Submissions from 2015
Cinching the loop on the Arndt endobronchial blocker during placement for descending aortic aneurysm surgery, Mohammad Hamid and Dileep Kumar
Incident reporting in post-operative patients managed by acute pain service, Syeda Fauzia Hasan and Mohammad Hamid
Perioperative and acute care transesophageal echocardiography (TOE), Madiha Hashmi
World Sepsis Day in Pakistan, Madiha Hashmi
Validation of acute physiologic and chronic health evaluation II scoring system software developed at The Aga Khan University, Pakistan, Madiha Hashmi, A Asghar, F Shamim, and Fazal Hameed Khan
Job Stress among Female Residents during Postgraduate Training at a University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Madiha Hashmi, Fauzia A. Khan, Khan S, and Ali S. K
Developing local guidelines for management of sepsis in adults: sepsis guidelines for Pakistan (SGP), Madiha Hashmi, Fazal Hameed Khan, Sarwar Zubairi, S. Tipu Sultan, Saeeda Haider, Sadqa Aftab, Javed Husain, Anwar ul Haq, Zahid Akhtar Rao, Amin Khuwaja, Syed Farjad Sultan, Zunairah Rais, Roohina Baloch, Naseem Salahuddin, Aslam Khan, Faisal Sultan, Kamran Chima, Amjad Ali, and Gohar Ali
Incidence of cesarean section and analysis of risk factors for failed conversion of labor epidural to surgical anesthesia: A prospective, observational study in a tertiary care center, Samina Ismail, Shakaib Chugtai, and Alia Hussain
. Evaluating Laboratory Performance in External Quality Assessment Schemes for Urine Organic, Lena Jafri and Noreen Sherazi et al.
Anaesthetic consideration in a cannabis addict, Karima Karam, Shemila Abbasi, and Fauzia Anis Khan
i-gel insertion with modified jaw thrust technique, Dileep Kumar, Muhammad Hayat, and Ausaf Khan
Implementing a multifaceted intervention to decrease central line-associated bloodstream infections in SEHA (Abu Dhabi Health Services Company) intensive care units: The Abu Dhabi experience, Asad Latif, Bernadette Kelly, Hanan Edrees, Paula S. Kent, Sallie J. Weaver, Branislava Jovanovic, Hadeel Attallah, Kristin K. de Grouchy, Ali Al-Obaidli, Christine A. Goeschel, and Sean M. Berenholtz
Preoperative anxiety in patients selecting either general or regional anesthesia for elective cesarean section, Darshana Maheshwari and Samina Ismail
Predictive modeling of massive transfusion requirements during liver transplantation and its potential to reduce utilization of blood bank resources, Aliaksei Pustavoitau, Maggie Lesley, Promise Ariyo, Asad Latif, April J. Villamayor, Steven M. Frank, Nicole Rizkalla, William Merritt, Andrew Cameron, and Nabil Dagher
Neuro-anesthesia handover checklist, Faraz Shafiq and Muhammad Irfan Ul Haq
Geriatric emergency general surgery: Survival and outcomes in a low-middle income country, Adil A. Shah, Adil H. Haider, Robert Riviello, Cheryl K. Zogg, Syed Nabeel Zafar, Asad Latif, Arturo J. Rios Diaz, Ziaur Rehman, and Hasnain Zafar
Frequency of Intensive Care Unit admission after elective interventional neuroradiological procedures under general anesthesia in a tertiary care hospital, Faisal Shamim, Ali Asghar, and Karima Karam
Postoperative pain assessment using four behavioral scales in Pakistani children undergoing elective surgery, Faisal Shamim, Hameed Ullah, and Fauzia A. Khan
Effect of preinduction low-dose ketamine bolus on intra operative and immediate postoperative analgesia requirement in day care surgery: A randomized controlled trial, Khalid Maudood Siddiqui and Fauzia Anis Khan
Does labour epidural slow the progress of labour and lead to complications? Obstetricians' perception working in private and public sector teaching hospitals in a developing country, Muhammad Sohaib and Samina Ismail
Airway Management in a Patient with Severe Ankylosing Spondylitis Causing Bamboo Spine: Use of Aintree Intubation Catheter, Muhammad Irfan Ul Haq, Faisal Shamim, Shankar Lal, and Faraz Shafiq
Bernard-Soulier syndrome: A challenge for anesthetist in an emergency surgery, Muhammad Irfan Ul Haq, Muhammad Sohaib, Sobia Khan, and Mohsin Nazir
Benign intracranial hypotension: A new indication for epidural blood patch, Muhammad Yasir, Naveed Latif, Naveeda Zakaria, and Gauhar Afshan
