Chief Editor
Prof. Dr. Ina Ismiarti Shariffuddin
MBChB (Dundee), MAnaes (UM), AMM, Fellowship in Paediatric Anaesthesia (Sing)
Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Deputy Chief Editors
Prof. Dr. Azrina Md Ralib
BMedSc (St. Andrews), MBChB (Manchester), MMed Anaesthesiology (USM), PhD (Otago), PgDip Islamic Studies (IIUM)
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Medicine, International Islamic University, Pahang, Malaysia
Dr. Shahridan Mohd Fathil
MBBS (Malaya), FRCA (England), FAMM FEWM
Department of Anaesthesiology, Gleneagles Hospital Medini, Johor, Malaysia
Section Editors: Airway
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Maaya
BSc (St. Andrews), MBChB (Manchester), FRCA
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Assoc. Prof Dr. Rhendra Hardy Mohd Zaini
MD (USM), MMed Anaesthesiology (USM)
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Section Editors: Critical Care
Dr. Wan Fadzlina Wan Muhd Shukeri
MBBChBAO (Ireland), MMed Anaesthesiology (USM), PhD (IIUM)
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Rafidah Atan
MBBS (Malaya), MAnaes (Malaya), FANZCA, EDIC, PhD, GradCertClinSim, GradCertHighEd, FAMM
Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Section Editors: Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Noorjahan Haneem Md Hashim
MBBS (Malaya), MAnaes (Malaya), Fellowship in Cardiac Anaesthesiology (IJN), MSc (Med Ed) (USM)
Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dato’ Dr. Yong Chow Yen
MD (USM), MMed Anaesthesiology (UM), FRCA (UK), Fellowship in Cardiac Anaesthesia and Perfusion
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hospital Pulau Pinang, Jalan Residensi, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Section Editors: General Anaesthesia
Assoc Prof. Dr. Azarinah Izaham
MD (UKM), MMed Anaes (UKM)
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Assoc. Prof. Dato’ Dr. Wan Rahiza Wan Mat
MBChB (Otago), MMed Anaes (UKM)
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Loh Pui San
MBBS, MMed Anaes, FANZCA, Transplant Fellow (Cambridge, UK)
Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Section Editors: Neuroanaesthesia
Dr. Jeyaganesh Veerakumaran
MBBS (UWI) MMed Anaesthesia (UKM), Member and Fellow of the Indian Society of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care
Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wan Mohd Nazaruddin Wan Hassan
MD (UKM), MMed Anaesthesiology (USM), Fellowship in Neuroanaesthesia (Toronto)
Deparment of Anaesthesiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Section Editors: Obstetric Anaesthesia
Dr. Lee Meng-Li
MBBS (UM), MMed Anaes (UM), FANZCA, Fellowship in Obstetric Anaesthesia
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hospital Pulau Pinang, Jalan Residensi, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Dr. Carolyn Yim Chue Wai
BSC (Bio), MBBS (IMU), MAnaes (UM), Fellowship Obstetric Anaesthesia (Aus)
Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Section Editors: Paediatric Anaesthesia
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chaw Sook Hui
MD (USM), MAnaest (UM)
Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rufinah Teo
MBBChBAO (Ire), MMed Anaes UKM (Mal), Fellowship in Paediatric Anaesthesia (Melb)
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Section Editors: Pain Medicine
Prof. Dr. Marzida Mansor
MD (UKM), Manaes (UM), AMM, Specialist Medical Module in Hypnoanaesthesia and Hypnosedation (LCCH), Fellowship in Pain Management and Research RNS (Sydney, Australia)
Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dr. Ahmad Afifi Mohd Arshad
MBBCh (Cairo), MMED Anaesthesiology (USM), Fellowship in Pain Medicine (RPH/Mal)
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Kedah, Malaysia
Section Editors: Regional Anaesthesia
Dr. Beh Zhi Yuen
MD (UPM), MAnaes (UM), EDRA, Fellowship in Regional Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine (Spore), Diploma in Interventional Pain (Montpellier)
Department of Anaesthesiology, Assunta Hospital, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Orthopaedic Specialist Centre, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Dr. Lim Siu Min
MBBS (IMU), MAnaes (UM), Fellowship in Chronic Pain (Toronto)
Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Statistical Editors
Dr. Abqariyah Yahya
BSc Stats (UKM), MSc Stats (UKM), PhD MSc (KI)
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dr. Edre Mohamad Aidid
MBBS (IIUM), DrPH Epidemiology (UPM)
Department of Community Medicine, Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pahang, Malaysia
Journal Manager
Dr. Ngoi Soo Tein
PhD (UM)
Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Technical Reviewer
Miss Foong Yi Xian
BSc (Hons)
Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Advisory Board
Anaesthesia
Prof. Dr. Chan Yoo Kuen
MBBS (Malaya), FFARCS (Ireland), FAMM
Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Critical Care
Prof Dato’ Dr. Mohd Basri Mat Nor
MBChBBAO (Ireland), MMed Anaesthesiology (UM), EDIC
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pahang, Malaysia
Pain Medicine
Dr. Mary Suma Cardosa
MBBS, MMed (Anaes), FANZCA, FFPMANZCA
Pain Clinic, Department of Anaesthesia, Selayang Hospital, Selangor, Malaysia
International Editorial Board
Prof Dr. Michael G. Irwin
MbChB (Glasgow), DA (UK), FRCA, FHKCA, FHKAM (Anaes), MD (HK), FANZCA (Hon), FCAI (Hon)
Daniel CK Yu Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Chief of Service, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Gleneagles Hospital, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong
Prof. Dr. Manoj Karmakar
MBBS, MD, FRCA, DA, FHKCA, FHKAM
Professor, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Prof. Dr. Pankaj Kundra
MD, MAMS, FIMSA
Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Jawarhalal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
Prof. Dr. Nuala Lucas
MB, BS, FRCA
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rob McDougall
MBBS, Grad Cert HealthProfEd, FANZCA, GAICD
Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Prof Dr. John Pickering
BSc (Hons) PhD, BA (Hons)
Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch School of Medicine, Christchurch, New Zealand
Prof. Deepak Sharma
MBBS, MD, DM
Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Prof. Dr. Kim Tae-Yop
MD, PhD
Department of Anaesthesiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Prof. Dr. André van Zundert
MD, PhD, FRCA, EDRA, FANZCA
Professor of Anaesthesiology, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Chair, Burns, Trauma and Critical Care Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Chair, Centre for Excellence and Innovation in Anaesthesia, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital/University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Professor and Chairman, Discipline of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
