Signa Vitae
Print ISSN: 1334-5605 | Online ISSN: 1845-206X
Signa Vitae (SV) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that aims be an unbiased and permanent forum for the fields of emergency medicine, intensive care medicine, anesthesia and pain medicine. It focuses on the latest research advances in these fields, including Disease prevention, diagnose, treatment and prognosis, Disease etiology, pathophysiology, and molecular mechanisms, Health care, Medical personnel health, Facilities and equipment, Teaching and training, Organization and management, Information and techniques, Drug application, etc. As a tool for easier and more effective experiences and science sharing, SV aims to provide professionals dedicated to all these relevant fields with cutting-edge techniques and information.
Articles
Norepinephrine versus phenylephrine for managing maternal hypotension during cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia: a meta-analysis of maternal and neonatal outcomes
Norepinephrine versus phenylephrine for managing maternal hypotension during cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia: a meta-analysis of maternal and neonatal outcomes
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.036
Changes in epidemiology of patients visiting emergency departments during the early COVID-19 pandemic period
Changes in epidemiology of patients visiting emergency departments during the early COVID-19 pandemic period
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.037
Comparison of validity of Korean triage and acuity scale levels assessed by triage nurse in real-time and by retrospectively applying strict systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria in patients with fever
Comparison of validity of Korean triage and acuity scale levels assessed by triage nurse in real-time and by retrospectively applying strict systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria in patients with fever
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.040
Ursolic acid inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation and alleviates vascular smooth muscle injury in Kawasaki disease
Ursolic acid inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation and alleviates vascular smooth muscle injury in Kawasaki disease
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.041
The factors affecting rehabilitation to society of emergency department based post-suicidal care program recipients
The factors affecting rehabilitation to society of emergency department based post-suicidal care program recipients
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.042
The knowledge, confidence and attitudes of medical students in managing in-flight medical emergencies
The knowledge, confidence and attitudes of medical students in managing in-flight medical emergencies
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.022
Effects of western medicine and Huangqi Taizishen Chenpi decoction on the treatment of severe pneumonia in children
Effects of western medicine and Huangqi Taizishen Chenpi decoction on the treatment of severe pneumonia in children
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.043
Wedelolactone attenuates angiotensin II-stimulated hypertrophy in H9C2 cardiomyocytes
Wedelolactone attenuates angiotensin II-stimulated hypertrophy in H9C2 cardiomyocytes
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.044
The development and validation of a novel deep-learning algorithm to predict in-hospital cardiac arrest in ED-ICU (emergency department-based intensive care units): a single center retrospective cohort study
The development and validation of a novel deep-learning algorithm to predict in-hospital cardiac arrest in ED-ICU (emergency department-based intensive care units): a single center retrospective cohort study
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.045
Efficacy observation of erythropoietin on sepsis complicated with acute respiratory distress syndrome
Efficacy observation of erythropoietin on sepsis complicated with acute respiratory distress syndrome
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.046
Impact of preoperative frailty on choice of anesthesia modality and outcomes in elderly total joint replacement patients
Impact of preoperative frailty on choice of anesthesia modality and outcomes in elderly total joint replacement patients
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.047
An early presentation of neurogenic pulmonary edema in acute subarachnoid hemorrhage
An early presentation of neurogenic pulmonary edema in acute subarachnoid hemorrhage
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.101
Published Ahead of Print
The epidemiology of poisoning and overdose in Saudi Arabia: exposures, risks, management and outcomes
The epidemiology of poisoning and overdose in Saudi Arabia: exposures, risks, management and outcomes
Online publish date: 28 March 2024
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.035
Analysis of the aeromedical evacuation of victims from the Syria-Turkey earthquake in 2023
Analysis of the aeromedical evacuation of victims from the Syria-Turkey earthquake in 2023
Online publish date: 23 February 2024
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.021
