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List of works by Guido Fanelli

'Omics' biomarkers associated with chronic low back pain: protocol of a retrospective longitudinal study.

scientific article published on 19 October 2016

0.2% ropivacaine with or without fentanyl for patient-controlled epidural analgesia after major abdominal surgery: a double-blind study

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A "novel" association to treat pain: tramadol/dexketoprofen. The first drug of a "new pharmacological class"

scientific article published on 28 April 2017

A Comparison of Differences Between the Systemic Pharmacokinetics of Levobupivacaine and Ropivacaine During Continuous Epidural Infusion: A Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind Controlled Trial

scientific article published on August 2015

A clinical comparison between needle-through-needle and double-segment techniques for combined spinal and epidural anesthesia

scientific article published in July 1998

A clinical comparison of ropivacaine 0.75%, ropivacaine 1% or bupivacaine 0.5% for interscalene brachial plexus anaesthesia

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A comparison of remifentanil and sufentanil as adjuvants during sevoflurane anesthesia with epidural analgesia for upper abdominal surgery: effects on postoperative recovery and respiratory function

scientific article published in November 2000

A double-blind comparison of ropivacaine, bupivacaine, and mepivacaine during sciatic and femoral nerve blockade

scientific article published in September 1998

A double-blind study of axillary brachial plexus block by 0.75% ropivacaine or 2% mepivacaine

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A double-blinded, randomized comparison of either 0.5% levobupivacaine or 0.5% ropivacaine for sciatic nerve block

scientific article published in April 2002

A new posterior approach to the sciatic nerve block: a prospective, randomized comparison with the classic posterior approach

scientific article published in October 2001

A prospective, randomized comparison between ultrasound and nerve stimulation guidance for multiple injection axillary brachial plexus block

scientific article published in May 2007

A prospective, randomized, blinded comparison between continuous thoracic paravertebral and epidural infusion of 0.2% ropivacaine after lung resection surgery.

scientific article published on 7 July 2006

A prospective, randomized, double-blind comparison between parecoxib and ketorolac for early postoperative analgesia following nasal surgery.

scientific article published in September 2008

A prospective, randomized, double-blinded comparison of ropivacaine 0.5%, 0.75%, and 1% ropivacaine for peribulbar block

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A transient neurological deficit following intrathecal injection of 1% hyperbaric bupivacaine for unilateral spinal anaesthesia

scientific article published on January 1998

ALK-1-negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma associated with breast implants: a new clinical entity.

scientific article published on 11 May 2011

Active warming, not passive heat retention, maintains normothermia during combined epidural-general anesthesia for hip and knee arthroplasty

scientific article published in September 1997

Activity-based costing analysis of the analgesic treatments used in postoperative pain management in Italy

scientific article published in February 2016

Acute and chronic pain: Where we are and where we have to go. 4th SIMPAR

article by Michael Clark et al published November 2011 in European Journal of Pain Supplements

An interesting case of pancreaticoduodenal trauma

scientific article published in September 1980

Analgesic brachial plexus block for reduction of shoulder dislocation.

scientific article published in July 1996

Anesthesia and postoperative analgesia after intra-articular injection of warmed versus room-temperature levobupivacaine: a double-blind randomized trial.

scientific article published in September 2009

Arterial to end-tidal carbon dioxide tension difference in anaesthetized adults mechanically ventilated via a laryngeal mask or a cuffed oropharyngeal airway

scientific article published in August 1999

Autoantibodies Against Oxidatively Modified Lipoproteins and Progression of Carotid Restenosis After Carotid Endarterectomy

scientific article published in April 2002

Autotransfusion with predeposit-haemodilution and perioperative blood salvage: 20 years of experience. Rizzoli Study Group on Orthopaedic Anesthesia

scientific article published in January 1999

Block distribution and cardiovascular effects of unilateral spinal anaesthesia by 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine. A clinical comparison with bilateral spinal block.

scientific article published in July 1998

Breakthrough pain in patients with controlled or uncontrolled basal pain: an observational study

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C-reactive protein (CRP) measurement in geriatric patients hospitalized for acute infection.

