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  1. The Journal and the Challenges of COVID-19 Vaccine-related Injuries

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, February 2024, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  2. Safety and efficacy of colchicine in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2022, PLOS

    Professor Salim R Surani

  3. Call for a Global Vaccine Plan to Combat Current and Future Pandemics: One for ALL and ALL for One

    Article • The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal, March 2022, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  4. “Misinformation and COVID-19”

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, May 2021, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  5. Novel and Controversial Therapies in COVID-19

    Article • The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal, December 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  6. On Being a Good Pulmonary Practitioner

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, January 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  7. Computed Tomographic Angiography in Pulmonary Embolism: Diagnostic or a Screening Tool

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, January 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  8. Revisiting the Role of Vitamin C in Sepsis. Is it a Forlorn Hope or is there Still Dearth of data?

    Article • The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal, December 2019, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  9. Evaluation of the efficacy of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in comparison to warfarin in morbidly obese patients

    Article • Hospital Practice, November 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Charlene Kalani, George Udeani, Professor Salim R Surani

  10. Is it Time to Replace Direct Laryngoscopy with Video Laryngoscopy in Airway Management in Training Facilities?

    Article • The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal, September 2019, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  11. The Innovations in Pulmonary Hypertension Pathophysiology and Treatment: What are our Options!

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, February 2019, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani, Charlene Kalani

  12. Adoption and adherence to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease GOLD guidelines in a primary care setting

    Article • SAGE Open Medicine, January 2019, SAGE Publications

    Professor Salim R Surani

  13. Hemothorax induced by severe cough: An unusual presentation

    Article • SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, January 2019, SAGE Publications

    Professor Salim R Surani

  14. Sarcoidosis and Its Splenic Wonder: A Rare Case of Isolated Splenic Sarcoidosis

    Article • Case Reports in Medicine, November 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Khushali Jhaveri, Professor Salim R Surani

  15. Capnocytophaga Induced Acute Necrotizing and Exudative Pericarditis with Abscess Formation

    Article • Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, August 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Salim R Surani

  16. Critical Care for the Respiratory Specialist: Sepsis, Delirium and Long- Term Cognitive Dysfunction: Prevention with the Combination of Vitamin C, Hydrocortisone and Thiamine

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, July 2018, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani, Paul Marik

  17. Nontyphi Salmonella Empyema with Bronchopleural Fistula in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

    Article • Case Reports in Pulmonology, June 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Salim R Surani, Shekhar Ghamande

  18. Gastrointestinal Histoplasmosis Presenting as an Acute Abdomen with Jejunal Perforation

    Article • Case Reports in Medicine, January 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Salim R Surani

  19. Endovascular Repair of Aortobronchial Fistula after Bentall Procedure

    Article • Case Reports in Cardiology, January 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Salim R Surani

  20. Plombage: A Forgotten Surgical Treatment for Pulmonary Tuberculosis

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, December 2017, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  21. Spotlight on solithromycin in the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia: design, development, and potential place in therapy

    Article • Drug Design Development and Therapy, December 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Salim R Surani, George Udeani, Bryan Donald

  22. Role of long-term acute care in reducing hospital readmission

    Article • Hospital Practice, July 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Salim R Surani, Shekhar Ghamande

  23. An Unusual Presentation of Congenital Lobar Emphysema

    Article • Case Reports in Pulmonology, January 2017, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Salim R Surani

  24. Plexiform Fibromyxoma: A Rare Gastric Tumor

    Article • Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, January 2017, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Salim R Surani

  25. Editorial: The Importance of Case Reports and Case Series in Helping Diagnose Rare Diseases

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, July 2016, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  26. Perioperative screening for obstructive sleep apnoea and treatment outcomes: where are the data?

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, June 2016, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Professor Salim R Surani

  27. Sleep Quality and Vigilance Differ Among Inpatient Nurses Based on the Unit Setting and Shift Worked

    Article • Journal of Patient Safety, December 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Salim R Surani

  28. Emerging Approved Treatments for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Some Hope for Patients?

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, May 2015, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  29. Restless Legs Syndrome among Pakistani Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • International Scholarly Research Notices, January 2015, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Salim R Surani

  30. Editorial from Editor-in-Chief: Are Implanted Upper Airway Stimulation Devices for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Ready for Primetime?

