Protecting healthcare workers from SARS-CoV-2 infection: practical indications

M Ferioli, C Cisternino, V Leo, L Pisani… - European …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The World Health Organization has recently defined the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection a pandemic. The infection, that may cause a …

Feasibility and clinical impact of out-of-ICU noninvasive respiratory support in patients with COVID-19-related pneumonia

…, R Dongilli, A Vianello, L Pisani… - European …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Introduction The severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 outbreak spread rapidly
in Italy and the lack of intensive care unit (ICU) beds soon became evident, forcing the …

ERS clinical practice guidelines: high-flow nasal cannula in acute respiratory failure

…, P Navalesi, AO Uğurlu, L Pisani… - European respiratory …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) has become a frequently used noninvasive
form of respiratory support in acute settings; however, evidence supporting its use has only …

Early Inspiratory Effort Assessment by Esophageal Manometry Predicts Noninvasive Ventilation Outcome in De Novo Respiratory Failure. A Pilot Study

…, R Fantini, L Tabbì, I Castaniere, L Pisani… - American journal of …, 2020 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: The role of inspiratory effort still has to be determined as a potential predictor of
noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) failure in acute hypoxic de novo respiratory failure. …

European Respiratory Society guidelines on long-term home non-invasive ventilation for management of COPD

…, S Nava, JL Pepin, L Pisani… - European respiratory …, 2019 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background While the role of acute non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has been shown to improve
outcome in acute life-threatening hypercapnic respiratory failure in COPD, the evidence of …

Extracorporeal CO2 removal in hypercapnic patients at risk of noninvasive ventilation failure: a matched cohort study with historical control

L Del Sorbo, L Pisani, C Filippini, V Fanelli… - Critical care …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To assess efficacy and safety of noninvasive ventilation-plus-extracorporeal Co
2 removal in comparison to noninvasive ventilation-only to prevent endotracheal intubation …

Change in pulmonary mechanics and the effect on breathing pattern of high flow oxygen therapy in stable hypercapnic COPD

L Pisani, L Fasano, N Corcione, V Comellini, MA Musti… - Thorax, 2017 - thorax.bmj.com
<p>We studied the effects of high flow oxygen therapy (HFOT) versus non-invasive ventilation
(NIV) on inspiratory effort, as assessed by measuring transdiaphragmatic pressure, …

High-flow nasal cannula and COVID-19: a clinical review

C Crimi, P Pierucci, T Renda, L Pisani… - Respiratory Care, 2022 - rc.rcjournal.com
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, noninvasive respiratory
support has played a central role in managing patients affected by moderate-to-severe acute …

Noninvasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure: which recipe for success?

R Scala, L Pisani - European respiratory review, 2018 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) to treat acute respiratory failure has
expanded tremendously over the world in terms of the spectrum of diseases that can be …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 pneumonia and ROX index: time to set a new threshold for patients admitted outside the ICU

…, G Olaizola, N Colaianni, MC Sayat, L Pisani… - Pulmonology, 2022 - Elsevier
High flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is used to treat acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF)
even outside the ICU and the ROX index (pulse oximetry/fraction of inspired oxygen/…