The measurement of the pressure-volume curves with computerized methods.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim was to ascertain the prognostic value of mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM), measured within 24 hours from the onset of septic shock (SS). METHODS:We performed a prospective, observational study on all patients admitted to our hospital's Intensive Care Unit with SS over a one year period fr...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： DE LA Torre-Prados MV,Garcia-DE LA Torre A,Enguix A,Mayor-Reyes M,Nieto-González M,Garcia-Alcantara A

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results obtained with Althesin as anaesthetic in 100 patient subjected to urological surgery are presented. The continuous perfusion of Althesin gave a level of stable and flexible anaesthesia that, like the return to consciousness, was particularly appreciated by aged patients. Stress is laid on the fact that the har...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Pitrolo G,Sculati O,Paolillo GM,Calvi G,Giampiccoli G,Zanchi S

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A new pulmonary artery catheter and monitor for continuous cardiac output measurement (CCO), based on thermodilution principle, has been recently developed. Aim of our study was to evaluate the new system by comparing data obtained with the CCO with the standard bolus thermodilution method (TD). METHODS:Nin...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Leone D,Servillo G,De Robertis E,Rossano F,Tufano R

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate efficacy and tolerability of enoximone, a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, in the treatment of cardiogenic shock. DESIGN:A prospective non randomized, non comparative study. SETTING:A general intensive care unit of a university hospital. PATIENTS:Six patients with cardiogenic shock (cardiac index <...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Sicignano A,Bellato V,Riboni A,Vesconi S

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of propofol often results in pain upon injection. Various strategies can be used to reduce this pain, ranging from the administration of analgesics to modification of the propofol emulsion. However, basic premedication protocol aimed at peri- and postoperative pain reduction could also sufficiently r...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Dedic A,Adam S,Gommers D,Van Bommel J

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The utility of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in reducing postoperative pain and patient's hospital discharge is already known. Nevertheless peritoneal gas insufflation required by surgical procedure can modify respiratory homeostasis during general anesthesia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of laparos...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Casati A,Salvo I,Calderini E,Valentini G,Carozzo A,Celeste E,Torri G

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy of an ultrasound guided transmuscular quadratus lumborum block (QLB) for perioperative analgesia of the upper and lower abdomen remain debatable. The purpose of this study was to compare the cutaneous sensory blocked area (CSBA) between QLB blocks performed at the L2 vs. L4 levels. METHODS:Twen...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Lu Y,Zhang J,Xu X,Chen W,Zhang S,Zheng H,Xia Y,Papadimos TJ,Xu X,Chen H

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of Paraquat poisoning of anticonservative origin are described. A brief account of the chemical composition and mechanism of action of Paraquat is followed by a discussion of the clinical and therapeutic features of the two cases. The anatomopathological findings obtained from lung specimens examined during ...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Massano G,Torre C,Triolo G,Stratta P,Parigi L

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to investigate long-term outcomes, posthospital trajectories, and quality of life (QOL) in patients ≥80 years admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a tertiary care hospital. METHODS:A 1-year prospective observational cohort analysis was performed. All consecutive patients ≥8...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Oeyen S,Vermassen J,Piers R,Benoit D,Annemans L,Decruyenaere J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of epinephrine is currently recommended as a treatment option for patients with cardiac arrest. The primary objective of this systematic review was to determine if epinephrine use during cardiac arrest is associated with improved survival to hospital discharge. MEDLINE, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library (Cochrane D...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Patanwala AE,Slack MK,Martin JR,Basken RL,Nolan PE

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies on pregnant women undergoing cesarean delivery or elderly men scheduled for prostate brachytherapy have demonstrated the predictive value of heart rate variability (HRV) analysis for hypotension during spinal anesthesia. We conducted a prospective observational study to investigate if preoperative HR...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Raimondi F,Colombo R,Spazzolini A,Corona A,Castelli A,Rech R,Borghi B,Fossali T,Guzzetti S

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple patient and clinical characteristics contribute to the variable outcome of spinal anesthesia (SPA). Acute reduction of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) volume may alter the effect of SPA. The objective of the present study was to test if aspiration of 10 mL CSF immediately prior to SPA is associated with h...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Bjurström MF,Mattsson N,Harsten A,Dietz N,Bodelsson M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sepsis is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in the intensive care unit (ICU). We performed a study to describe the epidemiology of sepsis syndromes in patients admitted to ICUs of the Piedmont region. METHODS:In this prospective, multicentre, observational study, all 3902 patients admitted to a ...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Sakr Y,Elia C,Mascia L,Barberis B,Cardellino S,Livigni S,Fiore G,Filippini C,Ranieri VM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Canturk M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive candidiasis (IC) includes candidemia, disseminated candidiasis with deep organ involvement, endocarditis and meningitis. IC has an attributable mortality of 40% to 50% and is increasingly reported in intensive care units (ICUs). Candida albicans and non-albicans strains are both responsible for infections in ...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： De Rosa FG,Garazzino S,Pasero D,Di Perri G,Ranieri VM

