Francesco Mojoli, Giorgio Antonio Iotti, Francesca Torriglia, Marco Pozzi, Carlo Alberto Volta, Stefania Bianzina, Antonio Braschi and Laurent Brochard   Critical Care (2016) 20:98 DOI 10.1186/s13054-016-1278-5   Abstract Background Esophageal pressure (Pes) can provide information to guide mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory failure. However, both relative changes and absolute values of Pes can be affected […]

Pesenti A, Musch G, Lichtenstein D, Mojoli F, Amato MB, Cinnella G, Gattinoni L, Quintel M.   Intensive Care Med. 2016 Mar 31. [Epub ahead of print]   Abstract PURPOSE: Imaging has become increasingly important across medical specialties for diagnostic, monitoring, and investigative purposes in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). METHODS: This review addresses the […]

Tavazzi G, Kontogeorgis A, Bergsland NP, Price S.   Abstract OBJECTIVE: Inotropic and vasopressor drugs are routinely used in critically ill patients to maintain adequate blood pressure and cardiac output in patients with cardiogenic shock although potentially at the expense of increasing myocardial oxygen demand. Pacing optimization has been demonstrated as effective in reducing catecholamine […]

Bellani G, Laffey JG, Pham T, Fan E, Brochard L, Esteban A, Gattinoni L, van Haren F, Larsson A, McAuley DF, Ranieri M, Rubenfeld G, Thompson BT, Wrigge H, Slutsky AS, Pesenti A; LUNG SAFE Investigators; ESICM Trials Group.   Among collaborators: Mojoli F, Braschi A, Venti A, Iotti GA JAMA. 2016 Feb 23;315(8):788-800. doi: […]

Silvia Mongodi; Gabriele Via; Martin Girard; Isabelle Rouquette; Benoit Misset; Antonio Braschi; Francesco Mojoli; Bélaïd Bouhemad Chest. 2015. doi:10.1016/j.chest.2015.12.012 Abstract  Background  Lung ultrasound (LUS) has been successfully applied for monitoring aeration in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and to diagnose and monitor community-acquired pneumonia. However, there is as yet no scientific evidence about whether LUS reliably improves […]

Le Neindre A, Mongodi S, Philippart F, Bouhemad B   J Crit Care. 2016 Feb;31(1):101-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.10.014. Epub 2015 Oct 26   Abstract The use of diagnostic ultrasound by physiotherapists is not a new concept; it is frequently performed in musculoskeletal physiotherapy. Physiotherapists currently lack accurate, reliable, sensitive, and valid measurements for the assessment of […]