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Cannabis and intractable chronic pain: an explorative retrospective analysis of Italian cohort of 614 patients

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Cardiac performance during unilateral lumbar spinal block after crystalloid preload

scientific article published in June 1997

Cardiovascular effects of two different regional anaesthetic techniques for unilateral leg surgery

scientific article published in January 1998

Cervical plexus anesthesia for carotid endarterectomy: comparison of ropivacaine and mepivacaine

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Clinical assessment of target-controlled infusion of propofol during monitored anesthesia care.

scientific article published in March 1999

Clinical comparison of either small doses of fentanyl or remifentanil for blunting cardiovascular changes induced by tracheal intubation

scientific article published in October 2000

Clinical complications, monitoring and management of perioperative mild hypothermia: anesthesiological features

scientific article published in December 2007

Coastal fish indicate human-induced changes in the Mediterranean littoral

scientific article published on February 2002

Combined sciatic and femoral nerve block for knee arthroscopy: 4 years' experience.

scientific article published in January 1999

Combined sciatic-femoral nerve block with 0.75% ropivacaine: effects of adding a systemically inactive dose of fentanyl

scientific article published in June 2000

Comparison between epidural infusion of fentanyl/bupivacaine and morphine/bupivacaine after orthopaedic surgery

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Comparison between hemodynamic changes after single-dose and incremental subarachnoid anesthesia.

scientific article published in July 1996

Comparison of two different approaches to hypotension following spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean delivery: effects on neonatal and maternal wellbeing

Computer-assisted EEG monitoring during carotid endarterectomy

scientific article published in January 2000

Continuous monitoring of cerebral oxygen saturation in elderly patients undergoing major abdominal surgery minimizes brain exposure to potential hypoxia.

scientific article

Continuous sciatic nerve block: how to choose among different proximal approaches? Gluteal or subgluteal continuous sciatic nerve block

scientific article published in July 2003

Continuous wound infusion of local anesthetic and steroid after major abdominal surgery: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Dependence on prescribed medicines: can we move past awareness to action in Europe?

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Developments in managing severe chronic pain: role of oxycodone-naloxone extended release

scientific article (publication date: 2015)

Do we need new supraglottic devices? Clinical appraisal of the cuffed oropharyngeal airway (COPA)

scientific article published in December 1999

Does a research group increase impact on the scientific community or general public discussion? Alternative metric-based evaluation

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Does clonidine 50 microg improve cervical plexus block obtained with ropivacaine 150 mg for carotid endarterectomy? A randomized, double-blinded study

scientific article published in December 2006

Does speed of intrathecal injection affect the distribution of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine?

scientific article published in September 1998

Early increases in cardiac troponin levels after major vascular surgery is associated with an increased frequency of delayed cardiac complications

scientific article published in June 2006

Effect of Preoperative Inflammatory Status and Comorbidities on Pain Resolution and Persistent Postsurgical Pain after Inguinal Hernia Repair

scientific article published on 9 March 2016

Effect of postoperative analgesia on acute and persistent postherniotomy pain: a randomized study.

scientific article

Effectiveness and Safety of a Novel Gel Dressing in the Management of Neuropathic Leg Ulcers in Diabetic Patients: A Prospective Double-Blind Randomized Trial

scientific article published on 24 August 2009

Effects of baricity of 0.5% or 0.75% levobupivacaine on the onset time of spinal anesthesia: a randomized trial

scientific article published in August 2008

Effects of speed of intrathecal injection on unilateral spinal block by 1% hyperbaric bupivacaine. A randomized, double-blind study.

scientific article published in January 1999

Effects of spinal needle type on lateral distribution of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine

scientific article published in August 1998

Effects of sympathetic blockade on the efficiency of forced-air warming during combined spinal-epidural anesthesia for total hip arthroplasty

scientific article published in August 1999

Effects of ultrasound guidance on the minimum effective anaesthetic volume required to block the femoral nerve

scientific article published on 3 May 2007

Ethical issues in pain and omics research. Some points to start the debate

scientific article published on February 2014

Fast-track anaesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective, randomized, multicentre, blind comparison of desflurane-remifentanil or sevoflurane-remifentanil

scientific article published on 24 May 2006

Fentanyl does not improve the nerve block characteristics of axillary brachial plexus anaesthesia performed with ropivacaine

scientific article published in May 2001

Fibrinolysis or hypercoagulation during radical prostatectomy? An evaluation of thrombelastographic parameters and standard laboratory tests

scientific article published in July 2008

Forehead Reflectance Oximetry: A Clinical Comparison with Conventional Digit Sensors during Laparotomic and Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgery

scientific article published on 16 August 2007

Forkhead transcription factor FOXP3 upregulates CD25 expression through cooperation with RelA/NF-κB.

