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Zarantonello F, Pettenuzzo T, Pretto C, Boscolo A, Sella N, Navalesi P. Setting Positive End-Expiratory Pressure in Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction: A Prospective Physiologic Study. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2024; 38:1434-1436. [PMID: 38490896 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2024.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
Affiliation(s)
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy; Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy.
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy; Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Pettenuzzo T, Boscolo A, Pistollato E, Pretto C, Giacon TA, Frasson S, Carbotti FM, Medici F, Pettenon G, Carofiglio G, Nardelli M, Cucci N, Tuccio CL, Gagliardi V, Schiavolin C, Simoni C, Congedi S, Monteleone F, Zarantonello F, Sella N, De Cassai A, Navalesi P. Effects of non-invasive respiratory support in post-operative patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Crit Care 2024; 28:152. [PMID: 38720332 PMCID: PMC11077852 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-024-04924-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Re-intubation secondary to post-extubation respiratory failure in post-operative patients is associated with increased patient morbidity and mortality. Non-invasive respiratory support (NRS) alternative to conventional oxygen therapy (COT), i.e., high-flow nasal oxygen, continuous positive airway pressure, and non-invasive ventilation (NIV), has been proposed to prevent or treat post-extubation respiratory failure. Aim of the present study is assessing the effects of NRS application, compared to COT, on the re-intubation rate (primary outcome), and time to re-intubation, incidence of nosocomial pneumonia, patient discomfort, intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital length of stay, and mortality (secondary outcomes) in adult patients extubated after surgery. METHODS A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized and non-randomized controlled trials. A search from Medline, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Web of Science from inception until February 2, 2024 was performed. RESULTS Thirty-three studies (11,292 patients) were included. Among all NRS modalities, only NIV reduced the re-intubation rate, compared to COT (odds ratio 0.49, 95% confidence interval 0.28; 0.87, p = 0.015, I2 = 60.5%, low certainty of evidence). In particular, this effect was observed in patients receiving NIV for treatment, while not for prevention, of post-extubation respiratory failure, and in patients at high, while not low, risk of post-extubation respiratory failure. NIV reduced the rate of nosocomial pneumonia, ICU length of stay, and ICU, hospital, and long-term mortality, while not worsening patient discomfort. CONCLUSIONS In post-operative patients receiving NRS after extubation, NIV reduced the rate of re-intubation, compared to COT, when used for treatment of post-extubation respiratory failure and in patients at high risk of post-extubation respiratory failure.
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- Tommaso Pettenuzzo
- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Padua, 13 Via Gallucci, 35121, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Padua, 13 Via Gallucci, 35121, Padua, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Giustiniani, 35128, Padua, Italy
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua, 2 Via Giustiniani, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Giustiniani, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Giustiniani, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Giustiniani, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Giustiniani, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Giustiniani, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Giustiniani, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Giustiniani, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Giustiniani, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Giustiniani, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Giustiniani, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Giustiniani, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Giustiniani, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Giustiniani, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Giustiniani, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Padua, 13 Via Gallucci, 35121, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Padua, 13 Via Gallucci, 35121, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Padua, 13 Via Gallucci, 35121, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Padua, 13 Via Gallucci, 35121, Padua, Italy.
- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Giustiniani, 35128, Padua, Italy.
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De Cassai A, Pettenuzzo T, Busetto V, Legnaro C, Pretto C, Rotondi A, Boscolo A, Sella N, Munari M, Navalesi P. Chlorhexidine is not effective at any concentration in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. J Anesth Analg Crit Care 2024; 4:30. [PMID: 38702835 PMCID: PMC11067293 DOI: 10.1186/s44158-024-00166-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Oral chlorhexidine has been widely used for ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention in the critical care setting; however, previous studies and evidence synthesis have generated inconsistent findings. Our study aims to investigate if different concentrations of oral chlorhexidine may be effective in preventing such complication in intensive care unit patients. METHODS After pre-registration (Open Science Framework: 8CUKF), we conducted a network meta-analysis with the following PICOS: adult patients (age > 18 years old) undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation admitted in ICU (P); any concentration of chlorhexidine used for oral hygiene (I); placebo, sham intervention, usual care, or no intervention (C); rate of VAP (primary outcome), mechanical ventilation length, ICU length of stay (LOS), hospital LOS, mortality (secondary outcomes) (O); randomized controlled trials (S). We used the following database: PubMed, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Scopus, and EMBASE without any limitation in publication date or language. RESULTS Chlorhexidine did not demonstrate any significant advantage over the control group in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia or reducing mortality, duration of mechanical ventilation, length of stay in the intensive care unit, or overall mortality. CONCLUSIONS Chlorhexidine oral decontamination does not reduce the rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill adult patients and its routine use could not be recommended. TRIAL REGISTRATION Registration number: Open Science Framework: 8CUKF.
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- Alessandro De Cassai
- Sant'Antonio Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy.
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
- Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
- Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Unit - Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Sant'Antonio Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
- Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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De Cassai A, Iuzzolino M, De Pinto S, Zecchino G, Pettenuzzo T, Boscolo A, Biamonte E, Navalesi P, Munari M. Ultrasound mapping of soft tissue vascular anatomy proximal to the larynx: a prospective cohort study. Korean J Anesthesiol 2024:kja.23900. [PMID: 38653329 DOI: 10.4097/kja.23900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Background Bleeding incidents during percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy are concerning, and most cases occur in patients with unrecognized and unanticipated anatomical variations in the vascular anatomy. However, the extent of this variation remains unclear. To address this knowledge gap, our study aimed to comprehensively map laryngeal vascular anatomy in a cohort of adult patients. Methods Ultrasound assessments of the soft tissue in the neck were performed, spanning from the thyroid cartilage to the third tracheal ring and extending 2 cm laterally on both sidesperformed. We subdivided this area into 12 zones comprising four medial and eight lateral sections. A pre-planned form was used to document the presence of arteries or veins in each zone. The results are reported as odds ratios, 95% CIs, and corresponding P-values. Results Five-hundred patients were enrolled from August 14, 2023, to November 13, 2023, at the University Hospital of Padua. Arteries and veins were identified in all investigated zones (varying from a minimum of 1.0%-46.4%). The presence of invessels progressively increased from the cricothyroid membrane to the third tracheal ring and from the midline to the paramedian laryngeal area. Conclusions Given the prevalence of arteries and veins, particularly in areas where tracheostomies are commonly performed, we strongly advocate for routine ultrasound assessments before such procedures are performed.
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- Alessandro De Cassai
- Sant'Antonio Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Sant'Antonio Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Sant'Antonio Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Sant'Antonio Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Unit, University of Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital R. Dulbecco, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Sant'Antonio Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Carron M, Tamburini E, Linassi F, Pettenuzzo T, Boscolo A, Navalesi P. Non-Opioid Analgesics and Adjuvants after Surgery in Adults with Obesity: Systematic Review with Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. J Clin Med 2024; 13:2100. [PMID: 38610865 PMCID: PMC11012569 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13072100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2024] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Background/Objectives: Managing postoperative pain in patients with obesity is challenging. Although using a combination of pain relief methods is recommended for these patients, the true effectiveness of various intravenous non-opioid analgesics and adjuvants in multimodal anesthesia needs to be better defined. Methods: A systematic review and network meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the efficacy of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), acetaminophen, ketamine, α-2 agonists, lidocaine, magnesium, and oral gabapentinoids in adult surgical patients with obesity. The analysis aimed to compare these treatments to a placebo/no treatment or alternative analgesics, with a primary focus on postoperative pain and secondary endpoints including rescue analgesia, postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), and recovery quality. English-language randomized controlled trials across PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, and EMBASE were considered. Quality and evidence certainty were assessed with the RoB 2 tool and GRADE, and data was analyzed with R software. Results: NSAIDs, along with acetaminophen, lidocaine, α-2 agonists, ketamine, and oral gabapentinoids, effectively reduce early postoperative pain. NSAIDs, particularly ibuprofen, as well as acetaminophen, ketamine, and lidocaine, also show benefits in later postoperative stages. Intravenous non-opioid analgesics and adjuvants show some degree of benefit in reducing PONV and the need for rescue analgesic therapy when using α-2 agonists alone or combined with oral gabapentinoids, notably decreasing the likelihood of PONV. Ketamine, lidocaine, and α-2 agonists are shown to enhance postoperative recovery and care quality. Conclusions: Intravenous non-opioid analgesics and adjuvants are valuable in multimodal anesthesia for pain management in adult surgical patients suffering from obesity.
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- Michele Carron
- Department of Medicine-DIMED, Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Padova, Gallucci V. St. 13, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Giustiniani St. 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Ca' Foncello Treviso Regional Hospital, Hospital Sq. 1, 31100 Treviso, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Giustiniani St. 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Padova, Gallucci V. St. 13, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Padova, Gallucci V. St. 13, 35121 Padova, Italy
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Congedi S, Peralta A, Muraro L, Biscaro M, Pettenuzzo T, Sella N, Crociani S, Tagne AAS, Caregnato I, Monteleone F, Rossi E, Roca G, Manfrin S, Marinello S, Mazzitelli M, Dell'Amore A, Cattelan A, Rea F, Navalesi P, Boscolo A. Gram-negative bacterial colonizations before bilateral lung transplant. The impact of 'targeted' versus 'standard' surgical prophylaxis. BMC Infect Dis 2024; 24:307. [PMID: 38481174 PMCID: PMC10935849 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-09199-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Infections are one of the most common causes of death after lung transplant (LT). However, the benefit of 'targeted' prophylaxis in LT recipients pre-colonized by Gram-negative (GN) bacteria is still unclear. METHODS All consecutive bilateral LT recipients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the University Hospital of Padua (February 2016-2023) were retrospectively screened. Only patients with pre-existing GN bacterial isolations were enrolled and analyzed according to the antimicrobial surgical prophylaxis ('standard' vs. 'targeted' on the preoperative bacterial isolation). RESULTS One hundred eighty-one LT recipients were screened, 46 enrolled. Twenty-two (48%) recipients were exposed to 'targeted' prophylaxis, while 24 (52%) to 'standard' prophylaxis. Overall prevalence of postoperative multi-drug resistant (MDR) GN bacteria isolation was 65%, with no differences between the two surgical prophylaxis (p = 0.364). Eleven (79%) patients treated with 'standard' prophylaxis and twelve (75%) with 'targeted' therapy reconfirmed the preoperative GN pathogen (p = 0.999). The prevalence of postoperative infections due to MDR GN bacteria was 50%. Of these recipients, 4 belonged to the 'standard' and 11 to the 'targeted' prophylaxis (p = 0.027). CONCLUSIONS The administration of a 'targeted' prophylaxis in LT pre-colonized recipients seemed not to prevent the occurrence of postoperative MDR GN infections.
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- Sabrina Congedi
- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedale - Univerisità Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedale - Univerisità Padova, Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedale - Univerisità Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedale - Univerisità Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Azienda Ospedale - Univerisità Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Azienda Ospedale - Univerisità Padova, Padova, Italy
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Boscolo A, Cattelan A, Marinello S, Medici F, Pettenon G, Congedi S, Sella N, Presa N, Pistollato E, Silvestrin S, Biscaro M, Muraro L, Peralta A, Mazzitelli M, Dell’Amore A, Rea F, Navalesi P. Fungal Infections and Colonization after Bilateral Lung Transplant: A Six-Year Single-Center Experience. J Fungi (Basel) 2024; 10:80. [PMID: 38276026 PMCID: PMC10817539 DOI: 10.3390/jof10010080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Fungal infections (FIs) are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality within the first year of lung transplant (LT) in LT recipients (LTRs). Their prompt identification and treatment are crucial for a favorable LTR outcome. The objectives of our study were to assess (i) the FI incidence and colonization during the first year after a bilateral LT, (ii) the risk factors associated with FI and colonization, and (iii) the differences in fungal incidence according to the different prophylactic strategies. All bilateral LTRs admitted to the intensive care unit of Padua University Hospital were retrospectively screened, excluding patients <18 years of age, those who had been re-transplanted, and those who had received ventilation and/or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation before LT. Overall, 157 patients were included. A total of 13 (8%) patients developed FI, and 36 (23%) developed colonization, which was mostly due to Aspergillus spp. We did not identify independent risk factors for FI. Groups of patients receiving different prophylactic strategies reported a similar incidence of both FI and colonization. The incidence of FI and fungal colonization was 8% and 23%, respectively, with no differences between different antifungal prophylaxes or identified predisposing factors. Further studies with larger numbers are needed to confirm our results.
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- Annalisa Boscolo
- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 35122 Padua, Italy; (A.B.); (F.M.); (S.C.); (E.P.); (M.B.); (P.N.)
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padua University Hospital, 35128 Padua, Italy (L.M.); (A.P.)
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, 35122 Padua, Italy; (S.S.); (A.D.); (F.R.)
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- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Padua University Hospital, 35128 Padua, Italy; (A.C.); (S.M.); (N.P.)
