Background Dexmedetomidine (DEX) is a highly selective alpha2 adrenoceptor agonist with
broad pharmacological effects, including sedation, analgesia, anxiolysis, and sympathetic …

Lidocaine is an amide-class local anesthetic used clinically to inhibit pain sensations.
Systemic administration of lidocaine has antinociceptive, antiarrhythmic, anti-inflammatory …

Background and objectives The erector spinae plane block (ESPB) and classical
thoracolumbar interfascial plane (TLIP) block can reduce postoperative pain in lumbar …

Abstract Purpose of Review Although there are significant improvements in diagnosis and
therapeutics tools, cancer remained a major cause of deaths in developing and developed …

Background Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) has been reported as a significant
complication in elderly patients. Various methods have been proposed for reducing the …

Background Surgical-related inflammatory responses have negative effects on
postoperative recovery. Intravenous (IV) lidocaine and dexmedetomidine inhibits the …

Simple tests using sniff analysis that have the ability of diagnosing and rapidly distinguishing
between infections due to different bacteria are urgently required by medical community …

Background: The aim of this study was to compare morning surgery (Group A), characterized
by high cortisol levels, with afternoon surgery (Group B), characterized by low cortisol levels …

The human response to surgery is meant to be protective and to promote healing. The
cascade of events that ensue following tissue injury is highly complicated and involves an …

Background: Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) is believed to limit
inflammatory reaction. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is one of the more common and …