Publications by authors named "Mohamed S Elkahwagy"
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- Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block (ESPB) is a safe and effective method for managing pain in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgeries, showing a high rate of success.
- This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of ESPB using ropivacaine to a control group receiving saline for pain management after midline sternotomy in children aged 4-12 years.
- Results showed that the ESPB group experienced significantly delayed need for rescue pain medication and lower total fentanyl requirements compared to the control group, indicating better postoperative pain management with the ESPB technique.
Background: Surgical repair of concomitant functional moderate tricuspid valve (TV) regurgitation at the time of mitral valve (MV) surgery remains controversial.
Aim: The objective of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of concomitant repair of functional moderate tricuspid regurgitation (TR) during MV surgery for rheumatic valve disease.
Method: From 1998 to 2016, 1,240 patients had rheumatic MV disease associated with moderate functional TR: 974 patients had MV surgery and concomitant TV repair (group 1) and 266 patients had MV surgery alone (group 2).
Background: Non-intubated uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has been reported to be safe and feasible for patients with various thoracic diseases, including those who have respiratory dysfunction. This study examined the anaesthetic and analgesic sparing effects of either paravertebral block or intercostal nerve block on the non-intubated technique with spontaneous ventilation in patients under general anaesthesia (GA) using a supraglottic airway device. The primary aim was to compare the anaesthetic sparing effect of paravertebral block versus intercostal nerve block in non-intubated GA with airway support via a supraglottic airway device during VATS surgery.
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