The Internet Journal of Anesthesiology
ISSN: 1092-406X
Editor in Chief
Luis Federico Higgins Guerra MD
Medicine: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Anesthesiology: Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía 'Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez'.
Association Chairman: Anestesiólogos Mexicanos en Internet, A.C.
Website Editor-in-chief: Anestesiología Mexicana en Internet (www.anestesiologiamexicana.com)
Department of Anesthesiology: Hospital San state:Angel Inn Chapultepec, Mexico City. Internet Education Committee Advisory of Federación Mexicana de Colegios de Anestesiología, A.C.; Collegiated by Colegio Mexicano de Anestesiología, A.C.; Anesthesiologist at Hospital San Angel Inn Chapultepec.
Distrito Federal (Mexico City). México.
Medicine: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Anesthesiology: Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía 'Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez'.
Association Chairman: Anestesiólogos Mexicanos en Internet, A.C.
Website Editor-in-chief: Anestesiología Mexicana en Internet (www.anestesiologiamexicana.com)
Department of Anesthesiology: Hospital San state:Angel Inn Chapultepec, Mexico City. Internet Education Committee Advisory of Federación Mexicana de Colegios de Anestesiología, A.C.; Collegiated by Colegio Mexicano de Anestesiología, A.C.; Anesthesiologist at Hospital San Angel Inn Chapultepec.
Distrito Federal (Mexico City). México.
Associate Editor
Dr. Olivier C. Wenker MD,DEAA
Professor of Anesthesiology / Director of Technology Discovery
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care / Office of Translational Research
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston TX USAAdjunct Professor for Health Informatics
School for Health Information Sciences
The University of Texas
Houston TX USA
Professor of Anesthesiology / Director of Technology Discovery
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care / Office of Translational Research
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston TX USAAdjunct Professor for Health Informatics
School for Health Information Sciences
The University of Texas
Houston TX USA
Editorial Board
Atef Al-Ali MD
Chairman
Department of Anesthesiology
Hammoud Hospital
Saida Lebanon
Chairman
Department of Anesthesiology
Hammoud Hospital
Saida Lebanon
Pedro Segismundo Klinger Anheim
Anesthesiologist. 'Nuestra Señora del Rosario' Clinic.
Ibiza, Islas Baleares, Spain.
Anesthesiologist. 'Nuestra Señora del Rosario' Clinic.
Ibiza, Islas Baleares, Spain.
Alex Avidan M.D.
Department of Anesthesiology
Hadassah Hebrew University IsraelWebmaster
The Israel Society of Anesthesiologists Israel
Department of Anesthesiology
Hadassah Hebrew University IsraelWebmaster
The Israel Society of Anesthesiologists Israel
Pranav Bansal M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Anaesthesiology Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College
Moradabad, India
Associate Professor
Department of Anaesthesiology Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College
Moradabad, India
Dr. Avnish Bharadwaj M.D.
Senior Consultant and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
SMS Medical College-Jaipur
Jaipur IndiaMember
National Governing Council of Indian Society of Anesthesiologists
Jaipur India
Senior Consultant and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
SMS Medical College-Jaipur
Jaipur IndiaMember
National Governing Council of Indian Society of Anesthesiologists
Jaipur India
Ernesto Maldonado Carreño
Anesthesiologist. 'Gabinete de Anestesia' Clinic.
Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Anesthesiologist. 'Gabinete de Anestesia' Clinic.
Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Johan Diedericks MD
Professor of Anesthesiology, Chairman
Department of Anesthesiology
University Oranje Free State
Bloemfontein South AfricaChief
Section Pediatric and Adult Cardiovascular Anesthesiology
University Oranje Free State
Bloemfontein South Africa
Professor of Anesthesiology, Chairman
Department of Anesthesiology
University Oranje Free State
Bloemfontein South AfricaChief
Section Pediatric and Adult Cardiovascular Anesthesiology
University Oranje Free State
Bloemfontein South Africa
Abdelazeem Ali El-Dawlatly MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesia
College of Medicine
King Saud University
Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesia
College of Medicine
King Saud University
Riyadh Saudi Arabia
David Ferson M.D.