scientific article published on 29 October 2012

Frequency of hypotension and bradycardia during general anesthesia, epidural anesthesia, or integrated epidural-general anesthesia for total hip replacement

scientific article published in March 2002

Frequency of hypotension during conventional or asymmetric hyperbaric spinal block

scientific article published in May 1999

Future Perspectives of ERAS: A Narrative Review on the New Applications of an Established Approach

scientific article

Gerdy tubercle osteotomy in surgical approach of posterolateral corner of the knee

scientific article published on 2 September 2006

Guidelines for the management of breakthrough pain in patients with cancer

scientific article published in March 2013

Haemodynamic monitoring during alkalinized lignocaine epidural block: a comparison with subarachnoid anaesthesia

scientific article published in May 1997

Human Genetic Variability Contributes to Postoperative Morphine Consumption

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Hypothermia prevention and treatment.

scientific article published in May 1998

Implantable intrathecal pumps for the treatment of noncancer chronic pain in elderly population: drug dose and clinical efficacy

scientific article

Improving postoperative analgesia after axillary brachial plexus anesthesia with 0.75% ropivacaine. A double-blind evaluation of adding clonidine

scientific article

Incidence of hypotension and bradycardia during integrated epidural/general anaesthesia. An epidemiologic observational study on 1200 consecutive patients. Italian Study Group on Integrated Anaesthesia.

scientific article published in July 1998

Inflammation-based scores: a new method for patient-targeted strategies and improved perioperative outcome in cancer patients

scientific article

Interscalene brachial plexus anaesthesia with 0.5%, 0.75% or 1% ropivacaine: a double-blind comparison with 2% mepivacaine

scientific article published in December 1999

Interscalene brachial plexus anaesthesia with small volumes of ropivacaine 0.75%: effects of the injection technique on the onset time of nerve blockade

scientific article

Interscalene brachial plexus anesthesia and analgesia for open shoulder surgery: a randomized, double-blinded comparison between levobupivacaine and ropivacaine.

scientific article published on January 2003

Interventional radiology at a single institution over 9 years: a comprehensive evaluation of procedures and an estimation of collective effective dose

scientific article published in December 2012

Intraoperative epidural anesthesia and postoperative analgesia with levobupivacaine for major orthopedic surgery: a double-blind, randomized comparison of racemic bupivacaine and ropivacaine

scientific article

Intrathecal 2-chloroprocaine for lower limb outpatient surgery: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, clinical evaluation

scientific article published in July 2006

Intrathecal atropine to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting after Cesarean section: a randomized, controlled trial.

scientific article published in August 2011

Intrathecal ropivacaine 5 mg/ml for outpatient knee arthroscopy: a comparison with lidocaine 10 mg/ml

scientific article published on 11 November 2008

Intratumoral microvessel density, response to chemotherapy and clinical outcome of patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma

scientific article published in January 2003

Ipsilateral shoulder pain after thoracotomy surgery: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled evaluation of the efficacy of infiltrating the phrenic nerve with 0.2%wt/vol ropivacaine.

scientific article published on 17 April 2007

Is Postoperative Opioid Analgesia Safe for Obese Patients?

scientific article published on 4 August 2012

Italian Registry of Complications associated with Regional Anesthesia (RICALOR). An incidence analysis from a prospective clinical survey

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Italian experience with the cuffed oropharyngeal airway (COPA). A prospective, observational study.

scientific article published in November 2000

Levobupivacaine for peripheral blocks of the lower limb: a clinical comparison with bupivacaine and ropivacaine

scientific article published in September 2001

Lightwand intubation does not reduce the increase in intraocular pressure associated with tracheal intubation

scientific article published in May 1999

Locoregional anesthesia and coagulation.

scientific article

Low dose hyperbaric bupivacaine for unilateral spinal anaesthesia.

scientific article published in September 1998

Lymphocyte DNA damage precedes DNA repair or cell death after orthopaedic surgery under general anaesthesia

scientific article published in September 2003

MR imaging of knee instability.

scientific article

Markers of Cell Proliferation, Apoptosis, and Angiogenesis in Thyroid Adenomas: A Comparative Immunohistochemical and Genetic Investigation of Functioning and Nonfunctioning Nodules

scientific article published in March 2007

Mechanisms of low back pain: a guide for diagnosis and therapy

scientific article

Minimum effective anesthetic concentration (MEAC) for sciatic nerve block: subgluteus and popliteal approaches.

