A clinical operative sequence for hypnosis implementation to general anesthesia during major surgery for orthotopic liver transplantation

Eros Pilia^{1

2}, Danilo Sirigu^{3

4}, Roberto Mereu⁵, Fausto Zamboni⁶, Elisabetta Pusceddu⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Science and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
² Department of Anesthesia, Resuscitation and Pain Therapy, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
³ CIICS Institute Franco Granone Italian Clinical-Experimental Hypnosis Center, Italy.
⁴ ARNAS G. Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy.
⁵ ARNAS G. Brotzu, Hepatology Unit, Liver Transplantation Center, Cagliari, Italy.
⁶ ARNAS G. Brotzu, General Surgery Liver Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation Center, Cagliari, Italy.
⁷ ARNAS G. Brotzu, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Liver Transplantation Center, Cagliari, Italy.

Eros Pilia et al. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2022.

. 2022 Aug 4:80:104345.

doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104345. eCollection 2022 Aug.

Eros Pilia^{1

2}, Danilo Sirigu^{3

4}, Roberto Mereu⁵, Fausto Zamboni⁶, Elisabetta Pusceddu⁷

¹ Department of Medical Science and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
² Department of Anesthesia, Resuscitation and Pain Therapy, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
³ CIICS Institute Franco Granone Italian Clinical-Experimental Hypnosis Center, Italy.
⁴ ARNAS G. Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy.
⁵ ARNAS G. Brotzu, Hepatology Unit, Liver Transplantation Center, Cagliari, Italy.
⁶ ARNAS G. Brotzu, General Surgery Liver Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation Center, Cagliari, Italy.
⁷ ARNAS G. Brotzu, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Liver Transplantation Center, Cagliari, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: Anesthesiological management; General anesthesia; Hepatic surgery; Hypnosis; Orthotopic liver transplantation.

Conflict of interest statement

None to declare.

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