Aims and scope
The aim of Signa Vitae (SV) is to be an unbiased and permanent forum for clinical anesthesia, intensive care, emergency and pain medicine. It serves professionals dedicated to all these relevant fields, as a tool for easier and more effective experiences and science sharing, with the ultimate goal to improve patients’ outcome. The scope of Signa Vitae is broad. It encompasses all aspects of clinical practice and fundamental research at the basis of anesthesia, intensive care, emergency and pain medicine, both in children and adults. It will better inform and educate the global scientific and medical community on the advancements in the fields at the basis of survival and a better quality of life, as stated in the appealing Latin version of its name: "Signs of life".
Articles
Nonspecific abdominal pain: Do I have to allocate a specific diagnosis for every patient?
Nonspecific abdominal pain: Do I have to allocate a specific diagnosis for every patient?
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2022.005
The value of clinical scores in predicting mortality of adult patients on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
The value of clinical scores in predicting mortality of adult patients on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2022.012
Management of acute colonic diverticulitis in the general and surgical emergency departments
Management of acute colonic diverticulitis in the general and surgical emergency departments
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.254
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Acute Abdomen in the Emergency Department: the Emergency Surgeon Contribute)
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on osteoporotic vertebral fracture incidence and follow-up at the emergency department. A retrospective study of a tertiary hospital in southern Spain
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on osteoporotic vertebral fracture incidence and follow-up at the emergency department. A retrospective study of a tertiary hospital in southern Spain
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2022.002
(This article belongs to the Special Issue COVID-19 in the Emergency Department: Epidemiology and changes throughout the pandemic)
Predictors of short- and long-term outcome after open cardiac surgery in a high-volume referral tertiary hospital: the role of surgical team caseload
Predictors of short- and long-term outcome after open cardiac surgery in a high-volume referral tertiary hospital: the role of surgical team caseload
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2022.044
Association between prehospital airway management methods and neurologic outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with respiratory cause: a nationwide retrospective observational study
Association between prehospital airway management methods and neurologic outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with respiratory cause: a nationwide retrospective observational study
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.249
Is early surgical intervention effective for traumatic severe cervical spinal cord injury? A retrospective study secondary publication
Is early surgical intervention effective for traumatic severe cervical spinal cord injury? A retrospective study secondary publication
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.256
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Spinal Cord Injury)
Effects of occupational anxiety on ethical value tendencies in emergency healthcare workers in Turkey
Effects of occupational anxiety on ethical value tendencies in emergency healthcare workers in Turkey
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.237
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Emergency Medicine and Ethics)
Epidemiological characteristics and initial clinical presentation of patients with laboratory-confirmed MERS-CoV infection in an emergency department
Epidemiological characteristics and initial clinical presentation of patients with laboratory-confirmed MERS-CoV infection in an emergency department
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.251
Comparison of volume assessment methods in transurethral resection of the prostate
Comparison of volume assessment methods in transurethral resection of the prostate
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2022.023
The value of ultrasonography in predicting outcomes at an early school age among individuals with perinatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
The value of ultrasonography in predicting outcomes at an early school age among individuals with perinatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2022.010
The effect of cognitive behavioral stress management on the psychological status and pain stress response of parturients with cesarean section
The effect of cognitive behavioral stress management on the psychological status and pain stress response of parturients with cesarean section
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2022.043
Published Ahead of Print
Correlation between income changes in the elderly receiving the basic old-age pension and suicide rates
Correlation between income changes in the elderly receiving the basic old-age pension and suicide rates
Online publish date: 21 July 2022
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2022.057
Effect of hypothermia and hyperthermia on all-cause in-hospital mortality in emergencies: a comprehensive nationwide analysis from the Republic of Korea
Effect of hypothermia and hyperthermia on all-cause in-hospital mortality in emergencies: a comprehensive nationwide analysis from the Republic of Korea
Online publish date: 21 July 2022
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2022.056
Respiratory infections and acute respiratory distress syndrome
Respiratory infections and acute respiratory distress syndrome
Online publish date: 20 July 2022
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2022.054
(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Insights in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome)
Evidence and rationale for vaccinating children and adolescents against SARS-CoV-2: a comprehensive narrative review
Evidence and rationale for vaccinating children and adolescents against SARS-CoV-2: a comprehensive narrative review
Online publish date: 20 July 2022
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2022.055
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pediatric Critical Care)
The prognostic value of laboratory parameters referring to hemopoietic stress in patients with COVID-19—a single center experience
The prognostic value of laboratory parameters referring to hemopoietic stress in patients with COVID-19—a single center experience
Online publish date: 18 July 2022
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2022.053
Factors influencing length of hospital stay in patients using patient-controlled analgesia after laparotomy surgery-retrospective observational study
Factors influencing length of hospital stay in patients using patient-controlled analgesia after laparotomy surgery-retrospective observational study
Online publish date: 18 July 2022
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2022.052
Special Issues
Improving Survival from Cardiac Arrest: A Review of Current Practice and Challenges
Keywords: Cardiac Arrest; CPR; Resuscitation; OHCA; IHCA
Editor: Dr. Wachira Wongtanasarasin
Submission deadline: 30 September 2023
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 May 2023
Nutrition in Critically Ill Patients
Keywords: Critically ill patient; Enteral nutrition; Parenteral nutrition; Micronutrients; Macronutrients
Editor: Prof. Dr. Mahmoud M. A. Abulmeaty, MD, FACN
Submission deadline: 31 March 2023
Impact of COVID-19 on Dentistry
Keywords: COVID-19, dental practice, dental education, infection control, clinical practice, dental operatory, dental profession
Editor: Dr. Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni
Submission deadline: 30 September 2022
Advances in critical emergency medicine during COVID19 pandemic
Keywords: critical emergency medicine, covid19, ARDS, artificial intelligence, triage
Editor: George Karlis
Submission deadline: 25 October 2022
Emergency Management of Polytrauma
Keywords: Polytrauma, Trauma, Emergency management, Golden hour, Advanced Trauma Life Support, ABCDE approach, Airway management, cervical spine protection, Glasgow coma scale, hemorrhage, trauma team, survey and management
Editor: Naresh Kaul, MBBS, MD, FICA
Submission deadline: 30 September 2022
Postoperative analgesia for spine surgery
Keywords: spine surgery, postoperative pain management, multimodal analgesia, opioid, erector spinae plane block, retrolaminar block
Editor: Prof. Joho Tokumine, MD, PhD
Submission deadline: 30 September 2022
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: 31 October 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
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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.