Vol. 3 No. s1 (2026): Roma Pain Days 2026

62 articles Published 11 May 2026

Roma Pain Days 2026

62 articles

BEYOND ANALGESIA: FASCIAL PLANE BLOCKS AS MODULATORS OF THE SURGICAL STRESS RESPONSE

C. Angeletti, I. Olivieri, G. Di Giuseppe, G. Varrassi | Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Mazzini Hospital, Teramo, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.149
- 208 abstract views
SEVERE PAIN AND NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS AS AN INITIAL MANIFESTATION OF PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME: A CASE REPORT

A. Górecka¹, D. Myrcik², U. Michalik-Marcinkowska³, G. Varrassi⁴, K. Walkiewicz², M. Muc-Wierzgoń², M.S. Świtała⁵ | ¹Department of Health Risk Management, Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Bytom, Poland; ²Department of Propaedeutics of Internal Diseases and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Bytom, Poland; ³Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Opole, Poland; ⁴Fondazione Paolo Procacci, Rome, Italy; ⁵Department of Health Economics and Health Management, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Bytom, Poland

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.165
- 130 abstract views
REAL-WORLD TITRATION PATHWAYS AND THERAPEUTIC INTEGRATION OF MEDICAL CANNABIS IN FIBROMYALGIA: INTERIM ANALYSIS OF A REFRACTORY CLINICAL COHORT

I. Olivieri, G. Di Giuseppe, R. Berrettoni, C. Angeletti | Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Mazzini Hospital, Teramo, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.181
- 132 abstract views
PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY ADJACENT TO CERVICAL DORSAL ROOT GANGLION FOR REFRACTORY PHANTOM LIMB PAIN: A SINGLE ARM INTERVENTIONAL STUDY

R.S. Sharma¹, A. Kumar² | ¹Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur, India; ²Department of Anaesthesia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.197
- 124 abstract views
CHRONIC PAIN PREVALENCE AND ASSESSMENT GAP IN ITALIAN PUA/UVM PATIENTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

G. Fedelfranco | Social Health Local District of Bari, Unified Access Point / Multidimensional Assessment Unit, Bari; University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.160
- 182 abstract views
EMOTIONAL PAIN IN OLDER ADULTS: DETERMINANTS AND CLINICAL CORRELATES

U. Michalik-Marcinkowska¹, D. Myrcik², G. Varrassi³ | ¹Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Opole, Poland; ²Department of Propaedeutics of Internal Diseases and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland; ³Fondazione Paolo Procacci, Rome, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.176
- 118 abstract views
COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME WITH PERSISTENT KINESIOPHOBIA: A CASE REPORT

B. Sekban, E. Tarihçi Çakmak, F. Merih Akpinar, E. İlke Şen, N. Çapan | Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.192
- 159 abstract views
GUT MICROBIOTA AND PAIN EXPRESSION IN ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS: CLINICAL-MICROBIAL CORRELATES (GRASP-STUDY)

L. Chislari¹, A. Lobiuc², E. Russu³, M. Homitchi⁴, C. Ciorescu¹, N. Paval², M. Covasa², L. Groppa¹ | ¹Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; ²Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Stefan cel Mare State University of Suceava, Romania; ³Nicolae Testemitanu State Medical and Pharmaceutical University; Timofei Mosneaga Republican Clinical Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; ⁴Timofei Mosneaga Republican Clinical Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.155
- 172 abstract views
THE EFFECT OF STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK ON DEPRESSION IN PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC SUDDEN HEARING LOSS

Y. Jeon | Department of Anesthesiology, Kyungpook National University, Daegy, South Korea

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.171
- 131 abstract views
INFLAMMATION-DRIVEN PAIN IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AFTER COVID-19: A CLINICO-BIOLOGICAL CORRELATION STUDY

T. Razlog¹, E. Russu², C. Groza¹, L. Groppa³ | ¹Timofei Mosneaga Republican Clinical Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; ²Nicolae Testemitanu State Medical and Pharmaceutical University; Timofei Mosneaga Republican Clinical Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; ³Nicolae Testemitanu State Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.187
- 131 abstract views
OCULAR PAIN AS A MARKER OF SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

