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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Apr 23

The FRONT block: pioneering a new era in anterior hip analgesia?

Tommaso SORRENTINO, Francesco MARRONE *, Simona LOLLI, Carmine PULLANO, Pierfrancesco FUSCO

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Apr 23

Retrolaminar block for postoperative pain management in a pediatric patient undergoing circumcision and orchidopexy

Engin İ. TURAN *, Selçuk ALVER, Bahadır ÇIFTÇI, Volkan ÖZEN

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Apr 25

Management of postoperative pain after cesarean section: advances in ultrasound-guided regional blocks

Nicolas BROGLY *, Emilia GUASCH

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Apr 23

Ultrasound-guided continuous stellate ganglion block for refractory ventricular electrical storm

Paolo SCIMIA *, Andrea ANGELOZZI, Stefano TROILI, Manuel A. CONTI, Giuseppe SEPOLVERE, Luca GENTILI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Apr 23

Analgesic efficacy of a quadratus lumborum block and ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric block in cesarean deliveries: a randomized study

Serpil SEHIRLIOGLU *, Dondu G. MORALAR, Gullu C. ISIK, Talal CAKMAK, Tevfik KACAR

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Apr 15

Serratus posterior inferior intercostal plane block for post-hysterectomy analgesia in a patient with multiple analgesic contraindications

Fusun KARBANCIOĞLU CANTURK, Mehmet CANTURK *, Duygu KOCAKULAK, Sedef ELMAS

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Apr 11

Multiple chest wall interfascial plane blocks for awake pectoral debridement/excision and local flap surgery in high-risk patient

Bahadir CIFTCI *, Sümeyye YILDIZ, Hasan KARA, Burak OZKAN

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Apr 11

Posterior quadratus lumborum block, a novel approach to treat chronic hip pain: a cohort study

María T. FERNANDEZ MARTIN *, Ignacio AGUADO-MAESTRO, Jose A. AGUIRRE

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EXPERTS’ OPINION  

Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Apr 11

ERAS and the challenge of the new technologies

Elena BIGNAMI *, Brigida LEONI, Tania DOMENICHETTI, Matteo PANIZZI, Luis A. DIEGO, Valentina BELLINI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Apr 10

Predicting surgical anesthesia for shoulder surgery: a sensorimotor scale for shoulder blocks

Julián ALISTE *, Daniela BRAVO, Sebastián LAYERA, Germán AGUILERA, Hans ERPEL, Álvaro JARA, Diego MORA, De Q. TRAN

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EDITORIAL  

Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Apr 10

Dexmedetomidine and postoperative pain management: enhancing quality of life through effective analgesia

Freda RICHA *, Hiba KAHI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Apr 10

Pneumothorax induced by oxygenation via oxygen cannula

Yingqi WENG, Wenwen LU, Yunlong HUANG, Lu LU *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Apr 10

Bilateral cervical plexus block in a pediatric patient undergoing thyroglossal duct cyst excision

Nur N. YUCAL *, Hadi U. YÖRÜKOĞLU, Sevim CESUR OKAN, Can AKSU, Arife DILEK IÇLI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Apr 10

Effects of ultrasound-guided mid-point transverse process to pleura block on acute pain intensity and chronic pain incidence after laparotomic nephrectomy: a randomized controlled study

Mohamed S. ABDELGHANY, Naglaa K. MOHAMED, Alaa M. HAGAR, Aliaa M. BELAL *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Apr 03

Survey on pediatric anesthetic techniques for penile surgery in Italy

Paolo RUFINI *, Silvia CUMBO, Zaccaria RICCI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Mar 31

Effect of tension capnothorax on respiratory mechanics and individualized PEEP during robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: a prospective pilot observational study

Álvaro BUÑUEL, Ricard NAVARRO-RIPOLL *, Stefano ITALIANO, Manuel LÓPEZ-BAAMONDE, Enric BARBETA, Robert GATHERER, Carlos FERRANDO