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- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Padua University Hospital, 35128 Padua, Italy; (A.C.); (S.M.); (N.P.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 35122 Padua, Italy; (A.B.); (F.M.); (S.C.); (E.P.); (M.B.); (P.N.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 35122 Padua, Italy; (A.B.); (F.M.); (S.C.); (E.P.); (M.B.); (P.N.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 35122 Padua, Italy; (A.B.); (F.M.); (S.C.); (E.P.); (M.B.); (P.N.)
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padua University Hospital, 35128 Padua, Italy (L.M.); (A.P.)
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- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Padua University Hospital, 35128 Padua, Italy; (A.C.); (S.M.); (N.P.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 35122 Padua, Italy; (A.B.); (F.M.); (S.C.); (E.P.); (M.B.); (P.N.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, 35122 Padua, Italy; (S.S.); (A.D.); (F.R.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 35122 Padua, Italy; (A.B.); (F.M.); (S.C.); (E.P.); (M.B.); (P.N.)
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padua University Hospital, 35128 Padua, Italy (L.M.); (A.P.)
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padua University Hospital, 35128 Padua, Italy (L.M.); (A.P.)
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- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Padua University Hospital, 35128 Padua, Italy; (A.C.); (S.M.); (N.P.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, 35122 Padua, Italy; (S.S.); (A.D.); (F.R.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, 35122 Padua, Italy; (S.S.); (A.D.); (F.R.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 35122 Padua, Italy; (A.B.); (F.M.); (S.C.); (E.P.); (M.B.); (P.N.)
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padua University Hospital, 35128 Padua, Italy (L.M.); (A.P.)
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Boscolo A, Pettenuzzo T, Zarantonello F, Sella N, Pistollato E, De Cassai A, Congedi S, Paiusco I, Bertoldo G, Crociani S, Toma F, Mormando G, Lorenzoni G, Gregori D, Navalesi P. Asymmetrical high-flow nasal cannula performs similarly to standard interface in patients with acute hypoxemic post-extubation respiratory failure: a pilot study. BMC Pulm Med 2024; 24:21. [PMID: 38191347 PMCID: PMC10775427 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-023-02820-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Standard high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is a respiratory support device widely used to manage post-extubation hypoxemic acute respiratory failure (hARF) due to greater comfort, oxygenation, alveolar recruitment, humidification, and reduction of dead space, as compared to conventional oxygen therapy. On the contrary, the effects of the new asymmetrical HFNC interface (Optiflow® Duet system (Fisher & Paykel, Healthcare, Auckland, New Zealand) is still under discussion. Our aim is investigating whether the use of asymmetrical HFNC interface presents any relevant difference, compared with the standard configuration, on lung aeration (as assessed by end-expiratory lung impedance (EELI) measured by electrical impedance tomography (EIT)), diaphragm ultrasound thickening fraction (TFdi) and excursion (DE), ventilatory efficiency (estimated by corrected minute ventilation (MV)), gas exchange, dyspnea, and comfort. METHODS Pilot physiological crossover randomized controlled study enrolling 20 adults admitted to the Intensive Care unit, invasively ventilated for at least 24 h, and developing post-extubation hARF, i.e., PaO2/set FiO2 < 300 mmHg during Venturi mask (VM) within 120 min after extubation. Each HFNC configuration was applied in a randomized 60 min sequence at a flow rate of 60 L/min. RESULTS Global EELI, TFdi, DE, ventilatory efficiency, gas exchange and dyspnea were not significantly different, while comfort was greater during asymmetrical HFNC support, as compared to standard interface (10 [7-10] and 8 [7-9], p-value 0.044). CONCLUSIONS In post-extubation hARF, the use of the asymmetrical HFNC, as compared to standard HFNC interface, slightly improved patient comfort without affecting lung aeration, diaphragm activity, ventilatory efficiency, dyspnea and gas exchange. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER ClinicalTrial.gov. REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT05838326 (01/05/2023). NEW & NOTEWORTHY The asymmetrical high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy (Optiflow® Duet system (Fisher & Paykel, Healthcare, Auckland, New Zealand) provides greater comfort as compared to standard interface; while their performance in term of lung aeration, diaphragm activity, ventilatory efficiency, dyspnea, and gas exchange is similar.
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- Annalisa Boscolo
- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, 13, Giustiniani Street, Padua, 35128, Italy
- Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, 13, Giustiniani Street, Padua, 35128, Italy
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- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, 13, Giustiniani Street, Padua, 35128, Italy
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- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, 13, Giustiniani Street, Padua, 35128, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, 13, Giustiniani Street, Padua, 35128, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Emergency Department, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua, Thoracic, Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua, Thoracic, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, 13, Giustiniani Street, Padua, 35128, Italy
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Boscolo A, Sella N, Pettenuzzo T, Pistollato E, Calabrese F, Gregori D, Cammarota G, Dres M, Rea F, Navalesi P. Diaphragm Dysfunction Predicts Weaning Outcome after Bilateral Lung Transplant. Anesthesiology 2024; 140:126-136. [PMID: 37552079 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000004729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Diaphragm dysfunction and its effects on outcomes of ventilator weaning have been evaluated in mixed critical care populations using diaphragm thickening fraction (the ratio of the difference between ultrasound diaphragm thickness at end-inspiration and end-expiration to diaphragm thickness at end-expiration) or neuroventilatory efficiency (the ratio of tidal volume and peak electrical activity of the diaphragm). Such data are not available in bilateral-lung transplant recipients. The authors hypothesized that (1) diaphragm dysfunction, as defined by a diaphragm thickening fraction less than 29%, is more likely to occur in difficult weaning; (2) diaphragm thickening fraction and neuroventilatory efficiency predict weaning outcome; and (3) duration of mechanical ventilation before the first spontaneous breathing trial is associated with diaphragm dysfunction. METHODS Adult bilateral-lung transplant patients admitted to the intensive care unit were screened at the time of the first spontaneous breathing trial (pressure-support of 5 cm H2O and 0 positive end-expiratory pressure). At the fifth minute, diaphragm thickening fraction and neuroventilatory efficiency were measured during three respiratory cycles. Weaning was classified as simple, difficult, or prolonged (successful extubation at the first spontaneous breathing trial, within three or after three spontaneous breathing trials, respectively). RESULTS Forty-four subjects were enrolled. Diaphragm dysfunction occurred in 14 subjects (32%), all of whom had difficult weaning (78% of the subgroup of 18 patients experiencing difficult weaning). Both diaphragm thickening fraction (24 [20 to 29] vs. 39 [35 to 45]%) and neuroventilatory efficiency (34 [26 to 45] vs. 55 [43 to 62] ml/µV) were lower in difficult weaning (both P < 0.001). The areas under the receiver operator curve predicting difficult weaning were 0.88 (95% CI, 0.73 to 0.99) for diaphragm thickening fraction and 0.85 (95% CI, 0.71 to 0.95) for neuroventilatory efficiency. The duration of ventilation demonstrated a linear inverse correlation with both diaphragm thickening fraction and neuroventilatory efficiency. CONCLUSIONS Diaphragm dysfunction is common after bilateral-lung transplantation and associated with difficult weaning. In such patients, average values for diaphragm thickening fraction and neuroventilatory efficiency were reduced compared to patients with simple weaning. Both parameters showed similar accuracy for predicting success of ventilator weaning, demonstrating an inverse relationship with duration of ventilation. EDITOR’S PERSPECTIVE
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Affiliation(s)
- Annalisa Boscolo
- Department of Medicine, and Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Critical Care, St. Michael's Hospital and the Critical Illness and Injury Research Center, Keenan Research Center for Biomedical Science of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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Lionello F, Guarnieri G, Arcaro G, Bertagna De Marchi L, Molena B, Contessa C, Boscolo A, Rea F, Navalesi P, Vianello A. High-Flow Tracheal Oxygen for Tracheostomy Tube Removal in Lung Transplant Recipients. J Clin Med 2023; 12:7566. [PMID: 38137635 PMCID: PMC10743481 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12247566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Because of a complicated intraoperative course and/or poor recovery of graft function, approximately 15% of lung transplant (LT) recipients require prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) and receive a tracheostomy. This prospective study aimed to assess the effect of High-Flow Tracheal Oxygen (HFTO) on tracheostomy tube removal in LT recipients receiving PMV postoperatively. (2) Methods: The clinical course of 14 LT recipients receiving HFTO was prospectively evaluated and compared to that of 13 comparable controls receiving conventional oxygen therapy (COT) via tracheostomy. The study's primary endpoint was the number of patients whose tracheostomy tube was removed at discharge from an Intermediate Respiratory Care Unit (IRCU). (3) Results: Setting up HFTO proved easy, and it was well tolerated by all the patients. The number of patients whose tracheostomy tube was removed was significantly higher in the HFOT group compared to the COT group [13/14 vs. 6/13 (p = 0.0128)]. (4) Conclusions: HFTO is an effective, safe therapy that facilitates tracheostomy tube removal in LT recipients after weaning from PMV.
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- Federico Lionello
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy; (F.L.); (G.G.); (G.A.); (L.B.D.M.); (B.M.); (A.B.); (F.R.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy; (F.L.); (G.G.); (G.A.); (L.B.D.M.); (B.M.); (A.B.); (F.R.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy; (F.L.); (G.G.); (G.A.); (L.B.D.M.); (B.M.); (A.B.); (F.R.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy; (F.L.); (G.G.); (G.A.); (L.B.D.M.); (B.M.); (A.B.); (F.R.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy; (F.L.); (G.G.); (G.A.); (L.B.D.M.); (B.M.); (A.B.); (F.R.)
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- Department of Directional Hospital Management, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy;
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy; (F.L.); (G.G.); (G.A.); (L.B.D.M.); (B.M.); (A.B.); (F.R.)
- Department of Medicine, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy;
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy; (F.L.); (G.G.); (G.A.); (L.B.D.M.); (B.M.); (A.B.); (F.R.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy;
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy; (F.L.); (G.G.); (G.A.); (L.B.D.M.); (B.M.); (A.B.); (F.R.)
- Fisiopatologia Respiratoria, Ospedale-Università di Padova, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
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Mustaj S, De Cassai A, Spolverato G, Pettenuzzo T, Boscolo A, Navalesi P, Munari M. Examining gender bias in regional anesthesia academic publishing: a 50-year bibliometric analysis. J Anesth Analg Crit Care 2023; 3:51. [PMID: 38057849 DOI: 10.1186/s44158-023-00137-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The connection between academic career advancement and publishing research articles is important, as it can impact promotion and compensation decisions. Gender bias in academic publishing is a known issue, with studies showing low numbers in key roles in female representation. This article aims to analyze the ratio of women to men as first and last authors in the Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine (RAPM) journal and explore other factors such as the mentorship effect and representation in regional anesthesia associations. MAIN BODY We examined the RAPM articles from 1976 to 2023 evaluating the gender of first and last authors. We analyzed the trend over the years and also analyze the subset of original articles. A further analysis was conducted to analyze the relationship between the first and last author's gender. Additionally, regional anesthesia societies were contacted to gather data on the gender of their members. We included 5650 articles; most of them were first authored by men (72.9-87.7%). There was a positive trend over time for female first authorship but not for last authorship. The analysis also revealed a mentorship effect in recent years for both overall articles and the subgroup of original articles. The representation of women within regional anesthesia societies contrasted with the representation of women as last authors in original articles. CONCLUSIONS Our findings raise important questions about gender bias in academic publishing highlighting the need for increased representation and opportunities for women in the field of regional anesthesia.
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- Sindi Mustaj
- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Sant'Antonio Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy.
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Sant'Antonio Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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De Cassai A, Torrano V, Pistollato E, Monteleone F, Tinti G, Volpe F, Piazzai D, Cavaliere F, Piras F, De Simone P, Baccoli F, Frasson S, Lupelli I, Geraldini F, Zarantonello F, Boscolo A, Pettenuzzo T, Lorenzoni G, Gregori D, Navalesi P. Impact of self-citation on author h-index in anaesthesiology and pain medicine. Br J Anaesth 2023; 131:e195-e196. [PMID: 37833129 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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- Alessandro De Cassai
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Sant'Antonio Hospital, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Sant'Antonio Hospital, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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De Cassai A, Boscolo A, Zarantonello F, Pettenuzzo T, Sella N, Geraldini F, Munari M, Navalesi P. Enhancing study quality assessment: an in-depth review of risk of bias tools for meta-analysis-a comprehensive guide for anesthesiologists. J Anesth Analg Crit Care 2023; 3:44. [PMID: 37932825 PMCID: PMC10626791 DOI: 10.1186/s44158-023-00129-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Yearly, a multitude of randomized controlled trials are published, overwhelming clinicians with conflicting information; this data saturation leads to confusion and hinders clinicians' everyday decision-making. Hence, it is crucial to assess the quality and reliability of the evidence in order to consolidate it. Through this synthesis, clinicians can guarantee that their decisions are informed by solid evidence. Meta-analysis, a statistical technique, can effectively combine data from multiple studies to furnish accurate and dependable evidence for clinical practice and policy decisions. Nonetheless, the reliability of the obtained results depends on the use of high-quality evidence. MAIN BODY Risk of bias is an assessment mandatory while performing a meta-analysis and is used to have an overview of the quality of the studies from which data are extracted. Several tools have been developed and are used to perform the risk of bias assessment. In this statistical round, we will provide an overview of the most used tools for both the randomized (Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 and Jadad) and the nonrandomized (Risk Of Bias In Non-randomized Studies and Newcastle-Ottawa Scale) clinical trials. CONCLUSION We provided an overview of the most used risk of bias tools used in meta-analysis.