R. Usatii¹, E. Russu², E. Bendelic³, A. Corduneanu³, O. Tagadiuc³, L. Groppa³ | ¹Timofei Mosneaga Republican Clinical Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; ²Timofei Mosneaga Republican Clinical Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; Nicolae Testemitanu State Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; ³Nicolae Testemitanu State Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.203
- 111 abstract views
PAIN AS A NEUROCARDIAC STRESSOR: REFRAMING PAIN BEYOND NOCICEPTION

C. Angeletti¹, G. Di Giuseppe¹, I. Olivieri¹, G. Varrassi² | ¹Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Mazzini Hospital, Teramo, Italy; ²Fondazione Paolo Procacci, Rome, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.150
- 226 abstract views
OPIOID-SPARING EFFECT OF LIDOCAINE, KETAMINE AND MAGNESIUM IN THORACOTOMY

J. Herrera Silva¹, S.T. Bahí², M. Díaz², I. Gascó², C. Rodriguez³, X. Baldó³, M. Vives⁴ | ¹Department of Anesthesia, Reanimation and Pain Unit, Dr. Bofill Clinic - University Hospital Dr. J. Trueta, Girona, Spain; ²Department of Anesthesia & Reanimation, Hospital Universitari Dr. J. Trueta, Girona, Spain; ³Department of Anesthesia & Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Dr. J. Trueta, Girona, Spain; ⁴Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care Medicine, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; IdiSNA, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra, Spain

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.166
- 133 abstract views
ORGAN INVOLVEMENT AND PAIN PHENOTYPES IN GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS

C. Oprea¹, E. Russu^1|2, L. Rotaru², L. Groppa² | ¹Timofei Mosneaga Republican Clinical Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; ²Nicolae Testemitanu State Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.182
- 102 abstract views
NOTALGIA PARESTHETICA: CASE REPORT ON THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT WITH ULTRASOUND-GUIDED OZONE MESOTHERAPY

S. Sorrenti¹, M. Ciuffreda¹, E. Pisello¹, C. Pellegrino², A. Monacelli², G. Cucè⁴, C. Piangatelli¹, D. Galante⁴ | ¹Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Management, AST Ancona, Fabriano (AN), Italy; ²Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Management, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy; ³Department of Public Health, University of Messina, Italy; ⁴Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Management, ASL Foggia, Cerignola (FG), Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.198
- 160 abstract views
POST-OPERATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT IN JORDAN: A DECADE OF PROGRESS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS (2010–2025)

M. Abu-Jeyyab¹, A. Hamdan², B. Elqadah², M. Alaqrabawi², A.I. Daseh³, A. Alsalahat⁴, M. Abughosh⁵, T. Abdelqader⁶, M.A.R.A. Frietekh⁷ | ¹Istishari Hospital, Amman, Jordan; ²Department of Anesthesia and Resuscitation, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Isra University; Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Istishari Hospital, Amman, Jordan; ³School of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan; ⁴General surgery department, Istishari Hospital, Amman, Jordan; ⁵5th year medical student, Arab American University, Jenin, Palestine; ⁶6th year medical student, Mutah University, Amman, Jordan; ⁷Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Istishari Hospital, Amman, Jordan

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.145
- 225 abstract views
WOUND PAIN ASSESSMENT AND NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY COMPETENCY GAP IN ITALIAN COMMUNITY NURSES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL MIXED-METHODS STUDY

G. Fedelfranco¹, M. Martucci² | ¹Social Health Local District of Bari, Unified Access Point (PUA) / Multidimensional Assessment Unit (UVM), Bari; University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy; ²Director Health Profession, Social Health Local District of Bari; University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.161
- 171 abstract views
LOW-LEVEL LASER THERAPY FOR PAIN REDUCTION IN PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY

D. Munteanu-Covila, E. Russu, L. Groppa | Nicolae Testemitanu State Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.177
- 149 abstract views
MAGNESIUM SULFATE VS. DEXAMETHASONE AS ADJUVANTS IN ULTRASOUND-GUIDED TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK FOR EMERGENCY LAPAROTOMY: A COMPARATIVE EFFICACY STUDY

