Dr. Bruno Minotti

Bojana Degen, Anna Szczesna, Christian H Nickel, Roland Bingisser, Jens Gaab, & Bruno Minotti. (2025). Open-label placebo for non-specific pain in the emergency department (OLP EM): study protocol for a mixed-method randomised control feasibility study in Switzerland. BMJ Open, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090508

Scotti, Barbara, Szczesna, Anna, Nickel, Christian H, Degen, Bojana, Hugli, Olivier, Jean-Scherb, Sandy, Rovati, Lucrezia, Kirsch, Monika, Sampson, Fiona C, Mayer, Gernot, Thomys, Heike, & Minotti, Bruno. (2025). Defining the need for analgesia in the emergency department: protocol for an international Delphi process [Journal-article]. BMJ Open, 15(3), e089396. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089396

Minotti B. (2023). The author replies: issues with rating scales and pain management. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 64, 185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2022.11.009

Ceruti S, Minotti B, Glotta A, Biggiogero M, Bona G, Marzano M, Greco P, Spagnoletti M, Garzoni C, & Bendjelid K. (2022). Reply to Böning et al. Comment on “Ceruti et al. Temporal Changes in the Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve of Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients. J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 788”. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11(15). https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11154547

Minotti B, Mansella G, Sieber R, Ott A, Nickel CH, & Bingisser R. (2022). Intravenous acetaminophen does not reduce morphine use for pain relief in emergency department patients: A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Academic Emergency Medicine, 29(8), 954–962. https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.14517

Schweizer L, Sieber R, Nickel CH, & Minotti B. (2022). Ability of pain scoring scales to differentiate between patients desiring analgesia and those who do not in the emergency department. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 57, 107–113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2022.04.046

Ceruti S, Minotti B, Glotta A, Biggiogero M, Bona G, Marzano M, Greco P, Spagnoletti M, Garzoni C, & Bendjelid K. (2022). Temporal Changes in the Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve of Critically Ill COVID‐19 Patients. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11030788

Abgottspon D, Putora K, Kinkel J, Süveg K, Widmann B, Hornung R, & Minotti B. (2022). Accuracy of Point-of-care Ultrasound in Diagnosing Acute Appendicitis During Pregnancy. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 23(6), 913–918. https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2022.8.56638

Cvetković D, Schiffmann Maag A, Bischof P, Fischer T, Fischer M, & Minotti B. (2021). Construction Worker with Painful Swelling on the Hand. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 78(5), 686–696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.05.033

Cvetković D, Cvetković S, Giannone B, Dutly A, & Minotti B. (2021). [Outpatient Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax]. Praxis, 110(11), 625–628. https://doi.org/10.1024/1661-8157/a003723

Minotti B, Brenner R, Desbiolles LM, Osterwalder J, Schoch OD, & Ammann P. (2021). Electrocardiographic alterations by pneumothorax: A case-control study with review of the literature. Swiss Medical Weekly, 151(31), w30041. https://doi.org/10.4414/SMW.2021.w30041

Minotti B, Bergamin I, & Ow DV. (2021). [Abdominal Pain Caused by Viral Infection Is Not Always Trivial]. Praxis, 110(8), 449–451. https://doi.org/10.1024/1661-8157/a003700

Minotti B, Scheler J, Sieber R, & Scheler E. (2021). The “Spiked Helmet” Sign Associated with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report. Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 5(2), 152–154. https://doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.1.50921

Minotti B, Treglia G, Pascale M, Ceruti S, Cantini L, Anselmi L, & Saporito A. (2020). Prevalence of microhematuria in renal colic and urolithiasis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Urology, 20(1), 119. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-020-00690-7

Minotti B, Blättler-Remund T, Sieber R, & Tabakovic S. (2020). Nurse practitioners in emergency medicine: The Swiss experience. European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 27(1), 7–8. https://doi.org/10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000663

Sonzini, R., Fusetti, C., Ceruti, S., Musiari, M., Minotti, B., Cafarotti, S., La Regina, D., & Saporito, A. (2020). Can a Video be an Effective Tool to Treat Preoperative Anxiety in Minor Procedures? Austin Critical Care Journal, 7(1). https://austinpublishinggroup.com/criticalcare/fulltext/criticalcare-v7-id1032.php

Minotti B, Batali AI, & Sieber R. (2019). Woman With Painful Bowel Movements. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 74(4), e77–e78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.03.039

Minotti B, Pulver C, Schaub P, Sieber R, von Ow D, & Leskow P. (2019). Pneumothorax, Chest Drain, and Commercial Air Travel (Patent No. 5). Annals of Emergency Medicine, 73(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.01.010

Saporito A, Aguirre J, Borgeat A, Perren A, Anselmi L, Poggi R, Minotti B, Cafarotti S, La Regina D, & Ceruti S. (2019). Persistent postdischarge pain and chronic postoperative pain after breast cancer surgery under general anesthesia and single-shot paravertebral block: Incidence, characteristics and impact on quality of life and healthcare costs. Journal of Pain Research, 12, 1193–1199. https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S195702

Ceruti S, Anselmi L, Minotti B, Franceschini D, Aguirre J, Borgeat A, & Saporito A. (2018). Prevention of arterial hypotension after spinal anaesthesia using vena cava ultrasound to guide fluid management. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 120(1), 101–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2017.08.001

Ceruti S, Minotti B, De Vivo S, De Christophoris P, Anselmi L, & Saporito A. (2016). PROtocolized care to reduce HYpotension after spinal anaesthesia (ProCRHYSA randomized trial): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 4, 39–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2016.06.012

Steck, T. A., Neuschütz, K. J., Gernhardt, C., Hilti, J., & Minotti, B. (2024). Older man with chronic right upper quadrant pain and vomiting [Journal-article]. JACEP Open, 5(6). https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13311

Bär A, Michael Christ, Robert Sieber, Can Ü, Christoph Meier, Christoph Schreen, Damian Rüsges, Gregor Lindner, Minotti B, Meier C, Schreen C, Rüsges D, & Lindner G. (2023). Interdisziplinäre Notfallzentren schneiden besser ab. Schweizerische Ärztezeitung, 103(08)(2023/08), 32–35. https://doi.org/10.4414/saez.2023.21084

Minotti, B., Treglia, G., Pascale, M. R., Ceruti, S., Cantini, L., Anselmi, L., & Saporito, A. (2020, July 8). Prevalence of microhematuria in renal colic and urolithiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis [Posted-content]. Research Square Platform LLC. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.17200/v2

Minotti, B., Treglia, G., Pascale, M. R., Ceruti, S., Cantini, L., Anselmi, L., & Saporito, A. (2019, November 12). Prevalence of microhematuria in renal colic and urolithiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis [Posted-content]. Research Square Platform LLC. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.17200/v1

Mohan V, Laska P, Meier A, & Minotti B. (2022). Acute appendicitis with the presence of peristalsis seen in ultrasound (Patent No. 2). Journal of Medical Ultrasound, 30(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.4103/JMU.JMU_177_20

Reichlin M, Bosbach SJ, & Minotti B. (2022). Splenic infarction diagnosed by contrast-enhanced ultrasound in infectious mononucleosis - An appropriate diagnostic option: A case report with review of the literature (Patent No. 2). Journal of Medical Ultrasound, 30(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.4103/jmu.jmu_87_21