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- Alessandro De Cassai
- Sant'Antonio Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy.
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of PaduaUOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Sant'Antonio Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Sant'Antonio Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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De Cassai A, Volpe F, Geraldini F, Dost B, Boscolo A, Navalesi P. Reply to Dr Sethuraman. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2023; 48:579-580. [PMID: 37055188 DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2023-104565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Alessandro De Cassai
- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, DIMED, Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Atakum, Turkey
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
- Department of Medicine, DIMED, Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
- Department of Medicine, DIMED, Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Vetrugno L, Castaldo N, Fantin A, Deana C, Cortegiani A, Longhini F, Forfori F, Cammarota G, Grieco DL, Isola M, Navalesi P, Maggiore SM, Bassetti M, Chetta A, Confalonieri M, De Martino M, Ferrari G, Francisi D, Luzzati R, Meini S, Scozzafava M, Sozio E, Tascini C, Bassi F, Patruno V, De Robertis E, Aldieri C, Ball L, Baratella E, Bartoletti M, Boscolo A, Burgazzi B, Catalanotti V, Confalonieri P, Corcione S, De Rosa FG, De Simoni A, Bono VD, Tria RD, Forlani S, Giacobbe DR, Granozzi B, Labate L, Lococo S, Lupia T, Matellon C, Mehrabi S, Morosi S, Mongodi S, Mura M, Nava S, Pol R, Pettenuzzo T, Quyen NH, Rescigno C, Righi E, Ruaro B, Salton F, Scabini S, Scarda A, Sibani M, Tacconelli E, Tartaglione G, Tazza B, Vania E, Viale P, Vianello A, Visentin A, Zuccon U, Meroi F, Buonsenso D. Ventilatory associated barotrauma in COVID-19 patients: A multicenter observational case control study (COVI-MIX-study). Pulmonology 2023; 29:457-468. [PMID: 36669936 PMCID: PMC9684110 DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2022.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The risk of barotrauma associated with different types of ventilatory support is unclear in COVID-19 patients. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the different respiratory support strategies on barotrauma occurrence; we also sought to determine the frequency of barotrauma and the clinical characteristics of the patients who experienced this complication. METHODS This multicentre retrospective case-control study from 1 March 2020 to 28 February 2021 included COVID-19 patients who experienced barotrauma during hospital stay. They were matched with controls in a 1:1 ratio for the same admission period in the same ward of treatment. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression (OR) were performed to explore which factors were associated with barotrauma and in-hospital death. RESULTS We included 200 cases and 200 controls. Invasive mechanical ventilation was used in 39.3% of patients in the barotrauma group, and in 20.1% of controls (p<0.001). Receiving non-invasive ventilation (C-PAP/PSV) instead of conventional oxygen therapy (COT) increased the risk of barotrauma (OR 5.04, 95% CI 2.30 - 11.08, p<0.001), similarly for invasive mechanical ventilation (OR 6.24, 95% CI 2.86-13.60, p<0.001). High Flow Nasal Oxygen (HFNO), compared with COT, did not significantly increase the risk of barotrauma. Barotrauma frequency occurred in 1.00% [95% CI 0.88-1.16] of patients; these were older (p=0.022) and more frequently immunosuppressed (p=0.013). Barotrauma was shown to be an independent risk for death (OR 5.32, 95% CI 2.82-10.03, p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS C-PAP/PSV compared with COT or HFNO increased the risk of barotrauma; otherwise HFNO did not. Barotrauma was recorded in 1.00% of patients, affecting mainly patients with more severe COVID-19 disease. Barotrauma was independently associated with mortality. TRIAL REGISTRATION this case-control study was prospectively registered in clinicaltrial.gov as NCT04897152 (on 21 May 2021).
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- Luigi Vetrugno
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Emergency, SS. Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy; Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
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- Pulmonology Unit, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Health Integrated Agency of Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Pulmonology Unit, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Health Integrated Agency of Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Health Integrated Agency of Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Science (Di.Chir.On.S.), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; Department of Anesthesia Intensive Care and Emergency, Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, AOUP-Pisa, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Service 2, University Hospital of Perugia, Perugia, Italy; Department of Medicine and Surgery, Universiy of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Catholic University of The Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy; Department of Anesthesia, Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy; Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Emergency, SS. Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy; Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, Gabriele d'Annunzio University of Chieti Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino - IRCCS, Genoa, Italy; Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Respiratory Disease and Lung Function Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Cattinara, Trieste, Italy; University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Pneumologia e Unità di Terapia Semi Intensiva Respiratoria, AO Umberto I Mauriziano, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Disease "S. Maria della Misericordia" Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Infectious Disease Unit, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- U.O. Medicina Interna, Felice Lotti Hospital, Azienda USL Toscana Nord-Ovest, Pontedera, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Division, Health Integrated Agency of Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy; Infectious Diseases Division, Health Integrated Agency of Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Health Integrated Agency of Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Pulmonology Unit, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Health Integrated Agency of Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Service 2, University Hospital of Perugia, Perugia, Italy; Department of Medicine and Surgery, Universiy of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Hospital Santa Croce e Carle, Cuneo, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino-IRCCS, Genoa, Italy; Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics (DISC), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Cattinara, Trieste, Italy; University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Respiratory Disease and Lung Function Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Cattinara, Trieste, Italy; University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Infectious Diseases, City of Health and Sciences, Turin, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Cardinal Massaia Hospital, Asti, Italy; Infectious Diseases Unit, Cardinal Massaia Hospital, Asti, Italy
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- Respiratory Disease and Lung Function Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Hospital Santa Croce e Carle, Cuneo, Italy
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- Pneumologia e Unità di Terapia Semi Intensiva Respiratoria, AO Umberto I Mauriziano, Turin, Italy
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- Pulmonary Medicine Unit, Lodi General Hospital, Lodi, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino - IRCCS, Genoa, Italy; Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino - IRCCS, Genoa, Italy; Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics (DISC), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Cardinal Massaia Hospital, Asti, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Health Integrated Agency of Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Division, Diagnostics and Public Health Department, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Disease "S. Maria della Misericordia" Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- U.O. Medicina Interna, Felice Lotti Hospital, Azienda USL Toscana Nord-Ovest, Pontedera, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Integrated and Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Respiratory and Critical Care Unit, Sant Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Infectious Disease Unit, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- UOC Malattie Infettive ad Indirizzo Neurologico, AORN Ospedali dei Colli, P.O. "D. Cotugno", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Cattinara, Trieste, Italy; University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Cattinara, Trieste, Italy; University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Infectious Diseases, City of Health and Sciences, Turin, Italy
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- Respiratory Disease Unit, "Santa Maria degli Angeli" Hospital, Pordenone, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Respiratory Disease Unit, "Santa Maria degli Angeli" Hospital, Pordenone, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Division, Health Integrated Agency of Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Respiratory Disease Unit, "Santa Maria degli Angeli" Hospital, Pordenone, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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De Cassai A, Paganini G, Pettenuzzo T, Zarantonello F, Boscolo A, Tulgar S, Carron M, Munari M, Navalesi P. Single-Shot Regional Anesthesia for Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Obes Surg 2023; 33:2687-2694. [PMID: 37498489 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-06737-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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PURPOSE Laparoscopic bariatric surgeries can cause intense postoperative pain. Opioid medication can alleviate the pain but can have harmful side effects especially in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. To promote early recovery, enhanced recovery after surgery guideline advises minimizing opioid use and opting for alternative analgesics. This paper aims to investigate the effect of regional anesthesia techniques through a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Primary outcome is postoperative morphine equivalent consumption at 24 h. METHODS Search was conducted in the following databases: PubMed, CENTRAL, Scopus, and EMBASE, from the inception until 10 January 2023. The eligibility criteria were determined by PICOS, including postoperative opioid consumption, pain scores, time to ambulate, use of additional analgesics, and adverse events. The quality assessment was performed using the Risk of Bias 2 Tool, and the certainty of evidence was assessed using the GRADE approach. Funnel plots were used to evaluate publication bias. RESULTS We included 22 studies in quantitative synthesis. A review of 12 studies found that all techniques had a lower mean consumption of opioids compared to placebo or no intervention, with TAP block having the greatest reduction. The quality of evidence for postoperative pain, PONV, time to deambulate, and use of rescue analgesics, was rated as moderate, with TAP block being the most effective intervention. There was no publication bias in any outcome. CONCLUSIONS TAP block is superior to other regional anesthesia techniques in reducing opioid consumption, pain, PONV, and use of rescue analgesics in bariatric surgery. However, further research is needed.
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- Alessandro De Cassai
- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy.
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun University, Samsun, Turkey
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit Sant'Antonio, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Giraudo C, Modugno A, Negro G, Dell'Amore A, Cecchin D, Motta R, Balestro E, Boscolo A, Calabrese F, Faccioli E, Navalesi P, Vianello A, Rea F, Stramare R. Radiomics of spinal muscles: toward a radiological biomarker for allograft rejection in lung transplant. Radiol Med 2023; 128:1070-1078. [PMID: 37458906 PMCID: PMC10474186 DOI: 10.1007/s11547-023-01674-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess the role of muscle composition and radiomics in predicting allograft rejection in lung transplant. MATERIAL AND METHODS The last available HRCT before surgery of lung transplant candidates referring to our tertiary center from January 2010 to February 2020 was retrospectively examined. Only scans with B30 kernel reconstructions and 1 mm slice thickness were included. One radiologist segmented the spinal muscles of each patient at the level of the 11th dorsal vertebra by an open-source software. The same software was used to extract Hu values and 72 radiomic features of first and second order. Factor analysis was applied to select highly correlating features and then their prognostic value for allograft rejection was investigated by logistic regression analysis (level of significance p < 0.05). In case of significant results, the diagnostic value of the model was computed by ROC curves. RESULTS Overall 200 patients had a HRCT prior to the transplant but only 97 matched the inclusion criteria (29 women; mean age 50.4 ± 13 years old). Twenty-one patients showed allograft rejection. The following features were selected by the factor analysis: cluster prominence, Imc2, gray level non-uniformity normalized, median, kurtosis, gray level non-uniformity, and inverse variance. The radiomic-based model including also Hu demonstrated that only the feature Imc2 acts as a predictor of allograft rejection (p = 0.021). The model showed 76.6% accuracy and the Imc2 value of 0.19 demonstrated 81% sensitivity and 64.5% specificity in predicting lung transplant rejection. CONCLUSION The radiomic feature Imc2 demonstrated to be a predictor of allograft rejection in lung transplant.
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- Chiara Giraudo
- Unit of Advanced Clinical and Translational Imaging, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
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- Unit of Advanced Clinical and Translational Imaging, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Advanced Clinical and Translational Imaging, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Advanced Clinical and Translational Imaging, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Respiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Pathological Anatomy Section, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Respiratory Pathophysiology Division, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Advanced Clinical and Translational Imaging, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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De Cassai A, Geraldini F, Freo U, Boscolo A, Pettenuzzo T, Zarantonello F, Sella N, Tulgar S, Busetto V, Negro S, Munari M, Navalesi P. Erector Spinae Plane Block and Chronic Pain: An Updated Review and Possible Future Directions. Biology (Basel) 2023; 12:1073. [PMID: 37626959 PMCID: PMC10452136 DOI: 10.3390/biology12081073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Chronic pain is a common, pervasive, and often disabling medical condition that affects millions of people worldwide. According to the Global Burden of Disease survey, painful chronic conditions are causing the largest numbers of years lived with disability worldwide. In America, more than one in five adults experiences chronic pain. Erector spinae plane block is a novel regional anesthesia technique used to provide analgesia with multiple possible uses and a relatively low learning curve and complication rate. Here, we review the erector spinae plane block rationale, mechanism of action and possible complications, and discuss its potential use for chronic pain with possible future directions for research.
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- Alessandro De Cassai
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University-Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University-Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 35122 Padua, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University-Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 35122 Padua, Italy
- Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University-Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University-Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Training and Research Hospital of Samsun, Faculty of Medicine, University of Samsun, 55000 Samsun, Turkey
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- Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Sant’Antonio Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University-Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University-Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 35122 Padua, Italy
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Geraldini F, Diana P, Fregolent D, De Cassai A, Boscolo A, Pettenuzzo T, Sella N, Lupelli I, Navalesi P, Munari M. General anesthesia or conscious sedation for thrombectomy in stroke patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Can J Anaesth 2023; 70:1167-1181. [PMID: 37268801 DOI: 10.1007/s12630-023-02481-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Endovascular treatment for stroke patients usually requires anesthesia care, with no current consensus on the best anesthetic management strategy. Several randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses have attempted to address this. In 2022, additional evidence from three new trials was published: the GASS trial, the CANVAS II trial, and preliminary results from the AMETIS trial, prompting the execution of this updated systematic review and meta-analysis. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of general anesthesia and conscious sedation on functional outcomes measured with the modified Rankin scale (mRS) at three months. METHODS We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials investigating conscious sedation and general anesthesia in endovascular treatment. The following databases were examined: PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and the Cochrane Database of Randomized Controlled Trials and Systematic Reviews. The Risk of Bias 2 tool was used to assess bias. In addition, trial sequence analysis was performed on the primary outcome to estimate if the cumulative effect is significant enough to be unaffected by further studies. RESULTS Nine randomized controlled trials were identified, including 1,342 patients undergoing endovascular treatment for stroke. No significant differences were detected between general anesthesia and conscious sedation with regards to mRS, functional independence (mRS, 0-2), procedure duration, onset to reperfusion, mortality, hospital length of stay, and intensive care unit length of stay. Patients treated under general anesthesia may have more frequent successful reperfusion, though the time from groin to reperfusion was slightly longer. Trial sequential analysis showed that additional trials are unlikely to show marked differences in mean mRS at three months. CONCLUSIONS In this updated systematic review and meta-analysis, the choice of anesthetic strategy for endovascular treatment of stroke patients did not significantly impact functional outcome as measured with the mRS at three months. Patients managed with general anesthesia may have more frequent successful reperfusion. TRIAL REGISTRATION PROSPERO (CRD42022319368); registered 19 April 2022.
