Research Projects
The Effect of Regional Anaesthesia and Analgesia Using Liposomal Bupivacaine

Area of Research

Postoperative pain; Regional nerve blocks; Liposomal Bupivacaine

Objective and Significance

Postoperative pain is an important clinical problem, and is inadequately controlled in more than half of the patients. Liposomal bupivacaine is a prolonged release local anaesthetic medication that could produce longer lasting postoperative analgesia and minimize rebound pain. The aim of this project is to evaluate its effect on postoperative pain and functional recovery when administered via regional nerve blocks.

Research Plan and Methodology

Double blind randomised controlled trial
Systematic review and meta-analysis

Compare the effect of liposomal bupivacaine versus conventional local anaesthetics in patients undergoing surgery.

Patients will be followed up after surgery for assessment of pain and functional outcomes in the immediate and longer term postoperative period

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. 

Biography
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wongstan@hku.hk

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).

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