Signa Vitae
Print ISSN: 1334-5605 | Online ISSN: 1845-206X
Signa Vitae (SV) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that aims to be an unbiased and permanent forum for the fields of emergency medicine, intensive care medicine, anesthesia and pain medicine. It focuses on the latest research advances in these fields, including Disease prevention, diagnose, treatment and prognosis, Disease etiology, pathophysiology, and molecular mechanisms, Health care, Medical personnel health, Facilities and equipment, Teaching and training, Organization and management, Information and techniques, Drug application, etc. As a tool for easier and more effective experiences and science sharing, SV aims to provide professionals dedicated to all these relevant fields with cutting-edge techniques and information.
Articles
Guidelines-recommended tidal volumes are not achieved during continuous mechanical chest compressions—results from a laboratory study
Guidelines-recommended tidal volumes are not achieved during continuous mechanical chest compressions—results from a laboratory study
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.030
EEG recorded by nurses in emergency department: observational study of 100 patients with suspected seizures
EEG recorded by nurses in emergency department: observational study of 100 patients with suspected seizures
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.031
Variations in rapid sequence intubation practices: a survey study from Saudi Arabia
Variations in rapid sequence intubation practices: a survey study from Saudi Arabia
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.032
The effect of Daucus carota L. var atrorubens on the treatment of experimental sepsis models
The effect of Daucus carota L. var atrorubens on the treatment of experimental sepsis models
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.033
Severe pneumonia complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in adults: a retrospective and exploratory clinical analysis
Severe pneumonia complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in adults: a retrospective and exploratory clinical analysis
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.034
Evaluation of mortality prediction models for oncology patients in intensive care unit
Evaluation of mortality prediction models for oncology patients in intensive care unit
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.035
Exploring the efficacy of interferon nebulization combined with immunoglobulin in the treatment of adenovirus pneumonia in children
Exploring the efficacy of interferon nebulization combined with immunoglobulin in the treatment of adenovirus pneumonia in children
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.036
Effect of dental chair stabilization method on manual chest compressions
Effect of dental chair stabilization method on manual chest compressions
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.037
Rh-positive blood type is associated with improved in-hospital mortality in patients with surgically treated acute type A aortic dissection
Rh-positive blood type is associated with improved in-hospital mortality in patients with surgically treated acute type A aortic dissection
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.038
Analysis of the predictive value of platelet parameters for the prognosis of elderly patients with severe pneumonia
Analysis of the predictive value of platelet parameters for the prognosis of elderly patients with severe pneumonia
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.039
Type of injury and trauma severity in children involved in two-wheeler accidents: a retrospective study
Type of injury and trauma severity in children involved in two-wheeler accidents: a retrospective study
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.042
Risk factors and predictive model construction for acute respiratory distress syndrome/acute lung injury following lung resection
Risk factors and predictive model construction for acute respiratory distress syndrome/acute lung injury following lung resection
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.043
Personalized antiplatelet therapy in a post-PCI patient with high bleeding risk
Personalized antiplatelet therapy in a post-PCI patient with high bleeding risk
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.044
Published Ahead of Print
Effects of pericapsular nerve group block on patients under spinal anesthesia for total hip arthroplasty: a randomized, controlled, double-blind study
Effects of pericapsular nerve group block on patients under spinal anesthesia for total hip arthroplasty: a randomized, controlled, double-blind study
Online publish date: 26 March 2025
