Publications by authors named "Alaa Mohammed Abo Hagar"
Background: Nerve blocks have been one of the most common anesthetic methods for abdominal surgeries since the last four decades.
Objectives: This study aimed to compare the postoperative analgesic efficacy of bilateral ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block (QLB) against bilateral ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis block (TAB) and Ilioinguinal/Iliohypogastric nerve blocks (IINB) in abdominal total hysterectomy.
Methods: Sixty female patients scheduled for the surgery of total abdominal hysterectomy under spinal anesthesia participated in this randomized prospective trial.
Article Synopsis
- This study compared the effectiveness and side effects of intrathecal morphine, dexmedetomidine, and a combination of both in patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery.
- 105 adult patients were randomly assigned to three groups receiving different combinations of medications, and their pain levels, analgesic needs, and complications were monitored post-surgery.
- Results showed that patients receiving dexmedetomidine required rescue analgesia sooner and experienced higher pain levels at rest and movement compared to the other groups, with fewer side effects reported in the dexmedetomidine group.
Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria has been proven to be an escalating public health challenge in Egypt owing to its high mortality rate and raised health care costs.
Purpose: Detection of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacilli among VAP patients, genotypic identification of carbapenemase genes in the isolated strains with evaluation of their impact on patient outcome and detection of carbapenemase-producing enterobacterales by MASTDISCS combi Carba plus disc system.
Methods: Broncho-alveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and endotracheal aspirate were collected aseptically from clinically suspected VAP patients.