V. Sharipova¹, S. Yuldosheva², I. Fokin³, M. Narimova², U. Abdirimov² | ¹Anesthesiology and Critical Care Unit, Republican Scientific Emergency Medical Centre, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; ²Department of Anesthesiology, Republican Research Center of Emergency Medicine, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; ³Head of Department of Anesthesiology, Republican Research Center of Emergency Medicine, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.193
- 169 abstract views
FROM PHENOTYPE TO GENOTYPE: DO COMT, MTHFR, BDNF, OPRM1, AND HTR2A POLYMORPHISMS CONTRIBUTE TO CHRONIC MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN?

H. Demir Usan | Faculty of Medicine, Yuksek Ihtisas University, Ankara, Turkey

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.156
- 212 abstract views
THORACOLUMBAR JUNCTION SYNDROME AS AN UNDERRECOGNIZED SOURCE OF PELVIC AND HIP PAIN: DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC IMPLICATIONS

S.C. Longo¹, F. Quarta², S. Lanza¹, L. De Palma³, G. Frasca³, R. Lopes⁴, G. Farì⁵ | ¹Rehabilitation Unit, M. Paternò Arezzo Hospital, Ragusa, Italy; ²Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Technologies (Di.S.Te.B.A.), University of Salento, Lecce, Italy; ³Department of Translational Biomedicine and Neuroscience (DiBraiN), University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy; ⁴Department of Biomedical and Biotechonological Sciences, University of Catania, Italy; ⁵Department of Experimental Medicine (Di.Me.S.), University of Salento, Lecce, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.172
- 199 abstract views
NEUROPATHIC PAIN AND NEURO-IMMUNE DYSREGULATION IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AFTER COVID-19

T. Razlog¹, E. Russu², C. Groza¹, L. Groppa³ | ¹Timofei Mosneaga Republican Clinical Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; ²Nicolae Testemitanu State Medical and Pharmaceutical University; Timofei Mosneaga Republican Clinical Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; ³Nicolae Testemitanu State Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.188
- 123 abstract views
PAIN PHENOTYPES IN OCULAR INVOLVEMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: A CLINICAL-INFLAMMATORY MODEL

R. Usatii¹, E. Russu², E. Bendelic³, A. Corduneanu³, O. Tagadiuc³, L. Groppa³ | ¹Timofei Mosneaga Republican Clinical Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; ²Timofei Mosneaga Republican Clinical Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; Nicolae Testemitanu State Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; ³Nicolae Testemitanu State Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.204
- 114 abstract views
RADIOFREQUENCY DENERVATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SACROILIAC JOINT PAIN: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TWO TECHNIQUES

E. Antognozzi¹, G. Biondi², A. Gioia², E. Piraccini², P. Pogliaghi³, M.C. Tonnarelli³ | ¹Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Hospital of San Benedetto del Tronto (AP), Italy; ²Pain Therapy Center, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy; ³Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Hospital of Bentivoglio (BO), Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.151
- 193 abstract views
RESULTS OF TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK AS A COMPONENT OF MULTIMODAL ANALGESIA IN LIVING LIVER DONORS

R. Ibadov¹, S. Ibragimov², S. Ergashev² | ¹Intensive Care Unit, Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Surgery named after academician V.Vakhidov, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; ²Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Surgery named after academician V.Vakhidov, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.167
- 87 abstract views
PAIN BURDEN AND INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY IN GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS: CLINICO-BIOLOGICAL CORRELATES

C. Oprea¹, E. Russu^1|2, L. Rotaru², L. Groppa² | ¹Timofei Mosneaga Republican Clinical Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; ²Nicolae Testemitanu State Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.183
- 105 abstract views
ADVANCING MESOTHERAPY: THE ROLE OF ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE IN IMPROVING SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS ACROSS AGE GROUPS

S. Sorrenti¹, M. Ciuffreda¹, E. Pisello¹, C. Pellegrino², A. Monacelli², G. Cucè³, C. Piangatelli¹, D. Galante⁴ | ¹Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Management, AST Ancona, Fabriano (AN), Italy; ²Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Management, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy; ³Department of Public Health, University of Messina, Italy; ⁴Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Management, ASL Foggia, Cerignola (FG), Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.199
- 148 abstract views
OVERLAPPING CHRONIC PAIN

