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Original article English Samira Sowan (Supervised by Ivan Panovich) Department of Anesthesia, Al-Khadra Hospital, Tripoli JMJ Vol. 1, No. 1 (June 2001): 42-45 Abstract Propofol is frequently associated with pain on injection. Different techniques have been reported to alleviate the pain associated with Propofol administration. This prospective randomized study involving 90 patients was designed to …

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Original article English Nabil Abu Tharthour, Soad Wershefani, Moustafa Alghawas Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, TMC, Tripoli, Libya JMJ Vol. 1, No. 1 (June 2001): 36-41 Abstract A retrospective study on 230 forceps delivery at Al-ala Maternity Hospital in the period from 1/1/1995 to 30/6/1995 and at TMC in the period from 1/9/1996 to 30/4/1997 …

Review of foetal and maternal complications following forceps deliveries Read More »

Original article English Suleiman S. Abusrewil, Faiza Osman, Usama S. Azayat, Emtaira Ramadan Juma, Laila El-Burghati, Huda Kamal Eldin, E. Hadida, Sister Samira Paediatric Endocrine and diabetic Department, Tripoli Medical Centre. JMJ Vol. 1, No. 1 (June 2001): 33-35 Abstract During a period of 24 months (1994-95) 436 infants of diabetic mothers were born in …

Pattern of infants of diabetic mothers in Al-Khadra General Hospital, Tripoli Read More »

Original article English G.A. Baruni, Mohamed A. M. Zarrouk Department of General Surgery, Tripoli Medical Centre, Tripoli JMJ Vol. 1, No. 1 (June 2001): 30-32 Abstract 307 cases of acute appendicitis were studied from July to December 1998 at TMC. We found that the incidence of perforation is 20.1% for all age groups, and 55.6% …

Incidence of perforated appendix in 307 cases of acute appendicitis admitted to TMC from July to December 1998 Read More »

Original article English Ahmed F. El-Hassi, Mohamed Bushaala Ali, Ahmed A. Toweir, Farag S. Ali Infectious Disease Unit, Jamahiriya Hospital, Benghazi JMJ Vol. 1, No. 1 (June 2001): 27-29 Abstract A total of 20 Libyan citizens infected with Plasmodium Falciparum malaria acquired through travel to malaria endemic areas in some African countries were evaluated for …

Malaria and failure of chloroquine prophylaxis: Our experience Read More »

Original article English Abdulsalam Tabib (Supervised by Mustafa Zaidi) Burns & Plastic Surgery Hospital, Tripoli, Libya JMJ Vol. 1, No. 1 (June 2001): 24-26 Abstract Hypospadias is a relatively common birth defect that occurs in approximately one out of every 350 male births. It is the commonest congenital anomaly of the urethra and is defined …

Surgical Techniques For Hypospadias: Which Technique? Read More »

Original article English Issam M Hajjaji, Hasna Kattab Faculty of Medicine, El Fateh University, Tripoli JMJ Vol. 1, No. 1 (June 2001): 21-23 Abstract Phospholipids, and in particular sphingomyelin, are involved in atherosclerosis, cancer and certain genetic diseases. As the incidence of the first two increases with age, we studied changes in the sphingomyelin fraction …

The effect of Age On Sphingomyelin Fraction In Healthy Libyan Individuals Read More »

Original article English Hassan A. Maghur, Abdul-Matloub A. Ben-Musa, Salah S. Abuzakhar, Mohamed E Salim Cardiothoracic Department, Misillata Hospital, Libya JMJ Vol. 1, No. 1 (June 2001): 17-20 Abstract Background: Since 1992 we started performing the modified Blalock-Taussing shunt (MBTS) for cyanotic children in Libya. This retrospective study reviews our results, comparing them with those …

Misillata Hospital Experience with the Modified Blalock-Taussing Shunt Read More »