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Giovanni Cucchiaro
Researcher at Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Publications - 40
Citations - 835
Giovanni Cucchiaro is an academic researcher from Children's Hospital Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Epibatidine. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 35 publications receiving 747 citations. Previous affiliations of Giovanni Cucchiaro include University of Pennsylvania & Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
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Continuous peripheral nerve blockade for inpatient and outpatient postoperative analgesia in children.
Arjunan Ganesh,John B. Rose,Lawrence Wells,Theodore J. Ganley,Harshad Gurnaney,Lynne G. Maxwell,Theresa J. DiMaggio,Karen Milovcich,Maureen Scollon,Jeffrey M. Feldman,Giovanni Cucchiaro +10 more
TL;DR: It is feasible to implement a CPNB program to provide an alternative method of inpatient and outpatient postoperative analgesia after orthopedic surgery in children when appropriate expertise is available.
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The effects of clonidine on postoperative analgesia after peripheral nerve blockade in children.
TL;DR: The addition of clonidine to bupvacaine and ropivacaine can extend sensory block by a few hours, and increase the incidence of motor blocks.
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Accelerated Discharge Protocol for Posterior Spinal Fusion Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Decreases Hospital Postoperative Charges 22.
Austin E. Sanders,Lindsay M. Andras,Ted Sousa,Cathy Kissinger,Giovanni Cucchiaro,David L. Skaggs +5 more
TL;DR: Investigating the effect of an accelerated discharge protocol on postoperative pain control for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) following posterior spinal fusion found it associated with a 22% decrease in hospital charges in the postoperative period.
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Low-dose intrathecal morphine for postoperative analgesia in children.
TL;DR: It is concluded that low-dose intrathecal morphine in the pediatric population can be a useful and safe adjunct for postoperative analgesia.
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The Dorsal Raphe Nucleus as a Site of Action of the Antinociceptive and Behavioral Effects of the α4 Nicotinic Receptor Agonist Epibatidine
TL;DR: The results implicate the dorsal raphe nucleus as a target for the analgesic and perhaps anxiogenic effects of epibatidine.