Signa Vitae

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

Signa Vitae (SV) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that aims 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

Adjuvant therapies and sepsis from multidrug resistant bacteria: a narrative review

Vincenzo Pota,Francesco Coppolino,Antonella Paladini,Francesca Maglio,Maria T. Sacco,Vittoria Iorio,Giuseppe S. Mangoni,Fabiana Broccoli,Maurizio Del Prete,Pasquale Sansone,Maria B. Passavanti,Alfonso Barbarisi,Caterina Aurilio,Maria C. Pace

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.011

Abstract ( 685 ) PDF (1.49 MB) ( 157 ) Full Text

Open Access Special Issue

Perioperative right ventricular dysfunction in adult patients undergoing non-complex cardiac surgery: diagnosis and management

Andreja Möller Petrun,Marko Zdravkovic,Robert Berger,Denis Sraka,Dusan Mekis

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.047

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cardiothoracic anaesthesia and intensive care: current challenges and novelties)

Abstract ( 561 ) PDF (2.32 MB) ( 185 ) Full Text

Open Access

Ventilation in critically ill obese patients—Why it should be done differently?

Cristian Cobilinschi,Ana-Maria Cotae,Raluca Ungureanu,Radu Țincu,Ioana Marina Grințescu,Liliana Mirea

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2022.076

Abstract ( 924 ) PDF (189.78 kB) ( 296 ) Full Text

Open Access

Emergency airway management with the gum elastic bougie outside of the operating room: a narrative review

Yuko Ono,Kazuaki Shinohara,Jiro Shimada,Shigeaki Inoue,Joji Kotani

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.074

Abstract ( 465 ) PDF (10.32 MB) ( 130 ) Full Text

Open Access Special Issue

Procedural sedation and analgesia in the pediatric intensive care unit

Ivana Budic,Vesna Marjanovic,Ivona Djordjevic,Marija Stevic,Dragoljub Zivanovic,Dusica Simic

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.007

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pediatric Critical Care)

Abstract ( 709 ) PDF (207.38 kB) ( 203 ) Full Text

Open Access

Anakinra for patients with COVID-19: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Giulio Cavalli,Paolo Navalesi,Giovanni Landoni,Andrey G. Yavorovskiy,Valery V. Likhvantsev,Alberto Zangrillo,Lorenzo Dagna,Giacomo Monti,Laura Pasin

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.025

Abstract ( 1258 ) PDF (2.48 MB) ( 173 ) Full Text

Open Access Special Issue

Impact of indemnity private health insurance on emergency department visits and expenditures

Jeong Wan Kwak,Yu Jin Chung,Hye Sun Lee,Soyoung Jeon,Je Sung You,Hyun Soo Chung,Sung Phil Chung

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.077

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected papers from Korean Society of Emergency Medicine (KSEM) in 2021-2022 )

Abstract ( 385 ) PDF (2.2 MB) ( 150 ) Full Text

Open Access Special Issue

Effects of the quality of medical history taking on diagnostic accuracy

Stefan Götz,Julie Fournier,Kai Tisjlar,Timur Sellmann,Stephan Marsch

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.081

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Medical Simulation - success in education, future of science)

Abstract ( 313 ) PDF (193.95 kB) ( 134 ) Full Text

Open Access

Improving triage accuracy of hospitalization and discharge decisions in the emergency department

Sung-Joon Park,Sung-Hyuk Choi,Dae-Jin Song,Jong-Hak Park,Ju-Hyun Song,Han-Jin Cho,Sun-Hong Lee,Byung-Chul Ko,Kyu-Hwan Ahn,Gil-Gon Kim,Won-Seok Choi,Kyung-Nam Kim

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.015

Abstract ( 728 ) PDF (4.04 MB) ( 164 ) Full Text

Open Access

The outcome of ''non-urgent'' patients diverted by triage at an emergency department

Jari Ylä-Mattila,Teemu Koivistoinen,Henna Siippainen,Heini Huhtala,Anna-Maija Kuukka,Sami Mustajoki

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.049

Abstract ( 605 ) PDF (1.02 MB) ( 175 ) Full Text

Open Access

Mortality prediction of patients with sepsis in the emergency department using machine learning models: a retrospective cohort study according to the Sepsis-3 definitions

