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Nasal high flow therapy: a novel treatment rather than a more expensive oxygen device by Ischaki, Eleni, Pantazopoulos, Ioannis, Zakynthinos, Spyros

“…Nasal high flow is a promising novel oxygen delivery device, whose mechanisms of action offer some beneficial effects over conventional oxygen systems. The…”
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Low-Medium and High-Intensity Inspiratory Muscle Training in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Patsaki, Irini, Kouvarakos, Alexandros, Vasileiadis, Ioannis, Koumantakis, Georgios A, Ischaki, Eleni, Grammatopoulou, Eirini, Kotanidou, Anastasia, Magira, Eleni E

“…: Mechanical ventilation is often used in intensive care units to assist patients' breathing. This often leads to respiratory muscle weakness and diaphragmatic…”
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Personalized mechanical ventilation guided by ultrasound in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (PEGASUS): study protocol for an international randomized clinical trial by Sinnige, Jante S, Smit, Marry R, Ghose, Aniruddha, de Grooth, Harm-Jan, Itenov, Theis Skovsgaard, Ischaki, Eleni, Laffey, John, Paulus, Frederique, Póvoa, Pedro, Pierrakos, Charalampos, Pisani, Luigi, Roca, Oriol, Schultz, Marcus J, Szuldrzynski, Konstanty, Tuinman, Pieter R, Zimatore, Claudio, Bos, Lieuwe D J

“…Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a frequent cause of hypoxemic respiratory failure with a mortality rate of approximately 30%. Identifying ARDS…”
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Lactate Kinetics Reflect Organ Dysfunction and Are Associated with Adverse Outcomes in Intensive Care Unit Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia: Preliminary Results from a GREEK Single-Centre Study by Vassiliou, Alice G., Jahaj, Edison, Ilias, Ioannis, Markaki, Vassiliki, Malachias, Sotirios, Vrettou, Charikleia, Ischaki, Eleni, Mastora, Zafeiria, Douka, Evangelia, Keskinidou, Chrysi, Tsipilis, Stamatios, Vassiliadi, Dimitra A., Kotanidou, Anastasia, Dimopoulou, Ioanna

“…Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) continues to be a health threat worldwide. Increased blood lactate is common in intensive care unit (ICU) patients; however,…”
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Effect of Vitamin C on Clinical Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: An Observational Study and Subsequent Meta-Analysis by Gavrielatou, Evdokia, Xourgia, Eleni, Xixi, Nikoleta A, Mantelou, Athina G, Ischaki, Eleni, Kanavou, Aggeliki, Zervakis, Dimitris, Routsi, Christina, Kotanidou, Anastasia, Siempos, Ilias I

“…Whether vitamin C provides any benefit when administered in critically ill patients, including those with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is controversial. We…”
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Nasal high-flow oxygen versus noninvasive ventilation in acute exacerbation of COPD: protocol for a randomised noninferiority clinical trial by Papalampidou, Athanasia, Bibaki, Eleni, Boutlas, Stylianos, Pantazopoulos, Ioannis, Athanasiou, Nikolaos, Moylan, Melanie, Vlachakos, Vasileios, Grigoropoulos, Vasileios, Eleftheriou, Konstantinos, Daniil, Zoe, Gourgoulianis, Konstantinos, Kalomenidis, Ioannis, Zakynthinos, Spyros, Ischaki, Eleni

“…Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is considered as the first-line treatment for acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) complicated by respiratory acidosis. Recent…”
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The combination of inspiratory muscle training and high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy for promoting weaning outcomes in difficult-to-wean patients: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Patsaki, Irini, Christakou, Anna, Papadopoulos, Emmanouel, Katartzi, Martha, Kouvarakos, Alexandros, Siempos, Ilias, Tsimouris, Dimitris, Skoura, Anastasia, Xatzimina, Antonina, Malachias, Sotirios, Koulouris, Νikolaos, Grammatopoulou, Eirini, Zakinthinos, Spiros, Ischaki, Eleni