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EDITORIAL  

Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Mar 27

Robotic thoracic surgery: clear benefits, hidden harms

Alberto FOGAGNOLO *, Savino SPADARO

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Mar 27

Peripheral nerve block for acute limb ischemia related to shock in critical care settings: report of a preliminary experience

Sylvain DIOP *, Camille WIRTH, Jacques THES, Olaf MERCIER, Maïra GAILLARD, François STEPHAN, Thibaut GENTY

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Mar 27

Artificial intelligence in anesthesiology and critical care: transformative potential and unresolved ethical challenges. Not all that glitters is gold

Alfredo ABAD-GURUMETA *, Manuel Á. GÓMEZ-RÍOS

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Mar 27

A novel and feasible option for perioperative analgesia in hip fractures surgery: quadro-iliac plane block

Francesco MARRONE *, Tommaso SORRENTINO, Carmine PULLANO, Serkan TULGAR

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Mar 27

Effectiveness of ChatGPT-4 in predicting the human decision to send patients to the postoperative intensive care unit: a prospective multicentric study

Engin İ. TURAN *, Abdurrahman E. BAYDEMIR, Ayça S. ŞAHIN, Funda G. ÖZCAN

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Mar 19

Pregabalin for sleep quality and postoperative pain: a potential strategy for long-term recovery

Wen-Yi LAI *, Ching-Wei CHUANG

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Mar 19

Comparison of safety and efficacy of commonly used sedatives in bronchoscopy examination: a Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Weiying CHEN, Feng CHEN, Xiaodan LUO, Dongmei LI, Hong LI, Fuhai BAI *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Mar 13

Thoracic spinal anesthesia for awake sternal revision surgery: a novel approach

Nezir YILMAZ *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Mar 13

Tailoring postoperative physiologic monitoring: lessons learned from hypoxaemia monitoring after bariatric surgery in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea

Andrea DE GASPERI *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Mar 13

Intermediate cervical plexus block for preventing shoulder pain during laparoscopic cholecystectomy under spinal anesthesia

Fabrizio FATTORINI, Francesco MARRONE *, Pierfrancesco FUSCO, Benedetto ALFONSI, Raffaele PERNA, Lorenzo FORASASSI, Carmine PULLANO

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Mar 13

Efficacy of modified thoracoabdominal nerve block through perichondrial approach (M-TAPA) for analgesia in a pediatric patient operated for hydatid cyst

Engin I. TURAN *, Volkan ÖZEN, Duygu GÜREL, Ayça S. ŞAHIN

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Mar 06

Towards a practice of neuraxial blocks under real-time ultrasound guidance: from preprocedural screening to direct guidance

Nicolas BROGLY *, Emilia GUASCH

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Mar 06

Preoperative evaluation of glottis and trachea using mixed reality technology in neurosurgical patients

Balaji VAITHIALINGAM *, Satish RUDRAPPA

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Mar 06

Evaluation of the serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block for postoperative analgesia in posterior cervical stabilization surgery

Engin İ. TURAN *, Salih KARABELLI, Abdurrahman E. BAYDEMIR, Ayça S. ŞAHIN

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Feb 26

A fascial compartment plus “cup-shaped” blocks provide surgical anesthesia for the excision of a huge mass at the posterior cervico-occipital region

Peiqi SHAO, Songchao XU, Huili LI, Ruijuan GUO, Yun WANG *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Feb 26

Ultrasound-guided ulnar versus radial artery cannulation in children undergoing major non-cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial

Khaled A. SARHAN *, Reem MOHAMED, Mohammed EL GHOBASHY, Manar ELKHOLY, Ramy ALKONAIESY, Kareem NAWWAR, Nazmy SEIF

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Feb 18

Why do ERAS?

