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Background: Modified radical mastectomy (MRM) is the primary surgical treatment for breast cancer, yet it leads to significant postoperative pain. Objectives: This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effects of an erector spinae plane block (ESPB) versus a serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) on post-MRM pain management and stress response reduction. Methods: Sixty individuals scheduled for unilateral MRM under general anesthesia from October 2021 to October 2022 were divided into three groups. Group A comprised 20 patients who received ultrasound-guided ESPB (20 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine). Group B included 20 patients who received ultrasound-guided SAPB (20 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine). Group C was treated with intravenous morphine based on pain scores. Anesthesia was induced using 2 µg/kg of fentanyl and 2 - 3 mg/kg of propofol. The study compared the three groups regarding pain scores using a numerical rating scale, serum cortisol levels, total fentanyl, and morphine consumption, changes in mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) during surgery, and the occurrence of postoperative complications. Results: Statistically significant reductions in pain scores were observed in group A compared to groups B and C. Moreover, group A exhibited a significant decrease in postoperative morphine consumption, serum cortisol levels 1 hour post-surgery (P = 0.021), MAP, and postoperative vomiting and nausea compared to group B. Furthermore, groups A and B showed statistically significant improvements in all parameters compared to group C. Conclusions: The study demonstrates that ESPB provides superior analgesic effects compared to SAPB in patients undergoing MRM, with reduced morphine use and lower postoperative cortisol levels. Both blocks offer more effective pain control than intravenous morphine alone.
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Three years after the pandemic, we still have an imprecise comprehension of the pathogen landscape and we are left with an urgent need for early detection methods and effective therapy for severe COVID-19 patients. The implications of infection go beyond pulmonary damage since the virus hijacks the host's cellular machinery and consumes its resources. Here, we profiled the plasma proteome and metabolome of a cohort of 57 control and severe COVID-19 cases using high-resolution mass spectrometry. We analyzed their proteome and metabolome profiles with multiple depths and methodologies as conventional single omics analysis and other multi-omics integrative methods to obtain the most comprehensive method that portrays an in-depth molecular landscape of the disease. Our findings revealed that integrating the knowledge-based and statistical-based techniques (knowledge-statistical network) outperformed other methods not only on the pathway detection level but even on the number of features detected within pathways. The versatile usage of this approach could provide us with a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind any biological system and provide multi-dimensional therapeutic solutions by simultaneously targeting more than one pathogenic factor.
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COVID-19 , Humans , Multiomics , Proteome , Knowledge , Knowledge BasesABSTRACT
Background: Bupivacaine hydrochloride is widely used as the primary drug for spinal anesthesia. Objectives: This research aimed to evaluate the intrathecal administration of both isobaric and hyperbaric bupivacaine (HB) in lower abdominal surgery. Methods: A randomized, controlled, double-blind trial was conducted on 50 patients classified as American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I to II, scheduled for lower abdominal surgery under spinal anesthesia. The patients were allocated randomly into two groups of similar size. Group A (control group) received 20 mg HB 0.5% intrathecally. Group B (case group) received 10 mg HB 0.5% and 10 mg isobaric bupivacaine (IB) 0.5%. Results: There was a significant decline in heart rate and mean arterial pressure in Group A compared to Group B (P < 0.05). Group A had a significantly greater sensory level at 10 and 20 minutes than Group B (P = 0.008 and 0.006, respectively). Group A had an earlier duration in reaching Bromage 3 and the first need for analgesia, compared to group B (P = 0.001 and 0.003, respectively). Conclusions: In lower abdominal surgery, the intrathecal administration of HB with IB increased hemodynamic stability and duration of both sensory and motor blockade but with slower recovery from anesthesia compared to HB alone.
