Research Projects
Effect of Regional Anaesthesia/analgesia on postoperative pain and other healthcare related outcomes

Postoperative pain remains a significant challenge in surgical care, impacting patient recovery, satisfaction, and overall health outcomes. Regional analgesia/anaesthesia (RA) techniques have emerged as effective strategies for pain management, potentially reducing reliance on systemic opioids and their associated adverse effects. However, the best analgesic strategy to enhance regional nerve blocks (eg types of additive adjuncts such as liposomal bupivacaine, dexamethasone, or nerve catheters) remains unclear. Evidence regarding the effect of RA on other health related outcomes such as persistent opioid use, length of hospital stay, and postoperative adverse outcomes has not been established. The project aims to answer these questions using various methodologies including performing systematic review/meta-analysis, randomized controlled trials and retrospective cohort studies (eg using the Clinical Data Analysis and Reporting System (CDARS) database). 

By synthesizing existing evidence and analyzing clinical data, this project seeks to provide insights into the clinical evidence on RA for perioperative pain management. 

Professor SSC Wong, Department of Anaesthesiology

Professor Wong Sau Ching Stanley- MBBS (HK), MD (HKU), FHKCA, FHKAM (Anaesthesiology), FANZCA, FHKCA (Pain Med)- is a specialist in Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine working as Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Anaesthesiology, HKU. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists (HKCA) and the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, and also a HKCA Fellow in Pain Medicine. His research focus is on pain medicine, including acute postoperative pain management, the effect of anaesthetic drugs and techniques on postoperative pain and pain signaling mechanism. He is currently the Interim Chairperson of the Department of Anaesthesiology and Deputy Director of the Laboratory and Clinical Research Institute for Pain, The University of Hong Kong. 

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For more information or to express interest for this project, please email the supervisor or the specified contact point in the project description.  Interested candidates are advised to enclose with your email:

1. your CV,
2. a brief description of your research interest and experience, and
3. two reference letters (not required for HKUMed UG students seeking MRes[Med]/URIS projects).

Information on the research programme, funding support and admission documentations could be referenced online at the Research Postgraduate Admissions website. General admission enquiries should be directed to rpgmed@hku.hk.

HKUMed MBBS students interested in the Master of Research in Medicine (MRes[Med]) programme may visit the programme website for more information.  

HKUMed UG students interested in the Undergraduate Research Internship Scheme (URIS) may visit the scheme’s website for more information.