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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Sep 28

Low back pain: is it time for erector spinae plane block?

Pierfrancesco FUSCO, Gian M. PETRONI *, Emanuele NAZZARO, Walter CIASCHI, Stefano MELONCELLI, Francesca DE SANCTIS, Marialaura SCARCELLA, Marco DIVIZIA, Pierluigi GRANAROLI, Franco MARINANGELI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Sep 28

Transversus abdominis plane block versus thoracic epidural analgesia for laparoscopic surgery: advancing the definitive evolution of ERAS?

Alessandro RUGGIERO *, Mario V. PAPA, Fabio COSTA, Alessandro STRUMIA, Giuseppe PASCARELLA, Massimiliano CARASSITI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Sep 28

An observational study of gastric content in women scheduled for cesarean section or operative hysteroscopy

Julien ROUSSET *, Jean DERELY, Morgan LE GUEN, Mickaël SOUED, Marc FISCHLER, Frédéric J. MERCIER, Alexandre VALLEE, Agnes LE GOUEZ

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Sep 21

Perfusion Index monitoring to help assessing changes in perfusion after administration of inodilator drugs in cardiac surgery patients

Alessandro STRUMIA *, Stefano RIZZO, Annalaura DI PUMPO, Maria C. CONTI, Domenico SARUBBI, Lorenzo SCHIAVONI, Giuseppe PASCARELLA, Lara MORTINI, Mariapia STIFANO, Eugenio DE QUATTRO, Alessia MATTEI, Alessandro RUGGIERO, Rita CATALDO, Felice E. AGRÒ, Massimiliano CARASSITI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Sep 21

High-thoracic erector spinae plane (HT-ESP) block together with interscalene brachial plexus (ISP) block for total shoulder arthroplasty

Francesco MARRONE *, Carmine PULLANO, Saverio PAVENTI, Marco TOMEI, Chiara PEZZELLA, Sabrina CRECCO

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Sep 21

Feasibility, safety and efficacy of COVID-19 severe acute respiratory distress syndrome management without invasive mechanical ventilation

Francesca GUZZO *, Gaetano LOMBARDI, Margherita TOZZI, Maria R. CALVI, Maria L. AZZOLINI, Ada C. ALBA, Simona TAMÀ, Matteo M. D’AMICO, Alessandro BELLETTI, Claudia FRASSANITO, Diego PALUMBO, Andrea DORONZIO, Alfredo RAVIZZA, Giovanni LANDONI, Antonio DELL’ACQUA, Luigi BERETTA, Alberto ZANGRILLO

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Sep 13

Family members’ long-term perspectives on organ donation conversations: a pilot study of quality assessments

Alessandra A. GROSSI *, Ginevra BUTTI, Federica DE MIN, Maria A. DONATO, Maria T. AURELIO, Giulio CARCANO, Tullia M. DE FEO, Lorenzo MAFFIOLI, Mario PICOZZI, Giuseppe PICCOLO, Luca CABRINI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Sep 13

High flow nasal oxygen vs. continuous positive airway pressure in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: the missing direct comparison

Giorgio A. IOTTI *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Sep 13

Bullous emphysema and breast surgery: could fascial blocks be the best strategy?

Gabriele DI SILVESTRE *, Paola SCIAMANNA, Chiara ANGELETTI, Franco MARINANGELI, Federica VENTURONI, Paolo SCIMIA

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Sep 05

Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging-guided tracheal intubation in Hirayama myelopathy

Balaji VAITHIALINGAM *, Saicharan VEMULAPALLI, Satish RUDRAPPA

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Sep 05

Erector spinae plane block versus paravertebral block for postoperative pain management in thoracic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Paolo CAPUANO *, Bethany A. HILEMAN, Gennaro MARTUCCI, Giuseppe M. RAFFA, Antonio TOSCANO, Gaetano BURGIO, Antonio ARCADIPANE, Mariusz KOWALEWSKI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Sep 05

A sequential four-step method facilitates identifying a target nerve or site in ultrasound-guided regional block

Lina BU, Xiaotao XU, Aizhong WANG *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Sep 05

Comparison of the effects of subcostal anterior quadratus lumborum block and thoracic paravertebral block in laparoscopic nephrectomy: a randomized study

Cengiz KAYA, Burhan DOST *, Esra TURUNC, Hilal DOKMECI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Sep 05

Efficacy of in-bed chest compressions depending on provider position during in-hospital cardiac arrest: a controlled manikin study

Lisa M. STROTOTTE *, Theodor W. MAY, Stefan LAKER, Eugen LATKA, Daniel THAEMEL, Karl-Christian THIES, Sebastian W. REHBERG, Gerrit JANSEN

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Sep 05

Postoperative pulmonary complications and mortality after major abdominal surgery. An observational multicenter prospective study