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.045
Effects of bupivacaine wound infiltration and transversus abdominus plane block on healing and postoperative adhesion of colonic anstomosis in rats
Effects of bupivacaine wound infiltration and transversus abdominus plane block on healing and postoperative adhesion of colonic anstomosis in rats
Online publish date: 19 February 2025
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2025.029
Special Issues
Optimization of Cardiovascular Dynamics in Critical Care Medicine and Anesthesiology
Keywords: Critical Care Medicine; Anesthesiology; Cardiovascular Dynamics; Hemodynamics
Editor: Prof. Dr. Athanasios Chalkias, MD, MSc, PhD, FESC, FAcadTM, FCP, FESAIC,Dr. Paraskevi Tselioti, MD, PhD
Submission deadline: 31 December 2025
Acute Trauma: Immediate Interventions, Long-Term Impacts, Advancements, and Medico-legal Evaluation
Keywords: EMS; Trauma Management; Healthcare System Preparedness; Medico-Legal Evaluation
Editor: Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Basile, MD,Dr. Luca Bianco Prevot, MD,Dr. Vittorio Bolcato, MD
Submission deadline: 31 January 2026
Critical Interventions: Enhancing Emergency Medical Services through Interdisciplinary Research
Keywords: Emergency Medical Services; Interdisciplinary Research in EMS; Pre-hospital Care Technologies; Crisis Management in Healthcare; Psychological Aspects of EMS; Public Health and Emergency Services
Editor: Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Goniewicz, PhD,Prof. Dr. Ahmed M. Al-Wathinani, PhD
Submission deadline: 28 February 2025
AI Horizons: Revolutionizing Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine
Keywords: Anesthesia; Critical Care Medicine; Pain Medicine; Artificial Intelligence; Large Language Models; Natural Language Processing; Big Data; Data Science; Machine Learning
Editor: Prof. Marco Cascella
Submission deadline: 31 December 2024
Advances in Obstetric Anaesthesia
Keywords: Obstetric Anaesthesia; Epidural Analgesia; Remifentanil-PCA; Labour and Delivery Outcomes; Quality Control in Perinatology and Obstetric Anaesthesia; ROTEM; Obstetric Haemorrhage; Preeclampsia
Editor: Prof. Tatjana Stopar Pintarič, MD, PhD, DEAA
Submission deadline: 31 December 2023
Cardiothoracic anaesthesia and intensive care: current challenges and novelties
Keywords: cardiac anaesthesia, thoracic anaesthesia, intensive care, education, innovation, perioperative medicine, healthcare, outcomes, challenges
Editor: Dr. Marko Zdravkovic, MD, PhD
Submission deadline: 30 November 2022
Selected papers from Korean Society of Emergency Medicine (KSEM) in 2021-2022
Keywords: Emergency medicine
Editor: Kyungwon Lee, MD, PhD,Young Duck Cho, MD, PhD
Submission deadline: 31 December 2022
Medical Simulation - success in education, future of science
Keywords: medical simulation, emergency medicine, medical education
Editor: Tomasz Kłosiewicz, MD, MSc,Mateusz Puślecki, PhD
Submission deadline: 31 December 2022
21st Panhellenic Congress on Regional Anaesthesia, Pain Management and Palliative Care
Keywords: Regional Anaesthesia, Pain Management, Palliative Care, PARH.SY.A., ESRA HELLAS, the A’ Anaesthesiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Athens
Editor: Dr. Ioanna Siafaka, MD, PhD,Dr. Maria Kokolaki, MD, PhD,Dr. Athina Vadalouca, MD, PhD, FIPP,Dr. Evmorfia Stavropoulou, MD, PhD, EDRA,Dr. Eleni Moka, MD, PhD, MSc, EDRA
Submission deadline: 27 May 2022
Selected papers from Korean Association of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in 2021
Keywords: Cardiac arrest, Resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, guidelines, outcome
Editor: Prof. Won Young Kim, MD, PhD
Submission deadline: 01 June 2022
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Prof. Giovanni Landoni, MD
Prof Giovanni Landoni, MD, is currently Full Professor and Residency Program Director of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy. He’s also Director of the Center for Intensive Care and Anesthesiology of San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy. His strong clinical and research interests in intensive care and anesthesia resulted in more than 700 scientific publications in indexed journals, cited >20,000 times, h-index=75 on Scopus and 95 on Scholar, including randomized trials on NEJM, Lancet, and JAMA, and over 100 invitations in international congresses. He participated to 47 randomized controlled trials. Prof Landoni was Chief Investigator in successfully completed multicenter randomized clinical trials that randomized > 10,000 critically ill or perioperative patients over the last 10 years. He served as reviewer for over 50 journals (NEJM, JAMA, and The Lancet among others) and for foreign grant agencies, and he is member of the Editorial Board of several international journals.