Sami A. Abu‐Halaweh

ORCID: 0000-0001-6981-7789
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Research Areas
  • Anesthesia and Pain Management
  • Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
  • Nausea and vomiting management
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Mesenchymal stem cell research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Pain Management and Opioid Use
  • Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Electrolyte and hormonal disorders
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Cardiac tumors and thrombi
  • Vascular Procedures and Complications
  • Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine

University of Jordan
2009-2024

Medical University of Vienna
2021

Jordan Hospital
2006-2016

COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines induce immunity through different mechanisms. The aim of this study is to compare the titers specific antibodies in subjects vaccinated with either Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine or Sinopharm vaccine. This prospective observational cohort included Jordanian adults two doses, 21 days apart, aforementioned vaccines. Titers were collected 6 weeks after administration second dose. Overall, 288 participants included, which 141 administered vaccine, while 147...

10.3390/vaccines9111223 article EN cc-by Vaccines 2021-10-21

Vaccination is the most promising strategy to counter spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Vaccine hesitancy a serious global phenomenon, and therefore aim this cross-sectional study was explore effect educational background, work field, social media on attitudes towards vaccination in Jordan. We compared between medical personnel who were direct contact with patients non-medical individuals at Jordan University Hospital terms demographics, knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines, rumors...

10.3390/ijerph18105111 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021-05-12

Vaccines are considered the best approach for countering COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we compared early side effects associated with vaccination Sinopharm and Pfizer–BioNTech vaccines. Participants of observational cohort were interviewed based on semi-structured telephone interviews, enquiries about that developed after each dose these Overall, 1004 participants enrolled, which 51.1% received vaccine 48.9% vaccine. After first dose, 46.3% had an adverse reaction, injection site pain...

10.3390/vaccines9090950 article EN cc-by Vaccines 2021-08-26

Background The present study was designed to assess whether an intraoperative administration of dexmedetomidine would decrease the and postoperative analgesic requirements for paediatric patients undergoing hypospadius surgery. Methods Forty-eight children (American Society Anesthesiologists-1) aged 1–12 years repair under general anaesthesia were randomly assigned into or placebo groups, D P, respectively. Group received a loading dose 1 μg kg−1 after induction anaesthesia, followed by...

10.1097/eja.0b013e32833522bf article EN European Journal of Anaesthesiology 2010-02-05

Summary Background Data are still insufficient about the effects of different concentrations caudal dexmedetomidine when used to prolong postoperative analgesia in children. The aim this study was assess analgesic efficacy and side two doses (1 2 μg·kg −1 ) co‐administered with bupivacaine terms pain scores requirement over 24 h children undergoing infra‐umbilical surgery. Methods Ninety‐one children, aged 1–6 years, surgery were included randomly allocated into three groups block. Group B...

10.1111/pan.12686 article EN Pediatric Anesthesia 2015-06-01

Anxiety in the perioperative period has significant impact on both flow of surgery and post-operative recovery process. The aim this cross-sectional study is to determine prevalence preoperative anxiety among adult patients undergoing elective surgical procedures at a tertiary teaching hospital effect COVID-19 vaccines anxiety. We used Amsterdam Preoperative Information Scale (APAIS) assess patients’ toward their need for more information. Patients with APAIS about anesthesia (APAIS-A-T)...

10.3390/healthcare10030515 article EN Healthcare 2022-03-11

The objectives of this retrospective study were to characterize the clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, surgical approaches, intra-operative challenges and complications following treatment cardiac myxoma in two largest referral hospitals Jordan.Medical records all patients presented cardiology department during period between 1984 2016 reviewed. Criteria for inclusion were: (1) who evaluation due symptoms suggestive a primary problem, (2) completed medical records, including results...

10.1177/0267659117722596 article EN Perfusion 2017-08-01

<h3>Objectives:</h3> To evaluate the influence of ORM1 variants in codon 118 on intra-operative remifentanil consumption under general anesthesia. <h3>Methods:</h3> A prospective gene association study, performed at Jordan University Jordan, Amman, from September 2013 to August 2014. It includes patients who underwent septoplasty surgery All received standard intravenous Anesthesia maintained with fixed dose Sevoflurane and variable Remifentanil keep systolic blood pressure between 90-100 mm...

10.15537/smj.2017.2.16348 article EN Saudi Medical Journal 2017-02-01

original articleEphedrine requirements during spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery in Jordanian parturients: association with β2-adrenoceptor gene variants Mahmoud M. Almustafa, Abdelkareem S. Al-Oweidi, Khaled R. Al-Zaben, Ibraheem Y. Qudaisat, Sami Abu-Halaweh, Subhi Alghanem, Islam Massad, Walid Samarah, Reem A. Al-Shaer, Said Ismail, and Fawaz Khazawla Almustafa Anesthesia Department, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, , Al-Oweidi Al-Zaben Qudaisat Abu-Halaweh Alghanem Massad Samarah...

10.5144/0256-4947.2016.29 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Annals of Saudi Medicine 2016-01-01

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to evaluate the relationships between serum sodium and glucose concentrations outcomes among patients admitted surgical intensive care unit (SICU). Materials methods: Patient records SICU July 2020 December used in study. Data included analysis patient age, sex, comorbidities, intervention, diagnosis sepsis, sequential organ system failure scores, concentrations, (discharged vs. deceased). A univariate logistic regression was determine...

10.1097/io9.0000000000000003 article EN International Journal of Surgery Open 2024-02-12
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