scientific article published in April 2007

Minimum local anesthetic volume blocking the femoral nerve in 50% of cases: a double-blinded comparison between 0.5% ropivacaine and 0.5% bupivacaine

scientific article

Monitoring cerebral oxygen saturation in elderly patients undergoing general abdominal surgery: a prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 7 July 2006

Nerve stimulator and multiple injection technique for upper and lower limb blockade: failure rate, patient acceptance, and neurologic complications. Study Group on Regional Anesthesia

scientific article published in April 1999

New technology for noninvasive brain monitoring: continuous cerebral oximetry.

scientific article published on July 2006

Non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and cardiovascular risk

scientific article published in June 2013

Opioid use for Chronic Pain Management in Italy: Results from the Orthopedic Instant Pain Survey Project

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Opioid-related side-effects after intrathecal morphine: a prospective, randomized, double-blind dose-response study.

scientific article published on March 2006

Opioids and chronic pain. Data from the "other side of the pond".

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Opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: a critical view from the other side of the pond.

scientific article published on 14 July 2015

Opioids use has to be considered a right for chronic pain patients

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Pain control in day surgery: SIAARTI guidelines

scientific article published in January 2004

Pain treatment: A new approach to link bench to bedside - the SIMPAR meeting 2011

scientific article published on 16 April 2012

Paravertebral block for patients older than 80 years in one day surgery elective mastectomy

scientific article published on 23 January 2014

Paresthesia but no motor response: what's going on?

scientific article published in February 2003

Past, Present, and Future of Informed Consent in Pain and Genomics Research: Challenges Facing Global Medical Community

scientific article published on 26 August 2016

Patient supplemented epidural analgesia after major abdominal surgery with bupivacaine/fentanyl or ropivacaine/fentanyl

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Peribulbar anesthesia with either 0.75% ropivacaine or a 2% lidocaine and 0.5% bupivacaine mixture for vitreoretinal surgery: a double-blinded study

scientific article published in September 1999

Peritoneal Nebulization of Ropivacaine during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Dose Finding and Pharmacokinetic Study

scientific article published on 20 February 2017

Pharmacology, toxicology, and clinical use of new long acting local anesthetics, ropivacaine and levobupivacaine.

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Physiological dead space/tidal volume ratio during face mask, laryngeal mask, and cuffed oropharyngeal airway spontaneous ventilation

scientific article published in December 1998

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in acute pancreatitis

scientific article published on 7 June 2016

Posterior subgluteal approach to block the sciatic nerve: description of the technique and initial clinical experiences

scientific article published on September 2002

Preoperative administration of controlled-release oxycodone as a transition opioid for total intravenous anaesthesia in pain control after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

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Prophylactic use of helmet CPAP after pulmonary lobectomy: a prospective randomized controlled study.

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Pulmonary function changes after interscalene brachial plexus anesthesia with 0.5% and 0.75% ropivacaine: a double-blinded comparison with 2% mepivacaine

scientific article published in March 1999

Randomized comparison of remifentanil-propofol with a sciatic-femoral nerve block for out-patient knee arthroscopy

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Real-time ultrasound visualization of intravascular injection of local anesthetic during a peripheral nerve block.

scientific article published in May 2009

Reduction of painful area as new possible therapeutic target in post-herpetic neuropathic pain treated with 5% lidocaine medicated plaster: a case series

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Regional anaesthesia for outpatient knee arthroscopy: a randomized clinical comparison of two different anaesthetic techniques

scientific article published in May 2000

Regional anesthesia: the best is yet to come.

scientific article published on 15 February 2017

Restricting spinal block to the operative side: why not?

scientific article published in January 2004

Ropivacaine or 2% mepivacaine for lower limb peripheral nerve blocks. Study Group on Orthopedic Anesthesia of the Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Intensive Care

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SIAARTI guidelines for safety in locoregional anaesthesia.

scientific article published in September 2006

Sciatic nerve block with 0.5% levobupivacaine, 0.75% levobupivacaine or 0.75% ropivacaine: a double-blind, randomized comparison

scientific article published in June 2005

Sex differences in the daily rhythmicity of morphine consumption after major abdominal surgery.

