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
Pre-emptive analgesia with preoperative oral gabapentin and pregabalin in lumbar narrow canal surgery
Pre-emptive analgesia with preoperative oral gabapentin and pregabalin in lumbar narrow canal surgery
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.091
Comparison of the Air-Q®sp versus the LMA® Supreme™ in patients undergoing laparoscopic gynecologic surgery: a single-blind, randomized controlled trial
Comparison of the Air-Q®sp versus the LMA® Supreme™ in patients undergoing laparoscopic gynecologic surgery: a single-blind, randomized controlled trial
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.094
The impact of using next-generation pulse oximetry on the outcomes of preterm babies admitted to the NICU: a randomized controlled trial
The impact of using next-generation pulse oximetry on the outcomes of preterm babies admitted to the NICU: a randomized controlled trial
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.078
Exploring the effectiveness of virtual technology combined with lidocaine cream in pediatric puncture pain management
Exploring the effectiveness of virtual technology combined with lidocaine cream in pediatric puncture pain management
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.096
Severe mental illness and non-specific abdominal pain in the emergency department: a multi-institutional database study
Severe mental illness and non-specific abdominal pain in the emergency department: a multi-institutional database study
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.097
Prognostic value of serum sirt6 in predicting short-term functional outcome in patients treated with thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke
Prognostic value of serum sirt6 in predicting short-term functional outcome in patients treated with thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.098
Alisol A attenuates Sevoflurane-induced hippocampal neuron injury via targeting SIRT3
Alisol A attenuates Sevoflurane-induced hippocampal neuron injury via targeting SIRT3
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.099
Factors predicting hospitalization of pediatric patients with croup presenting to the emergency department: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Factors predicting hospitalization of pediatric patients with croup presenting to the emergency department: a retrospective cross-sectional study
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.100
Sufentanil enhances M1/M2 phenotypic polarization transition and alleviates LPS-triggered neuroinflammation in BV2 cells
Sufentanil enhances M1/M2 phenotypic polarization transition and alleviates LPS-triggered neuroinflammation in BV2 cells
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.101
Discrepancy between emergency department diagnoses and discharge diagnoses in a tertiary center in KSA
Discrepancy between emergency department diagnoses and discharge diagnoses in a tertiary center in KSA
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.102
Fargesin promotes LPS-alleviated microglial M2 polarization and relieves neuropathic pain
Fargesin promotes LPS-alleviated microglial M2 polarization and relieves neuropathic pain
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.103
Guillain-Barre syndrome after snakebite: a case report and systematic review
Guillain-Barre syndrome after snakebite: a case report and systematic review
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.090
Glass foreign body in the lumbosacral junction of the spinal canal: a case report
Glass foreign body in the lumbosacral junction of the spinal canal: a case report
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.104
Published Ahead of Print
Modified thoracoabdominal nerve block through perichondrial approach for laparoscopic appendectomy in children: a randomized trial
Modified thoracoabdominal nerve block through perichondrial approach for laparoscopic appendectomy in children: a randomized trial
Online publish date: 26 July 2024
DOI: 10.22514/sv.2024.093
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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Join Editorial BoardEditor-in-Chief
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.