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Randomized cross over study comparing the first attempt success rate of intravenous cannulation in children using the AccuVein AV 300 apparatus versus the standard technique

Kaddoum, Roland N.; Aouad, Marie T.; Chehab, Chirine Y.; Siddik-Sayyid, Sahar M.; Karam, Cynthia J.; Bou Ali, Arwa W.; Anghelescu, Doralina L. (American University of Beirut, 2018)

Background: The AccuVein AV 300 device helps in venipuncture and intravenous (IV) cannulation. It uses infrared light that can be absorbed by the blood hemoglobin so that veins location is clearly viewed on the skin’s ...
Recommendations to Improve Palliative Care Provision for Marginalized Populations: Summary of a Roundtable Discussion

Chidiac, Claude; El Zakhem, Aline M.; Osman, Hibah O.; Yamout, Rana I. (Mary Ann Liebert Inc., 2021)

Palliative care is increasingly recognized as fundamental to health and human dignity. However, a growing body of evidence highlights the variations in access to palliative care based on personal characteristics, belonging ...
Reduction of Nonoperative Time Using the Induction Room, Parallel Processing, and Sugammadex: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Kaddoum, Roland N.; Tarraf, Said; Shebbo, Fadia; Bou Ali, Arwa W.; Karam, Cynthia J.; Abi Shadid, Carol; Bouez, Joanna N.; Aouad, Marie T. (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2022)

BACKGROUND: An important variable in the operating room is the nonoperative time (NOT), the time between skin closure on a previous case and skin incision on the following case. Mismanagement of NOT can result in significant ...
Respiratory Adverse Events after LMA® Mask Removal in Children: A Randomized Trial Comparing Propofol to Sevoflurane

Karam, Cynthia J.; Zeeni, Carine A.; Yazbeck-Karam, V. G.; Shebbo, Fadia; Khalili, Amro F.; Abi Raad, Sarah G.; Beresian, Jean; Aouad, Marie T.; Kaddoum, Roland N. (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2023)

BACKGROUND: The removal of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA®) in children may be associated with respiratory adverse events. The rate of occurrence of these adverse events may be influenced by the type of anesthesia. Studies ...
Respiratory support in covid-19 patients

Fakih, Mohamad H.; Mneimneh, Saleem; Shamseddine, Ali I.; El-Ghosh, Ghina; Zeid, Fatima Abou; Mouteirk, Nader; Daibes, Mohamad; El-Khatib, Mohamad Farouk (American University of Beirut, 2020)

Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic that has become a worldwide challenge. The virus is highly contagious, with very diverse clinical consequences very diverse. It is estimated that if no effective ...
Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy During General Anesthesia in a 16-Year-Old Female Victim of War

Khalili, Amro F.; Dabbous, Aliya S.; Taha, Samar K.; Naji, Sara; Bahjah, Samar S.; Beresian, Jean (W.B. Saunders, 2018)
The Role of Gut Microbiota in Overcoming Resistance to Checkpoint Inhibitors in Cancer Patients: Mechanisms and Challenges

Bouferra, Youssef; Chedid, Andrea; Amhaz, Ghid; El Lakkiss, Ahmed; Mukherji, Deborah; Temraz, Sally; Shamseddine, Ali (International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021)

The introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors has constituted a major revolution in the treatment of patients with cancer. In contrast with the traditional cytotoxic therapies that directly kill tumor cells, this ...
Role of MicroRNAs in Anesthesia-Induced Neurotoxicity in Animal Models and Neuronal Cultures: a Systematic Review

Bahmad, Hisham F.; Darwish, Batoul; Dargham, Karem Bou; Machmouchi, Rabih; Dargham, Bahaa Bou; Osman, Maarouf; Khechen, Zonaida Al; El Housheimi, Nour; Abou-Kheir, Wassim G.; Chamaa, Farah (Springer, 2020)

words (“microRNA” and “anesthesia”), to identify all published research studies on microRNAs and anesthesia. During the review process, data abstraction and methodological assessment was done by independent groups of ...
Role of Sedation and Analgesia during Noninvasive Ventilation: Systematic Review of Recent Evidence and Recommendations

Karim, Habib M.R.; Sarc, Irena; Calandra, Camilla; Spadaro, S.; Mina, Bushra A.; Ciobanu, Laura D.; Gonçalves, Gil; Caldeira, Vânia; Cabrita, Bruno; Perren, Andreas; Fiorentino, Giuseppe; Utku, Tuǧhan; Piervincenzi, Edoardo; El-Khatib, Mohamad Farouk; Alpay, Nilgün; Ferrari, Rodolfo; Abdelrahim, M. E.A.; Saeed, Haitham; Madney, Yasmin M.; Harb, Hadeer S.; Vargas, Nicola F.; Demirkiran, Hilmi; Bhakta, Pradipta; Papadakos, Peter John; Gómez-Ríos, Manuel Ángel; Abad, Alfredo; Alqahtani, Jaber S.; Hadda, Vijay; Singha, Subrata Kumar; Esquìnas, Antonio Matías (Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, 2022)