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Shortening the discharging time after total hip replacement under combined spinal/epidural anesthesia by actively warming the patient during surgery.

scientific article published in July 1999

Should parafibromin staining replace HRTP2 gene analysis as an additional tool for histologic diagnosis of parathyroid carcinoma?

scientific article published in May 2007

Small doses of remifentanil or sufentanil for blunting cardiovascular changes induced by tracheal intubation: a double-blind comparison

scientific article

Small-dose clonidine prolongs postoperative analgesia after sciatic-femoral nerve block with 0.75% ropivacaine for foot surgery

scientific article published in August 2000

Spinal anesthesia with lidocaine or preservative-free 2-chlorprocaine for outpatient knee arthroscopy: a prospective, randomized, double-blind comparison.

scientific article published in April 2007

Spinal anesthesia: an evergreen technique

scientific article published in April 2008

Spinal ropivacaine or bupivacaine for cesarean delivery: a prospective, randomized, double-blind comparison

scientific article

Stimulating or conventional perineural catheters after hallux valgus repair: a double-blind, pharmaco-economic evaluation.

scientific article published in November 2006

Subarachnoid sufentanil for early postoperative pain management in orthopedic patients: more disadvantages than benefits?

scientific article published in December 2001

Systemic hemodynamic effects of sequential pneumatic compression of the lower limbs: a prospective study in healthy volunteers

scientific article published in August 2008

Temperature control and recovery of bowel function after laparoscopic or laparotomic colorectal surgery in patients receiving combined epidural/general anesthesia and postoperative epidural analgesia

scientific article published in August 2002

The continuity of living matter and the discontinuities of its constituents: do plankton and benthos really exist?

scientific article published on 01 April 1996

The effects of single or multiple injections on the volume of 0.5% ropivacaine required for femoral nerve blockade

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The effects of the single or multiple injection technique on the onset time of femoral nerve blocks with 0.75% ropivacaine

scientific article published in July 2000

The effects of ultrasound guidance and neurostimulation on the minimum effective anesthetic volume of mepivacaine 1.5% required to block the sciatic nerve using the subgluteal approach

scientific article published in November 2009

The learning curve for laryngoscopy: Airtraq versus Macintosh laryngoscopes

scientific article published on 21 February 2012

The minimum effective dose of 0.5% hyperbaric spinal bupivacaine for cesarean section.

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The nerve stimulation technique versus the loss of resistance technique for the posterior approach to lumbar plexus block: a randomized, prospective, observer-blinded, pilot study.

scientific article published in October 2011

The pressor response after laryngeal mask or cuffed oropharyngeal airway insertion

scientific article published in November 1999

The serum concentrations of leptin and MCP-1 independently predict low back pain duration.

scientific article published on 11 January 2017

The sodium-iodide symporter expression in placental tissue at different gestational age: an immunohistochemical study.

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The target plasma concentration of propofol required to place laryngeal mask versus cuffed oropharyngeal airway

scientific article published in April 1999

Transcutaneous carbon dioxide monitoring in spontaneously breathing, nonintubated patients in the early postoperative period

scientific article published in July 2008

Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Abdominal Wall Pain Following Surgery: A Case Series.

scientific article published on 14 March 2017

Treatment of juxtarenal aortic aneurysm with the Multilayer stent.

scientific article published in February 2012

Ultrasound and peripheral blocks for acute and chronic pain: A review

scientific article published in November 2009

Ultrasound in acute and chronic pain: Why is it necessary?

Ultrasound-guided intraneural injections and neurologic injury

scientific article published in June 2007

Unilateral bupivacaine spinal anesthesia for outpatient knee arthroscopy. Italian Study Group on Unilateral Spinal Anesthesia

scientific article published in August 2000

Unilateral spinal anesthesia or combined sciatic-femoral nerve block for day-case knee arthroscopy. A prospective, randomized comparison

scientific article published in March 2000

Unilateral spinal anesthesia. State of the art.

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Unilateral spinal anesthesia: fact or fiction?

scientific article published in November 1997

Updating postoperative pain management: from multimodal to context-sensitive treatment.

scientific article published in September 2008

Using stimulating catheters for continuous sciatic nerve block shortens onset time of surgical block and minimizes postoperative consumption of pain medication after halux valgus repair as compared with conventional nonstimulating catheters

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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in primary tumors and peritoneal metastases from patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma

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[Continuous brachial plexus blockade for shoulder surgery]

scientific article published in September 2001

[Epidural vs general anaesthesia]

scientific article published on 01 April 2002

[Femoro-sciatic block with an electric nerve stimulator for the loco-regional anesthesia of the knee]

scientific article published in September 1991

[Pain in Italy. Background examination. Operative proposals]

scientific article published on 01 April 2012

[Perioperative thermal homeostasis. A duty of the anesthesiologist]

scientific article published in June 1997

[Peripheral blocks for the lower limb: lumbar plexus]

scientific article published in September 2001