Comparison of ketorolac and low-dose ketamine in preventing tourniquet-induced increase in arterial pressure, Raza Zaidi and Aliya Ahmed
Submissions from 2014
Prevalence of low back pain experienced after delivery with and without epidural analgesia: A non-randomised prospective direct and telephonic survey, Shemila Abbasi, M Hamid, Z Ahmed, and Fauzia Haq Nawaz
Right ventricular perforation: a rare complication of pulmonary artery catheterization, Khalid Ahsan, Mohammad Hamid, Saulat H. Fatimi, and Ijaz Hidayat
Safety profile of fast-track extubation in pediatric congenital heart disease surgery patients in a tertiary care hospital of a developing country: an observational prospective study, Mohammad Irfan Akhtar, Mohammad Hamid, Fauzia Minai, Amina Rehmat Wali, Anwar-ul- Haq, Muneer Amanullah, and Khalid Ahsan
Emergency dilatation and curettage in a patient with Bombay blood group, Muhammad Asghar Ali and Muhammad Sohaib
To compare the accuracy of prayer's sign and mallampatti test in predicting difficult intubation in diabetic patients, Mirza Mudassir Ali Baig and Fazal Hameed Khan
Anesthesia for cardiac catheterization procedures, A Hamid
APACHE II analysis of a surgical intensive care unit population in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi (Pakistan), Madiha Hashmi, Ali Asghar, Saima Rashid, Fazal Hameed Khan, and Hameedullah
A review of critical care management of maternal sepsis, Madiha Hashmi and Fazal Hameed Khan
Benchmarking trauma centers on mortality alone does not reflect quality of care: Implications for pay-for-performance, Zain G. Hashmi, Eric B. Schneider, Renan Castillo, Elliott R. Haut, Syed Nabeel Zafar, Edward E. Cornwell, Ellen J. Mackenzie, Asad Latif, and Adil H. Haider
Blood transfusion in patients having caesarean section: a prospective multicentre observational study of practice in three Pakistan hospitals, S Ismail, S Siddiqui, F Shafiq, M Ishaq, and S Khan
Rare presentation of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and neurogenic stunned myocardium in a patient after emergency cesarean section, Ausaf Ahmed Khan, Khalid Samad, Kashif Munshi, and Madiha Hashmi
Translational research and anesthesia, Fauzia Anis Khan
Reducing medication errors in critical care: A multimodal approach, Rachel M. Kruer, Andrew S. Jarrell, and Asad Latif
Evaluating safety initiatives in healthcare, Asad Latif, Christine G. Holzmueller, and Peter J. Pronovost
Value of real life (in situ) simulation training for tracheal intubation skills in medical undergraduates during short duration anesthesia rotation, Fauzia Minai, Faraz Shafiq, and Muhammad Irfan Ul Haq
A survey of undergraduate anesthesia rotation in medical colleges of Pakistan, Fauzia Minai, M Irfan Ul Haq, and Gauhar Afshan
Happy glove balloons, K Munshi, I Ali, and F A. Khan
End-of-life decision-making, Sehrish Pirani, Rozina Karmaliani, and Robyna Irshad Khan
LMA Proseal for the surgical procedures in prone positioning — Few comments, Faraz Shafiq, Muhammad Irfan Ul Haq, and Fazal Hameed Khan
Continuous interscalene brachial plexus block versus parenteral analgesia for postoperative pain relief after major shoulder surgery, Hameed Ullah, Khalid Samad, and Fauzia A. Khan
Submissions from 2013
Knowledge about Pain Clinics and Pain Physician among General Practitioners: A Cross-sectional Survey, Gauhar Afshan, Aziza M. Hussain, and Syed I. Azam
Post-operative analgesia for major abdominal surgery and its effectiveness in a tertiary care hospital, Aliya Ahmed, Naveed Latif, and Robyna Irshad Khan
Transatrial access for left atrial pressure (LAP) monitoring line placement in arterial switch operation (ASO) in neonates, Mohammad Irfan Akhtar, Mohammad Hamid, Muneer Amanullah, and Khalid Ahsan
To compare methods used in our operating room for alleviating tourniquet pain, Muhammad Asghar Ali and Shahla Siddiqui
Effect of addition of tramadol to one MAC sevoflurane on the haemodynamic response to laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation, Anwar-ul-Huda and Fauzia Anis Khan
