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  • Laryngeal amyloidosis: Inadvertent risk for Endotracheal intubation 
    Hamdan, Abdul Latif H.; Moukarbel, Roger V.; Khalifee, Elie; Kibayoub, Cha (American University of Beirut, 2018)
    Objective: To describe a rare case of localized laryngeal amyloidosis that presented an inadvertent risk for endotracheal intubation. Result: This is the case of a 58-year-old female who presented with hoarseness and ...
  • Lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections: Does immediate post-procedure pain response predict longer term effectiveness? 
    El-Yahchouchi, Christine A.; Wald, John T.; Brault, Jeffrey S.; Geske, Jennifer R.; Hagen, Clinton E.; Murthy, Naveen Srinivasa; Kaufmann, Timothy J.; Thielen, Kent R.; Morris, Jonathan M.; Diehn, Felix E.; Amrami, Kimberly K.; Carter, Rickey Edward; Shelerud, Randy A.; Maus, Timothy P. (Blackwell Publishing Inc., 2014)
    Objective: To assess whether the immediate anesthetic response of pain relief (sensory blockade) or weakness (motor blockade) after lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI) is associated with longer term ...
  • Malignant hyperthermia in a young man: A case report 
    Mkhayel, Samar J.; Sarkis, Sarine V. (Elsevier Ltd, 2023)
    Introduction and Importance: Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a hypermetabolic reaction caused by exposure to halogenated volatile anesthetics or succinylcholine. Symptoms include unexplained elevations in end-tidal carbon ...
  • Microendoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Tracheostomy (MUGPT): A Case Series Describing a Novel Technique for Performing Percutaneous Tracheostomy 
    Msheik, Mayyas M.; Khalili, Amro F.; Nahle, Mustapha A.; Ayoub, Chakib Maurice; Al Ghabour, Yara M.; Abdul-Kader, Hachem Y.; Rizk, Marwan Sarkis (Hindawi Limited, 2023)
    A percutaneous tracheostomy is a common surgical procedure done in intensive care. Several different techniques have been described. Recently, the addition of bronchoscopy or ultrasound has been advocated to decrease the ...
  • Misplacement of an esophageal temperature probe 
    Dabbous, Aliya S.; El Ghoul, Mohamad Y.; Ibrahim, Mohammad (American University of Beirut, 2018)
  • Nitrous oxide induces prominent cell proliferation in adult rat hippocampal dentate gyrus 
    Chamaa, Farah; Bahmad, Hisham F.; Makkawi, Ahmad Kareem; Chalhoub, Reda M.; Al-Chaer, Elie D.; Bikhazi, George B.; Nahas, Z. H.; Abou-Kheir, Wassim G. (Frontiers Media S.A., 2018)
    The identification of distinct and more efficacious antidepressant treatments is highly needed. Nitrous oxide (N2O) is an N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) antagonist that has been reported to exhibit antidepressant effects ...
  • Non-invasive Ventilation and High-Flow Nasal Cannula in Head/Brain Injury with Risk of Pneumocephalus: Is There a Potential Application? 
    Köksal, Güniz Meyancı; Beyoǧlu, Çiǧdem Akyol; El-Khatib, Mohamad Farouk; Gómez-Ríos, Manuel Ángel; Papadakos, Peter John; Esquìnas, Antonio Matías (AVES, 2023)
    Non-invasive ventilation application in neurocritical care with risk of pneumocephalus is controversial. Non-invasive ventilation-related increased intrathoracic pressure increases intracranial pressure via direct transmission ...
  • Non-invasive ventilation during surgery under neuraxial anaesthesia: A pathophysiological perspective on application and benefits and a systematic literature review 
    Corcione, Nadia; Karim, Habib M.R.; Mina, Bushra A.; Pisano, Antonio; Dikmen, Yalim; Kondili, Eumorfia; Nicolini, Antonello; Fiorentino, Giuseppe; Caldeira, Vânia; Úbeda, Alejandro; Papadakos, Peter John; Wittenstein, Jakob; Singha, Subrata Kumar; Sovani, Milind P.; Panda, Chinmaya Kumar; Tani, Corinne; El-Khatib, Mohamad Farouk; Perren, Andreas; Ho, Kwok Ming; Esquìnas, Antonio Matías (Termedia Publishing House Ltd., 2019)
    Unlike general anaesthesia, neuraxial anaesthesia (NA) reduces the burden and risk of respiratory adverse events in the post-operative period. However, both patients affected by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ...
  • Non-invasive ventilation in palliative care: A systematic review 
    Díaz de Terán, Teresa; Barbagelata, Elena; Cillòniz, Catia; Nicolini, Antonello; Perazzo, Tommaso; Perren, Andreas; Serin, Sibel Ocak; Scharffenberg, Martin; Fiorentino, Giuseppe; Zaccagnini, Marco; El-Khatib, Mohamad Farouk; Papadakos, Peter John; Karim, Habib M.R.; Solidoro, Paolo; Esquìnas, Antonio Matías (Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2019)
    INTRODUCTION: An ageing population and steady increase in the rates of neoplasms and chronic degenerative diseases poses a challenge for societies and their healthcare systems. Because of the recent and continued advances ...
