Signa Vitae

Print ISSN: 1334-5605 | Online ISSN: 1845-206X

Official journal of the International Women in Intensive and critical care Network (iWIN, https://www.iwinideal.com/home/)

Signa Vitae (SV) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that aims to be an unbiased and permanent forum for the fields of emergency medicine, intensive care medicine, anesthesia and pain medicine. It focuses on the latest research advances in these fields, including Disease prevention, diagnose, treatment and prognosis, Disease etiology, pathophysiology, and molecular mechanisms, Health care, Medical personnel health, Facilities and equipment, Teaching and training, Organization and management, Information and techniques, Drug application, etc. As a tool for easier and more effective experiences and science sharing, SV aims to provide professionals dedicated to all these relevant fields with cutting-edge techniques and information.



Articles

Open Access

Low cardiac output syndrome after adult cardiac surgery

Alessandro Belletti,Vladimir V. Lomivorotov,Alberto Zangrillo,Marina Pieri

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.167

Abstract ( 1308 ) PDF (709.15 kB) ( 175 ) Full Text

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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in nontraumatic critical care: new horizons in resuscitation

Feride Sinem Akgun,Bilgen Ozkaya,Göksu Afacan Ozturk,Betul Akbuga Ozel,Ozgur Karcioglu

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.157

Abstract ( 1155 ) PDF (367.33 kB) ( 28 ) Full Text

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When health professionals and patients collaborate in emergency departments: a qualitative chart review

Daniel Litsch,Bernhard Strauss,Swetlana Philipp,Jan-Christoph Lewejohann,Stefanie Hemmer,Matthias Nuernberger,Friedemann Geiger,Fülöp Scheibler,Felix Wehking

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.168

Abstract ( 500 ) PDF (1.68 MB) ( 41 ) Full Text

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The effect of body mass index extremes on immune-inflammatory markers and outcomes in trauma patients

Ching-Ya Huang,Ko-Chien Lin,Ching-Hua Tsai,Wei-Ti Su,Shiun-Yuan Hsu,Ching-Hua Hsieh,Cen-Hung Lin

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.169

Abstract ( 433 ) PDF (1.99 MB) ( 16 ) Full Text

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Palliative care in emergency departments could improve patient care and reduce medical costs

Lin-Sheng Hsu,Zhi-Yi Lee,Ming-Hao Chen,Sz-An Tsai,Chien-Hua Huang,Chiang-Ting Chien,Ping-Hsun Yu

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.171

Abstract ( 1062 ) PDF (294.09 kB) ( 16 ) Full Text

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Fatigue and CPR quality in lifeguards: analysis after 100- and 200-meter rescues

Brais Ruibal-Lista,Pablo Camacho-Alegre,Pelayo Diez-Fernández,Sergio López-García

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.159

Abstract ( 640 ) PDF (322.77 kB) ( 28 ) Full Text

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Patients rescued from rubble after the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake

Ali İhsan Kilci,Muhammed Semih Gedik,Erhan Kaya,Hakan Hakkoymaz,Mustafa Polat,Ömer Faruk Küçük,Muhammed Ali Güler,Muhammed Alkaya,Gamze Sultan Güler,Mürsel Koçer

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.175

Abstract ( 502 ) PDF (191.91 kB) ( 19 ) Full Text

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Total cholesterol as an independent risk factor for contrast-induced acute kidney injury in patients undergoing coronary angiography

Chenyang Wang,Jin Liu,Xiaozhao Lu,Haozhang Huang,Yibo He,Jielan Wu,Jinming Chen,Mary Isha Koroma,Yong Liu,Ling Xue,Jiyan Chen

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.176

Abstract ( 397 ) PDF (1.57 MB) ( 11 ) Full Text

Published Ahead of Print

Open Access

A modified risk model for upper gastrointestinal bleeding: comparative evaluation of the H3B2A1 score

Meliha Fındık,Muhammet Çakas,Ahmet Buğra Önler,Murat Başcı,Selman Gümüş,Ramazan Kıyak

Online publish date: 13 November 2025

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.180

Abstract ( 189 ) PDF (1.93 MB) ( 13 ) Full Text

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Thoracic paravertebral versus serratus anterior plane block in thoracic surgery—a randomized trial

Nur Nazire Yucal,Tülay Çardaközü,Sevim Cesur,Hadi Ufuk Yörükoğlu,Hüseyin Fatih Sezer,Aykut Eliçora

Online publish date: 13 November 2025

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.179

Abstract ( 183 ) PDF (696.22 kB) ( 20 ) Full Text

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Can CALLY score predict mortality and ICU stay in elderly patients with sepsis?

