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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Jun 29

Finding the right balance in oxygen delivery after resuscitation

Tomasz CZARNIK *, Ryszard GAWDA

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Jun 29

Comparison of efficacy of erector spinae plane block, thoracic paravertebral block, and erector spinae plane block and thoracic paravertebral block combination for acute pain after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a randomized controlled study

Musa ZENGIN *, Ali ALAGÖZ, Hilal SAZAK, Gülay ÜLGER, Ramazan BALDEMIR, Mert ŞENTÜRK

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Letter to the Editor  

Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Jun 29

Education is needed to honor do not resuscitate decisions

Richard M. PINO *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Jun 29

How many of the COVID-19 deaths occurred in the Intensive Care Unit?

Marilena MARMIERE, Margherita ROCCHI, Marco SARACINO, Filippo D’AMICO, Roberta STATI, Giovanni LANDONI *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Jun 29

Effect of co-administration of intravenous lidocaine and dexmedetomidine on the recovery from laparoscopic hysterectomy: a randomized controlled trial

Siqi XU, Ning LIU, Xitong YU, Shengbin WANG *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Jun 29

A systematic review and meta-analysis of three risk factors for chronic postsurgical pain: age, sex and preoperative pain

Hulda ANDREOLETTI *, Domitille DEREU, Christophe COMBESCURE, Benno REHBERG

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Jun 29

Effect of lidocaine infusion on intraoperative bleeding during functional endoscopic sinus surgery: a randomized controlled trial

Seham M. MOEEN *, Ahmed M. MANDOUR, Omar M. SOLIMAN, Mohamed M. OSMAN

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Jun 15

Face-mask non-invasive ventilation plus high flow nasal oxygen in COVID-19 patients: “one size fits all” or tailored approach?

Francesco ALESSANDRI *, Giovanni GIORDANO, Antonio ESQUINAS

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Jun 15

Angiotensin II and Angiotensin II receptor 2 levels can predict shock and mortality in septic patients

Ayse B. OZER *, Murat BICAKCIOGLU, Seyma BAYKAN, Nilüfer BULUT, Serkan KALKAN, Selcuk DEMIRCAN, Zeliha KORKMAZ DISLI, Deccane DUZENCI, Mustafa SAID AYDOGAN, Aytac YUCEL, Neslihan YUCEL, Yasemin ERSOY, Nermin KIBRISLIOGLU UYSAL, Zafer DOGAN

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Jun 15

Delirium incidence and risk factors in patients undergoing non-invasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure: a multicenter observational trial

Luca TABBÌ, Roberto TONELLI *, Vittoria COMELLINI, Roberto DONGILLI, Sara SORGENTONE, Antonella SPACONE, Maria C. PAONESSA, Marianna SACCHI, Laura FALSINI, Elisa BONI, Viviana RIBUFFO, Giulia BRUZZI, Ivana CASTANIERE, Riccardo FANTINI, Alessandro MARCHIONI, Lara PISANI, Stefano NAVA, Enrico CLINI, for the Respiratory Intensive Care Study group

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 May 25

Cadaveric investigation about the spread of peritibial fascial infiltration block

Bahadir CIFTCI *, Mürsel EKINCI, Bahar TEKIN, Kadriye B. PENÇE, Selcuk ALVER, Bayram U. SAKUL, Haci A. ALICI

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Editorial  

Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 May 25

Adjuvant drugs: should they be always utilized in multimodal peripheral nerve blocks?

Germano DE COSMO *, Laura LEVANTESI

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Letter to the Editor  

Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 May 25

Role of erector spinae plane block in breast surgeries

Raghuraman M. SETHURAMAN *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 May 25

Single shot serratus anterior plane block for post-thoracotomy pain management in cardiac surgery: could it be enough?