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, November 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  31. Self-Reported Sleep Bruxism and Nocturnal Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Relationship to Gender and Ethnicity§

    Article • The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal, October 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  32. Difference in Sleep Habits Between Elementary and Middle School Children

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  33. Sleep Habits Among Middle School Children With Hispanic Ethnicity Predominance

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  34. Early Childhood Education to Combat Obesity and Cardiovascular Complications

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  35. Preface (Thematic Issue: Update on Interventional Pulmonology)

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, August 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  36. Evolution of Bronchoscopy

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, August 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  37. Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy - An Update

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, August 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  38. Bronchoscopic Treatment of Emphysema and Persistent Air Leak

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, August 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  39. Effect of Animated Movie in Combating Child Sleep Health Problems

    Article • CHEST Journal, March 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  40. Sleep Habit Among Elementary School Children in South Texas

    Article • CHEST Journal, March 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  41. Antibiotic Stewardship in Small Community Hospital

    Article • CHEST Journal, March 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  42. Role of the IBV Valve in Persistent Air Leak

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, January 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  43. Anxiety and Depression in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Prevalence and Gender/Ethnic Variance

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, January 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  44. Burnout in the intensive care unit professionals

    Article • Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, January 2014, Medknow

    Professor Salim R Surani

  45. Endobronchial Lipomatous Polyp: A Rare Benign Tumor of the Lung

    Article • Case Reports in Pulmonology, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Salim R Surani

  46. Delayed Recurrence of Atypical Pulmonary Carcinoid Cluster: A Rare Occurrence

    Article • Case Reports in Pulmonology, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Salim R Surani

  47. Role of Preoperative Screening for Adult Patients for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    Article • Hospital Practice, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Salim R Surani

  48. Prolonged Ventricular Asystole: A Rare Adverse Effect of Hydrocodone Use

    Article • American Journal of Case Reports, January 2014, International Scientific Literature

    Professor Salim R Surani

  49. Diabetes, sleep apnea, obesity and cardiovascular disease: Why not address them together?

    Article • World Journal of Diabetes, January 2014, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Professor Salim R Surani

  50. Atrioventricular Dissociation following Blunt Chest Trauma

    Article • Case Reports in Medicine, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Salim R Surani

  51. Actinomyces odontolyticus: Rare Etiology for Purulent Pericarditis

    Article • Case Reports in Medicine, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Salim R Surani

  52. Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues in Sleep Medicine

    Article • December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Salim R Surani

  53. Endocarditis Caused by Candida dubliniensis

    Article • The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, September 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  54. Snake Envenomation Causing Distant Tracheal Myonecrosis

    Article • Case Reports in Pulmonology, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Salim R Surani

  55. Metastatic Pulmonary Calcification in Multiple Myeloma in a 45-Year-Old Man

    Article • Case Reports in Pulmonology, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Salim R Surani

  56. Pulmonary Embolism with Vertebral Augmentation Procedures

    Article • Case Reports in Pulmonology, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Salim R Surani

  57. Meningeal Carcinomatosis: A Metastasis from Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma

    Article • Case Reports in Medicine, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Salim R Surani

  58. Phrenic Nerve Pacing: Current Concepts

    Article • August 2012, IntechOpen

    Professor Salim R Surani

  59. Sleep Deprivation in Resident Physicians, Work Hour Limitations, and Related Outcomes: A Systematic Review of the Literature

    Article • Postgraduate Medicine, July 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Salim R Surani

  60. Body Mass Index, Gender, and Ethnic Variations Alter the Clinical Implications of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale in Patients with Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    Article • The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal, May 2012, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  61. Sleep & Safety

    Article • March 2012, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  62. Is Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia Epidemiology and Sensitivity Changing?

    Article • The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, March 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  63. Gender and age influence the effects of slow-wave sleep on respiration in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

    Article • Sleep And Breathing, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Salim R Surani

  64. Effect of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on glucose control

    Article • World Journal of Diabetes, January 2012, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Professor Salim R Surani

  65. Severe insulin resistance treatment with intravenous chromium in septic shock patient

    Article • World Journal of Diabetes, January 2012, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Professor Salim R Surani

  66. Does Income and Education of Parents Correlate With the Smoking Habits of Children?

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  67. The resilience of the human body

    Article • The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, September 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  68. Preface

    Article • August 2011, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  69. Index

    Article • August 2011, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  70. Shift Workers and Sleep

    Article • August 2011, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  71. Sleep Deprivation Among Health Care Workers

    Article • August 2011, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  72. Sleep Among the Military

    Article • August 2011, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  73. Sleep and Safety in the Elderly

    Article • August 2011, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  74. Spontaneous Extraperitoneal Lumbar Artery Hemorrhage

    Article • Journal of Emergency Medicine, June 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  75. Sleep among Opioid Users

    Article • Postgraduate Medicine, May 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Salim R Surani

  76. A comprehensive review of Vibrio vulnificus: an important cause of severe sepsis and skin and soft-tissue infection

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  77. Diaphragmatic Pacemaker

    Article • February 2011, IntechOpen

    Professor Salim R Surani

  78. Pylephlebitis: An Uncommon Complication of Intra-Abdominal Infection

    Article • Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, January 2011, Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

    Professor Salim R Surani

  79. Ill Effects of Smoking: Baseline Knowledge among School Children and Implementation of the “AntE Tobacco” Project

    Article • International Journal of Pediatrics, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Salim R Surani

  80. Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis Complicated by Bacterial Brain Abscess

    Article • The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, December 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  81. Influence of gender on continuous positive airway pressure requirements in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

    Article • Sleep And Breathing, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Salim R Surani

