Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre

This study tested two different nerve block techniques to manage pain after breast cancer surgery. Sixty women received either an erector spinae plane block or a combination of serratus anterior and pecto-intercostal fascial plane blocks. Researchers measured how much morphine ea…

This study compared two types of nerve blocks — the erector spinae plane block and the retrolaminar block — for controlling pain after major breast cancer surgery. Ninety women between 18 and 60 years old took part. Researchers measured pain scores and how much opioid painkiller …

This study looked at whether giving the painkiller tapentadol before breast cancer surgery could lower the amount of morphine needed during and right after the operation. Seventy patients took either tapentadol or a placebo one hour before surgery. Researchers measured morphine u…

This study tested whether giving midazolam, a sedative, before breast conservation surgery reduces anxiety and improves satisfaction. 124 women were randomly assigned to receive either midazolam or a placebo. Their anxiety was measured before and after the drug, and satisfaction …

This study looked at 42 breast cancer patients having a mastectomy to see which nerve block works better for pain relief. One group got a pectoral plane block, the other an erector spinae plane block. The main goal was to measure how much morphine they needed in the first 24 hour…

This study looked at whether using a device to warm intravenous fluids during laparoscopic gastrointestinal cancer surgery helps prevent hypothermia (low body temperature) and shivering. 84 adults having elective surgery were split into two groups: one received warm fluids, the o…

This study tested whether a low dose of the sedative dexmedetomidine could help women leave the hospital sooner after day-case breast cancer surgery. 82 women were randomly assigned to receive either the drug or a placebo during surgery. The main goal was to see how many could be…

This study looked at whether using WhatsApp to send educational messages helps people prepare for a colonoscopy better than the usual in-person counseling. 110 adults scheduled for a colonoscopy took part. The goal was to see if the WhatsApp group had cleaner bowels during the pr…