S. Agachi¹, L. Groppa¹, O. Bujor², R. Usatîi², L. Taran², A. Lesnic² | ¹Department of Rheumatology and Nephrology, Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; ²Clinical Republican Hospital Timofei Mosneaga, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.146
- 172 abstract views
LAW 38/2010 AND COMMUNITY NURSING: THE IFOC/IFEC AS MISSING GATEWAY TO ITALY'S PAIN THERAPY NETWORK

G. Fedelfranco¹, F. Germini² | ¹Social Health Local District of Bari, Unified Access Point (PUA) / Multidimensional Assessment Unit (UVM), Bari; University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy; ²Director Health Profession, Social Health Local District n. 10 of Bari, Bari, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.162
- 140 abstract views
PAIN RESPONSE AND FUNCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT UNDER LASER THERAPY IN PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS

D. Munteanu-Covila, E. Russu, L. Groppa | Nicolae Testemitanu State Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.178
- 120 abstract views
EFFICACY OF LUMBAR ERECTOR SPINAE PLANE BLOCK FOR POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA AFTER ACETABULAR FRACTURE SURGERY: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

V. Sharipova¹, I. Fokin², S. Yuldosheva³ | ¹Anesthesiology and Critical Care Unit, Republican Scientific Emergency Medical Centre, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; ²Head of Department of Anesthesiology, Republican Research Center of Emergency Medicine, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; ³Department of Anesthesiology, Republican Research Center of Emergency Medicine, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.194
- 131 abstract views
CHRONIC PAIN TREATMENT DURING PREGNANCY: NAVIGATING THE EVIDENCE GREY ZONE

G. Di Giuseppe, I. Olivieri, C. Angeletti | Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Mazzini Hospital, Teramo, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.157
- 229 abstract views
METABOLIC DYSFUNCTION AS A REVERSIBLE DRIVER OF SMALL FIBER NEUROPATHY: A CASE REPORT

J. Mendoza | Antioquia Society of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation (SADEA), Medellin, Colombia

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.173
- 273 abstract views
ENTHESITIS-DRIVEN PAIN IN PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS: ULTRASOUND EVIDENCE FOR EARLY ENTHESOPATHY

E. Russu¹, L. Chislari², L. Groppa² | ¹Nicolae Testemitanu State Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Timofei Mosneaga Republican Clinical Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; ²Nicolae Testemitanu State Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Chisinau, Republica of Moldova

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.189
- 131 abstract views
PERCUTANEOUS NUCLEOPLASTY FOR THE TREATMENT OF SYMPTOMATIC INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROTRUSIONS USING NAVIGABLE PLASMA COBLATION DEVICE

A. Zolovkins, G. Orgera, M. Doddi, S. Pulcinelli, E. Ronconi | Interventional Radiology Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.205
- 278 abstract views
EMERGING DRUGS OF ABUSE IN THE CHRONIC PAIN POPULATION: A CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY PERSPECTIVE ON KRATOM, NOVEL SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS, DESIGNER BENZODIAZEPINES, GABAPENTINOIDS, XYLAZINE, AND KETAMINE

F. Breve¹, G. Varrassi², J. Pergolizzi³, R. Raffa⁴ | ¹Mid Atlantic PharmaTech Consultants LLC, Ventnor City, NJ, USA; Temple University School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA, USA; ²Fondazione Paolo Procacci, Rome, Italy; ³NEMA Research Inc., Naples, FL, USA; ⁴Temple University School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA, USA; University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.152
- 221 abstract views
THE EFFECT OF MULTIMODAL ANALGESIA ON INTRA-ABDOMINAL PRESSURE AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH INTRA-ABDOMINAL HYPERTENSION SYNDROME

R. Ibadov¹, S. Ibragimov², X. Siddikov² | ¹Intensive Care Unit, Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Surgery named after academician V.Vakhidov, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; ²Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Surgery named after academician V.Vakhidov, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.168
- 114 abstract views
MULTIMODAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC AND CEREBRAL PERFUSION ASSESSMENT OF LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN CALVES DURING SLAUGHTER: TRANSLATIONAL IMPLICATIONS FOR PAIN CONSCIOUSNESS MONITORING

