Awake cardiac surgery using the novel
Pectoralis-Intercostal-Rectus Sheath (PIRS) Plane Block and Subxiphoid
approach
Toscano Antonio1, Balzani Eleonora2,
Capuano Paolo3, Vaninetti Anna2,
Perrucci Chiara2, Simonato Erika4,
Rinaldi Mauro2-4, Brazzi Luca1-2
1 Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and
Emergency, ‘Città della Salute e della Scienza’ Hospital – Turin –
Italy
2 Department of Surgical Sciences – University of
Turin – Italy
3 Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care,
IRCCS-ISMETT, UPMC Italy, Palermo
4 Department of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery,
‘Città della Salute e della Scienza’ Hospital – Turin – Italy
Antonio Toscano , Medical Doctor, Corresponding Author
Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Emergency, ‘Città della
Salute e della Scienza’ hospital – Turin, Italy. Street address: Corso
Bramante 88, cap 10126, Torino, Italy. FAX number: 0116335637. E-mail
antoniotoscano@me.com,
mobile phone +393401397164.
Eleonora Balzani, Medical Doctor
Department of Surgical Sciences
– University of Turin – Italy
Street address: Corso Bramante 88, cap 10126, Torino, Italy. FAX number:
0116335637
E-mail: eleonora.balzani2@gmail.com
Paolo Capuano , Medical Doctor
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS-ISMETT, UPMC,
Palermo, Italy. Street address: Via Ernesto Tricomi 5, zip code 90127,
Palermo, Italy. E-mail:paolocapuano89@gmail.com
Anna Vaninetti , Medical Doctor
Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Street address: Corso Bramante 88, cap 10126, Torino, Italy. FAX number:
0116335637. E-mail: anna.vaninetti@unito.it
Chiara Perrucci, Medical doctor
Department of Surgical Sciences – University of Turin – Italy
Street address: Corso Bramante 88, cap 10126, Torino, Italy. FAX number:
0116335637
E-mail: chiara.perrucci@outlook.com
Erika Simonato, Medical Doctor
Department of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, ‘Città della Salute e
della Scienza’ – Turin, Italy. Street address: Corso Bramante 88, cap
10126, Torino, Italy. E-mail e.simonato@alice.it
Mauro Rinaldi, Medical Doctor, PhD, Professor
Department of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, ‘Città della Salute e
della Scienza’ – Turin, Italy. Street address: Corso Bramante 88, cap
10126, Torino, Italy. E-mailmauro.rinaldi@unito.it
Luca Brazzi , Medical Doctor, PhD, Professor
Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Emergency, ‘Città della
Salute e della Scienza’ hospital – Turin, Italy. Street address: Corso
Bramante 88, cap 10126, Torino, Italy. E-mail luca.brazzi@unito.it
Conflicts of interest and sources of funding . None