Pasquale Buonanno
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About
Pasquale Buonanno is a leading anesthesiologist and perioperative researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robotic surgery, protective ventilation, and multimodal pain management. His most influential study, an EIT-guided randomized controlled trial on protective mechanical ventilation during steep Trendelenburg laparoscopy (19 citations), demonstrated how electrical impedance tomography can optimize lung function in real time—a breakthrough for patient safety in robotic-assisted procedures. Buonanno has also made major contributions to the comparative safety of robotic versus laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery, co-authoring a systematic review and meta-analysis (15 citations) that clarified intra- and post-operative complication profiles. His research on robot-assisted radical prostatectomy is particularly notable: he has investigated predictive factors for hemoglobin drop, perioperative red cell trends, and—most innovatively—compared subarachnoid analgesia, erector spinae plane block, and intravenous analgesia for postoperative pain control (8 citations). By challenging the assumption that robotic surgery inherently reduces pain, Buonanno has advanced evidence-based, patient-centered anesthesia protocols. With over 50 cumulative citations across his most-cited works, he is a rising voice in perioperative medicine, bridging engineering, anesthesiology, and urologic oncology.
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