V.P. Pham¹, V.Y. Tran², A.A. Al Alwany³, G. Farì⁴, D. Myrcik⁵, N. Cimini⁶, M.L.G. Leoni⁷, G. Varrassi⁸ | ¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam; ²Department of Biomedical Engineering, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; ³College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq; ⁴Department of Experimental Medicine (Di.Me.S.), University of Salento, Lecce, Italy; ⁵Department of Internal Diseases Propaedeutics and Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Bytom, Poland; ⁶Department of MESVA, University of L’Aquila, Italy; ⁷Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; ⁸Fondazione Paolo Procacci, Rome, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.184
- 154 abstract views
PATIENT-TAILORED ULTRASOUND-GUIDED LUMBAR PLEXUS BLOCK USING ALTERNATIVE ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS: A PRELIMINARY STUDY

S. Sorrenti¹, M. Ciuffreda¹, E. Pisello¹, C. Pellegrino², A. Monacelli², G. Cucè³, C. Piangatelli¹, D. Galante⁴ | ¹Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Management, AST Ancona, Fabriano (AN), Italy; ²Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Management, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy; ³Department of Public Health, University of Messina, Italy; ⁴Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Management, ASL Foggia, Cerignola (FG), Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.200
- 137 abstract views
DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION FOR REFRACTORY CHRONIC PAIN: CLINICAL TARGETS, INDICATIONS, AND EMERGING STRATEGIES

L. Al-Husinat¹, S. Azzam¹, S. Al Sharie², A.A. Alomari³, A. Baydoun⁴, H.B. Yaseen⁵, G. Varrassi⁶ | ¹Department of General Surgery and Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan; ²Laboratory of Science and Translation in Critical Illness, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; ³Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mutah University, Alkarak, Jordan; ⁴Unit of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy, Sant’Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy; ⁵Department of Anesthesia and Intensive care unit, Ministry of Health Educational Hospitals, Amman, Jordan; ⁶Fondazione Paolo Procacci, Rome, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.147
- 230 abstract views
WOUND PAIN ASSESSMENT IN ITALIAN DOMICILIARY PALLIATIVE CARE: AN AUDIT OF LAW 38/2010 COMPLIANCE IN HOMENURSING

G. Fedelfranco | Social Health Local District of Bari, Unified Access Point (PUA) / Multidimensional Assessment Unit (UVM), Bari; University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.163
- 113 abstract views
CLINICAL PROFILE, TREATMENT PATTERNS, AND EXPECTATIONS OF PATIENTS REFERRED TO A CHRONIC PAIN CENTER: A RETROSPECTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

J. Nicolas, M. D'Ussel | Chronic Pain Center, Paris Saint-Joseph Hospital, Paris, France

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.179
- 133 abstract views
LUMBAR ERECTOR SPINAE PLANE BLOCK AS AN ALTERNATIVE POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA METHOD AFTER ACETABULAR SURGERY

V. Sharipova¹, I. Fokin², S. Yuldosheva³ | ¹Anesthesiology and Critical Care Unit, Republican Scientific Emergency Medical Centre, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; ²Head of Department of Anesthesiology, Republican Research Center of Emergency Medicine, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; ³Department of Anesthesiology, Republican Research Center of Emergency Medicine, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.195
- 110 abstract views
FUNCTION, SATISFACTION, AND RESPONDER RATES AFTER PULSED RADIO FREQUENCY, CRYOABLATION, AND INTRA-ARTICULAR BOTULINUM TOXIN FOR KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: A THREE-ARM TRIAL

A. El-Sayed Allam¹, A.O.M. Abdallah², M. Hassanien³ | ¹Department of Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt; ²Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, New Valley University, New Valley, Egypt; ³Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.158
- 154 abstract views
INTESTINAL FUNGAL DYSBIOSIS AS A POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTOR TO CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: A CASE SERIES