“…According to the literature, 20-30% of intubated patients are difficult to wean off mechanical ventilation and have a prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stay…”
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Smoking and depression: Is smoking cessation effective? by Ischaki, Eleni, Gratziou, Christina

“…Patients with depression tend to have a higher rate of smoking and an increased severity of nicotine dependence. It seems that common genetic and environmental…”
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A Randomized Trial of the Amikacin Fosfomycin Inhalation System for the Adjunctive Therapy of Gram-Negative Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: IASIS Trial by Kollef, Marin H, Ricard, Jean-Damien, Roux, Damien, Francois, Bruno, Ischaki, Eleni, Rozgonyi, Zsolt, Boulain, Thierry, Ivanyi, Zsolt, János, Gál, Garot, Denis, Koura, Firas, Zakynthinos, Epaminondas, Dimopoulos, George, Torres, Antonio, Danker, Wayne, Montgomery, A Bruce

“…Clinical failures in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by gram-negative bacteria are common and associated with substantial morbidity, mortality,…”
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Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor: A Biomarker for Predicting Complications and Critical Care Admission of COVID-19 Patients by Chalkias, Athanasios, Mouzarou, Angeliki, Samara, Evangelia, Xanthos, Theodoros, Ischaki, Eleni, Pantazopoulos, Ioannis

“…The novel coronavirus infection has spread worldwide, causing a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. Most patients develop moderate clinical illness, but…”
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Nasal high flow or noninvasive ventilation? navigating hypercapnic COPD exacerbation treatment: A randomized noninferiority clinical trial by Pantazopoulos, Ioannis, Boutlas, Stylianos, Mavrovounis, Georgios, Papalampidou, Athanasia, Papagiannakis, Nikolaos, Kontou, Marina, Bibaki, Eleni, Athanasiou, Nikolaos, Meletis, Georgios, Gourgoulianis, Konstantinos, Zakynthinos, Spyros, Ischaki, Eleni

“…Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been the cornerstone for managing acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) with hypercapnic respiratory failure. Nasal high flow…”
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Ethical challenges in resuscitation by Mentzelopoulos, Spyros D., Slowther, Anne-Marie, Fritz, Zoe, Sandroni, Claudio, Xanthos, Theodoros, Callaway, Clifton, Perkins, Gavin D., Newgard, Craig, Ischaki, Eleni, Greif, Robert, Kompanje, Erwin, Bossaert, Leo

“…Purpose A rapidly evolving resuscitation science provides more effective treatments to an aging population with multiple comorbidites. Concurrently, emergency…”
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Body mass and fat-free mass indices in COPD: relation with variables expressing disease severity by Ischaki, Eleni, Papatheodorou, Georgios, Gaki, Eleni, Papa, Ioli, Koulouris, Nikolaos, Loukides, Stelios

“…COPD primarily affects the lungs but also produces systemic consequences that are not reflected by the recent staging according to Global Initiative for…”
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The Role of Noninvasive Respiratory Management in Patients with Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia by Akoumianaki, Evangelia, Ischaki, Eleni, Karagiannis, Konstantinos, Sigala, Ioanna, Zakyn-thinos, Spyros

“…Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure is the principal cause of hospitalization, invasive mechanical ventilation and death in severe COVID-19 infection. Nearly…”
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High-Flow Versus VenturiMask Oxygen Therapy to Prevent Re-Intubation in Hypoxemic Patients After Extubation: A Multicenter, Randomized Clinical Trial by Maggiore, Salvatore Maurizio, Jaber, Samir, Grieco, Domenico Luca, Mancebo, Jordi, Zakynthinos, Spyros, Demoule, Alexandre, Ricard, Jean-Damien, Navalesi, Paolo, Vaschetto, Rosanna, Hraiech, Sami, Klouche, Kada, Frat, Jean-Pierre, Lemiale, Virginie, Fanelli, Vito, Chanques, Gerald, Natalini, Daniele, Ischaki, Eleni, Reuter, Danielle, Morán, Indalecio, La Combe, Béatrice, Longhini, Federico, de Gaetano, Andrea, Ranieri, V. Marco, Brochard, Laurent, Antonelli, Massimo

“…Rationale: When compared with VenturiMask after extubation, high-flow nasal oxygen provides physiological advantages. Objectives: To establish whether…”
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High Flow Oxygen Therapy at Two Initial Flow Settings versus Conventional Oxygen Therapy in Cardiac Surgery Patients with Postextubation Hypoxemia: A Single-Center, Unblinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial by Theologou, Stavros, Ischaki, Eleni, Zakynthinos, Spyros G., Charitos, Christos, Michopanou, Nektaria, Patsatzis, Stratos, Mentzelopoulos, Spyros D.

