Table of Contents

Original Article

• Open Access

  Association of the lncRNA-GAS5 promoter region rs145204276 polymorphism with sevoflurane maintenance anesthesia outcomes on patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

  Panpan Zhang and Zhanming Sha

  Saudi Medical Journal February 2023, 44 (2) 137-144; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.2.20220617
• Open Access

  Bilateral 4-quadrant laparoscopic-assisted transversus abdominis plane block reduces early postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

  Eralp Çevikkalp, Mustafa Narmanlı, Halil Özgüç and Gökhan Ocakoğlu

  Saudi Medical Journal February 2023, 44 (2) 145-154; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.2.20220407
• Open Access

  A prospective double-blinded randomized control trial comparing erector spinae plane block to thoracic epidural analgesia for postoperative pain in video-assisted thoracic surgery

  Jeong-Min Hong, Eunsoo Kim, Soeun Jeon, Dowon Lee, Jiseok Baik, Ah-Reum Cho, Jeong Su Cho and Hyo Yeong Ahn

  Saudi Medical Journal February 2023, 44 (2) 155-163; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.2.20220644
• Open Access

  The clinical results of lower trapezius tendon transfer with the peroneus longus allograft augmentation combined with interpositional repair with fascia lata in massive irreparable rotator cuff tears

  Muhammet Bozoğlan, Murat Danışman, Tuğcan Demir, Halil Karaca and Cem Zeki Esenyel

  Saudi Medical Journal February 2023, 44 (2) 164-170; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.2.20220721
• Open Access

  Does the preoperative fasting period affect the liver in a distant organ model of renal ischaemia reperfusion?

  Yasemin Akcaalan, Ersin Gurkan Dumlu, Ebru Menekse, Mustafa Cem Yilmaz, Ezgi Erkilic, Betul Ogut and Aylin Sepıcı Dıncel

  Saudi Medical Journal February 2023, 44 (2) 171-177; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.2.20220582
• Open Access

  Real time endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration for the diagnosis of tuberculous intrathoracic lymphadenopathy

  Ahmed A. Aljohaney

  Saudi Medical Journal February 2023, 44 (2) 178-186; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.2.20220434
• Open Access

  Presentations of active substance use in the emergency department

  Mohammed K. Alageel, Alshamoos A. Alwassel and Hamad A. Almohsen

  Saudi Medical Journal February 2023, 44 (2) 187-193; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.2.20220753
• Open Access

  Assessing the adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccine in different scenarios in Saudi Arabia

  Ahad Amer Alsaiari, Mamdouh Allahyani, Abdulelah Aljuaid, Alaa Shafie, Ayman Al-hazmi, Haytham A. Dahlawi, Osama Abdulaziz, Ebtisam Alosimi, Albatool Alzaidi and Mazen Almehmadi

  Saudi Medical Journal February 2023, 44 (2) 194-201; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.2.20220680
• Open Access

  The role of teleradiology during COVID-19 outbreak

  Shrooq T. Al-Dahery, Walaa M. Alsharif, Fatima H. Alamri, Shahad A. Nawawi, Wed K. Mofti, Fahad H. Alhazmi, Khalid M. Alshamrani, Awadia G. Suliman and Abdulaziz A. Qurashi

  Saudi Medical Journal February 2023, 44 (2) 202-210; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.2.20220793
• Open Access

  Prevalence of microvascular complications among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who visited diabetes clinics in Saudi Arabia

  Mounther M. Alnaim, Abdullah Alrasheed, Abdullah A. Alkhateeb, Mohammed M. Aljaafari and Abdulrahman Alismail

  Saudi Medical Journal February 2023, 44 (2) 211-217; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.2.20220719