Roberto Starnari
10 Papers
Roberto Starnari is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Abdominal surgery. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 5 publications.
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Papers
Thoracic continuous spinal anesthesia for high-risk comorbid older patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: one-year experience of an Italian geriatric hospital.
Francesco Spannella,Federico Giulietti,Elisa Damiani,Lucia Faloia,Massimo Stronati,Alfredo Venezia,Paolo Vincenzi,Daniele Castellani,Gianfranco Boccoli,Marco Dellabella,Marina Giampieri,Riccardo Sarzani,Roberto Starnari +12 more
TL;DR: Thoracic continuous spinal anesthesia/analgesia (TCSA) may be a valid alternative to general anesthesia in high-risk older patients undergoing major abdominal surgery and further studies are needed to confirm its safety and benefits.
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Continuous thoracic spinal anesthesia with local anesthetic plus midazolam and ketamine is superior to local anesthetic plus fentanyl in major abdominal surgery.
Paolo Vincenzi,Roberto Starnari,Lucia Faloia,Riccardo Grifoni,Roberto Bucchianeri,Leonardo Chiodi,Alfredo Venezia,Massimo Stronati,Marina Giampieri,Roberto Montalti,Diletta Gaudenzi,Lesley De Pietri,Gianfranco Boccoli +12 more
- 17 Jul 2020
TL;DR: In a population of frail, elderly patients, thoracic continuous spinal anesthesia with local anesthetic plus midazolam and ketamine was superior to localAnesthetic plus fentanyl.
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Radical cystectomy in frail octogenarians in thoracic continuous spinal anesthesia and analgesia: a pilot study.
Daniele Castellani,Roberto Starnari,Lucia Faloia,Massimo Stronati,Alfredo Venezia,Luca Gasparri,Redi Claudini,Alessandro Branchi,Marina Giampieri,Marco Dellabella +9 more
TL;DR: The preliminary results show that CSA and analgesia is a feasible option as an additional way to reduce morbidity and mortality in frail octogenarians who require RC.
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Opioid-Free Segmental Thoracic Spinal Anesthesia with Intrathecal Sedation for Breast and Axillary Surgery: Report of Four Cases
Paolo Vincenzi,Massimo Stronati,P. Isidori,Salvatore Iuorio,Diletta Gaudenzi,Gianfranco Boccoli,Roberto Starnari +6 more
TL;DR: STSA with local anesthetic plus midazolam and ketamine might be considered a safe and effective alternative to GA, even in surgeries involving the breast and axillary region, particularly in elderly and frail patients.
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This is why you should (not) use spinal anesthesia for laparoscopic surgeries
Alessandro De Cassai,Roberto Starnari,C. Pullano,Vito Torrano,Federico Geraldini,Fabio Costa +5 more
TL;DR: The major concerns of using RA in this situation are related to the cardiovascular and ventilatory consequences of laparoscopic procedures and their potential worsening with a neuraxial block as mentioned in this paper .
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