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Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular function in ex situ heart perfusion using pump-supported and passive afterload working mode: a pilot study

Ex situ heart perfusion (ESHP) has been developed to decrease cold ischemia time and allow metabolic assessment of donor hearts prior to transplantation. Current clinical ESHP systems preserve the heart in an ...

Authors: Arnaud Romeo Mbadjeu Hondjeu, Azad Mashari, Ryan Ramos, Giulia Maria Ruggeri, Bryan Gellner, Roberto Vanin Pinto Ribeiro, Joshua Qua Hiansen, Frank Yu, Liming Xin, Mitchell Brady Adamson, Mitesh Vallabh Badiwala and Massimiliano Meineri

Predictors of intubation and mortality in COVID-19 patients: a retrospective study

Estimating the risk of intubation and mortality among COVID-19 patients can help clinicians triage these patients and allocate resources more efficiently. Thus, here we sought to identify the risk factors asso...

Authors: Tiziana Cena, Gianmaria Cammarota, Danila Azzolina, Michela Barini, Simona Bazzano, Domenico Zagaria, Davide Negroni, Luigi Castello, Alessandro Carriero, Francesco Della Corte and Rosanna Vaschetto

Systematic review of clinical evidence on postoperative delirium: literature search of original studies based on validated diagnostic scales

Postoperative delirium is a serious complication that can occur within the 5th postoperative day. In 2017, the European Society of Anesthesiologists delivered dedicated guidelines that reported the need for ro...

Authors: F. Bilotta, G. Russo, M. Verrengia, A. Sportelli, L. Foti, G. Villa and S. Romagnoli

Emotional status and fear in patients scheduled for elective surgery during COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide cross-sectional survey (COVID-SURGERY)

Fragmented data exist on the emotional and psychological distress generated by hospital admission during the pandemic in specific populations of patients, and no data exists on patients scheduled for surgery. ...

Authors: Francesca Montalto, Mariachiara Ippolito, Alberto Noto, Fabiana Madotto, Filippa Gelardi, Paolino Savatteri, Antonino Giarratano and Andrea Cortegiani

Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation, and Intensive Care expert consensus statement on the use of lung ultrasound in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (ITACO)

To produce statements based on the available evidence and an expert consensus (as members of the Lung Ultrasound Working Group of the Italian Society of Analgesia, Anesthesia, Resuscitation, and Intensive Care...

Authors: Luigi Vetrugno, Francesco Mojoli, Andrea Cortegiani, Elena Giovanna Bignami, Mariachiara Ippolito, Daniele Orso, Francesco Corradi, Gianmaria Cammarota, Silvia Mongodi, Enrico Boero, Carmine Iacovazzo, Maria Vargas, Daniele Poole, Daniele Guerino Biasucci, Paolo Persona, Tiziana Bove…

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) associated with SARS-CoV-2 vaccines: clues for an immunopathogenesis common to CVST observed in COVID-19

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 has been responsible for an unprecedented pandemic, and nowadays, several vaccines proved to be effective and safe, representing the only available strategy...

Authors: Anna Teresa Mazzeo, Alberto Noto, Alessio Asmundo, Francesca Granata, Karol Galletta, Raffaella Mallamace, Cesare De Gregorio, Francesco Puliatti, Maria Carolina Fazio, Antonino Germano’, Caterina Musolino and Guido Ferlazzo

Research on SARS-COV-2 pandemic: a narrative review focused on the Italian contribution

Since late 2019, a severe acute respiratory syndrome, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spread with overwhelming speed causing over 214 million confirmed infection...

Authors: Alessandro De Cassai, Federico Longhini, Stefano Romagnoli, Fabio Cavaliere, Antonio Caroleo, Lorenzo Foti, Elisa Furlani, Sara Gianoli, Francesco Monteleone, Giuseppe Saraco, Gianluca Villa, Giorgio Conti and Paolo Navalesi

Emergencies in obese patients: a narrative review

Obesity is associated to an increased risk of morbidity and mortality due to respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, and neoplastic diseases. The aim of this narrative review is to assess the physio-pathologic...

Authors: Ida Di Giacinto, Martina Guarnera, Clelia Esposito, Stefano Falcetta, Gerardo Cortese, Giuseppe Pascarella, Massimiliano Sorbello and Rita Cataldo

Should we use diastolic function parameters to determine preload responsiveness in cardiac surgery? A pilot study

Left ventricular (LV) diastolic function (DF) may play an important role in predicting fluid responsiveness. However, few studies assessed the role of diastolic function in predicting fluid responsiveness. The...

Authors: Athanase Courbe, Clotilde Perrault-Hébert, Iolanda Ion, Georges Desjardins, Annik Fortier, André Denault, Alain Deschamps and Pierre Couture

Tracheal lesion during shoulder surgery: a case report and systemic review of the literature

Pneumomediastinum (PNM) and pneumothorax (PNX) are documented complications of arthroscopic shoulder surgery (ATS). Plexus anesthetic block and tracheal lesions during endotracheal intubation are hypothesized ...

