Publications by authors named "K T Fares"
Background: Neuromodulation has provided promising results in chronic pain management. Sacral neurostimulation (SNS) is a neuromodulatory technique, where the sacral nerve roots are electrically stimulated.
Objective: Evaluate the efficacy of the trial phase to control severe cancer pain in pelvic organs.
Introduction: COVID-19 causes severe inflammatory respiratory distress syndrome. The global pandemic caused millions of cases of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Patients may present with variable symptoms including dyspnea, fever, and GIT manifestations.
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- Magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) when combined with levobupivacaine improves postoperative pain management in pediatric cancer patients undergoing abdominal surgery via ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (US-TAP) block.
- A study conducted involved 40 pediatric patients, comparing the pain relief effects and safety of US-TAP block with and without MgSO4.
- Results showed that the group receiving MgSO4 reported significantly lower pain scores and delayed first analgesic requests, indicating more effective pain relief, with no major adverse effects observed between the groups.
Immunosuppressive Effect of Intrathecal Morphine, Dexmedetomidine, or Both in Combination with Bupivacaine on Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Cancer Surgery.
Pain Physician
November 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the impact of intrathecal morphine, dexmedetomidine, or their combination on immune function and cytokine production in cancer surgery patients, considering the period following surgery as critical for immune response.
- Conducted at South Egypt Cancer Institute, 90 patients were divided into three groups receiving different pain management regimens, with blood samples taken at various postoperative times to measure immune cells and inflammatory cytokines.
- Results showed that all treatment groups experienced a decline in cellular immunity within 24 hours post-surgery, but morphine alone led to a more significant reduction in immune markers compared to the other groups, indicating differences in how these medications affect immune responses after surgery.
Efficacy of Ketamine versus Magnesium Sulphate as Adjuvants to Levobupivacaine in Ultrasound Bilevel Erector Spinae Block in Breast Cancer Surgery (a Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Study).
Local Reg Anesth
September 2022
Purpose: Breast surgeons seek simple, safe, effective, and novel regional anesthesia techniques for postoperative analgesia. Erector spinae plane (ESP) block is a new ultrasound-guided technique. We aimed to explore the analgesic effect of adding ketamine and magnesium sulfate as adjuvants to levobupivacaine in ESP.
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