Signa Vitae
Print ISSN: 1334-5605 | Online ISSN: 1845-206X
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
Effectiveness of real-time chest compression feedback devices for individuals experienced in cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a randomized controlled simulation study
Effectiveness of real-time chest compression feedback devices for individuals experienced in cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a randomized controlled simulation study
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.119
Safety and efficacy of transcatheter cryoablation of septal accessory pathways with three-dimensional mapping without fluoroscopy in children
Safety and efficacy of transcatheter cryoablation of septal accessory pathways with three-dimensional mapping without fluoroscopy in children
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.120
Role of blood lactate levels in kidney suitability for donation after circulatory death: a retrospective analysis
Role of blood lactate levels in kidney suitability for donation after circulatory death: a retrospective analysis
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.121
Poisonings with malicious or criminal intent in the emergency department
Poisonings with malicious or criminal intent in the emergency department
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.123
Comparison of systemic morphine, nalbuphine, and epidural analgesia on acute and chronic postoperative pain in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a randomized controlled trial
Comparison of systemic morphine, nalbuphine, and epidural analgesia on acute and chronic postoperative pain in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a randomized controlled trial
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.124
The association between demographic, economic, and medical resource factors and the inflow and outflow of critically ill emergency patients by medical service districts in South Korea
The association between demographic, economic, and medical resource factors and the inflow and outflow of critically ill emergency patients by medical service districts in South Korea
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.127
Efficacy and safety of immediate-release oxycodone combined with sustained-release oxycodone titration in opioid-tolerant patients with moderate to severe cancer pain
Efficacy and safety of immediate-release oxycodone combined with sustained-release oxycodone titration in opioid-tolerant patients with moderate to severe cancer pain
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.128
Perillaldehyde reduces myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats by inhibiting MAPK1
Perillaldehyde reduces myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats by inhibiting MAPK1
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.130
Diagnostic role of serum testican and ubiquitin levels in patients with head trauma
Diagnostic role of serum testican and ubiquitin levels in patients with head trauma
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.131
Protopine regulates oxidative stress, apoptosis and autophagy in H9C2 cardiomyocytes under hypoxic conditions
Protopine regulates oxidative stress, apoptosis and autophagy in H9C2 cardiomyocytes under hypoxic conditions
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.132
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Special Issues
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
AI Horizons: Revolutionizing Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine
Keywords: Anesthesia; Critical Care Medicine; Pain Medicine; Artificial Intelligence; Large Language Models; Natural Language Processing; Big Data; Data Science; Machine Learning
Editor: Prof. Marco Cascella
Submission deadline: 31 December 2024
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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.