Aims and scope
The aim of Signa Vitae (SV) is to be an unbiased and permanent forum for clinical anesthesia, intensive care, emergency and pain medicine. It serves professionals dedicated to all these relevant fields, as a tool for easier and more effective experiences and science sharing, with the ultimate goal to improve patients’ outcome. The scope of Signa Vitae is broad. It encompasses all aspects of clinical practice and fundamental research at the basis of anesthesia, intensive care, emergency and pain medicine, both in children and adults. It will better inform and educate the global scientific and medical community on the advancements in the fields at the basis of survival and a better quality of life, as stated in the appealing Latin version of its name: "Signs of life".
Articles
To everything there is a season: COVID-19 vaccination and thrombosis
To everything there is a season: COVID-19 vaccination and thrombosis
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.075
Crying wolf in time of Corona: the strange case of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine. Is the fear of failure withholding potential life-saving treatment from clinical use?
Crying wolf in time of Corona: the strange case of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine. Is the fear of failure withholding potential life-saving treatment from clinical use?
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.043
Why complex surgeries in children are associated with poorer outcomes
Why complex surgeries in children are associated with poorer outcomes
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.060
Postoperative emergence delirium in children: a narrative review of recent publications
Postoperative emergence delirium in children: a narrative review of recent publications
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.057
It's not over till it's over: a narrative review of Long COVID
It's not over till it's over: a narrative review of Long COVID
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.067
Cricothyroidotomy in the emergency setting: indications, techniques and outcomes
Cricothyroidotomy in the emergency setting: indications, techniques and outcomes
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.063
Application status of the definition of polytrauma in clinical research-A review of the past decade
Application status of the definition of polytrauma in clinical research-A review of the past decade
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2020.16.0120
Basic life support training for the adult lay population. A systematic review
Basic life support training for the adult lay population. A systematic review
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.026
Blood management in post-partum haemorrhage, including point of care coagulation tests
Blood management in post-partum haemorrhage, including point of care coagulation tests
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.030
Emergency surgical tracheotomy in the era of COVID-19 pandemic
Emergency surgical tracheotomy in the era of COVID-19 pandemic
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.055
On the potential effect of circadian rhythms of cardiac troponins on the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction
On the potential effect of circadian rhythms of cardiac troponins on the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.050
A ten-year comparative study of cardiovascular disease publications, health and socioeconomic indicators between European countries
A ten-year comparative study of cardiovascular disease publications, health and socioeconomic indicators between European countries
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.053
The analysis of emergency medicine professionals' occupational anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic
The analysis of emergency medicine professionals' occupational anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.023
Alcohol consumption and COVID-19 severity: a propensity score matched study in China
Alcohol consumption and COVID-19 severity: a propensity score matched study in China
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.032
Gender differences in time from arrival to stroke team activation in patients presenting with acute stroke symptoms
Gender differences in time from arrival to stroke team activation in patients presenting with acute stroke symptoms
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.051
Relationship between rescue distance and the quality of simulated CPR: a pilot study with lifeguards
Relationship between rescue distance and the quality of simulated CPR: a pilot study with lifeguards
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.044
The effect of clinical hierarchical nursing intervention on patients with acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
The effect of clinical hierarchical nursing intervention on patients with acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.076
Reorganisation of stroke care in prehospital emergency medical services: results through transformative learning
Reorganisation of stroke care in prehospital emergency medical services: results through transformative learning
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.054
The association between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and anaphylaxis refractory to epinephrine treatment
The association between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and anaphylaxis refractory to epinephrine treatment
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.034
FSTL1 aggravates sepsis-induced acute kidney injury through regulating TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB pathway in newborn rats
FSTL1 aggravates sepsis-induced acute kidney injury through regulating TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB pathway in newborn rats
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.071
The role of IL-6 receptor inhibitor treatment in critical patient monitoring with COVID-19
The role of IL-6 receptor inhibitor treatment in critical patient monitoring with COVID-19
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.068
Protective effect of USP22 against paraquat-induced lung injury via activation of SIRT1/NRF2 pathway
Protective effect of USP22 against paraquat-induced lung injury via activation of SIRT1/NRF2 pathway
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.077
Analysis of characteristics and trends of the In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest incidence in the Republic of Korea: clinical usefulness of national health insurance claim data
Analysis of characteristics and trends of the In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest incidence in the Republic of Korea: clinical usefulness of national health insurance claim data
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.047
ANXA3 regulates HIF1α-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activity and promotes LPS-induced inflammatory response in bronchial epithelial cells
ANXA3 regulates HIF1α-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activity and promotes LPS-induced inflammatory response in bronchial epithelial cells
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.078
The effectiveness of the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Appendicitis Score in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in elderly patients
The effectiveness of the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Appendicitis Score in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in elderly patients
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.027
Methyl jasmonate reduces the inflammation and apoptosis of HK-2 cells induced by LPS by regulating the NF-κB pathway
Methyl jasmonate reduces the inflammation and apoptosis of HK-2 cells induced by LPS by regulating the NF-κB pathway
