Comparison of the Analgesic Efficacy of Erector Spinae Plane Block, Paravertebral Block and Quadratus Lumborum Block for Pelvi-ureteric Surgeries: A Randomized Double-Blind, Noninferiority Trial.

Background: Effective postoperative analgesia enhances the patient's comfort and facilitates early mobilization and recovery.

Objective: This study compared the analgesic efficacy of the erector spinae plane block (ESPB), thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB), and quadratus lumborum block (QLB) for pelvi-ureteric surgeries. The primary outcome measure in the study was the total morphine consumption during the first 48 hours following the operation.

Bilateral Greater Occipital Nerve Block; Distal Versus Proximal Approach for Postdural Puncture Headache: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: One of the common neuraxial anesthesia complications is postdural puncture headache (PDPH). Greater occipital nerve block (GONB) is a simple and safe maneuver with a faster onset than other treatment modalities.

Objectives: Our work aims to compare the pain-relieving effect between distal and proximal ultrasound (US)-guided bilateral GONBs for PDPH.

IVUS-guided versus OCT-guided PCI among patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome.

Background: Intravascular imaging modalities such as intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and, more recently, optical coherence tomography (OCT) improved the visualization of coronary anatomy and plaque pathology. We aimed to compare the procedural and short-term outcomes between IVUS-guided and OCT-guided percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Methods: In the present retrospective study, we reviewed the data of 50 patients who had IVUS-guided PCI and 50 patients who had OCT-guided PCI for ACS between January 2020 and June 2021.

Effect of Dexmedetomidine, Dexamethasone, and Ondansetron on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Children Undergoing Dental Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are common unpleasant adverse effects after surgery. The incidence of PONV in pediatric patients is often twice as high as in adults.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of dexmedetomidine, dexamethasone, and ondansetron for preventing PONV in children undergoing dental rehabilitation surgery.

Pediatric Postoperative Pain Control With Quadratus Lumborum Block and Dexamethasone in Two Routes With Bupivacaine: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

Background: Ultrasound-guided Quadratus Lumborum block (QLB) is a regional analgesia approach that has been reported to provide effective post-operative pain relief for both abdominal and retroperitoneal surgery. Bupivacaine is the most often used and well documented local anesthetic medication in children. Dexamethasone is a systemic glucocorticoid that is often used to minimize postoperative nausea, vomiting, and pain to improve recovery quality after surgery.

Pressure-controlled ventilation could decrease intraoperative blood loss and improve airway pressure measures during lumbar discectomy in the prone position: A comparison with volume-controlled ventilation mode.

Background And Aims: Prone positioning may induce alterations of hemodynamic and airway pressure parameters that may affect intraoperative (IO) blood loss. Pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) may modify these alterations. To observe the relation between ventilation mode and hemodynamic, airway pressure changes, and blood loss during lumbar discectomy performed in the prone position.

Effect of intravenous versus intraperitoneal magnesium sulfate on hemodynamic parameters and postoperative analgesia during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy-A prospective randomized study.

Background And Aims: Hemodynamic changes to pneumoperitoneum and postoperative pain can be detrimental in obese patients; we investigated whether intravenous (IV) or intraperitoneal (IP) magnesium sulphate (MgSo) administration could attenuate the hemodynamic stress response to pneumoperitoneum and improve postoperative pain control after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG).

Material And Methods: In total, 120 patients scheduled for LSG were randomized to either, control group (Group C, IV and IP saline), Group I (IV 30 mg/kg MgSo), or Group (IP 30 mg/kg MgSo). Outcome variables were mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), postoperative pain score, total analgesic consumption, and incidence of adverse events.

Glu 298 Asp (G894T) and gene polymorphism as possible risk factors for coronary heart disease among Egyptians.

Unlabelled: In Egypt, The prevalence of chronic heart disease (CHD) is 8.3%. It is the principal cause of death and is responsible for 22% of total mortality.

Unusual behavior of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma as cardiac invasion with rapid spontaneous regression after fine needle aspiration cytology.

Spontaneous regression (SR) of lymphoma is a rare phenomenon. While the precise mechanism of SR remains unknown, apoptosis may be associated with its process. Here, we present a case of a 52-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with cough and orthopnea for 2 weeks.

Primary cardiac hemangioendothelioma of the mitral valve.

Primary cardiac hemangioendothelioma is a very rare tumor. Up to now, <20 cases have been reported worldwide; involvement of mitral valve by the tumor is extremely rare. In this report, a case of hemangioendothelioma arose from the mitral valve and was successfully resected, and after few months the tumor recurred and infiltrated the heart.