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Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:30
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Timing of surgery and elective perioperative management of patients with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection: a SIAARTI expert consensus statement
The appropriate timing of surgery and perioperative management of patients with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection are open issues. The purpose of this document is to support the clinical decision-making process re...
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Expert opinion document: “Electrical impedance tomography: applications from the intensive care unit and beyond”
Mechanical ventilation is a life-saving technology, but it can also inadvertently induce lung injury and increase morbidity and mortality. Currently, there is no easy method of assessing the impact that ventil...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:28 -
Potential survival benefit and early recovery from organ dysfunction with polymyxin B hemoperfusion: perspectives from a real-world big data analysis and the supporting mechanisms of action
Endotoxin (ET) removal therapy with polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column hemoperfusion (PMX-HP) has been used for the treatment of septic shock. Some observational studies reported clinical benefits, particula...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:27 -
A rare case of a patient with cystinosis and COVID-19 pneumonia with difficult weaning from mechanical ventilation: the “pocus force”
Here, we describe the case of a 39-year-old woman with cystinosis who already suffered from an extra parenchymal pattern of restrictive lung disease and, after SARS-CoV-2-related respiratory failure, had a dif...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:26 -
Pediatric anesthesia and achalasia: 10 years’ experience in peroral endoscopy myotomy management
Endoscopic treatment for achalasia (POEM) is a recently introduced technique that incorporates the concepts of natural orifice transluminal surgery. Although pediatric achalasia is rare, POEM has been episodic...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:25 -
Anesthetic management of carotid endarterectomy: an update from Italian guidelines
In order to systematically review the latest evidence on anesthesia, intraoperative neurologic monitoring, postoperative heparin reversal, and postoperative blood pressure management for carotid endarterectomy...
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Difference in PaO2/FiO2 between high-flow nasal cannula and Venturi mask in hypoxemic COVID-19 patients
The ratio between arterial blood partial pressure of oxygen and fraction of inspired oxygen (PaO2/FiO2) was largely used for grading and managing the respiratory failure in non-mechanically ventilated COVID-19. I...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:23 -
Intraoperative use of extracorporeal CO2 removal (ECCO2R) and emergency ECMO requirement in patients undergoing lung transplant: a case-matched cohort retrospective study
The use of extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) is less invasive than extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and intraoperative control of gas exchange could be feasible. The aim of this study in i...
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Early management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in a hospital with neurosurgical/neuroendovascular facilities: a consensus and clinical recommendations of the Italian Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (SIAARTI)—part 2
Questions remain on the optimal management of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients once they are admitted to the referring center, before and after the aneurysm treatment. To address these issues, we created...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:21 -
High rates of impaired quality of life and social and economic problems at 6 months after COVID-19-related ARDS
Assess long-term quality of life (HR-QoL) and socio-economic impact in COVID-19-related ARDS (C-ARDS) survivors.
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:20 -
Spinal anesthesia and hypotensive events in hip fracture surgical repair in elderly patients: a meta-analysis
Spinal anesthesia (SA) is widely used for anesthetic management of patients undergoing hip surgery, and hypotension is the most common cardiovascular side effect of SA. This paper aims to assess the lowest eff...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:19 -
Cardiac complications in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review
Cardiac complications in patients with COVID-19 have been described in the literature with an important impact on outcome. The primary objective of our systematic review was to describe the kind of cardiac com...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:18 -
Perioperative hypotension: causes and remedies
Arterial hypotension is common in patients during surgery and those admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) postoperatively. Perioperative arterial hypotension reportedly significantly affects surgical patie...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:17 -
Prolonged prone position in pregnant woman with COVID-19 pneumonia
The manuscript describes a case report of 2 prolonged prone position cycles (72 h each) of a coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia in an intubated pregnant woman (at 22 weeks of gestational age), being successful...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:16 -
Blood purification in sepsis and COVID-19: what´s new in cytokine and endotoxin hemoadsorption
Sepsis and COVID-19 are two clinical conditions that can lead to a dysregulated inflammatory state causing multiorgan dysfunction, hypercytokinemia, and a high risk of death. Specific subgroups of critically i...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:15 -
Tips for avoiding common mistakes in out-of-hospital diagnosis of carbon monoxide poisoning
Acute carbon monoxide poisoning is the leading cause of intoxication from exogenous substances in the world. It is also a major cause of morbidity and mortality due to poisoning in the USA. In the USA, it dete...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:14 -
Early management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in a hospital with neurosurgical/neuroendovascular facilities: a consensus and clinical recommendations of the Italian Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (SIAARTI)–Part 1
Issues remain on the optimal management of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients once they are admitted to the referring center, before and after the aneurysm treatment. To address these issues, we created a ...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:13 -
Emergency in obese patients: a reply to SOBA UK
Emergency settings in obese people require tailored multidisciplinary protocols and pathways to manage these complex patients. For this reason, we would like to foresee a proficient cooperation with the UK Soc...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:12 -
Clinical literature on postoperative delirium and neurocognitive disorders: a historical systematic review
Since the appearance of the first report on postoperative cognitive impairment in 1955, the number of papers focusing on perioperative neurocognitive disorders (PND) has constantly increased, both in the field...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:11 -