Authors: Luigi Vetrugno, Michele Divella, Daniele Orso, Cristian Deana, Giulia Vaccher, Pietro Drovandi, Alessandro Beltrame, Araldo Causero and Tiziana Bove

Early management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in a hospital without neurosurgical/neuroendovascular facilities: a consensus and clinical recommendations of the Italian Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (SIAARTI)

The immediate management of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients in hospitals without neurosurgical/neurointerventional facilities and their transfer to a specialized center is challenging and not well cover...

Authors: Edoardo Picetti, Maurizio Berardino, Alessandro Bertuccio, Rita Bertuetti, Edoardo Pietro Boccardi, Anselmo Caricato, Carlo Alberto Castioni, Marco Cenzato, Arturo Chieregato, Giuseppe Citerio, Paolo Gritti, Luca Longhi, Costanza Martino, Marina Munari, Sandra Rossi, Nino Stocchetti…

Correction to: Pain management during labor: use of intermittent drug delivery devices for improvement of obstetric and neonatal outcome and reduction of healthcare burden: a large non-inferiority randomized clinical trial

Authors: Laura Rinaldi, Anna Maria Ghirardini, Raffaella Troglio, Valentina Bellini, Lara Donno, Susanna Biondini, Emanuela Biagioni, Marco Baciarello, Elena Bignami and Massimo Girardis

The potential role of ICU capacity strain in COVID-19 mortality: comparison between first and second waves in Pavia, Italy

Authors: Francesco Mojoli, Sara Cutti, Silvia Mongodi, Raffaele Bruno, Antonio Di Sabatino, Angelo Guido Corsico and Carlo Marena

Chronic low back pain as a biopsychosocial disease: time to change our point of view

Authors: Arturo Cuomo, Marco Cascella, Alessandro Vittori and Franco Marinangeli

Opioid-free anesthesia versus opioid-inclusive anesthesia for breast cancer surgery: a retrospective study

Breast cancer surgery is usually managed using opioid-inclusive anesthesia (OIA), although opioids are associated with several adverse events, including nausea, vomiting, and constipation. Multimodal opioid-fr...

Authors: Pia Di Benedetto, Massimiliano Pelli, Chiara Loffredo, Rosaria La Regina, Federico Policastro, Silvia Fiorelli, Roberto Alberto De Blasi, Flaminia Coluzzi and Monica Rocco

Do we need a 6D’s Framework of Nutritional Stewardship in critical care?

Recent European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) guideline on clinical nutrition in the intensive care unit had as ultimate goal the achievement of optimal nutritional support for critical...

Authors: Dafne Pisani, Paolo Navalesi and Silvia De Rosa

Should high-flow through nasal cannula be used during bronchoscopy in critically ill patients with hypoxemic acute respiratory failure?

Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) is an invasive procedure with diagnostic and/or therapeutic purposes commonly used in critically ill patients. FOB may be complicated by desaturation, onset or worsening ...

Authors: Federico Longhini, Andrea Bruni, Giuseppe Saraco, Eugenio Garofalo and Giorgio Conti

COVID-19 ICU mortality prediction: a machine learning approach using SuperLearner algorithm

Since the beginning of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the development of predictive models has sparked relevant interest due to the initial lack of knowledge about diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Th...

Authors: Giulia Lorenzoni, Nicolò Sella, Annalisa Boscolo, Danila Azzolina, Patrizia Bartolotta, Laura Pasin, Tommaso Pettenuzzo, Alessandro De Cassai, Fabio Baratto, Fabio Toffoletto, Silvia De Rosa, Giorgio Fullin, Mario Peta, Paolo Rosi, Enrico Polati, Alberto Zanella…

Pain management during labor: use of intermittent drug delivery devices for improvement of obstetric and neonatal outcome and reduction of healthcare burden: A large non-inferiority randomized clinical trial

Automated continuous epidural administration of local anesthetics provides a more stable analgesic block with decreasing of healthcare staff compared to manual boluses administration (TOP-UP) but is associated...

Authors: Laura Rinaldi, Anna Maria Ghirardini, Raffaella Troglio, Valentina Bellini, Lara Donno, Susanna Biondini, Emanuela Biagioni, Marco Baciarello, Elena Bignami and Massimo Girardis

Implementation of noninvasive neurally adjusted ventilatory assist in pediatric acute respiratory failure: a controlled before-after quality improvement study

Pediatric noninvasive neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NIV-NAVA) has been shown to improve patient-ventilator interaction but no data on clinical outcomes are available. Aim of this study was to compare N...

Authors: Giovanna Chidini, Daniele De Luca, Edoardo Calderini, Stefano Scalia Catenacci, Tiziana Marchesi, Thomas Langer, Cesare Gregoretti and Giorgio Conti