Publications by authors named "Woon-Lai Lim"
Introduction: This study aims to establish, execute, and assess the effectiveness of a perioperative enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) clinical care pathway in breast reconstruction patients with LD flap breast cancer treatment. The goal is to improve early recovery outcomes, reduce hospitalization time, and enhance patient satisfaction by implementing a standardized approach to postoperative care.
Methods: This study was conducted at the University of Malaya Medical Center.
Quadratus lumborum block (QLB) has been described as a regional analgesic technique in various abdominal surgeries. We present a case report of a high-risk patient who underwent ovarian cystectomy with QLB and deep sedation after failed neuraxial anesthesia. A 29-year-old female patient with comorbidities osteogenesis imperfecta, severe kyphoscoliosis with restrictive lung disease, and cervical syringomyelia with cranio-cervical junction stenosis (C2/C3).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Regional analgesia techniques have been increasingly used for post-operative pain management following mastectomy. We aim to evaluate analgesic benefits of pectoral nerve (PECS2) block incorporated as part of the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol in patients undergoing mastectomy in University Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia.
Material And Methods: A single centre, cohort study evaluating 335 women who have undergone unilateral mastectomy between January 2017 and March 2020 in Malaysia.