Journal for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine

Signa Vitae® is a journal designed to publish articles from the neonatal, pediatric, and adult intensive care, along with the emergency medicine. The journal’s intention is to be practice-oriented, and therefore all formats of articles, such as case reports, short reports, as well as original and review articles, are encouraged to be submitted.

Our vision is to be the respectable and widely read medical journal.

Our aim is to become the leading journal for the intensive care and emergency medicine.

Our mission is to serve doctors, nurses, researchers and other health professionals dedicated to the intensive care and emergency medicine as a tool for easier and more effective communication, with the final aim to improve outcomes for our patients.

Please, consider the possibility of your collaboration with Signa Vitae® and spread this information among your colleagues. Please feel free to contact us for any additional information.

Sincerely
Julije Mestrovic, M.D., Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Department of Pediatrics
Split University Hospital
Spinciceva 1
21000 Split, Croatia

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Review Articles

Venous oximetry

Abstract Tissue hypoxia is the central pathophysiological process in shock and an important co-factor in the development of organ dysfunction. Hemodynamic parameters, usually used to assess the perfusion of organs and ...

Intraabdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome in the intensive care unit

Abstract Intraabdominal hypertension can induce a significant dysfunction of cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and gastrointestinal and central nervous systems. Recently, a prospective multicenter epidemiological study concluded that the intraabdominal hypertension observed in ...

Inpatient management of alcohol withdrawal: a practical approach

Abstract Alcohol intake contributes directly or indirectly to 15 to 20% of medical problems in primary care or an inpatient setting. It is estimated that approximately 500,000 episodes of withdrawal will ...