Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Department of Adult Health Nursing, Aksum University, Aksum, Ethiopia

Biography

Dr. Degena Bahreyn is a professor in the Department of Adult Health Nursing, Aksum University, Aksum, Ethiopia. His study interests major on anesthesia, Pain Management, Health analysis. In recent years, he has studied several studies including Advances in Anesthesia, epidemiology, and aesthetic Technology.  Currently, Dr. Degena Bahrey is the author/editor/reviewer in several international journals.  He published 14 articles in many journals and the articles are informative and got good citations.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Effectiveness of Intra-operative Intravenous Lidocaine Infusion as Part of Postoperative Analgesia for Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery under General Anesthesia in Addis Ababa Hospitals, Ethiopia 2018: Observational Cohort study
  Author(s): Assefa Hika*, Bacha Aberra, Mikael Azanaw, Wesenyeleh Admasu and Degena Bahrey
  
  Introduction: Postoperative pain after abdominal surgery is excruciating, due to the damage of muscles and tissues. The importance of pain relief is well-recognized but it is most often seen that pain control is inadequate. Results of previous study shows the opioid consumption is 70% after abdominal surgery. An increasing amount of evidence suggests that intra-operative intravenous lidocaine infusion can influence pain severity, postoperative analgesic requirement and decrease opioid side effects. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess analgesic effectiveness of intra-operative intravenous lidocaine infusion as part of postoperative analgesia for patients undergoing abdominal surgery under general anesthesia in Addis Ababa Hospitals. Methods: Institutional based prospective cohort study conducted at Addis Ababa Hospitals among sixty eight elective abdominal surgery patients w.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-6148.20.11.954

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