transverse abdominis plane block be used as sole anesthetic technique? [pg. 111]
Pooja Bihani, Pradeep Bhatia, Swati Chhabra, Pradeepika Gangwar
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Hyperkalemia caused by rapid red cell transfusion and the potassium absorption filter [pg. 114]
Yasuhiko Imashuku, Hirotoshi Kitagawa, Takayoshi Mizuno, Yutaka Fukushima
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Difficulty in the removal of epidural catheter for labor analgesia [pg. 117]
Mohamed S Hajnour, Rashid Saeed Khokhar, Abdul Aziz Ahmed Ejaz, Tariq Al Zahrani, Naveed Uddin Kanchi
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LETTERS TO EDITOR

Perioperative anesthetic management of children having Inborn errors of metabolism [pg. 120]
Faisal Shamim, Sheema Siraj, Bushra Salim, Bushra Afroze
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Lung point and power slide signs help to improve the accuracy of lung ultrasound to diagnose pneumothorax [pg. 121]
Swapnil Y Parab, Sohan Lal Solanki
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Hemodynamic disturbance during watertight dural closure? Mind the direction of saline irrigation!!! [pg. 122]
Surya Kumar Dube, Hirok Roy, Gyaninder P Singh, Arvind Chaturvedi
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Giant sacrococcygeal teratoma: Management concerns with reporting of a rare occurrence of venous air embolism [pg. 124]
Anudeep Jafra, Deepak Dwivedi, Divya Jain, Indu Bala
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Lung ultrasound versus chest radiography for the diagnosis of pneumothorax in critically ill patients: A prospective, single-blind study [pg. 126]
Mahmood Dhahir Al-Mendalawi
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Concerns about use of WhatsApp for sharing preanesthesia evaluation form among anesthesiologists [pg. 127]
Anjana S Wajekar
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Fear of going under general anesthesia: A cross-sectional study [pg. 128]
Mikail Kilinc, Ayse B Ozer
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Suction catheter as a crucial rescuer in lost tracheostomy tract situation during percutaneous tracheostomy [pg. 129]
Ankur Khandelwal, Ashutosh Kaushal, Gyaninder Pal Singh, Surya Kumar Dube
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Swallowed table "Spoon"! [pg. 130]
Abdelazeem Eldawlatly, Tariq Alzahrani, Sami Alnassar, Waseem Hajjar, Abdulaziz Almulhem, Ahmad Alqatari
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