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Christina Alexopoulou

University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete Greece
Verified email at pagni.gr
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[HTML][HTML] Gastrointestinal dysmotility in critically ill patients

T Ladopoulos, M Giannaki, C Alexopoulou… - Annals of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… The breath test is based on the detection of 13 C-octanoate in the exhaled air following
the consumption of a 13 C-octanoic-acid–labeled test meal. The 13 C-labeled substrate is …

Effects of dexmedetomidine on sleep quality in critically ill patients: a pilot study

C Alexopoulou, E Kondili, E Diamantaki… - …, 2014 - pubs.asahq.org
Background: Dexmedetomidine, a potent α-2-adrenergic agonist, is widely used as sedative
in critically ill patients. This pilot study was designed to assess the effect of …

Aerosolized plus intravenous colistin versus intravenous colistin alone for the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a matched case-control study

DP Kofteridis, C Alexopoulou, A Valachis… - Clinical infectious …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
… 38C or <35.5C; leukocytosis (leukocyte count, >12,000 cells/mm 3 )or leukopenia (leukocyte
count, <4000 cells/mm 3 ); and clinical evidence suggestive of pneumonia, such as purulent …

[HTML][HTML] Proportional assist ventilation with load-adjustable gain factors in critically ill patients: comparison with pressure support

…, E Alexandopoulou, M Plataki, C Alexopoulou… - Intensive care …, 2008 - Springer
… P plat , R rs , C rs and PEEP i were measured during CMV (within 8 h before randomization,
in all … c Patients either being on assisted spontaneous breathing throughout or placed …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of propofol on sleep quality in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients: a physiological study

E Kondili, C Alexopoulou, N Xirouchaki… - Intensive care …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose To access the effect of propofol administration on sleep quality in critically ill patients
ventilated on assisted modes. Methods This was a randomized crossover physiological …

Copper phosphide and persulfate salt: A novel catalytic system for the degradation of aqueous phase micro-contaminants

C Alexopoulou, A Petala, Z Frontistis, C Drivas… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
The heterogeneous activation of sodium persulfate (SPS) using copper (I) phosphide (Cu 3
P) nanoparticles was tested in this work. The catalyst was synthesized via a two-step method …

[HTML][HTML] Patient–ventilator synchrony and sleep quality with proportional assist and pressure support ventilation

C Alexopoulou, E Kondili, M Plataki… - Intensive care …, 2013 - Springer
Objective To examine patient–ventilator asynchrony and sleep quality in non-sedated critically
ill patients ventilated with proportional assist ventilation with load adjustable gain factors (…

[HTML][HTML] Respiratory load compensation during mechanical ventilation—proportional assist ventilation with load-adjustable gain factors versus pressure support

E Kondili, G Prinianakis, C Alexopoulou, E Vakouti… - Intensive care …, 2006 - Springer
Rationale In mechanically ventilated patients respiratory system impedance may vary from
time to time, resulting, with pressure modalities of ventilator support, in changes in the level of …

[HTML][HTML] Sleep during proportional-assist ventilation with load-adjustable gain factors in critically ill patients

C Alexopoulou, E Kondili, E Vakouti… - Intensive care …, 2007 - Springer
Background Proportional-assist ventilation with load-adjustable gain factors (PAV+)
automatically adjusts the flow and volume assist to represent constant fractions of resistance and …

An answer to an important controversy and the need for caution when using simple models to predict inelastic earthquake response of buildings with torsion

SA Anagnostopoulos, C Alexopoulou… - Earthquake …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents evidence that the extension of conclusions based on the widely used
simplified, one story, eccentric systems of the shear‐beam type, to actual, nonsymmetric …