Predictor factors for non-invasive mechanical ventilation failure in severe COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit: a single-center retrospective study
During the COVID-19 pandemia, non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) has been largely applied. Few data are available about predictors of NIV failure in critical COVID-19 patients admitted to ICU. The aim o...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:10 -
Recommendations for analgesia and sedation in critically ill children admitted to intensive care unit
We aim to develop evidence-based recommendations for intensivists caring for children admitted to intensive care units and requiring analgesia and sedation. A panel of national paediatric intensivists expert i...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:9 -
Opioid-free anesthesia in oncologic surgery: the rules of the game
Opioids are frequently used in the postoperative period due to their analgesic properties. While these drugs reduce nociceptive somatic, visceral, and neuropathic pain, they may also lead to undesirable effect...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:8 -
The prevention of pressure injuries in the positioning and mobilization of patients in the ICU: a good clinical practice document by the Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care (SIAARTI)
The aim of this document is to support clinical decision-making concerning positioning and mobilization of the critically ill patient in the early identification and resolution of risk factors (primary prevent...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:7 -
Selective spinal anesthesia with hyperbaric prilocaine provides better perioperative pain control than local anesthesia for ambulatory inguinal hernia repair without affecting discharging time: a randomized controlled trial
Local anesthesia is the most used anesthetic technique for inguinal hernia repair, despite its unpredictability. Selective spinal anesthesia with a short-term local anesthetic guarantees rapid recovery, predic...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:6 -
The unseen pandemic: treatment delays and loss to follow-up due to fear of COVID
Fear of contracting SARS-CoV-2 has transformed public interaction with healthcare professionals and hospitals alike. In turn, this has resulted in a collateral impact on patients’ health across medical and sur...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:5 -
Levosimendan in intensive care and emergency medicine: literature update and expert recommendations for optimal efficacy and safety
The inodilator levosimendan, in clinical use for over two decades, has been the subject of extensive clinical and experimental evaluation in various clinical settings beyond its principal indication in the man...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:4 -
Airway management for one lung ventilation during COVID-19 pandemic: a survey within Italian anesthesiologists
Airway management for thoracic surgery represents a high risk setting for SARS-CoV-2 infection diffusion due to complex and invasive airway instrumentation and techniques.
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:3 -
Machine learning in perioperative medicine: a systematic review
Risk stratification plays a central role in anesthetic evaluation. The use of Big Data and machine learning (ML) offers considerable advantages for collection and evaluation of large amounts of complex health-...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:2 -
Care and compassion at time of pandemic: an ICU field experience in Italy
After the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in March 2020, the majority of hospital policies have followed guidelines aimed to prevent the virus transmission and the families’ entry was denied in all hospital wards a...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2022 2:1 -
Perioperative goal-directed therapy and postoperative complications in different kind of surgical procedures: an updated meta-analysis
Goal-directed therapy (GDT) aims to assure tissue perfusion, by optimizing doses and timing of fluids, inotropes, and vasopressors, through monitoring of cardiac output and other basic hemodynamic parameters. ...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2021 1:26 -
SOBA UK response to “emergencies in obese patients: a narrative review”
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2021 1:25 -
Life-threatening complications of streptococcal sepsis: a PICU contemporary series
Life-threatening streptococcal sepsis nowadays represents an uncommon event in previously healthy infants and children. Critically ill patients suffering from severe streptococcal sepsis complications may pres...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2021 1:24 -
Dexamethasone and postoperative analgesia in minimally invasive thoracic surgery: a retrospective cohort study
Dexamethasone is commonly used for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), and recent reviews suggest a role for dexamethasone in postoperative analgesia. The aim of this study is to evalua...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2021 1:23 -
Letter to editor
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2021 1:22 -
Intraoperative cardiac function assessment by transesophageal echocardiography versus FloTrac/Vigileo™ system during pectus excavatum surgical repair
Pectus excavatum (PE), a congenital deformity of the chest wall, can lead to cardiac compression and related symptoms. PE surgical repair can improve cardiac function. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardio...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2021 1:21 -
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 ...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2021 1:20 -
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...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2021 1:19 -
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...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2021 1:18 -
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. ...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2021 1:17 -
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...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2021 1:16 -
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...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2021 1:15 -
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...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2021 1:14 -
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...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2021 1:13 -
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...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2021 1:12 -
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 ...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2021 1:11 -
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...
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2021 1:10 -
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
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2021 1:9 -
The potential role of ICU capacity strain in COVID-19 mortality: comparison between first and second waves in Pavia, Italy
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2021 1:8 -
Chronic low back pain as a biopsychosocial disease: time to change our point of view
Citation: Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 2021 1:7
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