NASA and Wyle Laboratories Consultant Airway Management Project in Space Shuttle and International Space Station
Johnson Space Center Texas USAAssociate Professor of Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston Texas USA
NASA and Wyle Laboratories Consultant Airway Management Project in Space Shuttle and International Space Station
Johnson Space Center Texas USAAssociate Professor of Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston Texas USA
Thomas Fuhrman MD, MMSc, FCCM, FCCP
Professor of Anesthesiology
Chief, Division of Neuroanesthesia
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Augusta GA USA
Professor of Anesthesiology
Chief, Division of Neuroanesthesia
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Augusta GA USA
Dario Galante M.D.
Responsible for Pediatric and Neonatal Anesthesia
University Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care
University Hospital "Ospedali Riuniti"
Foggia Italy
Responsible for Pediatric and Neonatal Anesthesia
University Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care
University Hospital "Ospedali Riuniti"
Foggia Italy
Julian Goldman MD
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston Massachusetts USA
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston Massachusetts USA
Luis Federico Higgins Guerra M.D.
Website Editor-in-chief: Anestesiologia Mexicana en Interne (www.anestesiologiamexicana.com); Association Chairman: Anestesiologos Mexicanos en Internet, A.C.
Department of Anesthesiology: Hospital San Angel Inn Chapultepec.
Chapultepec 489, Colonia Juarez, Mexico, D.F.
Website Editor-in-chief: Anestesiologia Mexicana en Interne (www.anestesiologiamexicana.com); Association Chairman: Anestesiologos Mexicanos en Internet, A.C.
Department of Anesthesiology: Hospital San Angel Inn Chapultepec.
Chapultepec 489, Colonia Juarez, Mexico, D.F.
Mayank Gupta MD
Fellow, Pain Management,
Department of Anesthesiology
Henry Ford Health Systems
Detroit, MI
Fellow, Pain Management,
Department of Anesthesiology
Henry Ford Health Systems
Detroit, MI
Pedro Ibarra
Anesthesiologist. Anesthesia Deprtament of Clinica Colsanitas.
Bogotá, Colombia.
Anesthesiologist. Anesthesia Deprtament of Clinica Colsanitas.
Bogotá, Colombia.
Robert C. Jones MD
Major
United States Air ForceAssociate Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, USU
Malcolm Grow Medical center
Andrew Air Force Base MD USA
Major
United States Air ForceAssociate Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, USU
Malcolm Grow Medical center
Andrew Air Force Base MD USA
Sanjay Kalra MBBS, MD, DM
Bharti Hospital
Karnal Haryana India
Bharti Hospital
Karnal Haryana India
Dr. Tariq Hayat Khan
Assistant Professor of Anaestheiology & Pain MedicineEditor Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care
Assistant Professor of Anaestheiology & Pain MedicineEditor Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care
Kenneth M. Kirsner JD, CRNA
Professor of Nursing; Director, Nurse Anesthesia Program
Caylor School of Nursing
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TN 37752
Professor of Nursing; Director, Nurse Anesthesia Program
Caylor School of Nursing
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TN 37752
C. Soon Lee MD, BS, FRCPA, MRCPath (UK), MIAC, MRACMA.
Senior Staff Specialist and Associate Professor
Department of Anatomical Pathology
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Camperdown Sydney Australia
Senior Staff Specialist and Associate Professor
Department of Anatomical Pathology
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Camperdown Sydney Australia
Antonio Leonel Canto Sánchez
Anesthesiologist.
: Former President of Federación Mexicana de Anestesiología, A. C.
Mexico City.
Anesthesiologist.
: Former President of Federación Mexicana de Anestesiología, A. C.
Mexico City.
Peter Lierz M.D.
Chairman
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Marienkrankenhaus Soest
Soest Germany
Chairman
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Marienkrankenhaus Soest
Soest Germany
Gerhard Litscher Ph.D.
ao. Universitaets Professor Dipl. Ing. Dr
Biomedical Engineering
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
University of Graz
Graz Austria
ao. Universitaets Professor Dipl. Ing. Dr
Biomedical Engineering
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
University of Graz
Graz Austria
Chee Chuen Loo MD, MBBS, FRCA
Department of Anaesthesia
KK Women's & Children's Hospital
Singapore Singapore
Department of Anaesthesia
KK Women's & Children's Hospital
Singapore Singapore
Dr. Naveen Malhotra
Associate Professor
Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS)
Rohtak Haryana India
Associate Professor
Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS)
Rohtak Haryana India
Joseph L. Nates MD MBA-HCA FCCM
Professor, Deputy Chair, ICU Medical Director
Department of Critical Care The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston Texas USA
Professor, Deputy Chair, ICU Medical Director
Department of Critical Care The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston Texas USA
Steve Neustein M.D.
