Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre

This study compares two ways of preparing the bowel before left-sided colorectal cancer surgery: standard mechanical bowel prep alone versus mechanical prep plus oral antibiotics (rifaximin and metronidazole). The goal is to see if adding antibiotics reduces surgical site infecti…

This study tests whether giving lidocaine through a vein during surgery can lower pain and the need for morphine afterward. Sixty-two adults having staging laparoscopy will receive either lidocaine or a saltwater placebo. The goal is to see if lidocaine can reduce opioid side eff…