Giuseppe SEPOLVERE *, Valeria R. SCIALDONE

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 May 25

Risk factors for unintentional tube-disconnection incidents for patients under general anesthesia: a retrospective analysis of anesthesia-related adverse events

Wenyuan LYU, Penghui WEI, Haipeng ZHOU, Qian SUN, Wenxi TANG, Qiang ZHENG, Jinfeng ZHOU, Jianjun LI *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 May 13

Changes and closure grades of the laryngeal vestibule in different positions after anesthesia induction

Fei XU, Chang LIU, Mingan CHEN, Wei ZHANG, Xiangyang GUO, Bao LEI *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 May 13

Iliopsoas plane block for postoperative analgesia after total hip replacement

Chun-Guang WANG *, Ming-Yu YANG, Yang YANG, Fengdan MA, Bowei JIANG

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 May 13

Eye Tracking communication with intubated critically ill patients: a proof-of-concept multicenter pilot study

Laetitia BODET-CONTENTIN *, Emilie SZYMKOWICZ, Eric DELPIERRE, Delphine CHARTIER, Pierrick GADREZ, Grégoire MULLER, Aurélie RENAULT, Stephan EHRMANN

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Apr 13

A French nationwide survey on the practice of regional anaesthesia for breast cancer surgery.

Guillaume GAYRAUD, Dalia DE CASTRO, Kevin PERRIER, Ioana MOLNAR, Christian DUALÉ *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Apr 13

Older adults with severe coronavirus disease 2019 admitted to intensive care unit: prevalence, characteristics and risk factors for mortality

Stelios KOKKORIS, Aikaterini GKOUFA, Eleni MANETA, Georgios DOUMAS, Eleftheria MIZI, Vassiliki E. GEORGAKOPOULOU, Ioanna SIGALA, Efthymia DIMA, Ioannis PAPACHATZAKIS, Theodora K. NTAIDOU, Vassiliki MARKAKI, Michail TSIMARAS, Panagiotis KREMMYDAS, Michail SAMARKOS, Ilias I. SIEMPOS, Ioannis VASILEIADIS, Anastasia KOTANIDOU, Spyros ZAKYNTHINOS, Athanase BENETOS, Christina ROUTSI *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Apr 13

Point of care coagulation management in anesthesiology and critical care

Lars HEUBNER *, Martin MIRUS, Oliver VICENT, Andreas GÜLDNER, Oliver TIEBEL, Jan BEYER-WESTENDORF, Dietmar FRIES, Peter M. SPIETH

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Apr 13

Identification of the popliteal sciatic nerve through the above-knee lateral approach provides superior echogenicity and ultrasound visibility: a patient volunteer trial

Liang CHEN , Lin-jia ZHU, Xia-hao DING, Jing-ming ZHU, Zhen-feng ZHANG, Yan NI *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Apr 13

Incidence, clinical characteristics and outcome of barotrauma in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Michele UMBRELLO *, Roberto VENCO, Edoardo ANTONUCCI, Sergio CEREGHINI, Clelia FILARDO, Luigi GUGLIELMETTI, Giulia MONTANARI, Stefano MUTTINI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Apr 05

A case of successful use of fascial blocks for a deep axillary lesion excision in a patient with severe COPD

Cristiano D'ERRICO, Emanuele SABATELLA, Giovanni M. ROMANO *, Andrea DI SIMONE, Giuseppe SEPOLVERE, Antonio FRANGIOSA

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Apr 05

Understanding left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in anesthesia and intensive care patients: “a glass with progressive shape change”

Filippo SANFILIPPO, Elena G. BIGNAMI, Marinella ASTUTO, Antonio MESSINA, Gianmaria CAMMAROTA, Salvatore M. MAGGIORE, Luigi VETRUGNO *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Apr 05

Anatomical changes of the ligamentum flavum and the epidural space after spinal surgery: a retrospective magnetic resonance imaging study

In S. SONG, Seokha YOO, Jin-Tae KIM *, Yun-Seok SEO, Younsung CHOI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Apr 05

Efficacy of intravenous versus intraperitoneal lidocaine for postoperative analgesia in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Warangkana LAPISATEPUN, Atipa NITAYAMEKIN, Prangmalee LEURCHARUSAMEE, Isarapong PIANNGARN, Kullakanya MAYKANGGOON, Anon CHOTIROSNIRAMIT, Sunhawit JUNRUNGSEE, Trichak SANDHU, Wasana KO-IAM, Worakitti LAPISATEPUN *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Apr 05