J. Mendoza | Antioquia Society of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation (SADEA), Medellin, Colombia

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.174
- 285 abstract views
DACTYLITIS AS A PAINFUL EARLY MARKER IN PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS: DIAGNOSTIC AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS

E. Russu¹, L. Chislari², M. Homitchi³, L. Groppa² | ¹Nicolae Testemitanu State Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Timofei Mosneaga Republican Clinical Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; ²Nicolae Testemitanu State Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; ³Timofei Mosneaga Republican Clinical Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

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DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.190
- 118 abstract views
TRANSARTERIAL EMBOLIZATION FOR CHRONIC SHOULDER TENDINOPATHY AND BURSITIS: EARLY CLINICAL OUTCOMES USING DEGRADABLE STARCH MICROSPHERES

A. Zolovkins, G. Orgera, E. Ronconi, M. Doddi, A.M. Tipaldi, M. Rossi | Interventional Radiology Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.206
- 198 abstract views
REGENERATIVE ULTRASOUND-GUIDED PRP PLUS HYALURONIC ACID PROVIDES DURABLE PAIN CONTROL IN KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

V. Caminiti | Grande Ospedale Metropolitano "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli" of Reggio Calabria, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.153
- 423 abstract views
ULTRASOUND TRIAD FOR SUPERIOR CLUNEAL NERVE PAIN

G. Iudicelli | Università di Roma “La Sapienza, Rome, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.169
- 128 abstract views
FROM DYSBIOSIS TO CENTRAL SENSITIZATION: A SCOPING REVIEW OF GUT-BRAIN SIGNALING IN FIBROMYALGIA

V.P. Pham¹, V.Y. Tran¹, F. Breve², M.L.G. Leoni, D. Myrcik⁴, G. Varrassi^5|6 | ¹Department of Anesthesiology, Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam; ²Mid Atlantic PharmaTech Consultants LLC; Temple University School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA , USA; ³Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; ⁴Department of Internal Diseases Propaedeutics and Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Bytom, Poland; ⁵Department of Research, Fondazione Paolo Procacci, Rome, Italy; ⁶College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.185
- 199 abstract views
MICROBIOTA–IMMUNE–BRAIN MECHANISMS IN CHRONIC PAIN: A STRUCTURED NARRATIVE SYNTHESIS OF TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL EVIDENCE

Y. Tran Van¹, P.P. Van¹, C.B.N. Uyen², A. Caruso³, G. Farì⁴, M.L.G. Leoni⁵, G. Varrassi⁶ | ¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; ²Department of Anesthesiology, Vinmec Central Park Hospital, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam; ³Department of Surgery, ASST Lodi, Lodi, Italy; ⁴Department of Experimental Medicine (Di.Me.S.), University of Salento, Lecce, Italy; ⁵Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; ⁶Fondazione Paolo Procacci, Rome, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.201
- 143 abstract views
ULTRASOUND-GUIDED CRYONEUROLYSIS: A NOVEL APPROACH TO PAIN MANAGEMENT IN RHEUMATOID ANKLE AND FOOT ARTHRITIS

A. Allam¹, M. Hassanien², A.O.M. Abdallah³, K.H.S. Lam^4|5|6, T.K. Ng^7|8|9|10, T. Ergönenç¹¹, F. Occhigrossi¹² | ¹Department of Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt; ²Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University, Assuit, Egypt; ³Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, New Valley University, New Valley, Egypt; ⁴Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong; ⁵Department of Family Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong; ⁶Department of Clinical Research, The International Association of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; ⁷Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; ⁸Department of Anaesthesia, Boxhill Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; ⁹Frankston Pain Management, Melbourne, Australia; ¹⁰Department of Anaesthesia and Operating Theatre Services, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, China; ¹¹Anesthesia and Reanimation, Pain and Palliative Care, Akayazi Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey; ¹²Pain Therapy Unit, San Giovanni-Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.148
- 286 abstract views
NURSE BURNOUT AND THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL PAIN ASSESSMENT GAP: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN ITALIAN COMMUNITY NURSING

G. Fedelfranco | Social Health Local District of Bari, Unified Access Point / Multidimensional Assessment Unit, Bari; University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.164
- 119 abstract views
DYSPHAGIA IN OLDER ADULTS WITH ADVANCED CANCER: A PILOT CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

