RESEARCH

Books Written

Professor Mahdi Hassan has been a prolific writer. He has written nine books to document his research and experiece with the objective of providing baseline knowledge to postgraduate trainees in anesthesiology and intensive care.

Fluid Therapy Without Tears

  • First Edition

This book is meant for those who are directly involved in critical care services, and for those who teach them practical aspects fo management. Normalization of cell physiology is the key to intensive therapy, this depends on water and electrolyte balance, acid-base balance and nutritional balance.

Basics of Intensive Therapy

  • First Edition

This book is meant for those who are directly involved in critical care services, and for those who teach them practical aspects fo management. Normalization of cell physiology is the key to intensive therapy, this depends on water and electrolyte balance, acid-base balance and nutritional balance.

Basics of Anaesthesia

  • First Edition

This book provides information of, no only, the management of obstetric anaesthesia but also covers resuscitation of newborn, and paediatric anaesthesia. These guidlines have been prepared after reviewing the guidelines operative in good obstetric and pediatric unit in UK.

Medicare Clinical Guidelines

  • First Edition

Medicare Hospital is known for its Critical Care Services such as A&E, ICU, CCU, NICU, PICU and Dialysis unit. This book is protocols and guide lines have been collected from the world known PICU and NICU'S.

Guide to Obstetric & Paediatric Anaestehsia

  • First Edition

Anaesthesia ia an acute pharmacological experience that has dramatic effect on the patient. This can be observed immediately following drug administration.

Basics of Intensive Therapy

  • First Edition

This book is meant for those who are directly involved in critical care services, and for those who teach them practical aspects fo management. Normalization of cell physiology is the key to intensive therapy, this depends on water and electrolyte balance, acid-base balance and nutritional balance.

Practical Approach to Intensive Therapy

  • First Edition

This book is meant for those who are directly involved in critical care services, and for those who teach them practical aspects fo management. Normalization of cell physiology is the key to intensive therapy, this depends on water and electrolyte balance, acid-base balance and nutritional balance.

Anaesthetic Directorate

  • First Edition

The aim of these instructions is to inform and help newly appointed junior staff about the way the department is organized, its routine with regard to anaesthesia, intensive care, obstetric anaesthetic services and pain relief, and the interaction between the anaesthetists and other departments.

My Life

  • First Edition

This book is in Urdu language written for wide audience in Pakistan who are eager to know more about the life of Dr. Mehdi Hassan Mumtaz from childhood to current.


Published Research Papers

Dr. Mehdi Hassan has written several research papers which have been published in different medical journals listed below. He has also supervised several research work conducted by the medical students.

1. SINGLE SPACE TECHNIQUE - Anesthesia 1982 volume 37, pages 77 – 106( First Author)

2. POST-INFECTIVE POLYNEURITIS - A Record study from 1982-01989.Specialist, Pakistan’s J Med Sci., Oct-Dec. 1992; Vol.9, No.1:9-15.ISSN 1017-4699(First Author )

3. COMPARATIVE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF TRAMOL, PETHIDINE AND BUPRENORPHINE FOR SEVERE POSTOPERATIVE PAIN. Specialist, Pakistan’s J Med Sci., Apri – June, 1994; Vol.10, No.3:197202.ISSN 1017-4699. ( Third Author ).

4. SIGNIFICANCE OF GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT IN CRITICALLY ILL Journal of Anaesthesiology, Vol.XIII, October, 1995, P 48-67 (ExclusiveAuthor )

5. COMBINED SPINAL-EPIDURAL ANAESTHESIA (CSEA): SINGLE SPACE TECHNIQUE (SST) - A retrospective study of 14000 cases.Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, Vol.07, No.05(September-October, 1997) pp:212-215 (Exclusive Author )

6. EXTRADURAL ANAESTHESIA FOR LSCS; ComparisonBuprenorphine-0.5% Bupivacaine mixture with plain 0.5% Bupivacaine.Quarterly ThProfessional Medical Journal, Vol.05, No.03,(Jul–Aug –Sep.1998). ISSN 1024-8919. P 289-294. ( Second Author )

7. EFFECTS OF SEDATIVE INFUSIONS (MIDAZOLAM AND PROPOFOL) AFTER COMBINED SPINAL EPIDURAL ANAESTHESIA (CSEA) - A Comparative Study.Specialist,Pakistan’s J Med Sci., October-December. 1998; 17Vol.15, No.1:17-24.ISSN 1017-4699. ( First Author )

8. ARDS - NEW MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. Journal of Anaesthesia & Critical Care, January – March 1999; Volume. 05,No.1:9-16. (Exclusive Author)

9. ROLE OF INTENSIVE CARE IN ISCHEMIC STROKE. Medical Channel Vol. 05, No.03, July – September 1999. (Exclusive Author)

10. PROBLEMS OF ANAESTHESIA IN CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE. Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists (2000) Vol.10, 26-39, April, 2000 ( Exclusive Author )

11. Health care system and its failure part I (Exclusive Author).

12. USE OF AGONIST & OPIOIDS IN EPIDURAL SPACE. Medical Channel Vol. 09, No.03, July- September 2003. (Second Author)

13. EFFECTS OF BUPRENOPHINE, PENTAZOCINE AND TRAMADOL ON RESPIRATION. Pak J Med Sci 2004, Vol.20 No.1

14. INCIDENCE OF ACUTE INFALMATORY DEMYLINATING POLYREDICULONEUROPATHY (AIDP) (A RECORD STUDY) Medical Channel Vol.11, No.2, April-June, 2005 (First Author)

15. EFFECT OF COLLOIDS ON PONV< GIVEN PREOPERATIVELY. Medical channel Vol.12.No 5, April-June,2006.

16. A comparison of postoperative analgesic and haemodynamic effects of Extradural neostigmine plus fentanyl with fentanyl alone in patients of Hysterectomy. Anaesth,pain & intensive care Vol.13(1) June 2009.