“…In cardiac surgery patients with pre-extubation PaO2/inspired oxygen fraction (FiO2) < 200 mmHg, the possible benefits and optimal level of high-flow nasal…”
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A Randomized Trial of the Amikacin Fosfomycin Inhalation System for the Adjunctive Therapy of Gram-Negative Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia by Kollef, Marin H., Ricard, Jean-Damien, Roux, Damien, Francois, Bruno, Ischaki, Eleni, Rozgonyi, Zsolt, Boulain, Thierry, Ivanyi, Zsolt, János, Gál, Garot, Denis, Koura, Firas, Zakynthinos, Epaminondas, Dimopoulos, George, Torres, Antonio, Danker, Wayne, Montgomery, A. Bruce

“…Clinical failures in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by gram-negative bacteria are common and associated with substantial morbidity, mortality,…”
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Nasal High Flow Oxygen in Respiratory Failure by Ischaki, Eleni, Malachias, Sotirios, Zakynthinos, Spyros

“…High flow nasal cannula system or nasal high flow oxygen is an oxygen delivery device which administers heated, humidified high flow oxygen with concentrations…”
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Physiologic effects of stress dose corticosteroids in in-hospital cardiac arrest (CORTICA): A randomized clinical trial by Mentzelopoulos, Spyros D., Pappa, Evanthia, Malachias, Sotirios, Vrettou, Charikleia S., Giannopoulos, Achilleas, Karlis, George, Adamos, George, Pantazopoulos, Ioannis, Megalou, Aikaterini, Louvaris, Zafeiris, Karavana, Vassiliki, Aggelopoulos, Epameinondas, Agaliotis, Gerasimos, Papadaki, Marielen, Baladima, Aggeliki, Lasithiotaki, Ismini, Lagiou, Fotini, Temperikidis, Prodromos, Louka, Aggeliki, Asimakos, Andreas, Kougias, Marios, Makris, Demosthenes, Zakynthinos, Epameinondas, Xintara, Maria, Papadonta, Maria-Eirini, Koutsothymiou, Aikaterini, Zakynthinos, Spyros G., Ischaki, Eleni

“…Postresuscitation hemodynamics are associated with hospital mortality/functional outcome. We sought to determine whether low-dose steroids started during and…”
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Hospital Resources May Be an Important Aspect of Mortality Rate among Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19: The Paradigm of Greece by Routsi, Christina, Magira, Eleni, Kokkoris, Stelios, Siembos, Ilias, Vrettou, Charikleia, Zervakis, Dimitris, Ischaki, Eleni, Malahias, Sotiris, Sigala, Ioanna, Asimakos, Andreas, Daidou, Theodora, Kaltsas, Panagiotis, Douka, Evangelia, Sotiriou, Adamandia, Markaki, Vassiliki, Temberikidis, Prodromos, Koroneos, Apostolos, Politis, Panagiotis, Mastora, Zafiria, Dima, Efrosini, Tsoutsouras, Theodoros, Papahatzakis, Ioannis, Gioni, Panagiota, Strilakou, Athina, Maragouti, Aikaterini, Mizi, Eleftheria, Kanavou, Ageliki, Sarri, Aikaterini, Gavrielatou, Evdokia, Mentzelopoulos, Spyros, Kalomenidis, Ioannis, Papastamopoulos, Vassilios, Kotanidou, Anastasia, Zakynthinos, Spyros

“…For critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who require intensive care unit (ICU) admission, extremely high mortality rates (even 97%)…”
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