How does general anaesthesia and surgery affect your brain and body?
How can we minimise pain after surgery?
Pharmacology of intravenous anaesthetic drugs:
Pharmacology of new intravenous anaesthetics (particularly propofol, remifentanil dexmedetomidine); patient-controlled and target-controlled infusion; opioid pre and post conditioning; pharmacokinetic variations in various disease states; dose response characteristics; acute pain management; fluid therapy.
Professor M. Irwin
Tel: 2255 3303
Email: mgirwin@hku.hk
Pain management:
Pain and pro-inflammatory markers; epigenetics and pain; chemokines and pain; complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS); acute post-operative pain management; chronic and cancer pain management; pain medications and techniques on pain management; effect of pain on patient outcomes.
Dental sedation and pain:
Dental sedation drugs and techniques; safety of intravenous sedation; monitoring depth of sedation; acute post-operative dental pain; chronic orofacial pain.
Professor C.W. Cheung
Tel: 2255 3303
Email: cheucw@hku.hk
Effects of general anaesthesia and surgery on cognitive function; post operative cognitive dysfunction and delirium; perioperative organ protection; perioperative monitoring.
Dr G.T.C. Wong
Tel: 2255 3303
Email: gordon@hku.hk
Dr G.T.C. Wong
Tel: 2255 3303
Email: gordon@hku.hk