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.079
Is goal-directed fluid therapy beneficial for gastrointestinal surgery within an enhanced recovery program? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Is goal-directed fluid therapy beneficial for gastrointestinal surgery within an enhanced recovery program? A systematic review and meta-analysis
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2020.16.0099
Anesthetics management strategy for endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke. A proposal for anesthetic approach
Anesthetics management strategy for endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke. A proposal for anesthetic approach
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.031
Le Fort I osteotomy facilitated nasotracheal intubation in a patient with concha bullosa and septal deviation: a case report
Le Fort I osteotomy facilitated nasotracheal intubation in a patient with concha bullosa and septal deviation: a case report
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.062
Short door-in-door-out time of stroke patients in need of thrombectomy in a primary stroke centre
Short door-in-door-out time of stroke patients in need of thrombectomy in a primary stroke centre
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.039
Published Ahead of Print
Polydipsia-polyuria syndrome associated with traumatic spinal cord injury
Polydipsia-polyuria syndrome associated with traumatic spinal cord injury
Online publish date: 16 June 2021
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.104
The difficulty in distinguishing the type of occlusive coronary artery disease among patients with sepsis in the emergency department: a multicenter retrospective cohort study
The difficulty in distinguishing the type of occlusive coronary artery disease among patients with sepsis in the emergency department: a multicenter retrospective cohort study
Online publish date: 16 June 2021
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.105
Factors associated with readmission to the Emergency Department in a cohort of COVID-19 hospitalized patients
Factors associated with readmission to the Emergency Department in a cohort of COVID-19 hospitalized patients
Online publish date: 16 June 2021
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.106
Moral distress among health care workers in the intensive care unit; a systematic review and meta-analysis
Moral distress among health care workers in the intensive care unit; a systematic review and meta-analysis
Online publish date: 09 June 2021
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.101
Postoperative chronic pain incidence and etiology in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective study
Postoperative chronic pain incidence and etiology in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective study
Online publish date: 09 June 2021
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.102
The effects of oxygen and medicines on T cells in hypoxic co-culture
The effects of oxygen and medicines on T cells in hypoxic co-culture
Online publish date: 09 June 2021
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2021.103
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Special Issues
Opioid Sparing Modalities in Perioperative and Critical Care Patients: opioids sparing analgesia pain perioperative
Keywords: Opioid misuse, Prescription opioids, Postsurgical pain, Perioperative strategies, Critical care
Editor: Dr. Michael O’Neil, Pharm.D.
Submission deadline: 28 March 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
Visceral Pain in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
Keywords: Internal organs; Referred pain; Visceral pain
Editor: Dr. Yu-Jang Su, MD
Submission deadline: 28 February 2022
Cardiopulmonary emergencies in the COVID-19 era: What is on the horizon?
Keywords: COVID-19, Cardiopulmonary diseases, emergency medicine, intensive care, healthcare system, diagnosis, treatment
Editor: Prof. Ozgur KARCIOGLU, MD, FEMAT
Submission deadline: 19 March 2022
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Critical Healthcare System
Keywords: COVID-19, emergency medicine, intensive care, healthcare system
Editor: Prof. Yao-Chin Wang, MD, PhD
Submission deadline: 31 December 2021
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
Serious Complications Encountered During Dental Treatment
Keywords: Dental treatments, Dental procedure, Dental emergencies, Emergency, Clinical Dentistry
Editor: Prof. Natthamet Wongsirichat DDS,Dr. Dinesh Rokaya，PhD
Submission deadline: 30 December 2021
Ethics and legal medicine in field of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency, and Pain Medicine
Keywords: Ethics and legal medicine, Anesthesiology, Intensive care, Emergency, Pain medicine
Editor: Dr. Matteo Nioi, MD
Submission deadline: 07 March 2022
Toxicological Emergencies: Pathophysiology and Management
Keywords: Toxicology, Emergency, Emergency department
Editor: Dr. Asmaa El-Banna
Submission deadline: 26 January 2022
Ultrasound in Urgent Pathologies: development, interest and limits
Keywords: Ultrasound, Urgent Pathologies, Gynecological emergencies, Anesthetist, Radiologist, Gynecologists
Editor: Dr. Radhouane Achour
Submission deadline: 13 January 2022
Featured Article
A Novel Objective Approach Towards Physicians' Knowledge and Practice Patterns to Optimize Central Venous Catheter Placement: A Cross-sectional Study. DOI: 10.22514/sv.2020.16.0052
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Join Editorial BoardE D I T O R I A L
2020 has been a very special year, full of events, frequently strange and newly shaped events. As always, humanity has tried to learn from them, searching (and frequently finding) the best solution to the problems. “Work is the best gymnasium where to exercise the intelligence”. This was an excellent definition for “work”. 2020 has obliged anyone to work with new obstacles and to find always new solutions, exercising the intelligence. It is also possible to say that 2020 has provided mankind a fantastic opportunity to express at maximum level its potentialities.
Between others, I was kindly invited to becoming Editor in Chief of this important journal. Signa Vitae has a nice story, but its aim is to increase its impact in the scientific community. The scientific community deriving from the initial “Anesthesiology”, as it was in the first decades of the twentieth century, in the course of the years has expanded enormously. Now it still covers “Anesthesiology”, but it also covers Emergency, Intensive Cares, Supportive Medicine, and last but not least Pain Medicine. In other terms, the name of the journal, Signa Vitae (“Signs of Life”, with a nuance of Latin classic culture), is extremely appropriate.
Considering my personal story, the diffusion of Signa Vitae in the field of Pain Medicine will be a natural consequence. The new challenge will definitely be to establish a strong Editorial Board, with Section Editors, and attract high quality papers from the other branch of the medical specialty. For this, the journal counts on the support of most of the Members of the Editorial Board whose story is deeply rooted in Emergency and Intensive Cares.
The programs for 2021 are incredibly challenging and stimulating. It will be a year of hard work and growth, and the Signa Vitae family is ready to obtain the best possible. I want to take this opportunity to thank the publisher and the Signa Vitae team for their trust in my enthusiasm, inviting me as Editor-in-Chief of a nice and promising journal. Ad majora to all of them and especially to the Authors that will be confident on the potentialities of this journal. Let’s work together for it.
Giustino Varrassi, MD, PhD
Paolo Procacci Foundation, Via Tacito 7, 00193 Roma, Italy
giuvarr@gmail.com