Federico PICCIONI *, Lorenzo SPAGNESI, Paolo PELOSI, Elena BIGNAMI, Marcello GUARNIERI, Luca FUMAGALLI, Enrico POLATI, Vittorio SCHWEIGER, Daniela COMI, Rocco D’ANDREA, Pierangelo DI MARCO, Savino SPADARO, Serena ANTONELLI, Liliana SOLLAZZI, Lucia MIRABELLA, Marina SCHIAVONI, Cristiana LAICI, Jlenia A. MARELLI, Fabio FABIANI, Lorenzo BALL, Agostino ROASIO, Giuseppe SERVILLO, Matteo FRANCHI, Patrizia MURINO, Marco IRONE, Vieri PARRINI, Germano DE COSMO, Giuseppe CORNARA, Franco RUBERTO, Gilda PASTA, Lorenzo FERRARI, Massimiliano GRECO, Maurizio CECCONI, Giorgio DELLA ROCCA PPCs Investigators Group

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Sep 05

Pain management after thoracic surgery or chest trauma

Sarah FERAY *, Adrien LEMOINE, Christophe AVELINE, Christophe QUESNEL

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Aug 03

Defining the fascial blocks: lights and shadows

Giuseppe SEPOLVERE, Carla STECCO, Luca GENTILI *, Mario TEDESCO, Pierfrancesco FUSCO, Andrea TOGNÙ, Paolo SCIMIA

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Aug 03

Controlled phrenic nerve palsy for pulmonary resection surgery

Elena SANDÍN LÓPEZ *, Bartolomé FERNÁNDEZ TORRES, Veronica BLANCO MARQUEZ, Álvaro SANCHO MUÑOZ DE VERGER

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Aug 03

A safer approach for the axillary vein cannulation: a proposal

Emanuele NAZZARRO *, Gianmaria CECCARONI, Roberta MARIANI, Claudia CICCONE, Franco MARINANGELI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Aug 01

Spinal anesthesia with chlorprocaine as an effective and safe option for ambulatory gynecological surgery in patients with predicted difficult airway

Giuseppe PASCARELLA, Jessica POLONI, Greta COCULO *, Fabio COSTA, Alessandro STRUMIA, Lorenzo SCHIAVONI, Alessia MATTEI, Rita CATALDO, Felice E. AGRÒ, Massimiliano CARASSITI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Aug 01

Acute kidney injury data collection in intensive care trials: hurdles and solutions

Yuki KOTANI, Giovanni LANDONI *, Alexander ZARBOCK, Rinaldo BELLOMO

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Aug 01

How anesthesiology can deal with innovation and new technologies?

Olivier LANGERON *, Nicolas CASTOLDI, Nina ROGNON, Christophe BAILLARD, Charles M. SAMAMA

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Jul 17

Pharmacologic interventions for the therapy of postanesthetic shivering in adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Hanns-Christian DINGES *, Turfa AL-DAHNA, Gerta RÜCKER, Hinnerk WULF, Leopold EBERHART, Thomas WIESMANN, Ann-Kristin SCHUBERT

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Jul 11

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support during thoracic surgery in a patient with thoracic pneumothorax and severe interstitial pneumonia

Naoi TSURUMACHI *, Tomoyuki SAITO, Takashi ASAI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Jul 11

Anesthetic considerations for May-Hegglin anomaly

Yukihide KOYAMA *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Jul 05

The safety of thoracic paravertebral block and erector spinae plane block in patients treated with anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy. A narrative review of the evidence

Fulvio NISI *, Nicolò SELLA, Guido DI GREGORIO, Marta LUBIAN, Enrico GIUSTINIANO, Giulio L. ROSBOCH, Eleonora BALZANI, Antonio TOSCANO, Giacomo STRANO, Marco RISPOLI, Domenico MASSULLO, Silvia FIORELLI, Domenico SANTONASTASO, Vanni AGNOLETTI, Federico PICCIONI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Jun 28

Development and validation of an artificial neural network prediction model for postpartum hemorrhage with placenta previa

Lili XU *, Zihang LIU, Na MA, Junyao CHEN, Jianjun SHEN, Xinzhong CHEN, Chunhui ZHAO

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Jun 28

Italian pediatric intensive care units admitting critically ill cancer children: results from a national survey

Matteo MARTINATO, Rosanna I. COMORETTO, Paolo BIBAN, Elisa ZANONATO, Alessandro SIMONINI, Alessia MONTAGUTI, Eloisa GITTO, Fabio CARAMELLI, Stefania FERRARIO, Raffaella SAGREDINI, Nicola ALAIMO, Geremia ZITO MARINOSCI, Emanuele ROSSETTI, Corrado CECCHETTI, Manuela L’ERARIO, Beatrice VASILE, Giorgio IVANI, Ezio BONANOMI, Marinella ASTUTO, Dario GREGORI, Maria C. MONDARDINI, Angela AMIGONI *, OncoTIPnet Study Group

