From personal experience of working in the UAE. Note to fellow practitioners by S.M. Basmanov

“…The work of the anesthesiologist in and outside the operating room, the documentation and equipment at the disposal of the anesthesiologist are described. …”
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The place of regional anesthesia in vascular surgery: literature review and personal experience by A.V. Masoodi, A.V. Abramenko, D.O. Dziuba, O.A. Loskutov

“…The use of these methods of anesthesia by an experienced anesthesiologist can decrease length of stay in the hospital and improve the disease course in this rather complex patient population. …”
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Comparison of Radiation Exposure of AIRO Intraoperative CT with C-Arm Fluoroscopy during Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion by Brecht Van Berkel, Gwendolien Smets, Gertjan Van Schelverghem, Elien Houben, Dieter Peuskens, Thomas Daenekindt, Eveleen Buelens, Frank Weyns, Joris Nens, Albrecht Houben, Sofie Van Cauter

“…The radiation dose of the surgeon, the operating nurse, and the anesthesiologist was thirteen fold lower with surgeries assisted by iCT compared to C-arm fluoroscopy. …”
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OXIDATIVE study: A pilot prospective observational cohort study protocol examining the influence of peri-reperfusion hyperoxemia and immune dysregulation on early allograft dysfunc... by Elizabeth A Wilson, Anna Woodbury, Kirsten M Williams, Craig M Coopersmith

“…If validated, peri-reperfusion hyperoxemia and immune perturbations could be targeted via FiO2 titration to a goal PaO2 and/or administration of an immunomodulatory agent by the anesthesiologist intraoperatively.…”
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Anestesia para el tratamiento con láser de la retinopatía de la prematuridad Anesthesia for the laser treatment of the premature retinopathy in the prematurit by Israel González del Pino Ruz, Ramón Dávila Ramírez, Mabel Rodríguez Fundora, Lázara Nuris Castellón Guerrero, Luis Esteban Alemán Díaz, Leomar González López

“…<br>ABSTRACT The anesthesia for the laser treatment of the premature retinopathy is a challenge for the anesthesiologist due to the anatomic and physiologic characteristic of these patients, to the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic behavior of the anesthetics in them and the diseases that can be associated to them. …”
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Amenable Intubation by Disposable Laryngoscope Blades by Saeid Pasban-Noghabi, Ali-Reza Moslem, Naser Godarzi

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Evaluation of patient satisfaction with provided spinal anesthesia for Cesarean delivery: A survey in Leskovac General Hospital, Serbia by Pejčić Nada, Mitić Radomir, Gavrilović Slobodan, Jović Marija, Krušić Slavica, Pujić Borislava, Velicković Ivan, Sadana Neeti

“…Our patients expressed high levels of satisfaction with the preoperative anesthesiologist’s visit and the SA provided for CD. However, there is a need to improve antenatal education for expectant mothers in the field of anesthesia. …”
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Importance of preoperative guided ultrasound in patients with femoral fracture: case report by Marcos Guilherme Cunha Cruvinel, Fabiano Soares Carneiro, Roberto Cardoso Bessa Junior

“…Objective: The aim of this report is to represent the role of the use of bedside ultrasound by the anesthesiologist, offering an individualized approach to the specific condition of the patient, without unnecessary postponement of femur fracture surgical repair in the elderly. …”
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Hypersensitivity Myocarditis after COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination by Andrea Frustaci, Romina Verardo, Nicola Galea, Carlo Lavalle, Giulia Bagnato, Rossella Scialla, Cristina Chimenti

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Influence of Hypnotics on Cisatracurium-induced Neuromuscular Block. Use of Acceleromyograhpy by Angélica de Fátima de Assunção Braga, Franklin Sarmento da Silva Braga, Glória Maria Braga Potério, José Aristeu Fachini Frias, Fernanda Maria Silva Pedro, Derli Conceição Munhoz

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Association of Pain Catastrophizing with the Incidence and Severity of Acute and Persistent Perineal Pain after Natural Childbirth: Longitudinal Cohort Study by Anne Danielle Santos Soares, Tânia Cursino de Menezes Couceiro, Luciana Cavalcanti Lima, Fernanda Lobo Lago Flores, Eusa Maria Belarmino Alcoforado, Roberto de Oliveira Couceiro Filho

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Anesthesia for parturient with renal transplantation by Beena K Parikh, Veena R Shah, Guruprasad Bhosale

“…Management of successful pregnancy after renal transplantation is a unique challenge to nephrologist, obstetrician, and anesthesiologist, as these patients have altered physiology and are immune-compromised. …”
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Diagnostic dilemma: Low oxygen saturation during cardiac surgery by Suruchi Ladha, Shivani Aggarwal, Usha Kiran, Arindam Choudhary, Poonam Malhotra Kapoor, Ujjwal Kumar Choudhary

“…In such clinical scenario, the anesthesiologist should be aware and vigilant about the differential diagnosis of low oxygen saturation on pulse oximetry.…”
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Use of intraoperative coronary angiography to guide surgical intervention in coronary artery bypass graft surgery by Jaclyn H Mueller, Kimberly Hollander

“…There are several modalities available for assessing graft patency intra-op used by both the anesthesiologist and surgeon. However, these modalities have their own advantages and disadvantages which will be summarized in this case report. …”
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Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Children by Karen Boretsky

“…Anesthesiologists and other acute care physicians perform and interpret portable ultrasonography—point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)—at a child’s bedside, in the perioperative period. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF SIX SIGMA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR STRABISMUS SURGERIES by Mehmet Tolga Taner, Ibrahim Sahbaz, Gamze Kagan, Kamal Atwat, Engin Erbas

“…Patient’s eye anatomy, experience of the anesthesiologist, experience/attention of the strabismus surgeon was identified to be Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) factors for a successful strabismus surgery. …”
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Preoperative anxiety-an important but neglected issue: A narrative review by Teena Bansal, Akanksha Joon

“…Every patient scheduled for surgery should be assessed for the presence of anxiety in their routine preoperative anesthesia assessment, and counseling should be done by anesthesiologist in patients with a high level of anxiety. …”
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Compression of undiagnosed aberrant right subclavian artery during transesophageal echocardiography probe insertion by Vishal Garg, Reena Joshi, Raja Joshi

“…Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has become an important monitoring tool for the anesthesiologist during repair of intracardiac defects. …”
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Manual Palpation versus Ultrasound to Identify the Intervertebral Space for Spinal Anesthesia in Infants by Du J, Roth C, Dontukurthy S, Tobias JD, Veneziano G

“…A research anesthesiologist then determined the actual vertebral interspace of the marked site and the location of the conus medullaris using ultrasonography. …”
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Different effects of intravenous and local anesthesia in patients undergoing ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules: a prospective cohort study by Shuhang Gao, Yalin Zhu, Mengying Tong, Lina Wang, Shuangsong Ren, Liu Rui, Fang Yang, Zhiqing Lian, Ying Che

“…Purpose To compare the efficacy and safety of intravenous anesthesia (IV) with local anesthesia (LA) in patients undergoing ultrasound (US)-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of thyroid nodules.Methods 50 patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists classification grades I–II undergoing US-guided thyroid RFA were enrolled and randomly (1:1) divided into IV (conscious sedation with Ramsay Sedation Scale [RSS] scores of 2–3 with an anesthesiologist) and LA (subcutaneous anesthesia with lidocaine without an anesthesiologist) groups. …”
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