Olle LJUNGQVIST, Luca GIANOTTI *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Feb 18

Quadro-iliac plane block in inguinal hernia surgery

Muhammed H. SATICI *, Nuray ALTAY

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Feb 18

Ultrasound-guided serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block for unilateral dorsal thoracic myofascial pain

Mihrican SAYAN *, Ozan SAYAN, Mesut ERBAS

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Feb 06

Foot movements during the maintenance phase of propofol-remifentanil anesthesia due to ankle clonus

Toshiyuki YANO *, Tomoki TAKAHASHI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Feb 06

An alternative sonographic approach to infraspinatus-teres minor interfascial plane block: make it easy

Ali AHISKALIOGLU *, Yunus E. KARAPINAR, Yusuf DAGCI, Ahmet M. YAYIK, Bahadir CIFTCI, Serkan TULGAR

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Feb 06

Serum Dickkopf-3 as a biomarker for predicting acute kidney injury in postoperative intensive care patients

Yao SUN, Zengli XIAO, Huiying ZHAO, Youzhong AN *

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Feb 06

Performance of Shock Index as a predictor of severe postpartum hemorrhage following cesarean section under spinal anesthesia: a retrospective cohort study

Valentina DE GIORGIS, Myriam BREBION, Lauranne OSSÉ, Xavier REPESSÉ, Ann-Marie CROWE, Gilles ORLIAGUET, Hawa KEITA *

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Feb 06

Real-time ultrasound-guided neuraxial puncture in elderly patients: a randomized controlled trial comparing paramedian transverse and parasagittal approaches

Marwan S. RIZK, Amro F. KHALILI, Thuraya H. HAJALI, Ali H. BERJAOUI, Kelly E. MERHEB, Nada A. SADEK, Elie B. GEARA, Mohamad F. EL-KHATIB *, Marie T. AOUAD

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Feb 05

Ultrasound-guided pediatric epidural anesthesia: benefits, barriers, and future directions

Freda RICHA *, Nadine EL HAGE

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Feb 05

When a right double-lumen endotracheal tube could save the day!

Océane CARPENTIER-CHICOT, Matthieu SARSAM, Jean-Marc BASTE, Thomas CLAVIER, Emmanuel BESNIER, Marie-Mélody DUSSEAUX, Vincent COMPERE, Jean SELIM *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Feb 05

The deep rectus sheath block plus rectus sheath block in awake laparotomy surgery in the elderly patient

Gian M. PETRONI *, Andrea SANAPO, Francesca DE SANCTIS, Emanuele NAZZARRO, Walter CIASCHI, Chiara MAGGIANI, Stefano MELONCELLI, Carla STECCO, Roberto CIROCCHI, Pierfrancesco FUSCO

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Feb 05

Risk stratification for postoperative hypoxemia among bariatric surgery patients

Naveen PERISETLA, Jose MALAVET, Christopher POPIOLEK, Giorgio MELLONI, Ashley MOONEY, Maha BALOUCH, Peter WU, Jeffrey WEISS, John HODGSON, Enrico CAMPORESI *

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REVIEW  

Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Feb 05

Modified thoracoabdominal nerves block through perichondrial approach is effective in reducing postoperative opioids requirements in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis

Alessandro DE CASSAI, Burhan DOST *, Dario BUGADA, Yunus E. KARAPINAR, Müzeyyen BELDAGLI, Mirac S. OZKAL YALIN, Ali AHISKALIOGLU, Serkan TULGAR

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Jan 30

Under the fascia: technique for performing the deep rectus sheath block

Pierfrancesco FUSCO, Carla STECCO, Emanuele NAZZARRO, Andrea SANAPO, Francesca DE SANCTIS, Marialaura SCARCELLA, Chiara MAGGIANI, Walter CIASCHI, Alessandro DE CASSAI, Gian M. PETRONI *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Jan 30

Synergy between two different paraspinal fascial plane blocks in robotic thoracic surgery: unity is strength

Paolo SCIMIA *, Giulia SALVE, Francesca ANGELUCCI, Federica VENTURONI, Luca GENTILI, Giuseppe SEPOLVERE, Andrea DE VICO, Duilio DIVISI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Jan 30

External oblique intercostal plane block (EOIPB) for cholecystectomy in a child with hereditary spherocytosis

