“Acute stress disorder prevalence is high among ICU survivors after COVID-19; a systematic screening should be performed to reduce chronic effects of critical illness. Symptoms of asthenia and dyspnoea for moderate efforts persist for weeks after ICU and hospital discharge in a large majority of the patients.” Free full text here
This study confirmed the negative prognostic and clinical role of obesity in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients and suggested that early caloric deficit may independently contribute to worsen survival in this patients’ population. Therefore, any effort should be made to implement an adequate timely nutritional support in all COVID-19 patients during the ICU stay. Full text […]
All you need to know to systematically use lung ultrasound for the assessment and management of critically ill COVID-19 patients – an expert consensus from the Italian Society of Anaesthesia Analgesia and Intensive Care (SIAARTI). Free full text on Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care , the new SIAARTI Open Access Journal
This study aimed at evaluating the efficacy and safety of high-dose (> 0.2 L/kg of treated plasma per day) coupled plasma filtration-adsorption (CPFA) in treating patients with septic shock. Have a look on surprising results on Pubmed here
What every intensivist should know in the field of point-of-care ultrasound. Here you find the 74 statements (7 for brain, 20 for lung, 20 for heart, 20 for abdomen, 7 for vascular Ultrasound) from the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine on the basic knowledges that cannot be missed! Free full text on Intensive Care […]
See advances in echocardiographic RV assessment “Cardiac time intervals are used as indices of systolic and diastolic function. Echocardiographic assessment of these intervals is based on either pulsed wave Doppler (PWD) or tissue Doppler imaging (TDI). We investigated the agreement between the two techniques in the evaluation of right ventricular (RV) time intervals in healthy […]
Have a look to the results of this survey, born from a collaboration with SIAARTI, to investigate the use of lung ultrasound in critical care during COVID-19 pandemic. You can find the full text here
Poly- and perfluorinated compound (PFCS) pollution has been found to be the driver of different diseases, including glucose intolerance, hyperlipidemia, thyroid diseases, gestational diabetes mellitus and hypertension, testicular and genitourinary cancer, as well as impaired kidney function. This review focuses on the renal effects of PFCS, intending to clarify their occurrence and pathogenetic mechanisms. On […]
Helmet CPAP works better than HFNC in acute cardiogenic edema. Have a look to this randomised controlled trial
Deep impact of the first wave on COVID-19 survival in ICU in our hospital. Free full text here, on the new open access SIAARTI journal