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last two decades, experimental and clinical data have begun to shape a more discriminating approach to intravascular (IV) fluid infusions in the resuscitation of trauma patients with presumed internal hemorrhage. This approach takes into account the presence of potentially uncontrollable hemorrhage (e.g., dee...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Wigginton JG,Roppolo LP,Pepe PE

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This corrects the article DOI:10.23736/S0375-9393.20.14384-0. ...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Cavaliere F,Biancofiore G,Bignami E,De Robertis E,Giannini A,Grasso S,Piastra M,Scolletta S,Taccone FS,Terragni P

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaesthesia with atracurium, fentanyl, and continuous intravenous infusion of propofol in two myasthenic patients is described. There were no intra and postoperative problems and operative conditions were considered excellent. This technique offers a safe alternative to inhalational anaesthesia for patients with myast...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： De Grazia R,Belluco A,Chiarini L,Nani R

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The analysis of the arterial pulse contour obtained by means of a non-invasive device (Finapres) seems to be an ideal method to measure cardiac output (CO). An individual calibration factor (Z) dimensionally equal to aortic impedence is the necessary pre-requisite to calculate CO by pulse contour analysis. T...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Girardis M,Antonutto G,Vecellio A,Dal Pos L,Pasetto A

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary Acute Lung Injury (ALI) after lung resection (or "post-pneumonectomy pulmonary edema") is a rare form of acute respiratory failure characterized by dyspnea, hypoxemia, diffuse infiltrates on chest radiogram, and rapid evolution often unresponsive to therapy. ALI occurs almost exclusively following pneumonectom...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Bigatello LM,Allain R,Gaissert HA

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Goal-directed fluid management using stroke volume variation (SVV) analysis is not well studied in free flap reconstruction surgery in patients with head and neck cancer. METHODS:Patients operated due to cancer of the head and neck with free flap reconstruction during 2008-2010 and 2012-2014 in Oulu Univers...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Lahtinen SL,Liisanantti JH,Poukkanen MM,Laurila PA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1947 John Bonica as new Chief of Anesthesiology at Tacoma General Hospital organized one of the first around-the-clock labor anesthesia services and when became the first chairman of the new Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Washington (1960), caudal anesthesia was the primary technique used for pro...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Chadwick HS

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical ultrasound, apparently a recent field, is in fact the outcome of a slow process, initiated since 1946. The lung was traditionally not considered as part of ultrasound, yet we considered its inclusion as a priority in our definition of critical ultrasound. Acute respiratory failure is one of the most distressi...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Lichtenstein D

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Heat shock proteins (HSPs), induced by thermal stress, make the cells more resistant to following stress. We aimed to verify if rats heating reduces the production of TNF-alpha in a model of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). METHODS:We divided 34 Wistar rats in Group A and Group B. The rats of Group A re...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Di Filippo A,Rinaldi S,Pascente C,Messeri D,De Gaudio AR

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:An increased thyroxine requirement has been described in hypothyroid patients who have chronic gastritis as well as in patients who are treated with drugs that modify the acidic environment of the stomach. Patients with acute critical illnesses are generally treated with calorically dense enteral solutions and anta...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Imberti R,Ferrari M,Albertini R,Rizzo V,Tinelli C,Iotti GA

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of pulmonary edema secondary to dislocation of laryngeal mask during awakening from anesthesia is described. The complication has been ascribed to physiopathological changes of the alveolo-capillary membrane caused by inspiratory efforts secondary to dislocation of laryngeal mask during awakening from anesthesi...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Buttiglieri A,Di Ciero G,Verdecchia C,Gambino A,Fagiano G

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute lung failure is associated with high mortality and usually requires mechanical ventilation to ensure adequate gas exchange. However, mechanical ventilation itself can be associated with major complications and can aggravate pre-existing lung disease, thus contributing to morbidity and mortality. Extracorporeal g...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Moerer O,Quintel M

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even moderate temperature elevations soon acute cerebral damage may markedly worsen initial brain injury. These effects may justify aggressive antipyretic treatment in neurosurgical intensive care unit (NICU). On the basis of a literature survey, it is observed that fever is extraordinarily common in the neurosurgical...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Cormio M,Citerio G,Portella G,Patruno A,Pesenti A

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immediately following delivery a newborn infant was severely depressed. Because no respiratory effort was made and copious mucus was present, a Cole endotracheal tube was easily inserted into the trachea. Because of a mistaken manoeuvre for fastening the tube, the plastic adapter connection became dislodged from the t...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Peduto VA,Toscano A,Loche F

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The world population is mostly male at birth, although there is a shift in predominance over 55 years of age with more females than males. Male gender was recently hypothesized to be a risk factor for sepsis and septic shock; the reasons and the consequences of this odd discrepancy are yet a matter of deba...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Campanelli F,Landoni G,Cabrini L,Zangrillo A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00