  • Non-invasive ventilation in patients with an altered level of consciousness. A clinical review and practical insights 
    Gonçalves, Gil; Saeed, Haitham; Abdelrahim, M. E.A.; Harb, Hadeer S.; Madney, Yasmin M.; Eng, Kevin J.; Karim, Habib M.R.; El-Khatib, Mohamad Farouk; Mina, Bushra A.; Skoczynski, Szymon; Sarc, Irena; Caldeira, Vânia; Cabral, Sara Moura; Cabrita, Bruno; Guia, Miguel Filipe; Duan, Jun; Barjaktarević, Igor Z.; Fiorentino, Giuseppe; Piervincenzi, Edoardo; Köksal, Güniz Meyancı; Sarin, Sibel O.; Papadakos, Peter John; Bayrakci, Benan; Hadda, Vijay; Laier-Groeneveld, Gerhard; Burns, Karen E.a.; Scala, Raffaele; Alcaraz, Andrés Carrillo; Esquìnas, Antonio Matías (Via Medica, 2020)
    Non-invasive ventilation has gained an increasingly pivotal role in the treatment of acute hypoxemic and/or hypercapnic respiratory failure and offers multiple advantages over invasive mechanical ventilation. Some of these ...
  • Obstetric anesthesia care and COVID-19 
    Kader, Hachem Abdul; Siddik-Sayyid, Sahar M. (American University of Beirut, 2020)
    Since December 2019, new cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology were detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China, later found to be caused by a corona virus that was named “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus ...
  • Office-Based Blue Laser Posterior Cordectomy in Patients with Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis: A Novel Approach 
    Hamdan, Abdul Latif H.; Rizk, Marwan Sarkis; Aoun, Jessica; Mourad, Marc M.; Hosri, Jad E.; Sataloff, Robert T. (Elsevier Inc., 2023)
    Objective: Bilateral vocal fold paralysis can be a disabling condition with an adverse impact on quality of life. Various glottal widening procedures to secure the airway have been described. These include total or partial ...
  • Outcomes following Craniosynostosis Surgery at a Tertiary Care Center in the Middle East 
    Najjar, Omar M.; Abouchebel, Naji; Zeeni, Carine A.; Najjar, Marwan W. (S. Karger AG, 2021)
    Background: Despite advancements in craniosynostosis surgery, open surgical approaches remain crucial for the management of infants >6 months of age and in those with complex synostosis. The clinical features of craniosynostosis ...
  • Patient Satisfaction with Absorbable Anchoring Facial Threads 
    Ziade, Georges K.; Daou, Dayane; Karam, Desiree (Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2021)
    This study aimed to evaluate satisfaction in terms of facial appearance, quality of life, and adverse effects in patients undergoing the facial thread lifting procedure using the absorbable facial threads anchored on the ...
  • Patient-Ventilation Asynchrony Causing Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema in an Intubated Obese Patient 
    Siddik-Sayyid, Sahar M.; Alfahel, Waseem S.; El-Khatib, Mohamad Farouk (American University of Beirut, 2016)
    Negative pressure pulmonary edema is a potentially life-threatening condition that may occur when a large negative intrathoracic pressure is generated against a 'physically' obstructed upper airway during emergence from ...
  • Perioperative Autonomic Dysfunction in a Patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: A Case Report 
    Maroun, Wissam; Abi Shadid, Carol; Fayed, Mohamed; Foz, Carine; Beresian, Jean; Oseili, Ahmad (Wolters Kluwer Health, 2023)
    Autonomic dysfunction can lead to unexpected hemodynamic instability during surgery, and best practices for the perioperative care of patients with this condition are not well-defined. We report the case of a 63-year-old ...
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic-AUBMC experience 
    Daye, Nathalie; Wahab, Marcelle; Shebbo, Fadia (American University of Beirut, 2020)
    Worldwide healthcare systems have been under very stressful conditions since the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. Rapid response services to this pandemic by healthcare providers (HCP) have been very challenging. ...
  • Postpartum xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: A case report 
    El-Asmar, Jose; Ghanem, Rayan; Ghandour, Rashed A.; al-Halabi, Eliane; Degheili, Jad A. (Elsevier B.V., 2019)
    Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is seldom seen nowadays due to the aggressive treatment of upper urinary tract infections as well as recent advances in the management of urolithiasis. It has been rarely reported ...
  • Pre-and post-therapy assessment of clinical outcomes and white matter integrity in autism spectrum disorder: Pilot study 
    Saaybi, Stephanie R.; Al-Arab, Natally; Hannoun, S.; Saade, Maritherese; Tutunji, Rayyan; Zeeni, Carine A.; Shbarou, Rolla M.; Hourani, Roula G.; Boustany, Rose Mary Naaman (Frontiers Media S.A., 2019)
    Objective: This pilot study aims to identify white matter (WM) tract abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) toddlers and pre-schoolers by Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI), and to correlate imaging findings with ...
  • Predicting major adverse cardiac events in spine fusion patients: Is the revised cardiac risk index sufficient? 
    Carabini, Louanne M.; Zeeni, Carine A.; Moreland, Natalie C.; Gould, Robert W.; Hemmer, Laura B.; Bebawy, John F.; Koski, Tyler R.; McClendon, Jamal; Koht, Antoun H.; Gupta, Dhanesh K. (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2014)
    STUDY DESIGN.: Observational cohort study. OBJECTIVE.: To determine the accuracy of the Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) in predicting major adverse cardiac events in patients undergoing spine fusion surgery of 3 levels ...

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