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- Federico Geraldini
- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Via Giustiniani 1, 35127, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Via Giustiniani 1, 35127, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Via Giustiniani 1, 35127, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Via Giustiniani 1, 35127, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Via Giustiniani 1, 35127, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Via Giustiniani 1, 35127, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Via Giustiniani 1, 35127, Padua, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Via Giustiniani 1, 35127, Padua, Italy
- Neurointensive Care Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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Boscolo A, Pettenuzzo T, Sella N, Zatta M, Salvagno M, Tassone M, Pretto C, Peralta A, Muraro L, Zarantonello F, Bruni A, Geraldini F, De Cassai A, Navalesi P. Noninvasive respiratory support after extubation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Eur Respir Rev 2023; 32:32/168/220196. [PMID: 37019458 PMCID: PMC10074166 DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0196-2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The effect of noninvasive respiratory support (NRS), including high-flow nasal oxygen, bi-level positive airway pressure and continuous positive airway pressure (noninvasive ventilation (NIV)), for preventing and treating post-extubation respiratory failure is still unclear. Our objective was to assess the effects of NRS on post-extubation respiratory failure, defined as re-intubation secondary to post-extubation respiratory failure (primary outcome). Secondary outcomes included the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), discomfort, intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital mortality, ICU and hospital length of stay (LOS), and time to re-intubation. Subgroup analyses considered "prophylactic" versus "therapeutic" NRS application and subpopulations (high-risk, low-risk, post-surgical and hypoxaemic patients). METHODS We undertook a systematic review and network meta-analysis (Research Registry: reviewregistry1435). PubMed, Embase, CENTRAL, Scopus and Web of Science were searched (from inception until 22 June 2022). Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the use of NRS after extubation in ICU adult patients were included. RESULTS 32 RCTs entered the quantitative analysis (5063 patients). Compared with conventional oxygen therapy, NRS overall reduced re-intubations and VAP (moderate certainty). NIV decreased hospital mortality (moderate certainty), and hospital and ICU LOS (low and very low certainty, respectively), and increased discomfort (moderate certainty). Prophylactic NRS did not prevent extubation failure in low-risk or hypoxaemic patients. CONCLUSION Prophylactic NRS may reduce the rate of post-extubation respiratory failure in ICU patients.
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- Annalisa Boscolo
- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padova, Italy
- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Hospital Mater Domini, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padova, Italy
- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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Calabrese F, Lunardi F, Baldasso E, Pezzuto F, Kilitci A, Olteanu GE, Del Vecchio C, Fortarezza F, Boscolo A, Schiavon M, Vedovelli L, Cattelan A, Gregori D, Rea F, Navalesi P. Comprehensive bronchoalveolar lavage characterization in COVID-19 associated acute respiratory distress syndrome patients: a prospective cohort study. Respir Res 2023; 24:152. [PMID: 37296478 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-023-02464-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (CARDS) is associated with high mortality rates. We still have limited knowledge of the complex alterations developing in the lung microenvironment. The goal of the present study was to comprehensively analyze the cellular components, inflammatory signature, and respiratory pathogens in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) of CARDS patients (16) in comparison to those of other invasively mechanically ventilated patients (24). In CARDS patients, BAL analysis revealed: SARS-CoV-2 infection frequently associated with other respiratory pathogens, significantly higher neutrophil granulocyte percentage, remarkably low interferon-gamma expression, and high levels of interleukins (IL)-1β and IL-9. The most important predictive variables for worse outcomes were age, IL-18 expression, and BAL neutrophilia. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that was able to identify, through a comprehensive analysis of BAL, several aspects relevant to the complex pathophysiology of CARDS.
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- Fiorella Calabrese
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy.
- Pathological Anatomy Unit, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
- Pathological Anatomy Unit, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
- Microbiology and Virology Unit, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
- Pathological Anatomy Unit, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Discipline of Pulmonology, Center for Research and Innovation in Personalized Medicine of Respiratory Diseases, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
- Center of Expertise for Rare Lung Diseases, Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases and Pneumophisiology "Dr. Victor Babes", Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
- Microbiology and Virology Unit, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
- Thoracic Surgery Unit, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
- Thoracic Surgery Unit, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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Bernardinello N, Cocconcelli E, Boscolo A, Castelli G, Sella N, Giraudo C, Zanatta E, Rea F, Saetta M, Navalesi P, Spagnolo P, Balestro E. Prevalence of diaphragm dysfunction in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD): The role of diaphragmatic ultrasound. Respir Med 2023:107293. [PMID: 37271302 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2023.107293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Diaphragm ultrasound (DUS) has been extensively used in critically ill patients while data on outpatients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) are limited. We hypothesized that diaphragm function, assessed by ultrasound, could be impaired in patients with ILD, considering both Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) and Connective Tissue Disease (CTD-ILD), compared to healthy subjects. Moreover, this impairment could impact clinical and functional parameters. METHODS All consecutive CTD-ILD and IPF patients followed in our center (March-October 2020) were screened. Diaphragm displacement (DD), inspiratory thickness (Ti), expiratory thickness (Te), thickening fraction (TF), and respiratory functional parameters were collected. The prevalence of diaphragmatic dysfunction (TF <30%) was then recorded. RESULTS Eighty-two consecutive patients (41 CTD-ILD, 41 IPF) and 15 age- and sex-matched controls were enrolled. In the overall population, 24 out of 82 (29%) presented diaphragmatic dysfunction. In CTD-ILD, DD and Ti were lower as compared to IPF (p = 0.021 and p = 0.036, respectively); while diaphragmatic dysfunction was more prevalent compared to controls (37% vs 7%, p = 0.043). TF positively correlated to patients' functional parameters in the CTD-ILD group (FVC%pred: p = 0.003; r = 0.45), while not in the IPF group. Diaphragmatic dysfunction was associated with moderate/severe dyspnea in both CTD-ILD and IPF (p = 0.021). CONCLUSION The prevalence of diaphragmatic dysfunction was 29% in patients with ILD and was associated with moderate/severe dyspnea. CTD-ILD presented lower DD compared with IPF and a higher prevalence of diaphragmatic dysfunction (TF<30%) compared with controls. TF was associated with lung function only in CTD-ILD patients, suggesting its potential role in the comprehensive patient assessment.
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- Nicol Bernardinello
- Respiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, And Public Health, University of Padova and Padova City Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Respiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, And Public Health, University of Padova and Padova City Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Italy; Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Italy
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- Respiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, And Public Health, University of Padova and Padova City Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Italy
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- Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Respiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, And Public Health, University of Padova and Padova City Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Italy; Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Italy
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- Respiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, And Public Health, University of Padova and Padova City Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Respiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, And Public Health, University of Padova and Padova City Hospital, Padova, Italy.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this narrative review is presenting the current knowledge of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens in lung transplant recipients, considering both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. RECENT FINDINGS Overall prevalence of Gram-negative pathogens has increased remarkably (4.33/1000 recipient-days) in solid organ transplant recipients, while the prevalence of Gram-positive bacteria seems to be decreasing (0.20 cases/100 transplant-years). In lung transplant, the prevalence of postoperative infections due to MDR-GN bacteria has been assessed between 31 and 57%, and the incidence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales is between 0.4 and 20%, with a related mortality up to 70%. MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa is common in lung transplant recipients with cystic fibrosis and may contribute to bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome. The prevalence of MDR Gram-positive bacteria is around 30% (predominantly Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Coagulase-negative staphylococcus). SUMMARY Survival after lung transplant, although lower than in other SOT, is increasing and currently at 60% at 5 years. This review highlights the potential clinical and social burden of postoperative infections in lung transplant recipients, and confirmed that a PI due to MDR bacteria negatively affects survival. A prompt diagnosis, prevention and management of these MDR pathogens should remain the cornerstone for higher goals of care.
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua
- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua
- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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Useinovic N, Near M, Cabrera OH, Boscolo A, Milosevic A, Harvey R, Newson A, Chastain-Potts S, Quillinan N, Jevtovic-Todorovic V. Neonatal sevoflurane exposure induces long-term changes in dendritic morphology in juvenile rats and mice. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2023; 248:641-655. [PMID: 37309741 PMCID: PMC10350807 DOI: 10.1177/15353702231170003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
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General anesthetics are potent neurotoxins when given during early development, causing apoptotic deletion of substantial number of neurons and persistent neurocognitive and behavioral deficits in animals and humans. The period of intense synaptogenesis coincides with the peak of susceptibility to deleterious effects of anesthetics, a phenomenon particularly pronounced in vulnerable brain regions such as subiculum. With steadily accumulating evidence confirming that clinical doses and durations of anesthetics may permanently alter the physiological trajectory of brain development, we set out to investigate the long-term consequences on dendritic morphology of subicular pyramidal neurons and expression on genes regulating the complex neural processes such as neuronal connectivity, learning, and memory. Using a well-established model of anesthetic neurotoxicity in rats and mice neonatally exposed to sevoflurane, a volatile general anesthetic commonly used in pediatric anesthesia, we report that a single 6 h of continuous anesthesia administered at postnatal day (PND) 7 resulted in lasting dysregulation in subicular mRNA levels of cAMP responsive element modulator (Crem), cAMP responsive element-binding protein 1 (Creb1), and Protein phosphatase 3 catalytic subunit alpha, a subunit of calcineurin (Ppp3ca) (calcineurin) when examined during juvenile period at PND28. Given the critical role of these genes in synaptic development and neuronal plasticity, we deployed a set of histological measurements to investigate the implications of anesthesia-induced dysregulation of gene expression on morphology and complexity of surviving subicular pyramidal neurons. Our results indicate that neonatal exposure to sevoflurane induced lasting rearrangement of subicular dendrites, resulting in higher orders of complexity and increased branching with no significant effects on the soma of pyramidal neurons. Correspondingly, changes in dendritic complexity were paralleled by the increased spine density on apical dendrites, further highlighting the scope of anesthesia-induced dysregulation of synaptic development. We conclude that neonatal sevoflurane induced persistent genetic and morphological dysregulation in juvenile rodents, which could indicate heightened susceptibility toward cognitive and behavioral disorders we are beginning to recognize as sequelae of early-in-life anesthesia.
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- Nemanja Useinovic
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua 35128. Italy
- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua 35128, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI 48309, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Neuronal Injury and Plasticity Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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De Cassai A, Sella N, Geraldini F, Tulgar S, Ahiskalioglu A, Dost B, Manfrin S, Karapinar YE, Paganini G, Beldagli M, Luoni V, Ordulu BBK, Boscolo A, Navalesi P. Single-shot regional anesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomies: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Korean J Anesthesiol 2023; 76:34-46. [PMID: 36345156 PMCID: PMC9902189 DOI: 10.4097/kja.22366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Different regional anesthesia (RA) techniques have been used for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), but there is no consensus on their comparative effectiveness. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of RA techniques on patients undergoing LC using a network meta-analysis approach. METHODS We conducted a systematic review and network meta-analysis. We searched PubMed, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Scopus, and Web of Science (Science and Social Science Citation Index) using the following PICOS criteria: (P) adult patients undergoing LC; (I) any RA single-shot technique with injection of local anesthetics; (C) placebo or no intervention; (O) postoperative opioid consumption expressed as morphine milligram equivalents (MME), rest pain at 12 h and 24 h post-operation, postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), length of stay; and (S) randomized controlled trials. RESULTS A total of 84 studies were included. With the exception of the rectus sheath block (P = 0.301), the RA techniques were superior to placebo at reducing opioid consumption. Regarding postoperative pain, the transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block (-1.80 on an 11-point pain scale) and erector spinae plane (ESP) block (-1.33 on an 11-point pain scale) were the most effective at 12 and 24 h. The TAP block was also associated with the greatest reduction in PONV. CONCLUSIONS RA techniques are effective at reducing intraoperative opioid use, postoperative pain, and PONV in patients undergoing LC. Patients benefit the most from the bilateral paravertebral, ESP, quadratus lumborum, and TAP blocks.