Significance of preoperative hemoglobin as a screening test in children underwent Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) In general anaesthesia, A Asghar and F Shamim
Comparison of hemodynamic response to tracheal intubation with Macintosh and McCoy laryngoscopes, Mehtab A. Haidry and Fauzia A. Khan
Management of patients in a dedicated burns intensive care unit (BICU) in a developing country, Madiha Hashmi and Rehana Kamal
Hospital-based trauma quality improvement initiatives: First step toward improving trauma outcomes in the developing world, Zain G. Hashmi, Adil H. Haider, Syed Nabeel Zafar, Mehreen Kisat, Asad Moosa, Farjad Siddiqui, Amyn Pardhan, Asad Latif, and Hasnain Zafar
Effect of gender on pain perception and analgesic consumption in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: An observational study, Aziza M. Hussain, Fauzia A. Khan, Aliya Ahmed, Tabish Chawla, and Syed I. Azam
Use of transversus abdominis plane block as an anesthetic technique in a high risk patient for abdominal wall surgery, Samina Ismail, Muhammad Rizwan Khan, and Sana Urooj
Medical errors related to look-alike and sound-alike drugs, Samina Ismail, and Arshad Taqi
Pharmacological agents for preventing morbidity associated with the haemodynamic response to tracheal intubation, Fauzia A. Khan and Hameed Ullah
683 Cost effectiveness of reducing CLABSI in the limited resource setting of developing countries, Asad Latif, Hashir Majid, Syed Faisal Mahmood, Peter Pronovost, and David Dowdy
Institutional and national MEDMARX data have differences in causes and types of medication errors but agree on the higher propensity for harm in the ICU: Authors reply, Asad Latif, Peter J. Pronovost, and Julius C. Pham
National study on the distribution, causes, and consequences of voluntarily reported medication errors between the ICU and non-ICU settings, Asad Latif, Nishi Rawat, Aliaksei Pustavoitau, Peter J. Pronovost, and Julius C. Pham
Anaesthetic management of craniotomy for intracranial lesion in a child with uncorrected tetrology of fallot, Nosheela Basit Rafique and Mohammad Hamid
Cardiac arrest in a child following cranioplasty, Asma Abdus Salam and Fauzia Anis Khan
Induction position for spinal anaesthesia: sitting versus lateral position, Khurrum Shahzad and Gauhar Afshan
Efficacy of pre-incisional peritonsillar infiltration of ketamine for post-tonsillectomy analgesia in children, Ali Sarfraz Siddiqui, Umme Summayya Raees, Safia Zafar Siddiqui, and Syed Amir Raza
Clinical characteristics, factors affecting sepsis outcome, Pakistan, Shahla Siddiqui, Bushra Jamil, Nosheen Nasir, Najeeha Talat Iqbal, Fauzia Anis Khan, Phillippe Fossard, and Rabia Hussain
Comparison of Mallampati test with lower jaw protrusion maneuver in predicting difficult laryngoscopy and intubation, Muhammad Irfan Ul Haq and Hameed Ullah
Airway management in a patient with bullous pemphigoid, Mohammad Yasir and Fauzia Anis Khan
Submissions from 2012
Are we anesthesiologists, aware about the incidence of muscle stiffness associated with remifentanil?, Gauhar Afshan
Effect of the menstrual cycle phase on post-operative pain perception and analgesic requirements, A. Ahmed, F. Khan, M. Ali, F. Haqnawaz, A. Hussain, and S. I. Azam
Comparison of upper lip bite test with Mallampati test in the prediction of difficult intubation at a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan, Muhammad Asghar Ali, Muhammad Qamar-ul-Hoda, and Khalid Samad
Anaesthetic management of neonatal primary hyperparathyroidism, Anwar-ul-Huda, Sanam Dost Mohammad, and Tauseef Ahmed
Anaesthetic management of a young patient with homocystinuria, Ali Asghar and Faiza Mazhar Ali
Fiberoptic Intubation in a Paediatric Patient with Severe Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Ankylosis, Ali Asghar, Faisal Shamim, and Asiyah Aman
Effectiveness of premedication at the time of separation from parent and mask induction in paediatric patients coming for congenital heart disease surgery, Mohammad Hamid, Mansoor Ahmed Khan, Aftab Khatri, and Irfan Akhtar
What is new in postoperative analgesia?, Samina Ismail
Postoperative Analgesia Following Caesarean Section: Intravenous Patient Controlled Analgesia versus Conventional Continuous Infusion, Samina Ismail, Gauhar Afshan, Abdul Monem, and Aliya Ahmed
