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
Adjuvant therapies and sepsis from multidrug resistant bacteria: a narrative review
Adjuvant therapies and sepsis from multidrug resistant bacteria: a narrative review
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.011
Perioperative right ventricular dysfunction in adult patients undergoing non-complex cardiac surgery: diagnosis and management
Perioperative right ventricular dysfunction in adult patients undergoing non-complex cardiac surgery: diagnosis and management
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.047
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cardiothoracic anaesthesia and intensive care: current challenges and novelties)
Ventilation in critically ill obese patients—Why it should be done differently?
Ventilation in critically ill obese patients—Why it should be done differently?
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2022.076
Emergency airway management with the gum elastic bougie outside of the operating room: a narrative review
Emergency airway management with the gum elastic bougie outside of the operating room: a narrative review
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.074
Procedural sedation and analgesia in the pediatric intensive care unit
Procedural sedation and analgesia in the pediatric intensive care unit
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.007
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pediatric Critical Care)
Anakinra for patients with COVID-19: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
Anakinra for patients with COVID-19: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.025
Impact of indemnity private health insurance on emergency department visits and expenditures
Impact of indemnity private health insurance on emergency department visits and expenditures
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 )
Effects of the quality of medical history taking on diagnostic accuracy
Effects of the quality of medical history taking on diagnostic accuracy
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.081
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Medical Simulation - success in education, future of science)
Improving triage accuracy of hospitalization and discharge decisions in the emergency department
Improving triage accuracy of hospitalization and discharge decisions in the emergency department
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.015
The outcome of ''non-urgent'' patients diverted by triage at an emergency department
The outcome of ''non-urgent'' patients diverted by triage at an emergency department
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.049
Will the road traffic act reduce electric scooter injuries?: an observational study in Republic of Korea
Will the road traffic act reduce electric scooter injuries?: an observational study in Republic of Korea
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2022.079
Student satisfaction and self confidence in learning scale (SSCL)—reliability and validity test of the Polish version
Student satisfaction and self confidence in learning scale (SSCL)—reliability and validity test of the Polish version
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.069
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Medical Simulation - success in education, future of science)
Mortality prediction of patients with sepsis in the emergency department using machine learning models: a retrospective cohort study according to the Sepsis-3 definitions
Mortality prediction of patients with sepsis in the emergency department using machine learning models: a retrospective cohort study according to the Sepsis-3 definitions
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.046
Comparison of perineural brachial plexus block and proximal perivascular block in ultrasound-guided axillary brachial plexus block
Comparison of perineural brachial plexus block and proximal perivascular block in ultrasound-guided axillary brachial plexus block
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.082
Changes in potassium level and renal function with balanced crystalloid administration in the emergency department
Changes in potassium level and renal function with balanced crystalloid administration in the emergency department
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.022
Should lactate levels be combined with rapid emergency medicine scores (REMS) to predict outcomes of patients with dyspnea
Should lactate levels be combined with rapid emergency medicine scores (REMS) to predict outcomes of patients with dyspnea
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.024
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
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
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.085
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pediatric Critical Care)
Mushroom intoxications presented to emergency departments in South Korea: a 2011‐2019 national registry study
Mushroom intoxications presented to emergency departments in South Korea: a 2011‐2019 national registry study
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.086
XGBoost model predicts acute lung injury after acute pancreatitis
XGBoost model predicts acute lung injury after acute pancreatitis
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.087
Clinical application of C-reactive protein, leukocyte and immunoglobulin in the diagnosis and treatment of infantile pneumonia at acute stage
Clinical application of C-reactive protein, leukocyte and immunoglobulin in the diagnosis and treatment of infantile pneumonia at acute stage
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.089
Impact of COVID-19 on suicidal attempts identified by face-to-face interviews
Impact of COVID-19 on suicidal attempts identified by face-to-face interviews
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.088
Emergency laparoscopic surgery on a patient who visited the emergency room with lower abdominal pain
Emergency laparoscopic surgery on a patient who visited the emergency room with lower abdominal pain
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.092
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Acute Abdomen in the Emergency Department: the Emergency Surgeon Contribute)
Published Ahead of Print
Subglottic hemangioma—prevalence, clinical presentation and treatment
Subglottic hemangioma—prevalence, clinical presentation and treatment
Online publish date: 20 September 2023
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.095
Abstracts of the 7th edition of “National Congress of the Romanian Association of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy (ARAR)”
Abstracts of the 7th edition of “National Congress of the Romanian Association of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy (ARAR)”
Online publish date: 13 September 2023
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.094
Differences in the determination of manner of death for death certificates by physicians in South Korea: questionnaire survey
Differences in the determination of manner of death for death certificates by physicians in South Korea: questionnaire survey
Online publish date: 21 August 2023
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.079
Trends in drug poisoning of youth patients after the deregulation of over the counter drug sales
Trends in drug poisoning of youth patients after the deregulation of over the counter drug sales
Online publish date: 21 August 2023
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.078
Melatonin as adjuvant treatment in COVID-19 patients. A meta-analysis of randomized and propensity matched studies
Melatonin as adjuvant treatment in COVID-19 patients. A meta-analysis of randomized and propensity matched studies
Online publish date: 16 August 2023
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.076
A case of pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to fulminant myocarditis requiring extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation
A case of pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to fulminant myocarditis requiring extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Online publish date: 07 August 2023
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.075
Special Issues
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
Opioid Free Analgesia: new concept, new trends
Keywords: Analgesia, Pain, Opioids, OFA, Regional block
Editor: Dr. Mohamed Adel Aboelela
Submission deadline: 01 April 2022
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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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.