Eun-Tae Jeon,Juhyun Song,Dae Won Park,Ki-Sun Lee,Sejoong Ahn,Joo Yeong Kim,Jong-hak Park,Sungwoo Moon,Han-jin Cho

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.046

Abstract ( 496 ) PDF (2.62 MB) ( 137 ) Full Text

Open Access

Contrast extravasation and hematoma volume as predictors of the need for embolization in patients with pelvic fractures

Min A Lee,Byungchul Yu,Jayun Cho,Myung Jin Jang,Gil Jae Lee,Kang Kook Choi,Yang Bin Jeon,Seung Hwan Lee,Youngeun Park

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.021

Abstract ( 533 ) PDF (4.16 MB) ( 130 ) Full Text

Open Access

Prediction of high-flow nasal cannula failure in patients with acute respiratory failure by measuring the cross-sectional area of the diaphragmatic crus and ROX index

Hyun Joon Kim,Jisoo Jeong,Hyung Jun Moon,Hyun Jung Lee,Dongkil Jeong,Tae Yong Shin,Jeong Ah Hwang,Dongwook Lee

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.084

Abstract ( 328 ) PDF (1.02 MB) ( 123 ) Full Text

Open Access

Barriers to the use of ultrasound guidance in central venous catheter placement by emergency physicians in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Reema M Alhussein,Bader A Alyahya,Abdulaziz S Alashaikh,Mohammed A Malabarey,Khaled N Alrajhi,Zohair A Al Aseri

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.035

Abstract ( 659 ) PDF (303.89 kB) ( 160 ) Full Text

Open Access Special Issue

Key process and outcome indicators on quality and safety of care for critically ill pediatric patients according to international standard organization protocols: a four-year follow-up study

Eleni Volakli,Asimina Violaki,Menelaos Svirkos,Peristera-Eleni Mantzafleri,Elpis Chochliourou,Serafeia Kalamitsou,Athanasios Kasimis,Eleni Karakeke,Parthena Georgiadou,Maria Katsafiloudi,Vasiliki Avramidou,Εvangelia Karaiskou,Maria Sdougka

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.085

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pediatric Critical Care)

Abstract ( 896 ) PDF (242.61 kB) ( 143 ) Full Text

Open Access

Mushroom intoxications presented to emergency departments in South Korea: a 2011‐2019 national registry study

Sejin Heo,Se Uk Lee,Sung Yeon Hwang,Hee Yoon,Gun Tak Lee,Jong Eun Park,Hansol Chang,Tae Gun Shin,Min Seob Sim,Ik Joon Jo,Won Chul Cha,Taerim Kim

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.086

Abstract ( 304 ) PDF (972.39 kB) ( 137 ) Full Text

Open Access

XGBoost model predicts acute lung injury after acute pancreatitis

Weiwei Lu,Xi Chen,Wei Liu,Wenjie Cai,Shengliang Zhu,Yunkun Wang,Xiaosu Wang

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.087

Abstract ( 302 ) PDF (1.93 MB) ( 148 ) Full Text

Open Access

Effects of diets containing synbiotics on the gut microbiota of critically ill septic patients: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Kontee Wongseree,Kamonnut Singkhamanan,Supattra Uppanisakorn,Veerapong Vattanavanit

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.080

Abstract ( 499 ) PDF (2.07 MB) ( 165 ) Full Text

Open Access

Impact of COVID-19 on suicidal attempts identified by face-to-face interviews

Tae Kyu Ahn,Soo Kang,Young Ho Seo,Jin Hui Paik,Seung Lyul Shin

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.088

Abstract ( 299 ) PDF (1.28 MB) ( 138 ) Full Text

Published Ahead of Print

Open Access

Subglottic hemangioma—prevalence, clinical presentation and treatment

Mihail Basa,Predrag Minic,Bojana Gojsina,Aleksandar Sovtic

Online publish date: 20 September 2023

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.095

Abstract ( 216 ) PDF (364.54 kB) ( 148 ) Full Text

Open Access

Trends in drug poisoning of youth patients after the deregulation of over the counter drug sales