Technique of anaesthesia for different grades of caesarean section: a cross-sectional study, Samina Ismail, Faraz Shafiq, and Aliya Malik
Observational study to assess the effectiveness of postoperative pain of patients undergoing elective cesarean section, Samina Ismail,; Khurram Shahzad; and Faraz Faraz
Response to the letter for the article - Observational study to assess the effectiveness of postoperative pain management of patients undergoing elective caesarean section, Samina Ismail, Khurram Shahzad, and Faraz Shafiq
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension in a patient with Marfan's syndrome treated with epidural blood patch--a case report, Samad Khalid, Punshi Gurmukh Das, Hamid Mohammad, and Ullah Hameed
Intraperitoneal lignocaine (lidocaine) versus bupivacaine after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Results of a randomized controlled trial, Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Rushna Raza, Syed Nabeel Zafar, Faisal Shamim, Syed Ahsan Raza, Khawaja Muhammad Inam Pal, Hasnain Zafar, Rehman Alvi, Tabish Chawla, and Rizwan Azmi
End of life care in Pakistan; some ethical issues, Robyna Irshad Khan
Patient safety and the importance of informed consent, Robyna Irshad Khan
Rotational vs. standard smooth laryngeal mask airway insertion in adults, Dileep Kumar, Mueenullah Khan, and Muhammad Ishaq
Spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section: plain vs hyperbaric bupivacaine, Gurmukh Das Punshi and Gauhar Afshan
Perceived benefit of a telemedicine consultative service in a highly staffed intensive care unit, Mark C. Romig, Asad Latif, Randeep S. Gill, Peter J. Pronovost, and Adam Sapirstein
132 Impact of hospital census and ICU throughput on hospital length of stay, Mark Romig, Asad Latif, Ranjit Deshpande, and Adam Romig Sapirstein
Anaesthetic management of a child with massive extracranial arteriovenous malformation., Faisal Shamim, Hameed Ullah, and Azhar Rehman
Prospective case control evaluation of epidural midazolam for improving pain and ambulation after microdiscectomy, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, S. Ather Enam, Muhammad Zubair Tahir, and Mueenullah Khan
Contegra valved conduit in the paediatric population: an exciting prospect for right ventricle to pulmonary artery reconstruction; experience and outcomes at Aga Khan University, Maria Tariq Siddiqui, Asif Hasan, Shazia Mohsin, Mohammad Hamid, and Muneer Amanullah
Continuous cerebral blood flow autoregulation monitoring in patients undergoing liver transplantation, Yueying Zheng, April J. Villamayor, William Merritt, Aliaksei Pustavoitau, Asad Latif, Ramola Bhambhani, Steve Frank, Ahmet Gurakar, Andrew Singer, and Andrew Cameron
Submissions from 2011
Appropriate length of epidural catheter in the epidural space for postoperative analgesia: evaluation by epidurography, G. Afshan, U. Chohan, F. A. Khan, N. Chaudhry, Z. E. Khan, and A. A. Khan
Knowledge and attitudes of Pakistani women towards anaesthesia techniques for caesarean section, Imtiaz Ahmad and Gauhar Afshan
Anaesthetic challenges in emergency surgical repair of acute aortic dissection rupturing into the pericardium in a pregnant patient, Mohammad Irfan Akhtar and Khalid Samad
Magnesium, a drug of diverse use, Mohammad Irfan Akhtar, Hameed Ullah, and Mohammad Hamid
Effect of one minimum alveolar concentration sevoflurane with and without fentanyl on hemodynamic response to laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation., Anwar Hoda and Fauzia A Khan
Anaesthesia as a career choice in a developing country; effect of clinical clerkship, Fauzia Khan, Fauzia Nasim Minai, and Shahla Siddiqui
Anaesthetic management of abdominal hysterectomy in patient with congenital sinus node dysfunction, Dileep Kumar and Faisal Shamim
Post-dural puncture posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, Fauzia N. Minai, Syeda Fauzia Hasan, and Mughis Sheerani
Audit of postoperative nausea and vomiting in paediatric day case surgery, Fauzia N. Minai, Faraz Shafiq, and Azhar Rehman