Aim: This systematic review aimed to investigate the drugs used and their potential effect on noninvasive ventilation (NIV). Background: NIV is used increasingly in acute respiratory failure (ARF). Sedation and analgesia ...
Safety engineered injection devices for intramuscular, subcutaneous and intradermal injections in healthcare delivery settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Harb, Alain C.; Tarabay, Rami; Diab, Batoul; Ballout, Rami A.; Khamassi, Selma; Akl, Elie A. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)

Background: Occupational sharps injuries are associated with transmission of bloodborne viruses to healthcare workers, including hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ...
Secretion management in patients with ineffective airway clearance with non-invasive mechanical ventilation use: Expert guidance for clinical practice

Hadda, Vijay; Suri, Tejas Menon; Pahuja, Sourabh; El-Khatib, Mohamad Farouk; Ciobanu, Laura D.; Cabrita, Bruno; Karim, Habib M.R.; Barjaktarević, Igor Z.; Crimi, Claudia; Garuti, Giancarlo; Mittal, Saurabh; Tiwari, Pawan; Madan, Karan; Mohan, Anant; Karakurt, Zühal; Esquìnas, Antonio Matías (Page Press Publications, 2021)

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is a mainstay of management of chronic respiratory failure in many disorders which are known to cause abnormal airway secretion clearance. Currently, there is no guidance regarding either the ...
Sedation as an alternative anesthetic technique for frail patients in transurethral resection of the prostate

Ayoub, Christian Habib; Chalhoub, Viviane; El-Achkar, Adnan; Abou Heidar, Nassib F.; Tamim, Hani Mohammed; Maroun-Aouad, Marie; El Hajj, Albert Elias (SAGE Publications Inc., 2023)

Background: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) under Monitored Anesthesia Care MAC/Sedation (macTURP), as compared with TURP under general (genTURP) or spinal (spTURP) anesthesia, is a safer and infrequently ...
Simulation training in endotracheal intubation in a pediatric residency

Sharara-Chami, Rana I.; Taher, Sahar; Kaddoum, Roland N.; Tamim, Hani Mohammed; Charafeddine, Lama (American University of Beirut, 2014)

Background: Airway management and endotracheal intubation are essential skills for pediatric residents. Simulation-based technology is used for training residents but it remains unclear whether high fidelity simulation ...
Spontaneous and recurrent subdural hematomas: Probable Panax Ginseng intake

Rizk, Marwan Sarkis; Ayoub, Chakib Maurice; Khoury, Rosemary G.; Skaf, Ghassan S. (Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2017)

Panax ginseng is known for its medicinal effects and features and it can be found in different forms. We report three cases of spontaneous nontraumatic recurrent subdural hematoma in postmenopausal women who were throughout ...
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension syndrome treated with fludrocortisone

Rizk, Marwan Sarkis; El-Khatib, Mohamad Farouk; Yamout, Bassem I.; Hujeily, Elissar; Ayoub, Sophie D.; Ayoub, Chakib Maurice; Skaf, Ghassan S. (2015)

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is a rare syndrome characterized by orthostatic headache not associated with trauma or dural puncture. In most cases, it is caused by a spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid leakage ...
Summary of recommendations on regional anesthesia and interventional pain procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hassani, Jana R.; Kanazi, Ghassan E.; Mouzayen, Dina (American University of Beirut, 2020)

With the global peak of COVID-19 cases earlier this year, hospitals worldwide found themselves adopting specific policies pertinent to this pandemic. These policies include regulating the use of regional anesthesia in the ...
Surgical treatment of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis in an adult with congenital heart disease: An anesthetists perspective

El-Asmar, Jose; Naja, Ahmad Salaheddine; al-Halabi, Eliane (International Scientific Information, Inc., 2020)

Objective: Unusual setting of medical care Background: Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis can be refractory to medical treatment seldom requiring surgical interven-tion. Herewith, we present the first case to date of ...
Synovial Cysts Confounding Access to the Dorsal S1 Neural Foramen in Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections

El-Yahchouchi, Christine A.; Willard, Frank H.; Kaufmann, Timothy J.; Wald, John T.; Diehn, Felix E.; Geske, Jennifer R.; Maus, Timothy P. (Oxford University Press, 2020)

Objectives: The S1 dorsal foramen is the route for 30% of lumbar transforaminal epidural injections; it is therefore important to identify structures impeding S1 foraminal access. The study objective was to characterize ...
Targeted temperature management techniques and outcome

Alfahel, Waseem S.; Dabbous, Aliya S. (American University of Beirut, 2017)

Despite the recommendation by the American Heart Association (AHA 2015 guidelines), that targeted temperature management (TTM), with a temperature between 32°C and 36°C selected and achieved, then maintained constantly for ...
Teaching critical appraisal to large classes of undergraduate medical students using team-based learning versus group discussions: a randomized controlled trial

Daou, Dayane; Chakhtoura, Marlene Toufic; El-Yazbi, Ahmed F.; Mukherji, Deborah M.; Sbaity, Eman; Refaat, Marwan M.; Nabulsi, Mona M. (BioMed Central Ltd, 2022)

Background: Evidence on the effectiveness of team-based learning in teaching critical appraisal to large classes of preclinical medical students is scarce. This study investigated whether team-based learning is effective ...

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