  82. The NAMES assessment: a novel combined-modality screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea

    Article • Sleep And Breathing, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Salim R Surani

  83. The Relationship between Sleep Disorders and Stroke

    Article • Postgraduate Medicine, November 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Salim R Surani

  84. Gender and ethnic differences in prevalence of self-reported insomnia among patients with obstructive sleep apnea

    Article • Sleep And Breathing, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Salim R Surani

  85. Murine Typhus in Pregnancy

    Article • The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, April 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  86. Sleep and Diabetes

    Article • International Journal of Endocrinology, January 2010, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Salim R Surani

  87. Sleep and COPD

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, November 2009, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  88. PREVALENCE OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA AMONG PAKISTANI PHYSICIANS

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  89. SLEEP QUALITY AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  90. TO ASSESS SLEEP AND VIGILANCE AMONG NURSES IN AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT SETTING

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  91. ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA: EFFECT OF CPAP THERAPY AND INFLUENCE ON CPAP COMPLIANCE

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  92. OBESITY MODULATES THE GENDER DIFFERENCES SEEN IN POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC (PSG) VARIABLES IN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (OSA)

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  93. HOW DO FAMILY MEMBERS UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE CARE OF THEIR CRITICALLY ILL LOVED ONE?

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  94. PREVALENCE AND GENDER AND ETHNIC VARIANCE OF BRUXISM AND GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE (GERD) IN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  95. Influence of Hispanic Ethnicity in Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus in Sleep Apnea and Relationship to Sleep Phase

    Article • Postgraduate Medicine, September 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Salim R Surani

  96. Sexual dysfunction in women with obstructive sleep apnea

    Article • Sleep And Breathing, August 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Salim R Surani

  97. Standardization of quality assurance for sleep technologist: a model

    Article • Sleep And Breathing, June 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Salim R Surani

  98. Long Term Recovery of Diaphragmatic Function in a Patient with Unilateral Diaphragmatic Pacemaker

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, February 2009, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  99. TO ASSESS VIGILANCE AMONG DAY AND NIGHT SHIFT NURSES IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  100. ROLE OF NECK CIRCUMFERENCE IN NON-OBESE PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  101. ETHNIC VARIANCE IN SYMPTOMS OF SLEEP APNEA AMONGST HISPANICS AND CAUCASIANS

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  102. USE OF MODIFIED FRIEDMAN SCORE IN NON-OBESE PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  103. ETHNIC DIFFERENCE IN PREVALENCE OF DIABETES MELLITUS IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  104. Sleepiness in critical care nurses: Results of a pilot study

    Article • Journal of Hospital Medicine, May 2008, Wiley

    Professor Salim R Surani

  105. Editorial [Hot Topic:Sleep Medicine (Guest Editor: Salim Surani)]

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, November 2007, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  106. Depression in Sleep Related Breathing Disorder

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, November 2007, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  107. Sleep Related Disorders in the Elderly: An Overview

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, November 2007, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  108. Association of Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Diabetes Mellitus

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, November 2007, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  109. TEACHERS OPINION ON THE ANT E TOBACCO PROGRAM DELIVERED TO GRADE SCHOOL CHILDREN

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  110. SLEEP QUANTITY AND SLEEPINESS IN DAY- AND NIGHT-SHIFT NURSES

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  111. ILL EFFECTS OF SMOKING: HOW MUCH DO THE SCHOOL CHILDREN KNOW?

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  112. INFLUENCE OF GENDER AND ANTHROPOMETRIC VARIABLES ON SEVERITY OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA AND CPAP PRESSURE REQUIREMENTS

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  113. EVALUATE ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN THE PREVALENCE OF DIABETES IN OSA PATIENTS

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  114. SEVERITY OF MOBILITY LOSS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH SHORT-TERM HOSPITALIZATIONS COMPARED TO OUTPATIENTS

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  115. Practice patterns of screening for sleep apnea in physicians treating PCOS patients

    Article • Sleep And Breathing, May 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Salim R Surani

  116. Sleepy Nurses

    Article • Nursing Administration Quarterly, April 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Salim R Surani

  117. Sleepiness in medical residents: Impact of mandated reduction in work hours

    Article • Sleep Medicine, January 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  118. Editorial [Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension-Therapeutic Options]

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, November 2006, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  119. Pulmonary Hamartoma: Curative Laser Resection

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, November 2006, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  120. Bronchoscopic Appearance of Tracheal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, November 2006, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani

  121. EFFECTIVENESS OF PEEP VALVE IN LIBERATING TRACHEOSTOMY PATIENTS OFF THE VENTILATOR

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  122. TO ASSESS SLEEPINESS AMONG REGISTERED NURSES

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  123. TO ASSESS THE SLEEPINESS AMONG MEDICAL RESIDENTS USING MULTIPLE SLEEP LATENCY TEST AS OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT TOOL

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Salim R Surani

  124. Sleep-Related Disorders, Diabetes and Obesity: Understanding the Facts

    Article • Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, August 2006, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Salim R Surani