N. Nowak¹, D. Myrcik², G. Varrassi³, U. Michalik-Marcinkowska⁴, K. Walkiewicz², M. Muc-Wierzgoń², M. Syrkiewicz-Świtała⁵ | ¹Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Bytom, Poland; ²Department of Propaedeutics of Internal Diseases and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Bytom, Poland; ³Fondazione Paolo Procacci, Rome, Italy; ⁴Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Opole, Poland; ⁵Department of Health Economics and Health Management, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Bytom, Poland

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.180
- 117 abstract views
SYMPATHETIC MODULATION VIA ULTRASOUND-GUIDED STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK IN POST-STROKE UPPER LIMB COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME: A PROSPECTIVE PILOT INTERVENTIONAL STUDY

R.S. Sharma, A. Panwar | Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur, India

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.196
- 191 abstract views
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN: EVIDENCE FROM AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

L. Farina¹, A.A. Carrideo¹, N. Di Francesco¹, T. Di Foggia¹, C. Gallo², G. Cinnella¹ | ¹Pain Therapy Clinic Ambulatory, Foggia University Hospital, Foggia, Italy; ²Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.159
- 232 abstract views
SPECIFICITY OF PAIN PERCEPTION AND REPORTING IN OLDER ADULTS: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

U. Michalik-Marcinkowska¹, D. Myrcik², G. Varrassi³ | ¹Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Opole, Poland; ²Department of Propaedeutics of Internal Diseases and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland; ³Fondazione Paolo Procacci, Rome, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.175
- 139 abstract views
QUALITY OF LIFE AND PAIN PERCEPTION IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY CHRONIC MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN FOLLOWING SELF-MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS

M. Sangheli¹, S. Pleșca², M. Bulai² | ¹Department of Neurology no.1, Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; ²Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Manual Therapy, Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.191
- 120 abstract views
MICROBIAL DRIVERS OF PAIN IN ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS: THE ROLE OF INFECTIONS AND GUT MICROBIOME DYSBIOSIS

L. Chislari¹, A. Lobiuc², E. Russu¹, M. Homitchi¹, C. Ciorescu¹, N. Paval², G. Regina², M. Covasa², L. Groppa¹ | ¹Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; ²Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Stefan cel Mare State University of Suceava, Romania

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.154
- 177 abstract views
PROCEDURAL PAIN AND FEAR IN NON-HEALING WOUNDS AFTER STERNOTOMY

A. Javurkova^1|2, P. Ptacnikova^1|3, J. Raudenska¹ | ¹Department of Nursing, 2^nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; ²Department of Clinical Psychology, University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic ³Department of Cardiac Surgery, Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.170
- 125 abstract views
PAIN-RELATED FEAR IN CHILDREN DURING PHLEBOTOMY VIA VENIPUNCTURE

J. Raudenska¹, I. Kloubkova¹, A. Javurkova^1|2 | ¹Department of Nursing, 2^nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; ²Department of Clinical Psychology, University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.186
- 188 abstract views
ADVANCES IN THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF CANCER PAIN: A SCOPING REVIEW

Y. Tran Van¹, A. Paladini², V.P. Pham¹, A.A. Al Alwany³, G. Farì⁴, A. Caruso⁵, M. Mercieri⁶, M.L.G. Leoni⁷, J.V. Pergolizzi⁸, A.D. Kaye⁹, F. Breve¹⁰, A. Corriero¹¹, C. Gharibo¹², G. Varrassi¹³ | ¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; ²Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; ³College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq; ⁴Department of Experimental Medicine (Di.Me.S.), University of Salento, Lecce, Italy; ⁶Department of Surgery, ASST Lodi, Lodi, Italy; ⁷Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; ⁸NEMA Research Inc., Naples, FL, USA; ⁹Department of Anesthesiology, LSU Health, Shreveport, LA, USA; ¹⁰School of Pharmacy, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; ¹¹Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy; ¹²Department of Anesthesiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; ¹³Fondazione Paolo Procacci, Rome, Italy

Fondazione Paolo Procacci

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ahr.2026.202
- 127 abstract views