Ayşe Begum Çakır,Gorkem Alper Solakoglu,Kerim Erim,Behcet Al

Online publish date: 05 November 2025

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.166

Abstract ( 381 ) PDF (2.47 MB) ( 23 ) Full Text

Open Access

Drunk drivers and in road traffic accidents: association between alcohol levels and trauma scores

Emin Ergin,Adem Melekoglu,Uğur Kahveci,Serkan Ceritli,Nazmiye Ozcan,Ertugrul Altinbilek,Derya Ozturk

Online publish date: 03 November 2025

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.165

Abstract ( 499 ) PDF (3.51 MB) ( 24 ) Full Text

Open Access

Evaluating sarcopenia in emergency department triage: implications for hospitalization and critical care

Li-Chin Chen,Chip-Jin Ng,Chin-Yen Han,Cheng-Yu Chien,Shu-Yu Kuo

Online publish date: 28 October 2025

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.162

Abstract ( 458 ) PDF (4.91 MB) ( 24 ) Full Text

Special Issues

Special issue title:

Optimization of Cardiovascular Dynamics in Critical Care Medicine and Anesthesiology

Keywords: Critical Care Medicine; Anesthesiology; Cardiovascular Dynamics; Hemodynamics

Editor: Prof. Dr. Athanasios Chalkias, MD, MSc, PhD, FESC, FAcadTM, FCP, FESAIC,Dr. Paraskevi Tselioti, MD, PhD

Submission deadline: 31 December 2025

Special issue title:

Acute Trauma: Immediate Interventions, Long-Term Impacts, Advancements, and Medico-legal Evaluation

Keywords: EMS; Trauma Management; Healthcare System Preparedness; Medico-Legal Evaluation

Editor: Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Basile, MD,Dr. Luca Bianco Prevot, MD,Dr. Vittorio Bolcato, MD

Submission deadline: 31 January 2026

Special issue title:

Advances in Emergency Cardiac Care

Keywords: Ischemic Heart Disease; Heart Failure; Arrhythmia; Defibrillation; PCI; Telemedicine; Resuscitation

Editor: Prof. Dr. Ozgur Karcioglu, MD, FEMAT,Assoc. Prof. Dr. Canan Akman, MD

Submission deadline: 01 March 2026

Special issue title:

Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock

Keywords: Diagnosis; Management; Sepsis; Septic Shock; Lactate Hypotension; Vasopressors

Editor: Prof. Dr. Ozgur Karcioglu, MD,Assoc. Prof. Dr. Feride Sinem AKGUN, MD,Assist. Prof. Dr. Betul AKBUGA OZEL, MD

Submission deadline: 01 May 2026

Special issue title:

2025 Annual Meeting of Taiwanese Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management (TSRA-PM) in Conjunction with International Symposium of Regional Anesthesia Asia (RA Asia)

Keywords: Regional Anesthesia; Pain Medicine; Anatomy

Editor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jui-An Lin, MD, PhD,Assist. Prof. Dr. Kuo-Chuan Hung, MD,Enoch Yi-No Kang,Prof. Dr. Ke-Vin Chang, MD, PhD, CIPS, RMSK, ASRA-PMUC,Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wu Shao Chun, MD,Dr. Shang-Ru Yeoh, MD, MSc

Submission deadline: 01 August 2026

Special issue title:

Critical Interventions: Enhancing Emergency Medical Services through Interdisciplinary Research

Keywords: Emergency Medical Services; Interdisciplinary Research in EMS; Pre-hospital Care Technologies; Crisis Management in Healthcare; Psychological Aspects of EMS; Public Health and Emergency Services

Editor: Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Goniewicz, PhD,Prof. Dr. Ahmed M. Al-Wathinani, PhD

Submission deadline: 28 February 2025

Special issue title:

Advances in Obstetric Anaesthesia

Keywords: Obstetric Anaesthesia; Epidural Analgesia; Remifentanil-PCA; Labour and Delivery Outcomes; Quality Control in Perinatology and Obstetric Anaesthesia; ROTEM; Obstetric Haemorrhage; Preeclampsia

Editor: Prof. Tatjana Stopar Pintarič, MD, PhD, DEAA

Submission deadline: 31 December 2023

Special issue title:

Cardiothoracic anaesthesia and intensive care: current challenges and novelties

Keywords: cardiac anaesthesia, thoracic anaesthesia, intensive care, education, innovation, perioperative medicine, healthcare, outcomes, challenges

Editor: Dr. Marko Zdravkovic, MD, PhD

Submission deadline: 30 November 2022

Special issue title:

Selected papers from Korean Society of Emergency Medicine (KSEM) in 2021-2022

Keywords: Emergency medicine

Editor: Kyungwon Lee, MD, PhD,Young Duck Cho, MD, PhD

Submission deadline: 31 December 2022

Special issue title:

Medical Simulation - success in education, future of science

Keywords: medical simulation, emergency medicine, medical education

Editor: Tomasz Kłosiewicz, MD, MSc,Mateusz Puślecki, PhD

Submission deadline: 31 December 2022

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Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Giovanni Landoni, MD

Prof Giovanni Landoni, MD, is currently Full Professor and Residency Program Director of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy. He’s also Director of the Center for Intensive Care and Anesthesiology of San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy. His strong clinical and research interests in intensive care and anesthesia resulted in more than 700 scientific publications in indexed journals, cited >20,000 times, h-index=75 on Scopus and 95 on Scholar, including randomized trials on NEJM, Lancet, and JAMA, and over 100 invitations in international congresses. He participated to 47 randomized controlled trials. Prof Landoni was Chief Investigator in successfully completed multicenter randomized clinical trials that randomized > 10,000 critically ill or perioperative patients over the last 10 years. He served as reviewer for over 50 journals (NEJM, JAMA, and The Lancet among others) and for foreign grant agencies, and he is member of the Editorial Board of several international journals.