Hyung Mook Lee
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Hyung Mook Lee is an anesthesiologist and pain management researcher whose work centers on optimizing perioperative care for patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP). His research addresses a critical paradox: despite RALP’s minimal invasiveness, patients often experience significant postoperative pain. Lee’s major contributions include demonstrating the analgesic efficacy of intrathecal morphine combined with bupivacaine for early postoperative pain control (22 citations), and evaluating rectus sheath blocks as a targeted acute pain management strategy (12 citations). He has also investigated the physiological impact of the steep Trendelenburg position with pneumoperitoneum, notably characterizing intraoperative changes in whole-blood viscosity (8 citations). In a notable achievement, Lee pioneered an intraoperative multimodal analgesic bundle combining dexmedetomidine and ketorolac, showing that this approach can further improve pain relief in patients already receiving rectus sheath blocks (7 citations). His work systematically advances evidence-based, multimodal pain management protocols that enhance recovery and patient comfort in urologic robotic surgery.
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