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Jun 12

Complete atriventricular block after bilateral erector spinae plane block

Pierfrancesco FUSCO, Gian M. PETRONI *, Walter CIASCHI, Francesca DE SANCTIS, Luciano GIACOMINO, Andrea SANAPO, Marco DIVIZIA, Stefano MELONCELLI, Franco MARINANGELI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Jun 12

Enhanced recovery after surgery: a narrative review on patient blood management recommendations

Esther MENDEZ *, Guillermo PUIG, Marta BARQUERO, Ariadna LEON, Javier BELLAFONT, Maria J. COLOMINA

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Jun 12

Prediction of unfavorable outcomes in community-acquired bacteremia by SIRS, SOFA and qSOFA scores

Marija KUSULJA *, Vladimir TRKULJA, Elizabeta SKOČIBUŠIĆ, Borna GRGIĆ, Marija ČULO, Arjana TAMBIĆ ANDRAŠEVIĆ, Marija SANTINI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Jun 12

Pupillary monitoring decreases remifentanil consumption during laparoscopic uterine surgery and improves postoperative recovery

Leyang YU, Yang YANG, Hao WU, Yanlong YU, Ying WANG, Shiting YAN, Ning LI, Hu LI, Chao CHEN, Zhuan ZHANG *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Jun 01

The power of evolution cannot be contained, so let it be

Marco CASCELLA, Valentina BELLINI, Jonathan MONTOMOLI, Elena BIGNAMI *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Jun 01

Cancer children requiring intensive care: the fault in our stars, the virtue in organization

Enzo PICCONI, Fabio SBARAGLIA *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Jun 01

Italian Pediatric Intensive Care Units need to improve the assessment of delirium, like many other Countries

Francesca GENONI, Marta GUERRINI *, Patrizio SANNINO, Alvisa PALESE, Alessandro GALAZZI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Jun 01

Serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block for breast surgery: a report of three cases, novel block and new indication

Bahadir CIFTCI *, Selcuk ALVER, Ali AHISKALIOGLU, Bora BILAL, Serkan TULGAR

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Jun 01

Dexamethasone and dexmedetomidine together as adjuvants of ropivacaine 0.15% for a brachial plexus block lasting 20 hours

Francesco MARRONE *, Carmine PULLANO, Saverio PAVENTI, Marco TOMEI, Mario BOSCO

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Jun 01

Quantitative pupillometry in postoperative care after cardiac surgery: a precision tool

Juan HIGUERA LUCAS *, Aaron BLANDINO ORTÍZ, David IGLESIAS POSADILLA, Victoria BOADO VARELA

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Jun 01

Never too late to neutralize botulinum neurotoxin

Vincent BONNY, Paul GABARRE, Tomas URBINA, Christelle MAZUET, Louaï MISSRI, Jérémie JOFFRE, Jean-Luc BAUDEL, Hafid AIT OUFELLA, Eric MAURY *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Jun 01

A novel technique of transversus abdominis plane block for abdominal surgical analgesia provides superior reproducibility in blocking characteristics

Cheng XU, Jun YAO, Jie LU *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 May 16

Peripheral nerve block for acute limb ischemia

Sylvain DIOP *, Jacques THES, François STEPHAN, Thibaut GENTY

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 May 16

Delayed urticaria owing to ropivacaine: a rare occurrence of local anesthetic allergy in a 11-year-old child

Yan JIANG, Feilong YANG, Jun YAO, Cheng XU *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 May 11

Control of the tracheal tube with McGrath® MAC blade-1

Itsuro NAGATOMO, Kazuyoshi AOYAMA *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 May 09

Transcutaneous electromyography associated with electric activity of the diaphragm allows differential diagnosis complex neuro-myopathy

Vladimir L. COUSIN *, Tiphaine CORBISIER, Raphael JOYE, Peter C. RIMENSBERGER, Angelo POLITO, Alice BORDESSOULE

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Feb 21

Ultrasound predictors of difficult spinal anesthesia: a prospective single-blind observational study

Giuseppe PASCARELLA, Fabio COSTA, Anton HAZBOUN, Romualdo DEL BUONO, Alessandro STRUMIA *, Ferdinando LONGO, Alessandro RUGGIERO, Lorenzo SCHIAVONI, Alessia MATTEI, Rita CATALDO, Felice E. AGRÒ, Massimiliano CARASSITI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Feb 21

Postoperative analgesia after surgical repair of distal radius fracture: a randomized comparison between distal peripheral nerve blockade and surgical site infiltration

Didier SCIARD, Kailai XU, Anne SOULIER, Guillaume DUFOUR, Moreno URSINO, Corinne ALBERTI, Marc BEAUSSIER *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2023 Jan 18

Nebulized dexmedetomidine versus neostigmine/atropine for treating post-dural puncture headache after cesarean section: a double-blind randomized controlled trial

Omar M. SOLIMAN *, Ahmed I. ABOULFOTOUH, Ahmed M. ABDELHAFEZ, Abualauon ABEDALMOHSEN

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