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- Alessandro De Cassai
- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
- Clinical Research, Development and Design Application and Research Center, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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De Cassai A, Volpe F, Geraldini F, Dost B, Boscolo A, Navalesi P. Citing retracted literature: a word of caution. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2023; 48:349-351. [PMID: 36650029 DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2022-104177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Inappropriate citation of retracted literature is a common problem in the general medical literature. In 2020, more than 2300 articles were retracted, a dramatic increase from 38 in 2000. By exploring a contemporary series of retractions by one research group, we aimed to evaluate if citations of retracted articles is occurring in the area of regional anesthesiology. METHODS Using the Scopus database, we examined the full text of all the articles citing research articles coauthored by an anesthesiologist who had multiple articles retracted in 2022. After excluding the research articles citing non-retracted articles authored by the above mentioned anesthesiologist, we included in our analysis all the articles containing a retracted citation and published after the retraction notice. RESULTS The search was performed on October 30, 2022, retrieving a total of 121 articles citing the researcher's work. Among the retrieved articles, 53 correctly cited non-retracted research and 37 were published before the retraction notice. Among the 31 remaining articles, 42 retracted research papers were cited. Twenty-five of the retracted articles were cited in the Discussion section of the manuscripts, 15 in the Introduction section, 1 in the Methods section (description of a technique), and one was cited in a review. No manuscript used the flawed data to calculate the sample size. DISCUSSION In this contemporary example from the regional anesthesia literature, we identified that citation of retracted work remains a common phenomenon.
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- Alessandro De Cassai
- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, DIMED, Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Medicine, DIMED, Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy.,Department of Medicine, DIMED, Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Faccioli E, Verzeletti V, Perazzolo Marra M, Boscolo A, Schiavon M, Navalesi P, Rea F, Dell’Amore A. Pulmonary Endarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Systematic Review of the Most Updated Literature. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11236976. [PMID: 36498551 PMCID: PMC9738233 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11236976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the treatment of choice in case of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). PEA is performed by an increasing number of surgeons; however, the reported outcomes are limited to a few registries or to individual centers' experiences. This systematic review focuses on pre-operative evaluation, intra-operative procedure and post-operative results in patients submitted to PEA for CTEPH. The literature included was searched using a formal strategy, combining the terms "pulmonary endarterectomy" AND "chronic pulmonary hypertension" and focusing on studies published in the last 5 years (2017-2022) to give a comprehensive overview on the most updated literature. The selection of the adequate surgical candidate is a crucial point, and the decision should always be performed by expert multidisciplinary teams composed of surgeons, pulmonologists and radiologists. In all the included studies, the surgical procedure was performed through a median sternotomy with intermittent deep hypothermic circulatory arrest under cardiopulmonary bypass. In case of residual pulmonary hypertension, alternative combined treatments should be considered (balloon angioplasty and/or medical therapy until lung transplantation in highly selected cases). Short- and long-term outcomes, although not homogenous across the different studies, are acceptable in highly experienced CTEPH centers.
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- Eleonora Faccioli
- Thoracic Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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Calabrese F, Pezzuto F, Fortarezza F, Lunardi F, Faccioli E, Lorenzoni G, Boscolo A, Sella N, Gregori D, Schiavon M, Navalesi P, Dell’Amore A, Rea F. Evaluation of Tissue Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Lung Recipients Supported by Intraoperative Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Single-Center Pilot Study. Cells 2022; 11:cells11223681. [PMID: 36429108 PMCID: PMC9688824 DOI: 10.3390/cells11223681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Intraoperative veno-arterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as intraoperative hemodynamic support during lung transplantation is becoming a standard practice due to promising clinical results. Nevertheless, studies on tissue/molecular pathways investigating ischemia/reperfusion injury are still lacking. Patients receiving a bilateral lung transplantation between January 2012 and December 2018 at the University Hospital of Padova were included in this retrospective single-center observational study. The present study aimed to investigate ischemia/reperfusion injury in 51 tissue specimens obtained from 13 recipients supported by intraoperative VA-ECMO and 38 who were not. Several tissue analyses, including apoptosis evaluation and inducible nitric oxide synthase expression, were performed on the biopsies at the time of transplantation. Lung samples from the ECMO group (both pre- and post-reperfusion) were comparable, or for some parameters better, than samples from the non-ECMO group. Leukocyte margination was significantly lower in the ECMO group than in the non-ECMO group. Primary graft dysfunction, mainly at 24 and 48 h, was correlated with the tissue injury score of the post-reperfusion biopsy. The interquartile ranges for all morphological parameters showed high grade variability between pre- and post-reperfusion in the non-ECMO group. These preliminary data support the use of intraoperative ECMO based on lower lung tissue ischemia/reperfusion injury. Larger case series are mandatory to confirm our findings.
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- Fiorella Calabrese
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0498272268
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padova University Hospital, 35128 Padova, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padova University Hospital, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padova University Hospital, 35128 Padova, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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Boscolo A, Dell’Amore A, Pettenuzzo T, Sella N, De Cassai A, Pistollato E, Cacco N, Manzan A, De Carolis A, Geraldini F, Lorenzoni G, Pezzuto F, Zambello G, Schiavon M, Calabrese F, Gregori D, Cozzi E, Rea F, Navalesi P. The Impact of New Treatments on Short- and MID-Term Outcomes in Bilateral Lung Transplant: A Propensity Score Study. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11195859. [PMID: 36233726 PMCID: PMC9571142 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11195859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Despite many efforts to improve organ preservation and recipient survival, overall lung transplant (LT) mortality is still high. We aimed to investigate the impact of ‘prophylactic’ veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) and tacrolimus on 72-h primary graft dysfunction (PGD) and 30-day acute cellular rejection, respectively. Methods: All consecutive LT patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Padua University Hospital (February, 2016–2022) were screened. Only adult patients undergoing first bilateral LT and not requiring cardio-pulmonary bypass, invasive mechanical ventilation, and/or ECMO before LT, were included. A propensity score weighting analysis was employed to account for the non-random allocation of the subjects to different treatments. Results: A total of 128 LT recipients were enrolled. Compared to the ‘off-pump’-group (n.47, 37%), ‘prophylactic’ VA ECMO (n.51,40%) recorded similar 72-h PGD values, perioperative blood products and lower acute kidney dysfunction. Compared with cyclosporine (n.86, 67%), tacrolimus (n.42, 33%) recorded a lower risk of 30-day cellular rejection, kidney dysfunction, and bacteria isolation. Conclusions: ‘Prophylactic’ VA ECMO recorded 72-h PGD values comparable to the ‘off-pump’-group; while tacrolimus showed a lower incidence of 30-day acute cellular rejection.
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- Annalisa Boscolo
- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, 267 C. Battisti, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, 267 C. Battisti, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, 267 C. Battisti, 35128 Padua, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, 267 C. Battisti, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, 267 C. Battisti, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
- Transplantation Immunology Unit, Padua University Hospital, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, 267 C. Battisti, 35128 Padua, Italy
- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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Pettenuzzo T, Sella N, Zarantonello F, De Cassai A, Geraldini F, Persona P, Pistollato E, Boscolo A, Navalesi P. How to recognize patients at risk of self-inflicted lung injury. Expert Rev Respir Med 2022; 16:963-971. [PMID: 36154791 DOI: 10.1080/17476348.2022.2128335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Patient self-inflicted lung injury (P-SILI) has been proposed as a form of lung injury caused by strong inspiratory efforts consequent to a high respiratory drive in patients with hypoxemic acute respiratory failure (hARF). Increased respiratory drive and effort may lead to variable combinations of deleterious phenomena, such as excessive transpulmonary pressure, pendelluft, intra-tidal recruitment, local lung volutrauma, and pulmonary edema. Gas exchange and respiratory mechanics derangements further increase respiratory drive and effort, thus inducing a vicious circle. Forms of partial ventilatory support may further add to the detrimental effects of P-SILI. Since P-SILI may worsen patient outcome, strategies aimed at identifying and preventing P-SILI would be of great importance. AREAS COVERED We systematically searched Pubmed since inception until 15 April 2022 to review the patho-physiological mechanisms of P-SILI and the strategies to identify those patients at risk of P-SILI. EXPERT OPINION Although the concept of P-SILI has been increasingly supported by experimental and clinical data, no study has insofar demonstrated the efficacy of any strategy to identify it in the clinical setting. Further research is thus needed to ascertain the detrimental effects of spontaneous breathing and identify patients with hARF at high risk of developing P-SILI.
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- Tommaso Pettenuzzo
- Department of Surgery, Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy.,Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy.,Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Geraldini F, De Cassai A, Diana P, Boscolo A, Munari M. A Meta-analysis Paradox or Simply Broadening the Perspective? Neurocrit Care 2022; 37:815-816. [PMID: 36050533 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-022-01590-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Federico Geraldini
- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Via Giustiniani 1, 35127, Padua, Italy.
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Via Giustiniani 1, 35127, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Via Giustiniani 1, 35127, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Via Giustiniani 1, 35127, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Via Giustiniani 1, 35127, Padua, Italy
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Pettenuzzo T, Sella N, Lorenzoni G, Calore A, Zarantonello F, Andreatta G, De Cassai A, Gregori D, Boscolo A, Navalesi P. The Recruitment-to-Inflation Ratio is Correlated with EIT-Derived Collapse and Overdistention in COVID-19 ARDS. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2022; 206:1284-1286. [DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202203-0555le] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Tommaso Pettenuzzo
- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padova, Italy
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- Institute of anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padova, Italy
- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua Univerity Hospital, Italy, Italy
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De Cassai A, Zarantonello F, Geraldini F, Boscolo A, Pasin L, De Pinto S, Leardini G, Basile F, Disarò L, Sella N, Mariano ER, Pettenuzzo T, Navalesi P. Single-injection regional analgesia techniques for mastectomy surgery: A network meta-analysis. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2022; 39:591-601. [PMID: 35759292 DOI: 10.1097/eja.0000000000001644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients undergoing mastectomy surgery experience severe postoperative pain. Several regional techniques have been developed to reduce pain intensity but it is unclear, which of these techniques is most effective. OBJECTIVES To synthesise direct and indirect comparisons for the relative efficacy of different regional and local analgesia techniques in the setting of unilateral mastectomy. Postoperative opioid consumption at 24 h, postoperative pain at extubation, 1, 12 and 24 h, postoperative nausea and vomiting were collected. DESIGN Systematic review with network meta-analysis (PROSPERO:CRD42021250651). DATA SOURCE PubMed, Scopus, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (from inception until 7 July 2021). ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA All randomised controlled trials investigating single-injection regional and local analgesia techniques in adult patients undergoing unilateral mastectomy were included in our study without any language or publication date restriction. RESULTS Sixty-two included studies randomising 4074 patients and investigating nine techniques entered the analysis. All techniques were associated with less opioid consumption compared with controls The greatest mean difference [95% confidence interval (CI)] was associated with deep serratus anterior plane block: mean difference -16.1 mg (95% CI, -20.7 to -11.6). The greatest reduction in pain score was associated with the interpectoral-pecto-serratus plane block (mean difference -1.3, 95% CI, -1.6 to - 1) at 12 h postoperatively, and with superficial serratus anterior plane block (mean difference -1.4, 95% CI, -2.4 to -0.5) at 24 h. Interpectoral-pectoserratus plane block resulted in the greatest statistically significant reduction in postoperative nausea/vomiting when compared with placebo/no intervention with an OR of 0.23 (95% CI, 0.13 to 0.40). CONCLUSION All techniques were associated with superior analgesia and less opioid consumption compared with controls. No single technique was identified as superior to others. In comparison, local anaesthetic infiltration does not offer advantages over multimodal analgesia alone. TRIAL REGISTRATION PROSPERO (CRD4202125065).
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- Alessandro De Cassai
- From the UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua (ADC, FZ, FG, AB, LP, TP, PN), UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy (SDP, GL, FB, LD, NS, PN), Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford (ERM) and Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care Service, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, California, USA (ERM)
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Sella N, Boscolo A, Lovison D, Crociani S, Schiavolin C, Simoni C, Pistollato E, Navalesi P, Giraudo C, Faccioli E, Dell'Amore A, Rea F. The Impact of Nutritional Status and Sarcopenia on the Outcomes of Lung Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Pettenuzzo T, Giraudo C, Fichera G, Della Paolera M, Tocco M, Weber M, Gorgi D, Carlucci S, Lionello F, Lococo S, Boscolo A, De Cassai A, Pasin L, Rossato M, Vianello A, Vettor R, Sella N, Navalesi P. Chest X-ray Does Not Predict the Risk of Endotracheal Intubation and Escalation of Treatment in COVID-19 Patients Requiring Noninvasive Respiratory Support. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11061636. [PMID: 35329962 PMCID: PMC8950017 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11061636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Revised: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Forms of noninvasive respiratory support (NIRS) have been widely used to avoid endotracheal intubation in patients with coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). However, inappropriate prolongation of NIRS may delay endotracheal intubation and worsen patient outcomes. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess whether the CARE score, a chest X-ray score previously validated in COVID-19 patients, may predict the need for endotracheal intubation and escalation of respiratory support in COVID-19 patients requiring NIRS. From December 2020 to May 2021, we included 142 patients receiving NIRS who had a first chest X-ray available at NIRS initiation and a second one after 48–72 h. In 94 (66%) patients, the level of respiratory support was increased, while endotracheal intubation was required in 83 (58%) patients. The CARE score at NIRS initiation was not predictive of the need for endotracheal intubation (odds ratio (OR) 1.01, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.96–1.06) or escalation of treatment (OR 1.01, 95% CI 0.96–1.07). In conclusion, chest X-ray severity, as assessed by the CARE score, did not allow predicting endotracheal intubation or escalation of respiratory support in COVID-19 patients undergoing NIRS.