Ji Yeon Lim,Sun Hwa Lee,Duk Hee Lee

Online publish date: 21 August 2023

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.078

Abstract ( 327 ) PDF (2.48 MB) ( 152 ) Full Text

Open Access

Melatonin as adjuvant treatment in COVID-19 patients. A meta-analysis of randomized and propensity matched studies

Krisztina Tóth,Eros Pilia,Giovanni Landoni,Davide Oreggia,Salvatore Giacomarra,Rosario Losiggio,Giacomo Maiucci,Iliyan Vlasakov,Andrey Yavorovskiy,Valery Likhvantsev,Andrea Székely,Remo Daniel Covello

Online publish date: 16 August 2023

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.076

Abstract ( 478 ) PDF (1.9 MB) ( 167 ) Full Text

Open Access

A case of pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to fulminant myocarditis requiring extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Kimiko Murakami,Keisuke Takano,Arisa Kinoshita,Shun Hiraga,Kazuhiro Mitani,Shinya Yokoyama,Nobuyuki Tsujii,Takahiro Kajimoto,Aya Sasaki,Hidetada Fukushima

Online publish date: 07 August 2023

DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.075

Abstract ( 417 ) PDF (2.95 MB) ( 162 ) Full Text

Special Issues

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

Special issue title:

21st Panhellenic Congress on Regional Anaesthesia, Pain Management and Palliative Care

Keywords: Regional Anaesthesia, Pain Management, Palliative Care, PARH.SY.A., ESRA HELLAS, the A’ Anaesthesiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Athens

Editor: Dr. Ioanna Siafaka, MD, PhD,Dr. Maria Kokolaki, MD, PhD,Dr. Athina Vadalouca, MD, PhD, FIPP,Dr. Evmorfia Stavropoulou, MD, PhD, EDRA,Dr. Eleni Moka, MD, PhD, MSc, EDRA

Submission deadline: 27 May 2022

Special issue title:

Selected papers from Korean Association of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in 2021

Keywords: Cardiac arrest, Resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, guidelines, outcome

Editor: Prof. Won Young Kim, MD, PhD

Submission deadline: 01 June 2022

Special issue title:

Spinal Cord Injury

Keywords: Spinal cord injury (SCI), Damage mechanisms, Primary and secondary medullary lesions, Neurorehabilitation, Neurorestoration

Editor: Lecturer dr. Constantin Munteanu, PhD,Prof. Dr. Gelu Onose,Associate Prof. Dr. Mariana Rotariu, PhD,Assistant Prof. Dr. Gabriela Dogaru, PhD,Associate Prof. Dr. Elena Valentiana IONESCU, PhD,Assistant Prof. Dr. Cristina Daia, PhD

Submission deadline: 31 March 2022

Special issue title:

Outcome Measures and Assessment Tools in Spinal Cord Injury

Keywords: Spinal Cord Injury, Rehabilitation, Assessment Tools

Editor: Dr. Giovanni Galeoto

Submission deadline: 10 December 2021

Special issue title:

Opioid Free Analgesia: new concept, new trends

Keywords: Analgesia, Pain, Opioids, OFA, Regional block

Editor: Dr. Mohamed Adel Aboelela

Submission deadline: 01 April 2022

Special issue title:

Life-Threatening Clinical Situations in The Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome, Cardiomyopathies, Cardiac arrhythmias, Conduction disorders, Valvular heart disease, Aortic dissection, Acute pulmonary thromboembolism

Editor: Dr. Larisa ANGHEL,Dr. Cristian STĂTESCU,Dr. Radu SASCĂU

Submission deadline: 20 February 2022

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Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Giustino Varrassi, MD, PhD

Professor Giustino Varrassi, MD, PhD is Professor and former Chairman of the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, University of L'Aquila, Italy. At the moment, he is president of the Paolo Procacci Foundation, Roma, Italy. His scientific interest is mainly in Pain Medicine as shown by the many initiatives he has organized in his career: Founding Member (1993) and Past-President of the European Pain Federation (EFIC), where he has served in the Executive Board for 21 years; Past-President of the Italian Association for the Study of Pain, where he has served in the Council for over 30 years. In these positions, he has organized over 40 international and national congresses. Moreover, he has an intense publishing activity on Pain Medicine and other aspects of his medical specialty. More recently, he has joined NEMA Research Group. as Senior Consultant.