Duloxetine role in reducing opioid consumption after thoracotomy: a prospective, randomized, double -blinded, placebo - controlled pilot trial

Ekramy M. ABDELGHFAR, Ahmed H. OTHMAN, Mai M. ELRAWAS, Ayman M. KILANY, Ehab H. SHAKER *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Apr 05

Efficacy of ultrasound-guided parasternal block in adult cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Jing LI, Lu LIN, Jian PENG, Shushao HE, Yan WEN, Ming ZHANG *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Apr 05

Out-of-hospital and in-hospital cardiac arrest during the COVID-19 pandemic: changes in demographics, outcomes and management

Luca FONTANELLI *, Claudio SANDRONI, Markus B. SKRIFVARS

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Apr 05

Prediction of platelet counts with ROTEM-sigma in cardiac surgery

Fernando LEYRA *, Cristina JOFRE, Natalia PEÑA, Eva OLMOS, José M. DEL CAMPO, Montserrat ARANZUBIA, Isidro MORENO

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Apr 05

Ultrasound-guided epidural anesthesia and sedation for open transvesical Cohen ureteric reimplantation surgery in 20 consecutive children: a prospective case series and proof-of-concept study

Philipp OPFERMANN, Markus ZADRAZIL, Ursula TONNHOFER, Martin METZELDER , Peter MARHOFER, Werner SCHMID *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Apr 05

Use of an intraoperative veno-venous bypass during liver transplantation: an observational, single center, cohort study

Gianmarco GUARINO, Gabriella LICITRA, Davide GHINOLFI, Paolo DESIMONE, Francesco FORFORI, Maria L. BINDI, Gianni BIANCOFIORE *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Mar 23

The past, the present and the future of machine learning and artificial intelligence in anesthesia and Post Anesthesia Care Units (PACU)

Romain PIRRACCHIO *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Mar 23

Ventilatory performance of BASKA mask as an alternative to endotracheal intubation in short-term gynecologic laparoscopic procedures: a prospective randomized clinical trial

Hala S. ABDEL-GHAFFAR *, Hussien E. KAMEL, Kawthar H. MOHAMED, Eman A. ESMAIL, Ghada M. ABO ELFADL

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Mar 23

From ultrasound to Artificial intelligence: a new era of the Regional Anesthesia

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

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Mar 23

The effects of exposure to severe hyperoxemia on neurological outcome and mortality after cardiac arrest

Luigi LA VIA *, Marinella ASTUTO, Elena G. BIGNAMI, Diana BUSALACCHI, Veronica DEZIO, Massimo GIRARDIS, Bruno LANZAFAME, Giuseppe RISTAGNO, Paolo PELOSI, Filippo SANFILIPPO

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Mar 23

The effect of timing and dosing of 5% and 10% Dextrose versus Saline on postoperative nausea and vomiting in high-risk women following ambulatory surgeries: a randomized double-blind controlled trial

Omar M. SOLIMAN *, Ragaa HERDAN, Mohamed F. MOSTAFA

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Mar 22

Increased preoperative serum vitamin B12 level as a predictor of postoperative mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Seohee LEE, Karam NAM *, Sun-Young JUNG, Dongnyeok PARK, Jae-Woo JU, Jinyoung BAE, Youn Joung CHO, Yunseok JEON

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Mar 22

Evaluation of the effect of dexmedetomidine combined with ropivacaine in epidural labor analgesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Huanmian ZHOU, Jing WEN, Guangsheng GUO, Yifan ZHAO, Weifeng LIU *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Mar 22

Multidrug-resistant infections in solid organ transplant recipients: a focus on risk factors, prevention and treatment strategies

Dmitri BEZINOVER, Gianni BIANCOFIORE *, Marco FALCONE, Costantine KARVELLAS, Shaid HUSAIN, Fuat H. SANER

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Mar 22

Comparison of coagulation monitoring using ROTEM and Sonoclot devices in cardiac surgery. A single-centre prospective observational study

Michael VANDENHEUVEL *, Carla VAN GOMPEL, Korneel VANDEWIELE, Pieter M. DE KESEL, Piet WYFFELS, Filip DE SOMER, Katrien M. DEVREESE, Patrick F. WOUTERS