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- Tommaso Pettenuzzo
- Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, 13 Via Gallucci, 35121 Padua, Italy; (T.P.); (A.B.); (A.D.C.); (L.P.); (P.N.)
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- Institute of Radiology, Padua University Hospital, 2 Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 35128 Padua, Italy;
- Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 35128 Padua, Italy; (M.D.P.); (M.T.); (M.R.); (R.V.)
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- Pediatric Radiology, Padua University Hospital, 2 Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 35128 Padua, Italy;
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- Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 35128 Padua, Italy; (M.D.P.); (M.T.); (M.R.); (R.V.)
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- Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 35128 Padua, Italy; (M.D.P.); (M.T.); (M.R.); (R.V.)
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, 23 Spitalgasse, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 35128 Padua, Italy; (D.G.); (S.C.)
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- Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 35128 Padua, Italy; (D.G.); (S.C.)
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- Respiratory Pathophysiology Division, Department of Cardio-Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 2 Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 35128 Padua, Italy; (F.L.); (S.L.); (A.V.)
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- Respiratory Pathophysiology Division, Department of Cardio-Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 2 Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 35128 Padua, Italy; (F.L.); (S.L.); (A.V.)
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- Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, 13 Via Gallucci, 35121 Padua, Italy; (T.P.); (A.B.); (A.D.C.); (L.P.); (P.N.)
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- Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, 13 Via Gallucci, 35121 Padua, Italy; (T.P.); (A.B.); (A.D.C.); (L.P.); (P.N.)
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- Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, 13 Via Gallucci, 35121 Padua, Italy; (T.P.); (A.B.); (A.D.C.); (L.P.); (P.N.)
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- Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 35128 Padua, Italy; (M.D.P.); (M.T.); (M.R.); (R.V.)
- Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 35128 Padua, Italy; (D.G.); (S.C.)
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- Respiratory Pathophysiology Division, Department of Cardio-Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 2 Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 35128 Padua, Italy; (F.L.); (S.L.); (A.V.)
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- Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 35128 Padua, Italy; (M.D.P.); (M.T.); (M.R.); (R.V.)
- Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 35128 Padua, Italy; (D.G.); (S.C.)
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- Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, 13 Via Gallucci, 35121 Padua, Italy; (T.P.); (A.B.); (A.D.C.); (L.P.); (P.N.)
- Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 35128 Padua, Italy; (M.D.P.); (M.T.); (M.R.); (R.V.)
- Correspondence:
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- Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, 13 Via Gallucci, 35121 Padua, Italy; (T.P.); (A.B.); (A.D.C.); (L.P.); (P.N.)
- Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 2 Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 35128 Padua, Italy; (M.D.P.); (M.T.); (M.R.); (R.V.)
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Ranieri VM, Tonetti T, Navalesi P, Nava S, Antonelli M, Pesenti A, Grasselli G, Grieco DL, Menga LS, Pisani L, Boscolo A, Sella N, Pasin L, Mega C, Pizzilli G, Dell’Olio A, Dongilli R, Rucci P, Slutsky AS. High-Flow Nasal Oxygen for Severe Hypoxemia: Oxygenation Response and Outcome in Patients with COVID-19. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2022; 205:431-439. [PMID: 34861135 PMCID: PMC8886947 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202109-2163oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Rationale: The "Berlin definition" of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) does not allow inclusion of patients receiving high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO). However, several articles have proposed that criteria for defining ARDS should be broadened to allow inclusion of patients receiving HFNO. Objectives: To compare the proportion of patients fulfilling ARDS criteria during HFNO and soon after intubation, and 28-day mortality between patients treated exclusively with HFNO and patients transitioned from HFNO to invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). Methods: From previously published studies, we analyzed patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) who had PaO2/FiO2 of ⩽300 while treated with ⩾40 L/min HFNO, or noninvasive ventilation (NIV) with positive end-expiratory pressure of ⩾5 cm H2O (comparator). In patients transitioned from HFNO/NIV to invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), we compared ARDS severity during HFNO/NIV and soon after IMV. We compared 28-day mortality in patients treated exclusively with HFNO/NIV versus patients transitioned to IMV. Measurements and Main Results: We analyzed 184 and 131 patients receiving HFNO or NIV, respectively. A total of 112 HFNO and 69 NIV patients transitioned to IMV. Of those, 104 (92.9%) patients on HFNO and 66 (95.7%) on NIV continued to have PaO2/FiO2 ⩽300 under IMV. Twenty-eight-day mortality in patients who remained on HFNO was 4.2% (3/72), whereas in patients transitioned from HFNO to IMV, it was 28.6% (32/112) (P < 0.001). Twenty-eight-day mortality in patients who remained on NIV was 1.6% (1/62), whereas in patients who transitioned from NIV to IMV, it was 44.9% (31/69) (P < 0.001). Overall mortality was 19.0% (35/184) and 24.4% (32/131) for HFNO and NIV, respectively (P = 0.2479). Conclusions: Broadening the ARDS definition to include patients on HFNO with PaO2/FiO2 ⩽300 may identify patients at earlier stages of disease but with lower mortality.
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- V. Marco Ranieri
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine and
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine and
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova
, Padua, Italy
- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padova University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine
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- Pneumology and Respiratory Critical Care, Sant’Orsola Research Hospital IRCCS, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation University of Milan
, Milan, Italy
- Anesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation University of Milan
, Milan, Italy
- Anesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine
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- Pneumology and Respiratory Critical Care, Sant’Orsola Research Hospital IRCCS, Bologna, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padova University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padova University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padova University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine and
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- Division of Respiratory Diseases with Intermediate Respiratory Intensive Care Units, Central Hospital of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy; and
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- Statistics and Epidemiology, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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De Cassai A, Sella N, Geraldini F, Zarantonello F, Pettenuzzo T, Pasin L, Iuzzolino M, Rossini N, Pesenti E, Zecchino G, Munari M, Navalesi P, Boscolo A. Preoperative Dexmedetomidine and intraoperative bradycardia in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis. Korean J Anesthesiol 2022; 75:245-254. [PMID: 35016498 PMCID: PMC9171543 DOI: 10.4097/kja.21359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background While laparoscopic surgical procedures have various advantages over traditional open techniques, artificial pneumoperitoneum is associated with severe bradycardia and cardiac arrest. Dexmedetomidine, an imidazole derivative that selectively binds to α2-receptors and has sedative and analgesic properties, can cause hypotension and bradycardia. Our primary aim was to assess the association between dexmedetomidine use and intraoperative bradycardia during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Methods We performed a systematic review with a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis using the following PICOS: adult patients undergoing endotracheal intubation for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (P); intravenous dexmedetomidine before tracheal intubation (I); no intervention or placebo administration (C); intraoperative bradycardia (primary outcome), intraoperative hypotension, hemodynamics at intubation (systolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, heart rate), dose needed for induction of anesthesia, total anesthesia requirements (both hypnotics and opioids) throughout the procedure, and percentage of patients requiring postoperative analgesics and experiencing postoperative nausea and vomiting and/or shivering (O); randomized controlled trials (S). Results Fifteen studies were included in the meta-analysis (980 patients). Compared to patients that did not receive dexmedetomidine, those who did had a higher risk of developing intraoperative bradycardia (RR: 2.81, 95% CI [1.34, 5.91]) and hypotension (1.66 [0.92, 2.98]); however, they required a lower dose of intraoperative anesthetics and had a lower incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting. In the trial sequential analysis for bradycardia, the cumulative z-score crossed the monitoring boundary for harm at the tenth trial. Conclusions Patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy who receive dexmedetomidine during tracheal intubation are more likely to develop intraoperative bradycardia and hypotension.
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- Alessandro De Cassai
- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy.,Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy.,Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Lorenzoni G, Sella N, Boscolo A, Azzolina D, Bartolotta P, Pasin L, Pettenuzzo T, De Cassai A, Baratto F, Toffoletto F, De Rosa S, Fullin G, Peta M, Rosi P, Polati E, Zanella A, Grasselli G, Pesenti A, Navalesi P, Gregori D, Tocco M, Pretto C, Tamburini E, Fregolent D, Pirelli PF, Marchesin D, Perona M, Franchetti N, Paolera MD, Simoni C, Falcioni T, Tresin A, Schiavolin C, Schiavi A, Vathi S, Sartori D, Sorgato A, Pistollato E, Linassi F, Gianoli S, Gaspari S, Gruppo F, Maggiolo A, Giurisato E, Furlani E, Calore A, Serra E, Pittarello D, Tiberio I, Bond O, Michieletto E, Muraro L, Peralta A, Persona P, Petranzan E, Zarantonello F, Graziano A, Piasentini E, Bernardi L, Pianon R, Mazzon D, Poole D, Badii F, Bosco E, Agostini M, Trevisiol P, Farnia A, Altafini L, Calò MA, Meggiolaro M, Lazzari F, Martinello I, Papaccio F, di Gregorio G, Bonato A, Sgarabotto C, Montacciani F, Alessandra P, Gagliardi G, Ferraro G, Ongaro L, Baiocchi M, Danzi V, Zanatta P, Donadello K, Gottin L, Sinigaglia E, da Ros A, Marchiotto S, Bassanini S, Zamperini M, Daroui I, Mosaner W. COVID-19 ICU mortality prediction: a machine learning approach using SuperLearner algorithm. J Anesth Analg Crit Care 2021. [PMCID: PMC8413709 DOI: 10.1186/s44158-021-00002-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Background Since the beginning of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the development of predictive models has sparked relevant interest due to the initial lack of knowledge about diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. The present study aimed at developing a model, through a machine learning approach, to predict intensive care unit (ICU) mortality in COVID-19 patients based on predefined clinical parameters. Results Observational multicenter cohort study. All COVID-19 adult patients admitted to 25 ICUs belonging to the VENETO ICU network (February 28th 2020-april 4th 2021) were enrolled. Patients admitted to the ICUs before 4th March 2021 were used for model training (“training set”), while patients admitted after the 5th of March 2021 were used for external validation (“test set 1”). A further group of patients (“test set 2”), admitted to the ICU of IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico of Milan, was used for external validation. A SuperLearner machine learning algorithm was applied for model development, and both internal and external validation was performed. Clinical variables available for the model were (i) age, gender, sequential organ failure assessment score, Charlson Comorbidity Index score (not adjusted for age), Palliative Performance Score; (ii) need of invasive mechanical ventilation, non-invasive mechanical ventilation, O2 therapy, vasoactive agents, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, continuous venous-venous hemofiltration, tracheostomy, re-intubation, prone position during ICU stay; and (iii) re-admission in ICU. One thousand two hundred ninety-three (80%) patients were included in the “training set”, while 124 (8%) and 199 (12%) patients were included in the “test set 1” and “test set 2,” respectively. Three different predictive models were developed. Each model included different sets of clinical variables. The three models showed similar predictive performances, with a training balanced accuracy that ranged between 0.72 and 0.90, while the cross-validation performance ranged from 0.75 to 0.85. Age was the leading predictor for all the considered models. Conclusions Our study provides a useful and reliable tool, through a machine learning approach, for predicting ICU mortality in COVID-19 patients. In all the estimated models, age was the variable showing the most important impact on mortality. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s44158-021-00002-x.
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De Cassai A, Geraldini F, Zarantonello F, Sella N, Negro S, Andreatta G, Salvagno M, Boscolo A, Navalesi P, Munari M. A practical guide to patient position and complication management in neurosurgery: a systematic qualitative review. Br J Neurosurg 2021; 36:583-593. [PMID: 34726549 DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2021.1995593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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PURPOSE Adequate patient positioning is of paramount importance in neurosurgery. Complications related to the position are common and make up for more than 16% of the claims towards anaesthesiologists and neurosurgeons. This paper aims to provide the anaesthesiologist with a practical guide to avoid common pitfalls related to the patient positioning process. METHOD We performed a systematic review of the medical literature for the identification, screening, and inclusion of articles. The bibliographic search was conducted on June 1st, 2021 by two of the authors. In this review, we included articles indexed by MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, or Google Scholar. RESULTS We retrieved a total of 5706 unique papers from our initial search. However, after the initial screening, 5363 papers were removed is not related to our research leaving a total of 343 papers. We examined the full text of all the 343 articles including 68 of them in the final qualitative analysis. DISCUSSION In this review we examine the most common neurosurgical positions: supine, sitting, lateral, park-bench, prone, jack-knife, and knee-chest. For each of them, the proper positioning and related complications are described. Particular attention is given to the prevention and management of these complications, providing a practical guide for clinicians.
