Basma Abdalla Mohamed

Journal article Br J Anaesth · June 2026 The perioperative management of patients using sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) remains controversial. The US Food and Drug Administration currently recommends stopping SGLT2is for 3-4 days before surgery, irrespective of a diagnosis of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Can Physical Prehabilitation Reverse Frailty in Elderly Patients Before Spine Surgery? A Case Report.

Journal article Cureus · May 2025 Frailty is a syndrome that results from age-associated decline of physiological function and decreased response to stressors. It has been associated with postoperative adverse events in the spine surgery population. Evaluation of frailty in older adults un ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Aspiration risk and strategic approach for patients receiving GLP-1 receptor agonists undergoing elective surgery.

Journal article Curr Med Res Opin · April 2025 Perioperative management of patients receiving a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) remains challenging for the anesthesiologist. Despite the approval of GLP-1 RAs 2 decades ago, the recent reports of aspiration and postoperative pulmonary ... Full text Link to item Cite

Predictive Power of the Fried Phenotype in Assessing Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Craniotomy for Tumor Resection.

Journal article Neurosurgery · February 1, 2025 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Compared with the modified Frailty Index-11 (mFI-11) frailty tool, reflective of patient comorbidities, the Fried phenotype weighs functional patient variables. This study examined using the Fried phenotype in predicting postoper ... Full text Link to item Cite