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Feb 24

Rescue acute pain treatment after renal artery embolization using erector spinae plane (ESP) block

Duccio CONTI *, Juri VALORIANI, Chiara ZINI, Silvio CANTINI, Lara GIANESELLO, Vittorio PAVONI

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Feb 24

Thoracic paravertebral block with spinal space diffusion

Jesús CARBALLO FERNÁNDEZ *, Alejandro GARCÍA PÉREZ, Adriana M. JIMÉNEZ CALVO, Lucía SAMPAYO RODRÍGUEZ

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Feb 24

Cardiorenal syndrome in ICU and echocardiography: a balance between systole, diastole and volume!

Filippo SANFILIPPO *, Luigi LA VIA, Veronica DEZIO, Paolo MURABITO, Marinella ASTUTO

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Feb 24

Buprenorphine versus dexamethasone as perineural adjuvants in femoral and adductor canal nerve blocks for total knee arthroplasty: a randomized, non-inferiority clinical trial

José R. ORTIZ-GÓMEZ *, Marta PEREPÉREZ-CANDEL, Óscar MARTÍNEZ-GARCÍA, Inocencia FORNET-RUIZ, Andrea ORTIZ-DOMÍNGUEZ, Francisco J. PALACIO-ABIZANDA, Ana ROYUELA, José M. VÁZQUEZ-TORRES, José M. RODRÍGUEZ-DEL-RÍO

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Feb 24

Brain death and the internet: evaluating the readability and quality of online health information

Selin GUVEN KOSE *, Halil C. KOSE, Mehmet ERBAKAN, Serkan TULGAR

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Feb 22

Is HFJV a better alternative ventilation technique for percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy? A randomised trial

Savaş ALTINSOY *, M.Murat SAYIN, Derya ÖZKAN, Sibel ÇATALCA, Jülide ERGIL

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Feb 22

Comparative benefits of local anesthesia and spinal anesthesia in adult open inguinal hernia: a meta-analysis of clinical randomized controlled trials

Shuangfa MAO, Shuai CHEN, Linghong GUO, Qian LUO, Yin LIU *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Feb 22

Endotracheal intubation rate is lower in critically-ill SARS-CoV-2 patients requiring high-flow nasal oxygen receiving additional face-mask noninvasive ventilation: a retrospective bicentric cohort with propensity score analysis

Tomas URBINA *, Alexandre ELABBADI, Paul GABARRE, Naike BIGÉ, Matthieu TURPIN, Vincent BONNY, Cyrielle DESNOS, Jean-Luc BAUDEL, Jean-Remi LAVILLEGRAND, Geoffroy HARIRI, Muriel FARTOUKH, Bertrand GUIDET, Eric MAURY, Guillaume DUMAS, Guillaume VOIRIOT, Hafid AIT-OUFELLA

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Feb 14

Regional anesthesia for shoulder surgery

Peter MARHOFER *, Arpad HARKANYI, Phil M. HOPKINS

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Feb 14

Artificial intelligence and telemedicine in anesthesia: potential and problems

Valentina BELLINI, Marina VALENTE, Antonio V. GADDI, Paolo PELOSI, Elena BIGNAMI *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2022 Feb 14

Registers and biobanks in ICU and anesthesia

Gianluca VILLA, Stefano ROMAGNOLI *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2021 May 26

Characteristics, outcomes and global trends of respiratory support in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia: a scoping review

Dejan RADOVANOVIC, Pierachille SANTUS, Silvia COPPOLA, Marina SAAD, Stefano PINI, Fabio GIULIANI, Michele MONDONI, Davide A. CHIUMELLO *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2021 May 13

The opioid sparing effect of erector spinae plane block for various surgeries: a meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials

Andrea FANELLI, Vito TORRANO, Crispiana COZOWICZ, Edward R. MARIANO, Eleonora BALZANI *

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Minerva Anestesiologica 2020 Dec 17

One needle insertion and one injection for a simple, safe and successful ultrasound-guided approach to interscalene brachial plexus block

Andrea TOGNÙ *, Ilaria PACINI, Mario FAJARDO-PEREZ

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