Delayed emergence after general anesthesia using remimazolam for induction agent in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case report
Delayed emergence after general anesthesia using remimazolam for induction agent in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case report
Online publish date: 21 December 2023
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.125
Sympathetic nerve entrapment point injection for intractable nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: a case report
Sympathetic nerve entrapment point injection for intractable nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: a case report
Online publish date: 19 December 2023
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.122
Emergency treatment for iatrogenic lumbar arterial injury occurred during posterior lumbar interbody fusion: a case report
Emergency treatment for iatrogenic lumbar arterial injury occurred during posterior lumbar interbody fusion: a case report
Online publish date: 26 October 2023
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2023.100
Special Issues
Critical Interventions: Enhancing Emergency Medical Services through Interdisciplinary Research
Keywords: Emergency Medical Services; Interdisciplinary Research in EMS; Pre-hospital Care Technologies; Crisis Management in Healthcare; Psychological Aspects of EMS; Public Health and Emergency Services
Editor: Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Goniewicz, PhD,Prof. Dr. Ahmed M. Al-Wathinani, PhD
Submission deadline: 28 February 2025
AI Horizons: Revolutionizing Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine
Keywords: Anesthesia; Critical Care Medicine; Pain Medicine; Artificial Intelligence; Large Language Models; Natural Language Processing; Big Data; Data Science; Machine Learning
Editor: Prof. Marco Cascella
Submission deadline: 31 December 2024
Advances in Obstetric Anaesthesia
Keywords: Obstetric Anaesthesia; Epidural Analgesia; Remifentanil-PCA; Labour and Delivery Outcomes; Quality Control in Perinatology and Obstetric Anaesthesia; ROTEM; Obstetric Haemorrhage; Preeclampsia
Editor: Prof. Tatjana Stopar Pintarič, MD, PhD, DEAA
Submission deadline: 31 December 2023
Cardiothoracic anaesthesia and intensive care: current challenges and novelties
Keywords: cardiac anaesthesia, thoracic anaesthesia, intensive care, education, innovation, perioperative medicine, healthcare, outcomes, challenges
Editor: Dr. Marko Zdravkovic, MD, PhD
Submission deadline: 30 November 2022
Selected papers from Korean Society of Emergency Medicine (KSEM) in 2021-2022
Keywords: Emergency medicine
Editor: Kyungwon Lee, MD, PhD,Young Duck Cho, MD, PhD
Submission deadline: 31 December 2022
Medical Simulation - success in education, future of science
Keywords: medical simulation, emergency medicine, medical education
Editor: Tomasz Kłosiewicz, MD, MSc,Mateusz Puślecki, PhD
Submission deadline: 31 December 2022
21st Panhellenic Congress on Regional Anaesthesia, Pain Management and Palliative Care
Keywords: Regional Anaesthesia, Pain Management, Palliative Care, PARH.SY.A., ESRA HELLAS, the A’ Anaesthesiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Athens
Editor: Dr. Ioanna Siafaka, MD, PhD,Dr. Maria Kokolaki, MD, PhD,Dr. Athina Vadalouca, MD, PhD, FIPP,Dr. Evmorfia Stavropoulou, MD, PhD, EDRA,Dr. Eleni Moka, MD, PhD, MSc, EDRA
Submission deadline: 27 May 2022
Selected papers from Korean Association of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in 2021
Keywords: Cardiac arrest, Resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, guidelines, outcome
Editor: Prof. Won Young Kim, MD, PhD
Submission deadline: 01 June 2022
Spinal Cord Injury
Keywords: Spinal cord injury (SCI), Damage mechanisms, Primary and secondary medullary lesions, Neurorehabilitation, Neurorestoration
Editor: Lecturer dr. Constantin Munteanu, PhD,Prof. Dr. Gelu Onose,Associate Prof. Dr. Mariana Rotariu, PhD,Assistant Prof. Dr. Gabriela Dogaru, PhD,Associate Prof. Dr. Elena Valentiana IONESCU, PhD,Assistant Prof. Dr. Cristina Daia, PhD
Submission deadline: 31 March 2022
Outcome Measures and Assessment Tools in Spinal Cord Injury
Keywords: Spinal Cord Injury, Rehabilitation, Assessment Tools
Editor: Dr. Giovanni Galeoto
Submission deadline: 10 December 2021
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Prof. Giovanni Landoni, MD
Prof Giovanni Landoni, MD, is currently Full Professor and Residency Program Director of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy. He’s also Director of the Center for Intensive Care and Anesthesiology of San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy. His strong clinical and research interests in intensive care and anesthesia resulted in more than 700 scientific publications in indexed journals, cited >20,000 times, h-index=75 on Scopus and 95 on Scholar, including randomized trials on NEJM, Lancet, and JAMA, and over 100 invitations in international congresses. He participated to 47 randomized controlled trials. Prof Landoni was Chief Investigator in successfully completed multicenter randomized clinical trials that randomized > 10,000 critically ill or perioperative patients over the last 10 years. He served as reviewer for over 50 journals (NEJM, JAMA, and The Lancet among others) and for foreign grant agencies, and he is member of the Editorial Board of several international journals.