BACKGROUND: Necrotizing soft-tissue infections (NSTIs) are rare and highly lethal. METHODS:
A retrospective chart review of patients with NSTIs treated at 6 academic hospitals in …

BACKGROUND: Although ultrasound-guided supraclavicular block has a good success rate,
it remains unclear whether multiple injections are superior to single injection (SI). We …

BACKGROUND: We hypothesized that pretreatment with IV granisetron would affect the
sensory and motor components of spinal blockade through 5-HT 3 receptor blockade. …

BACKGROUND: Plethysmographic pulse wave amplitude (PPWA) was effective in detecting
intravascular injection of epidural test dose with 100% sensitivity and specificity in adults. …

The airway management of patients with supraglottic masses and vallecular cysts is
challenging to anesthesiologists with a high risk of total airway obstruction. The airway, in such …

Central venous catheterization (CVC) is a commonly performed intraoperative procedure.
Traditionally, CVC placement is performed blindly using anatomic landmarks as a guide to …

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… of Arabic literature have focused almost exclusively on the written dimensions of the tradition.
That emphasis, argues Samer Ali… anthropology, Ali interprets Arabic manuscripts in order to …

… word in Arabic could have 12 … Arabic multiwords expressions resource (SAMER). We
propose an automated method that identifies the morphological and syntactic flexibility of Arabic …

… The children’s first language, Arabic, may be used even less in private schools, which … on
an underlying belief in the unsuitability of Arabic for the 21st century and a perception that the …