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
Antifibrotic therapy in patients with acute lung injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Antifibrotic therapy in patients with acute lung injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.163
Aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index as a predictor of mortality in traumatic brain injury
Aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index as a predictor of mortality in traumatic brain injury
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.155
Evaluating sarcopenia in emergency department triage: implications for hospitalization and critical care
Evaluating sarcopenia in emergency department triage: implications for hospitalization and critical care
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.162
Characteristics and outcomes of patients with solid tumors admitted to the intensive care unit in Saudi Arabia
Characteristics and outcomes of patients with solid tumors admitted to the intensive care unit in Saudi Arabia
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.158
Oliceridine to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting in high-risk patients undergoing general anaesthesia: a study protocol for a double-blind, randomised, controlled trial
Oliceridine to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting in high-risk patients undergoing general anaesthesia: a study protocol for a double-blind, randomised, controlled trial
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.190
A modified risk model for upper gastrointestinal bleeding: comparative evaluation of the H3B2A1 score
A modified risk model for upper gastrointestinal bleeding: comparative evaluation of the H3B2A1 score
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.180
Socioeconomic status influences survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes
Socioeconomic status influences survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.156
Can CALLY score predict mortality and ICU stay in elderly patients with sepsis?
Can CALLY score predict mortality and ICU stay in elderly patients with sepsis?
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.166
A novel model for predicting the short-term prognosis of acute pulmonary embolism: immuno-inflammatory age-specific shock index model (LogSII-SIA)
A novel model for predicting the short-term prognosis of acute pulmonary embolism: immuno-inflammatory age-specific shock index model (LogSII-SIA)
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.191
Prediction of in-hospital mortality in patients with aortic dissection: a new inflammation-related biomarker
Prediction of in-hospital mortality in patients with aortic dissection: a new inflammation-related biomarker
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.192
3D-ASL imaging of cerebral blood flow in predicting early poor prognosis of intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke
3D-ASL imaging of cerebral blood flow in predicting early poor prognosis of intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.193
Correlation of frontal QRS-T angle with mortality in ischemic stroke patients: a multicenter study
Correlation of frontal QRS-T angle with mortality in ischemic stroke patients: a multicenter study
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.194
Percutaneous balloon compression versus radiofrequency thermocoagulation in patients with trigeminal neuralgia
Percutaneous balloon compression versus radiofrequency thermocoagulation in patients with trigeminal neuralgia
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.195
Published Ahead of Print
Analysis of medical evacuation following the Tünektepe cable car accident in Turkey in 2024
Analysis of medical evacuation following the Tünektepe cable car accident in Turkey in 2024
Online publish date: 03 December 2025
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.187
Hypermagnesemia and mortality in COPD patients
Hypermagnesemia and mortality in COPD patients
Online publish date: 03 December 2025
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.188
Non-invasive respiratory support for postoperative acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a narrative review
Non-invasive respiratory support for postoperative acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a narrative review
Online publish date: 28 November 2025
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.186
Ultrasonography to measure gastric content in pregnant and nonpregnant female patients undergoing elective surgery
Ultrasonography to measure gastric content in pregnant and nonpregnant female patients undergoing elective surgery
Online publish date: 25 November 2025
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.184
A new portable and ready-to-use device for out-of-hospital non-invasive treatment of acute respiratory failure: preclinical validation
A new portable and ready-to-use device for out-of-hospital non-invasive treatment of acute respiratory failure: preclinical validation
Online publish date: 25 November 2025
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.185
Pain management in foot and ankle surgery: a multidisciplinary approach
Pain management in foot and ankle surgery: a multidisciplinary approach
Online publish date: 20 November 2025
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.181
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.
