Effectiveness of preoperative tour to a simulated anaesthesia induction at operating theatre in reducing preoperative anxiety in children and their parents: a pragmatic, single-blinded, randomised controlled trial/ King Fahad Medical City.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a preoperative tour to a simulated anaesthesia induction at operating theatre on reducing children's and parents' preoperative anxiety.

Design: A pragmatic, single-centre, assessor-blinded, randomised controlled trial.

Setting: In preoperative anaesthesia clinic and the operating room at a tertiary care centre in Saudi Arabia.

Development and validation of Arabic version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.

Introduction: The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is widely used to predict and diagnose hospital anxiety and depression. It has been translated and validated in many languages, but the existing Arabic version was not validated in hospitalized patients. The aim was to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the HADS Questionnaire into Arabic language for in-patient use, especially for surgical wards.

Development and validation of Arabic version of the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire.

Introduction: The Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) is a widely used tool for qualitative and quantitative pain assessment. Our aim was to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the SF-MPQ in Arabic.

Methods: A systematic translation process was used to translate the original English SF-MPQ into Arabic.

A Case of Transient Local Anesthetic Induced Bilateral Vocal Cord Palsy.

We report a rare case of bilateral vocal cord palsy following total thyroidectomy with successful extubation within 12 hours. The patient is a 33-year-old lady who underwent uneventful total thyroidectomy for compressive symptoms. Thirty minutes after extubation, she developed stridor and the flexible laryngoscopy showed bilaterally adducted vocal cords.

Ultrasound assessment of cranial spread during caudal blockade in children: the effect of different volumes of local anaesthetics.

Background: Despite the large amount of literature on caudal anaesthesia in children, the issue of volume of local anaesthetics and cranial spread is still not settled. Thus, the aim of the present prospective randomized study was to evaluate the cranial spread of caudally administered local anaesthetics in children by means of real-time ultrasound, with a special focus on the effects of using different volumes of local anaesthetics.

Methods: Seventy-five children, 1 month to 6 yr, undergoing inguinal hernia repair or more distal surgery were randomized to receive a caudal block with 0.