期刊: MINERVA ANESTESIOLOGICA, 2021; 87 (4)
BACKGROUND: Surgical trauma inhibits cellular immunity. Dexmedetomidine produces opioid-sparing effect and an impact on immune response. METHODS: Eigh......
期刊: MINERVA ANESTESIOLOGICA, 2021; 87 (4)
BACKGROUND: Increased tongue volume measured by ultrasound has been proven to be related to difficult airways. Tongue volume is an indirect parameter ......
期刊: MINERVA ANESTESIOLOGICA, 2021; 87 (4)
BACKGROUND: Effective regional analgesia during open surgery could reduce opioid consumption and enhance early recovery. We compared the effects of th......
期刊: MINERVA ANESTESIOLOGICA, 2021; 87 (6)
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to summarize the incidence and risk factors of postoperative delirium (POD) after liver transplantation (LT) a......
期刊: MINERVA ANESTESIOLOGICA, 2021; 87 (6)
BACKGROUND: There is a controversy about whether the use of a lung-protective ventilation strategy(LPVS) can reduce the incidence of postoperative pul......
期刊: MINERVA ANESTESIOLOGICA, 2021; 87 (1)
INTRODUCTION: Anesthetic management of parturients with COVID-19 is a big challenge to anesthesiologists. Limited data are available about COVID-19 du......
期刊: MINERVA ANESTESIOLOGICA, 2021; 87 (1)
INTRODUCTION: Although dexmedetomidine has been found to prevent delirium in critically ill patients, it is uncertain whether it can treat acute delir......
期刊: MINERVA ANESTESIOLOGICA, 2021; 87 (1)
BACKGROUND: Red cell distribution width (RDW) values increase in many diseases and conditions, including sepsis. However, the relationship between RDW......
期刊: MINERVA ANESTESIOLOGICA, 2020; 86 (2)
INTRODUCTION: This meta-analysis aims to determine whether continuous nerve block (CNB) provides better pain relief and functional recovery than singl......
期刊: MINERVA ANESTESIOLOGICA, 2020; 86 (2)
BACKGROUND: Since bronchial abnormalities often exhibit spatial non-uniformity which may be not correctly assessed by conventional global lung functio......
期刊: MINERVA ANESTESIOLOGICA, 2020; 86 (3)
BACKGROUND: Studies in animal models have shown that remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) could protect the liver from hepatic ischemia-reperfusion ......