Self-Expandable Versus Balloon-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Treatment of Patients With Small Aortic Annulus: An Updated Meta-Analysis of Reconstructed Individual Patient Data.

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement has emerged as an effective alternative to surgery in selected patients with aortic stenosis. It needs to be made clear which type of valve has better results in patients with small aortic annulus. We searched PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement.

MHD mixed convection of hybrid nanofluid in a wavy porous cavity employing local thermal non-equilibrium condition.

The current study treats the magnetic field impacts on the mixed convection flow within an undulating cavity filled by hybrid nanofluids and porous media. The local thermal non-equilibrium condition below the implications of heat generation and thermal radiation is conducted. The corrugated vertical walls of an involved cavity have [Formula: see text] and the plane walls are adiabatic.

The Success Rate of Ultrasound-Guided Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injections in Sacroiliitis: Are We Getting Better?

Background: The sacroiliac joint is one of the most common sources of low back pain; however, it is difficult to place the needle accurately inside the joint space without image guidance. Improvement of ultrasound technology may lead to a high success rate for intra-articular drug deposition.

Objective: Assessment of the success rate of ultrasound-guided intra-articular sacroiliac joint injection.

Perioperative Calcium, Magnesium, and Phosphorus Levels in Live Donors For Liver Transplant.

Objectives: The increased number of liver transplants in Egypt has increased the focus on perioperative complications in live donors. An important but not yet well-investigated complication is electrolyte disturbances, which are common in such patients, need intervention, and affect the outcome. We retrospectively analyzed data of perioperative calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus levels in live liver donors at our center.

Nonopioid versus opioid based general anesthesia technique for bariatric surgery: A randomized double-blind study.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of giving general anesthesia without the use of any opioids either systemic or intraperitoneal in bariatric surgery.

Methods: Prospective randomized controlled trial. Obese patients (body mass index >50 Kg/m(2)) undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomies were recruited and provided an informed signed consent.

A novel intubation technique in bilateral cleft palate pediatric patients: hard gum shield-aided intubation.

Background: Cleft palate anesthesia is challenging due to difficult airway. Left paraglossal intubation moves resting point of laryngoscope laterally but associated with narrower laryngoscopic view and possible trauma, and we invented the use of hard gum shield as a bridge over defective palate to facilitate intubation with possible wider window and defective tissue protection.

Methods: Eighty bilateral cleft palate children, ASA physical status I-II aged 9 months to 6 years scheduled for plastic surgery had general anesthesia, were involved in prospective, controlled, randomized study, and were randomly divided by closed envelope method into two groups: group I (40 patients): intubated by hard gum shield-aided intubation and group II (40 patients): intubated by left paraglossal intubation.