International Journal of Anesthesia and Clinical Medicine

Volume 7, Issue 2, December 2019

  • Airway Block for Interventional Rigid Bronchoscopy ….. Pros and Cons

    Walid Youssef Youssef Kamel, Amr Mohammed Hilal Abdou, Eman Mohammed Kamal Aboseif

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 2, December 2019
    Pages: 31-36
    Received: 29 July 2019
    Accepted: 3 September 2019
    Published: 16 September 2019
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijacm.20190702.11
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    Abstract: Introduction: The patients presented for airway surgery either an elderly patients with coexisting disease or young children for foreign body removal. Multiple challenges for safe anaesthesia in that patient population are available. Block of the superior laryngeal nerves bilaterally, along with translaryngeal injection of local anaesthetic, provid... Show More
  • A Clinical Study of Comparison of Dexmedetomidine and Ketamine Versus Propofol and Ketamine for Procedural Sedation in Children Undergoing Device Closure

    Sowmya Sree, Somita Christopher, Thota Venkata Sanjeev Gopal

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 2, December 2019
    Pages: 37-42
    Received: 13 August 2019
    Accepted: 4 September 2019
    Published: 23 September 2019
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijacm.20190702.12
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    Abstract: This prospective, randomized trial was done to compare the effects of Dexmedetomidine-Ketamine and Propofol-Ketamine combinations on hemodynamics, sedation level, and the recovery period in paediatric patients undergoing device closure in cardiac catheterization laboratory. Sixty children undergoing device closure were divided into two groups of th... Show More
  • Experience of Medial Column Bone Graft Combined with PHILOS Plate in the Treatment of Proximal Humeral Adductive Fracture in the Elderly

    Gu Xiaopeng, Lu Huan, Wong Hongjun, Wang Qijun, Gu Yuequan

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 2, December 2019
    Pages: 43-46
    Received: 29 August 2019
    Accepted: 25 September 2019
    Published: 10 October 2019
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijacm.20190702.13
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    Abstract: To investigate the efficacy of medial column bone graft combined with PHILOS plate internal fixation for the treatment of proximal humeral adductal fractures in the elderly. The clinical data of 26 patients with proximal humeral adductal fractures were retrospectively analyzed. These patients were divided into bone graft group (14 cases, they were ... Show More
  • Fake Urine for Defeating Drug Test Results

    Sofya Pugach

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 2, December 2019
    Pages: 47-49
    Received: 18 January 2019
    Accepted: 25 February 2019
    Published: 15 October 2019
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijacm.20190702.14
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    Abstract: Illicit drug abuse is a serious public health issue in the USA. According to CDC more than 70,000 people had died from drug overdose in 2017 year. The death from cocaine and powerful synthetic opioids had increased about 113 percent each year since 2013 to 2016 across the United States. Drug overdose is currently the leading cause of death in the U... Show More
  • Adhesive Intestinal Obstruction in Children: A 10-Year Experience in a Teaching Hospital in Enugu, Nigeria

    Chukwubuike Kevin Emeka, Nduagubam Obinna Chukwuebuka, Eze Thaddeus Chikaodili

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 2, December 2019
    Pages: 50-54
    Received: 1 November 2019
    Accepted: 22 November 2019
    Published: 2 December 2019
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijacm.20190702.15
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    Abstract: Background: Following an injury, the peritoneum tries to repair itself through biochemical and cellular responses. These responses result in the formation of adhesions that may cause bowel obstruction. Methodology: This was a retrospective review of children who presented, to our pediatric surgery unit, with adhesive intestinal obstruction (AIO) be... Show More
  • Evaluation of the Relevance and the Cost of Prescribing Preoperative Paraclinical Examinations at the Sourô Sanou Teaching Hospital in Bobo Dioulasso

    Guibla Ismael, Traoré Ibrahim Alain, Ki Bertille, Ilboudo Charles

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 2, December 2019
    Pages: 55-59
    Received: 23 October 2019
    Accepted: 14 November 2019
    Published: 31 December 2019
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijacm.20190702.16
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    Abstract: The pre-anesthetic consultation is an important step before any surgical procedure. It may include paraclinical examinations in addition to the clinical examination. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relevance and the cost of prescribing preoperative checkups by Sourô Sanou Teaching Hospital (CHUSS) surgeons. It was a prospective cros... Show More