Amr Helmy

• Suez Canal University

Context Rational: Several techniques have been proposed to prevent or attenuate the hemodynamic responses following laryngoscopy and intubation, preoperative melatonin has a significant analgesic and anxiolytic effect for patients undergoing surgery. Melatonin may play an important role in controlling hypertension also in humans. The current study...

To compare two different supraglottic airway devices, the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and the I-gel, regarding easiness of insertion of the device, leak pressure, gastric insufflation, end tidal CO(2), oxygen saturation, hemodynamic and postoperative complications in anesthetized, spontaneously ventilated adult patients performing different non-eme...

Cisatracurium in clinical practice is devoid of histamine-induced cardiovascular effects. On the other hand, 2 ED(95) doses of cisatracurium (100 µ g/kg) do not create satisfactory intubating conditions such as those seen with equipotent doses of atracurium. The recommended intubating dose of cisatracurium is 3 ED(95). To understand this discrepanc...

Objectives: To assess the actual energy received by the patients of the intensive care unit in Suez Canal University hospital who are enterally fed compared to their estimated daily caloric requirement and to find out the causes of interruption of tube feeding. Subjects and Methods: A descriptive study, to assess the adequacy of enteral tube nutrit...

Background: Neuromuscular blockers (NMB) are very important adjuvant to general anesthesia, Rocuronium bromide (aminosteroidal NMB) and cisatracurium besylate (benzyl isoquinoline NMB) are recently introduced non-depolarizing muscle relaxants. In a prospective randomized study we had compared both drug at a dose 2x (ED95) as regard the onset of act...