Engin I. TURAN *, Volkan ÖZEN, Taylan KIRDAN, Arda AYAS

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Jan 27

Serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block + quadroiliac plane block for scoliosis surgery: two novel blocks away from the surgical field

Bora BILAL *, Bahadır ÇIFTÇI, Ali AHISKALIOĞLU, Mustafa ÖZDEMIR, Feyza ÇALIŞIR, Serkan TULGAR

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Jan 27

A new three injection approach as a game changer for complete postoperative analgesia in total knee arthroplasty

Paolo SCIMIA *, Luca GENTILI, Giuseppe SEPOLVERE

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EXPERTS’ OPINION  

Minerva Anestesiologica 2025 Jan 23

Transesophageal echocardiography monitoring for liver transplantation: where are we now?

Jacopo BELFIORE, Michele CHECCHI, Niccolò CASTELLANI NICOLINI, Pietro BERTINI, Dmitri BEZINOVER, Lorenzo DE MARCHI, Giandomenico BIANCOFIORE *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2024 Dec 20

Modified thoracoabdominal nerves block through perichondrial approach block for pediatric kidney transplantation

Volkan ÖZEN, Engin İ. TURAN *, Beyzanur AYDOĞDU, Ayça S. ŞAHIN

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2024 Dec 10

Quadro-iliac plane block for lumbar multi-level instrumentation surgery: far away from the surgical area

Bahadir CIFTCI *, Ahmet CETINKAL, Selcuk ALVER, Ali AHISKALIOGLU

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Anestesiologica 2024 Dec 10

A randomized clinical trial comparing different combination of peripheral nerve blocks for intraoperative analgesia in patients on antithrombotic drugs undergoing hip fracture surgery: pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block versus femoral and obturator nerve block

Francesca GARGANO, Sabrina MIGLIORELLI *, Giuseppe PASCARELLA, Fabio COSTA, Alessandro STRUMIA, Alice BELLEZZE, Alessandro RUGGIERO, Massimiliano CARASSITI

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REVIEW  

Minerva Anestesiologica 2024 Dec 10

New insights into the use of dexamethasone-dexmedetomidine as perineural adjuvants in peripheral nerve and fascial blocks: an up-to-date narrative review

Francesco MARRONE *, Pierfrancesco FUSCO, Eros PILIA, Laura B. COLANTONIO, Carmine PULLANO

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Anestesiologica 2024 Nov 26

Ultrasonography versus conventional palpation for epidural analgesia in pediatrics undergoing midabdominal urological operations: a randomized clinical trial

Mohamed A. TOLBA *, Mohammed ABAALKHAYL, Ahmed A. SHABAAN, Sameh M. El-SHERBINY, Maha A. ABO-ZEID

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Anestesiologica 2024 Nov 12

Effect of pericapsular nerve block on the quality of recovery after shoulder arthroscopy

Muhammed H. SATICI *, Mahmut S. TUTAR, Betül KOZANHAN, Yasin TİRE, Büşra A. ACAR, Ahmet YILDIRIM, Evren BÜYÜKFIRAT, Nuray ALTAY

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REVIEW  

Minerva Anestesiologica 2024 Nov 12

Regional analgesia techniques following nephrectomy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Jinwen HUANG, Xia LIU, Lingkai WANG, Lei ZHU, Donggang HE, Ruijuan LIU, Wenjun YAN *

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Anestesiologica 2024 Nov 04

The effect of sacral erector spinae plane block on the quality of recovery after total hip arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter study

Muhammed H. SATICI *, Mahmut S. TUTAR, Yasin TİRE, Orhan BİNİCİ, Osman ÇİÇEKLER, Elif KORKMAZ, Oğuzhan PEKİNCE, Betül KOZANHAN

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2024 Oct 02

Administration of ready-to-use human albumin 5% in routine clinical practice is recommended over dilution of albumin 20%

Paolo FELTRACCO *, Gianluca VIARENGO, Gaspare GUGLIELMI, Paolo CARACENI

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