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- Alessandro De Cassai
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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De Cassai A, Geraldini F, Pasin L, Boscolo A, Zarantonello F, Tocco M, Pretto C, Perona M, Carron M, Navalesi P. Safety in training for ultrasound guided internal jugular vein CVC placement: a propensity score analysis. BMC Anesthesiol 2021; 21:241. [PMID: 34625054 PMCID: PMC8499568 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-021-01460-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Central venous catheter (CVC) placement is a routine procedure but is potentially associated with severe complications. Relatively small studies investigated if the use of ultrasound is effective in bridging the skill gap between proficient and not proficient operators, while patient safety during training remains a controversial topic. The first aim of this study was to evaluate if resident proficiency affects the failure rate in CVC positioning under ultrasound guidance. In addition, it aimed to investigate the different rate of complications between proficient and non proficient residents. Methods We conducted a cohort study including CVC placed by residents at the University Hospital of Padova, from November 1, 2012 to July 9, 2020 comparing proficient and non proficient residents. To avoid bias the two cohorts were matched using propensity score. Results A total of 356 residents positioned 2310 CVC during the 8 year study period. Among them, two groups of 1060 CVCs each were matched with a propensity score analysis. There was no difference in the failure rate among the groups (2.8 vs 2.7%, p-value 0.895). Moreover, cohorts had the same rate of hematomas, catheter tip malposition, arterial puncture and pneumothorax. No cases of hemothorax were reported. Conclusions We found the same rate of success and incidence of adverse complications among cohorts, meaning that the process of skill acquisition is safe as long as appropriate training and direct supervision by a senior consultant are available.
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- Alessandro De Cassai
- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 13, Gallucci St., 35121, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 13, Gallucci St., 35121, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 13, Gallucci St., 35121, Padua, Italy.
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- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 13, Gallucci St., 35121, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 13, Gallucci St., 35121, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 13, Gallucci St., 35121, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 13, Gallucci St., 35121, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 13, Gallucci St., 35121, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 13, Gallucci St., 35121, Padua, Italy.,UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, 13, Gallucci St., 35121, Padua, Italy.,UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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De Cassai A, Negro S, Geraldini F, Boscolo A, Sella N, Munari M, Navalesi P. Inattentional blindness in anesthesiology: A gorilla is worth one thousand words. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0257508. [PMID: 34555092 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION People are not able to anticipate unexpected events. Inattentional blindness is demonstrated to happen not only in naïve observers engaged in an unfamiliar task but also in field experts with years of training. Anaesthesia is the perfect example of a discipline which requires a high level of attention and our aim was to evaluate if inattentional blindness can affect anesthesiologists during their daily activities. MATERIALS AND METHODS An online survey was distributed on Facebook between May 1, 2021 and May 31, 2021. The survey consisted of five simulated cases with questions investigating the anesthetic management of day-case surgeries. Each case had an introduction, a chest radiography, an electrocardiogram, preoperative blood testing and the last case had a gorilla embedded in the chest radiography. RESULTS In total 699 respondents from 17 different countries were finally included in the analysis. The main outcome was to assess the incidence of inattentional blindness. Only 34 (4.9%) respondents were able to spot the gorilla. No differences were found between anesthesiologists or residents, private or public hospitals, or between medical doctors with different experience. DISCUSSION Our findings assess that inattentional blindness is common in anesthesia, and ever-growing attention is deemed necessary to improve patient safety; to achieve this objective several strategies should be adopted such as an increased use of standardized protocols, promoting automation based strategies to reduce human error when performing repetitive tasks and discouraging evaluation of multiple consecutive patients in the same work shifts independently of the associated complexity.
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Boscolo A, Pasin L, Sella N, Pretto C, Tocco M, Tamburini E, Rosi P, Polati E, Donadello K, Gottin L, Vianello A, Landoni G, Navalesi P. Outcomes of COVID-19 patients intubated after failure of non-invasive ventilation: a multicenter observational study. Sci Rep 2021; 11:17730. [PMID: 34489504 PMCID: PMC8421335 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-96762-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The efficacy of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in acute respiratory failure secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection remains controversial. Current literature mainly examined efficacy, safety and potential predictors of NIV failure provided out of the intensive care unit (ICU). On the contrary, the outcomes of ICU patients, intubated after NIV failure, remain to be explored. The aims of the present study are: (1) investigating in-hospital mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ICU patients receiving endotracheal intubation after NIV failure and (2) assessing whether the length of NIV application affects patient survival. This observational multicenter study included all consecutive COVID-19 adult patients, admitted into the twenty-five ICUs of the COVID-19 VENETO ICU network (February-April 2020), who underwent endotracheal intubation after NIV failure. Among the 704 patients admitted to ICU during the study period, 280 (40%) presented the inclusion criteria and were enrolled. The median age was 69 [60-76] years; 219 patients (78%) were male. In-hospital mortality was 43%. Only the length of NIV application before ICU admission (OR 2.03 (95% CI 1.06-4.98), p = 0.03) and age (OR 1.18 (95% CI 1.04-1.33), p < 0.01) were identified as independent risk factors of in-hospital mortality; whilst the length of NIV after ICU admission did not affect patient outcome. In-hospital mortality of ICU patients intubated after NIV failure was 43%. Days on NIV before ICU admission and age were assessed to be potential risk factors of greater in-hospital mortality.
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- Annalisa Boscolo
- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Via Vincenzo Gallucci 13, 35121, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Via Vincenzo Gallucci 13, 35121, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Via Vincenzo Gallucci 13, 35121, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Via Vincenzo Gallucci 13, 35121, Padua, Italy
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- Emergency Medical Services, Regional Department, AULSS 3, Venice, Italy
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- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit B, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Gynaecology and Pediatrics, University of Verona, AOUI - University Hospital Integrated Trust, Verona, Italy
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- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit B, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Gynaecology and Pediatrics, University of Verona, AOUI - University Hospital Integrated Trust, Verona, Italy
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- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit B, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Gynaecology and Pediatrics, University of Verona, AOUI - University Hospital Integrated Trust, Verona, Italy
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- Respiratory Pathophysiology Division, Department of Cardio-Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- IRCCS San Raffaele Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy. .,Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Via Vincenzo Gallucci 13, 35121, Padua, Italy.
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Boscolo A, Sella N, Lorenzoni G, Pettenuzzo T, Pasin L, Pretto C, Tocco M, Tamburini E, De Cassai A, Rosi P, Polati E, Donadello K, Gottin L, De Rosa S, Baratto F, Toffoletto F, Ranieri VM, Gregori D, Navalesi P. Static compliance and driving pressure are associated with ICU mortality in intubated COVID-19 ARDS. Crit Care 2021; 25:263. [PMID: 34321047 PMCID: PMC8317138 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-021-03667-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background Pathophysiological features of coronavirus disease 2019-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (COVID-19 ARDS) were indicated to be somewhat different from those described in nonCOVID-19 ARDS, because of relatively preserved compliance of the respiratory system despite marked hypoxemia. We aim ascertaining whether respiratory system static compliance (Crs), driving pressure (DP), and tidal volume normalized for ideal body weight (VT/kg IBW) at the 1st day of controlled mechanical ventilation are associated with intensive care unit (ICU) mortality in COVID-19 ARDS. Methods Observational multicenter cohort study. All consecutive COVID-19 adult patients admitted to 25 ICUs belonging to the COVID-19 VENETO ICU network (February 28th–April 28th, 2020), who received controlled mechanical ventilation, were screened. Only patients fulfilling ARDS criteria and with complete records of Crs, DP and VT/kg IBW within the 1st day of controlled mechanical ventilation were included. Crs, DP and VT/kg IBW were collected in sedated, paralyzed and supine patients. Results A total of 704 COVID-19 patients were screened and 241 enrolled. Seventy-one patients (29%) died in ICU. The logistic regression analysis showed that: (1) Crs was not linearly associated with ICU mortality (p value for nonlinearity = 0.01), with a greater risk of death for values < 48 ml/cmH2O; (2) the association between DP and ICU mortality was linear (p value for nonlinearity = 0.68), and increasing DP from 10 to 14 cmH2O caused significant higher odds of in-ICU death (OR 1.45, 95% CI 1.06–1.99); (3) VT/kg IBW was not associated with a significant increase of the risk of death (OR 0.92, 95% CI 0.55–1.52). Multivariable analysis confirmed these findings. Conclusions Crs < 48 ml/cmH2O was associated with ICU mortality, while DP was linearly associated with mortality. DP should be kept as low as possible, even in the case of relatively preserved Crs, irrespective of VT/kg IBW, to reduce the risk of death. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13054-021-03667-6.
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- Annalisa Boscolo
- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padua University Hospital, via V. Gallucci 13, 35125, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), Padua University School of Medicine, Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, Padua University School of Medicine, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padua University Hospital, via V. Gallucci 13, 35125, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padua University Hospital, via V. Gallucci 13, 35125, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), Padua University School of Medicine, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), Padua University School of Medicine, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DIMED), Padua University School of Medicine, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padua University Hospital, via V. Gallucci 13, 35125, Padua, Italy
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- Emergency Medical Services, Regional Department, AULSS 3, Venice, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit B, Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit B, Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit B, Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Critical Care Unit, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Ospedale Riuniti Padova Sud, Schiavonia, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Ospedali di San Donà di Piave e Jesolo, San Donà di Piave, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Science, Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, Padua University School of Medicine, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padua University Hospital, via V. Gallucci 13, 35125, Padua, Italy. .,Department of Medicine (DIMED), Padua University School of Medicine, Padua, Italy.
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De Cassai A, Tassone M, Geraldini F, Sergi M, Sella N, Boscolo A, Munari M. Trial Sequential Analysis explained using a post-hoc analysis of meta-analyses published in Korean Journal of Anesthesiology. Korean J Anesthesiol 2021; 74:383-393. [PMID: 34283909 PMCID: PMC8497914 DOI: 10.4097/kja.21218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background Trial sequential analysis (TSA) is a recent cumulative meta-analysis method used to weigh type I and II errors and to estimate when the effect is large enough to be unaffected by further studies. The aim of this study was to illustrate possible TSA scenarios and their significance using meta-analyses published in the Korean Journal of Anesthesiology (KJA) as working material. Methods We performed a systematic medical literature search for meta-analyses published in the KJA. TSA was performed on each main outcome, estimating the required sample size on the calculated effect size for the intervention, considering a type I error of 5% and a power of 90% or 99%. Results Six meta-analyses with a total of ten main outcomes were included in the analysis. Seven TSAs confirmed the results of the meta-analyses. However, only three of them reached the required sample size. In the two TSAs, the cumulative z-lines were not statistically significant. One TSA boundary for effect was reached with the 90% analysis, but not with the 99% analysis. Conclusions In TSA, a meta-analysis pooled effect may be established to assess if the cumulative sample size is large enough. TSA can be used to add strength to the conclusions of meta-analyses; however, pre-registration of the TSA protocol is of paramount importance. This study could be useful to better understand the use of TSA as an additional statistical tool to improve meta-analysis quality.
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- Alessandro De Cassai
- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Cammarota G, Vaschetto R, Azzolina D, De Vita N, Olivieri C, Ronco C, Longhini F, Bruni A, Colombo D, Pissaia C, Prato F, Maestrone C, Maestrone M, Vetrugno L, Bove T, Lemut F, Taretto E, Locatelli A, Barzaghi N, Cerrano M, Ravera E, Zanza C, Selva AD, Blangetti I, Salvo F, Racca F, Longhitano Y, Boscolo A, Sguazzotti I, Bonato V, Grossi F, Crimaldi F, Perucca R, Boniolo E, Verdina F, Vignazia GL, Santangelo E, Tarquini R, Zanoni M, Messina A, Marin M, Bacigalupo P, Sileci G, Sella N, De Robertis E, Corte FD, Navalesi P. Early extubation with immediate non-invasive ventilation versus standard weaning in intubated patients for coronavirus disease 2019: a retrospective multicenter study. Sci Rep 2021; 11:13418. [PMID: 34183764 PMCID: PMC8239031 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-92960-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In patients intubated for hypoxemic acute respiratory failure (ARF) related to novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), we retrospectively compared two weaning strategies, early extubation with immediate non-invasive ventilation (NIV) versus standard weaning encompassing spontaneous breathing trial (SBT), with respect to IMV duration (primary endpoint), extubation failures and reintubations, rate of tracheostomy, intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay and mortality (additional endpoints). All COVID-19 adult patients, intubated for hypoxemic ARF and subsequently extubated, were enrolled. Patients were included in two groups, early extubation followed by immediate NIV application, and conventionally weaning after passing SBT. 121 patients were enrolled and analyzed, 66 early extubated and 55 conventionally weaned after passing an SBT. IMV duration was 9 [6-11] days in early extubated patients versus 11 [6-15] days in standard weaning group (p = 0.034). Extubation failures [12 (18.2%) vs. 25 (45.5%), p = 0.002] and reintubations [12 (18.2%) vs. 22 (40.0%) p = 0.009] were fewer in early extubation compared to the standard weaning groups, respectively. Rate of tracheostomy, ICU mortality, and ICU length of stay were no different between groups. Compared to standard weaning, early extubation followed by immediate NIV shortened IMV duration and reduced the rate of extubation failure and reintubation.
