Perioperative Analgesic Effect of Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Breast Surgery: A Randomized Control Study at a Large Teaching Hospital in Ghana.

Background Pain after breast surgery has been described as moderate to severe in intensity and, if inadequately treated, increases postoperative morbidity, hospital cost, and the incidence of persistent postoperative pain. Serratus anterior plane (SAP) block is an interfascial injection technique for analgesia of the chest wall. There is a lack of data with regard to its analgesic and possible opioid-sparing effects in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Safety and efficacy of single-dose preoperative intravenous dexamethasone on post-operative nausea and vomiting following breast surgery at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.

Objectives: Dexamethasone has beneficial effects on postoperative nausea and vomiting, however, many clinicians have raised legitimate concerns regarding its effect on blood glucose concentrations. This study determined the safety and efficacy of a single pre-operative dose of dexamethasone for PONV prophylaxis in patients undergoing breast surgery.

Design: Prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Relationship between serum total magnesium and serum potassium in emergency surgical patients in a tertiary hospital in Ghana.

Introduction: Potassium and magnesium are the two most abundant intra-cellular cations. They play pivotal roles in many essential biological processes. Deficiencies of these electrolytes are of clinical importance in hospitalised patients.