Nobuhiro Tanaka
Hokkaido University, Nara Medical University, Nara Medical University Hospital
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45
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About
Nobuhiro Tanaka is a leading anesthesiologist and researcher at Nara Medical University, Japan, whose work focuses on optimizing perioperative care for robotic surgery. His primary research areas include nociception monitoring, regional anesthesia techniques, and cerebral hemodynamics during robot-assisted laparoscopic procedures. Tanaka’s major contributions center on refining pain management protocols. His landmark randomized controlled trial (2024, 12 citations) demonstrated that nociception level (NOL)-directed analgesia significantly reduces opioid consumption during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, advancing personalized, opioid-sparing anesthesia. He has also pioneered the use of near-infrared time-resolved spectroscopy to measure absolute cerebral blood volume changes during steep head-down tilt (2019, 14 citations), addressing critical safety concerns in robotic surgery. Additionally, Tanaka’s prospective cohort study (2023, 8 citations) quantified quadriceps weakness after anterior quadratus lumborum block, providing essential data for postoperative mobility. His protocol for the VALINOR study (2025) further explores intravenous lidocaine’s effect on NOL-directed management. With over 45 citations across his most influential works, Tanaka is shaping evidence-based, patient-centered anesthesia for the rapidly expanding field of robotic surgery.
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