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- Gianmaria Cammarota
- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, AAzienda Ospedaliero Universitaria "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy
- Translational Medicine Department, Università "del Piemonte Orientale", Novara, Italy
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- Translational Medicine Department, Università "del Piemonte Orientale", Novara, Italy
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- Translational Medicine Department, Università "del Piemonte Orientale", Novara, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Ospedale Sant'Andrea", Vercelli, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Ospedale Sant'Andrea", Vercelli, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Science, Università "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Science, Università "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Ospedale "Ss. Trinità", Borgomanero, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Ospedale "degli Infermi", Biella, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Ospedale "degli Infermi", Biella, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Presidio Ospedaliero Domodossola e Verbania "ASL VCO", Domodossola-Verbania, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Presidio Ospedaliero Domodossola e Verbania "ASL VCO", Domodossola-Verbania, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Clinic, Università di Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Clinic, Università di Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Ospedale "Monsignor Giovanni Galliano", Acqui Terme, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Ospedale "Monsignor Giovanni Galliano", Acqui Terme, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Azienda Ospedaliera "Santa Croce e Carle", Cuneo, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Azienda Ospedaliera "Santa Croce e Carle", Cuneo, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Azienda Ospedaliera "Santa Croce e Carle", Cuneo, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Medicine-Anesthesia and Critical Care-Michele, Pietro Ferrero Hospital, Verduno, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Medicine-Anesthesia and Critical Care-Michele, Pietro Ferrero Hospital, Verduno, Italy
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Azienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Medicine-Anesthesia and Critical Care-Michele, Pietro Ferrero Hospital, Verduno, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Ospedale "Regina Montis Regalis", Mondovì, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Ospedale "Regina Montis Regalis", Mondovì, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Azienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Azienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Ospedale Universitario di Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, AAzienda Ospedaliero Universitaria "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Azienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, AAzienda Ospedaliero Universitaria "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy
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- Translational Medicine Department, Università "del Piemonte Orientale", Novara, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, AAzienda Ospedaliero Universitaria "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy
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- Translational Medicine Department, Università "del Piemonte Orientale", Novara, Italy
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- Translational Medicine Department, Università "del Piemonte Orientale", Novara, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, AAzienda Ospedaliero Universitaria "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy
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- Translational Medicine Department, Università "del Piemonte Orientale", Novara, Italy
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- Translational Medicine Department, Università "del Piemonte Orientale", Novara, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, AAzienda Ospedaliero Universitaria "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy
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- Humanitas, Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Clinic, Università di Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Ospedale "Monsignor Giovanni Galliano", Acqui Terme, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Ospedale "Monsignor Giovanni Galliano", Acqui Terme, Italy
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, AAzienda Ospedaliero Universitaria "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy
- Translational Medicine Department, Università "del Piemonte Orientale", Novara, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Ospedale Universitario di Padova, Padova, Italy
- Department of Medicine-DIMED, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy
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Fortarezza F, Boscolo A, Pezzuto F, Lunardi F, Jesús Acosta M, Giraudo C, Del Vecchio C, Sella N, Tiberio I, Godi I, Cattelan A, Vedovelli L, Gregori D, Vettor R, Viale P, Navalesi P, Calabrese F. Proven COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with severe respiratory failure. Mycoses 2021; 64:1223-1229. [PMID: 34157166 PMCID: PMC8446949 DOI: 10.1111/myc.13342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND An increasing number of reports have described the COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) as being a further contributing factor to mortality. Based on a recent consensus statement supported by international medical mycology societies, it has been proposed to define CAPA as possible, probable, or proven on the basis of sample validity and thus diagnostic certainty. Considering current challenges associated with proven diagnoses, there is pressing need to study the epidemiology of proven CAPA. METHODS We report the incidence of histologically diagnosed CAPA in a series of 45 consecutive COVID-19 laboratory-confirmed autopsies, performed at Padova University Hospital during the first and second wave of the pandemic. Clinical data, laboratory data and radiological features were also collected for each case. RESULTS Proven CAPA was detected in 9 (20%) cases, mainly in the second wave of the pandemic (7/17 vs. 2/28 of the first wave). The population of CAPA patients consisted of seven males and two females, with a median age of 74 years. Seven patients were admitted to the intensive care unit. All patients had at least two comorbidities, and concomitant lung diseases were detected in three cases. CONCLUSION We found a high frequency of proven CAPA among patients with severe COVID-19 thus confirming at least in part the alarming epidemiological data of this important complication recently reported as probable CAPA.
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- Francesco Fortarezza
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, Pathology Unit, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- UOC Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, Pathology Unit, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, Pathology Unit, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, Pathology Unit, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Urgency and Emergency, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Urgency and Emergency, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Public Health, Biostatistics Unit, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Public Health, Biostatistics Unit, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna - Infectious Diseases Unit - IRCCS Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- UOC Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy.,Department of Medicine, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, Pathology Unit, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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Lunardi F, Fortarezza F, Vedovelli L, Pezzuto F, Boscolo A, Rossato M, Vettor R, Cattelan AM, Del Vecchio C, Crisanti A, Navalesi P, Gregori D, Calabrese F. Lower Gene Expression of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 Receptor in Lung Tissues of Smokers with COVID-19 Pneumonia. Biomolecules 2021; 11:796. [PMID: 34073591 PMCID: PMC8226817 DOI: 10.3390/biom11060796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) is the main cell entry receptor for severe acute respiratory syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), thus playing a critical role in causing Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The role of smoking habit in the susceptibility to infection is still controversial. In this study we correlated lung ACE-2 gene expression with several clinical/pathological data to explore susceptibility to infection. This is a retrospective observational study on 29 consecutive COVID-19 autopsies. SARS-CoV-2 genome and ACE-2 mRNA expression were evaluated by real-time polymerase chain reaction in lung tissue samples and correlated with several data with focus on smoking habit. Smoking was less frequent in high than low ACE-2 expressors (p = 0.014). A Bayesian regression also including age, gender, hypertension, and virus quantity confirmed that smoking was the most probable risk factor associated with low ACE-2 expression in the model. A direct relation was found between viral quantity and ACE-2 expression (p = 0.028). Finally, high ACE-2 expressors more frequently showed a prevalent pattern of vascular injury than low expressors (p = 0.049). In conclusion, ACE-2 levels were decreased in the lung tissue of smokers with severe COVID-19 pneumonia. These results point out complex biological interactions between SARS-CoV-2 and ACE-2 particularly concerning the aspect of smoking habit and need larger prospective case series and translational studies.
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- Francesca Lunardi
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova Medical School, 35128 Padova, Italy; (F.L.); (F.F.); (L.V.); (F.P.); (D.G.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova Medical School, 35128 Padova, Italy; (F.L.); (F.F.); (L.V.); (F.P.); (D.G.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova Medical School, 35128 Padova, Italy; (F.L.); (F.F.); (L.V.); (F.P.); (D.G.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova Medical School, 35128 Padova, Italy; (F.L.); (F.F.); (L.V.); (F.P.); (D.G.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova Medical School, 35128 Padova, Italy; (A.B.); (M.R.); (R.V.); (A.M.C.); (P.N.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova Medical School, 35128 Padova, Italy; (A.B.); (M.R.); (R.V.); (A.M.C.); (P.N.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova Medical School, 35128 Padova, Italy; (A.B.); (M.R.); (R.V.); (A.M.C.); (P.N.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova Medical School, 35128 Padova, Italy; (A.B.); (M.R.); (R.V.); (A.M.C.); (P.N.)
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova Medical School, 35121 Padova, Italy; (C.D.V.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova Medical School, 35121 Padova, Italy; (C.D.V.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova Medical School, 35128 Padova, Italy; (A.B.); (M.R.); (R.V.); (A.M.C.); (P.N.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova Medical School, 35128 Padova, Italy; (F.L.); (F.F.); (L.V.); (F.P.); (D.G.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova Medical School, 35128 Padova, Italy; (F.L.); (F.F.); (L.V.); (F.P.); (D.G.)
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De Cassai A, Boscolo A, Geraldini F, Zarantonello F, Pettenuzzo T, Pasin L, Iuzzolino M, Rossini N, Pesenti E, Zecchino G, Sella N, Munari M, Navalesi P. Effect of dexmedetomidine on hemodynamic responses to tracheal intubation: A meta-analysis with meta-regression and trial sequential analysis. J Clin Anesth 2021; 72:110287. [PMID: 33873003 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2021.110287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE An uncontrolled adrenergic response during tracheal intubation may lead to life-threatening complications. Dexmedetomidine binds to α2-receptors and may attenuate this response. The primary aim of our meta-analysis is to investigate dexmedetomidine efficacy in attenuating sympathetic response to tracheal intubation, compared with placebo or no dexmedetomidine, in terms of heart rate and blood pressure at intubation. DESIGN Meta-analysis with meta-regression and trial sequential analysis. SETTING Systematic search from inception until December 1, 2020 in the following databases: Pubmed, Scopus, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EMBASE and Google Scholar. INTERVENTIONS All randomized controlled trials investigating intravenous dexmedetomidine as premedication in adult patients undergoing tracheal intubation were included in our study. Studies were included without any language or publication date restriction. A trial sequential analysis and a post-hoc meta-regression were performed on the main outcomes. MEASUREMENTS Hemodynamic parameters and heart rate at tracheal intubation, dose of anesthetic needed for induction of anesthesia, total anesthetic requirement throughout the operative procedure, postoperative pain and percentage of patients requiring analgesics at 24 postoperative hours, postoperative nausea and vomiting, intraoperative and postoperative bradycardia, hypotension, dizziness, shivering and/or respiratory depression. MAIN RESULTS Ninety-nine included studies randomized 6833 patients. During laryngoscopy, all hemodynamic parameters were significantly greater in the no dexmedetomidine group. In particular, in the dexmedetomidine group, systolic blood pressure differed by -21.8 mm Hg (95% CI -26.6 to -17.1, p-value < 0.001, I2 97%), mean arterial pressure by -12.8 mm Hg (95% CI -15.6 to -10.0, p-value < 0.001, I2 98%), and heart rate by -16.9 bpm (95% CI -19.8 to -13.9, p-value < 0.001, I2 98%). CONCLUSIONS Patients receiving premedication with dexmedetomidine for tracheal intubation, compared with no dexmedetomidine, have a lower blood pressure and heart rate, however, the risk of bradycardia and hypotension is relevant and its use during daily practice should be cautiously evaluated for each patient.
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- Alessandro De Cassai
- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy.
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy; UOC Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Sella N, Boscolo A, Zarantonello F, Bonvecchio I, Andreatta G, Pettenuzzo T, Ferrigno P, Serra E, Dell'Amore A, Rea F, Navalesi P. Electrical Impedance Tomography for Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Setting after Bilateral Lung Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Calabrese F, Pezzuto F, Fortarezza F, Boscolo A, Lunardi F, Giraudo C, Cattelan A, Del Vecchio C, Lorenzoni G, Vedovelli L, Sella N, Rossato M, Rea F, Vettor R, Plebani M, Cozzi E, Crisanti A, Navalesi P, Gregori D. Machine learning-based analysis of alveolar and vascular injury in SARS-CoV-2 acute respiratory failure. J Pathol 2021; 254:173-184. [PMID: 33626204 PMCID: PMC8014445 DOI: 10.1002/path.5653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pneumopathy is characterized by a complex clinical picture and heterogeneous pathological lesions, both involving alveolar and vascular components. The severity and distribution of morphological lesions associated with SARS-CoV-2 and how they relate to clinical, laboratory, and radiological data have not yet been studied systematically. The main goals of the present study were to objectively identify pathological phenotypes and factors that, in addition to SARS-CoV-2, may influence their occurrence. Lungs from 26 patients who died from SARS-CoV-2 acute respiratory failure were comprehensively analysed. Robust machine learning techniques were implemented to obtain a global pathological score to distinguish phenotypes with prevalent vascular or alveolar injury. The score was then analysed to assess its possible correlation with clinical, laboratory, radiological, and tissue viral data. Furthermore, an exploratory random forest algorithm was developed to identify the most discriminative clinical characteristics at hospital admission that might predict pathological phenotypes of SARS-CoV-2. Vascular injury phenotype was observed in most cases being consistently present as pure form or in combination with alveolar injury. Phenotypes with more severe alveolar injury showed significantly more frequent tracheal intubation; longer invasive mechanical ventilation, illness duration, intensive care unit or hospital ward stay; and lower tissue viral quantity (p < 0.001). Furthermore, in this phenotype, superimposed infections, tumours, and aspiration pneumonia were also more frequent (p < 0.001). Random forest algorithm identified some clinical features at admission (body mass index, white blood cells, D-dimer, lymphocyte and platelet counts, fever, respiratory rate, and PaCO2 ) to stratify patients into different clinical clusters and potential pathological phenotypes (a web-app for score assessment has also been developed; https://r-ubesp.dctv.unipd.it/shiny/AVI-Score/). In SARS-CoV-2 positive patients, alveolar injury is often associated with other factors in addition to viral infection. Identifying phenotypical patterns at admission may enable a better stratification of patients, ultimately favouring the most appropriate management. © 2021 The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Fiorella Calabrese
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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