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Mount Sinai School of MedicineChairman
Equipment and Drug Committee
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Mount Sinai School of MedicineChairman
Equipment and Drug Committee
Nancy Ortiz Aguayo
Professor of Anaesthesiology Universidad Autónoma de Yucatan, Mexico.
Chief Department of Anesthesiology: Star Medica and ISSSTE Hospitals. Merida, Mexico.
Anesthesia Team Leader in Organ Transplantation, Star Medica Hospital. Merida, México.
Mérida, Yucatán, México.
Professor of Anaesthesiology Universidad Autónoma de Yucatan, Mexico.
Chief Department of Anesthesiology: Star Medica and ISSSTE Hospitals. Merida, Mexico.
Anesthesia Team Leader in Organ Transplantation, Star Medica Hospital. Merida, México.
Mérida, Yucatán, México.
Allan Palmer M.D., B.Med.Sci., BM., BS., FRCAnaes., FANZCA
Lecturer in Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care Medicine
The University of Queensland
Brisbane Australia
Lecturer in Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care Medicine
The University of Queensland
Brisbane Australia
Miguel Angel Barboza Piedras M.D.
Cardiovascular / Anesthesiologist
British Hospital of Buenos Aires Argentinia
Cardiovascular / Anesthesiologist
British Hospital of Buenos Aires Argentinia
Majid Saleem M.D.
Assistant Professor; Director: Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Service; Co- Medical Director: One-Day Surgery
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
Assistant Professor; Director: Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Service; Co- Medical Director: One-Day Surgery
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
Ehrenfried Schindler Dr.med.
Dept. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
German Pediatric Heart Center
Childrens Hospital Sankt Augustin
Dept. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
German Pediatric Heart Center
Childrens Hospital Sankt Augustin
Moritz Schürch Dr. med.
Senior Staff
Bereich Perioperative Medizin
Senior Staff
Bereich Perioperative Medizin
Ajeet Dutt Sharma MD
Cardiovascular Anesthesiologist
VA Medical Center
Asheville North Carolina USA
Cardiovascular Anesthesiologist
VA Medical Center
Asheville North Carolina USA
Roy Sheinbaum M.D.
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Director, Cardiovascular Anesthesiology
The University of Texas
Houston Texas USAWebmaster
Fellowship Programs in Anesthesia
Internet Scientific Publications, LLC
Sugar Land Texas USA
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Director, Cardiovascular Anesthesiology
The University of Texas
Houston Texas USAWebmaster
Fellowship Programs in Anesthesia
Internet Scientific Publications, LLC
Sugar Land Texas USA
Mitsuhiro Takasaki D. Med. Sci, M.S.
Associate Professor of Medical Information and Communication Center
Biophysicochemical Medicine, Information Science Medical Information and Communication Center
Saga Medical School Hospital
Saga Japan
Associate Professor of Medical Information and Communication Center
Biophysicochemical Medicine, Information Science Medical Information and Communication Center
Saga Medical School Hospital
Saga Japan
Anurag Tewari MBBS, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anaesthesiology & Resuscitation
Dayanand Medical College & Hospital
Ludhiana Punjab India
Assistant Professor
Department of Anaesthesiology & Resuscitation
Dayanand Medical College & Hospital
Ludhiana Punjab India
Angela Truong MD
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology & PeriOperative Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, USA
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology & PeriOperative Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, USA
Dam-Thuy Truong
Professor
Department of Anesthesiology & PeriOperative Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, USA
Professor
Department of Anesthesiology & PeriOperative Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, USA
Marco Verri M.D.
Instructor of Anesthesiology
Vascular Anesthesia
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Ferrara
Ferrara Italy
Instructor of Anesthesiology
Vascular Anesthesia
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Ferrara
Ferrara Italy
Markus Weiss MD
Staff Anesthesiologist
University Childrens Hospital Zuerich
Zuerich SwitzerlandWebmaster
Video-Assisted Airway Management
Staff Anesthesiologist
University Childrens Hospital Zuerich
Zuerich SwitzerlandWebmaster
Video-Assisted Airway Management