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Endotheliopathy in Acute COVID-19 and Long COVID by Vassiliou, Alice G, Vrettou, Charikleia S, Keskinidou, Chrysi, Dimopoulou, Ioanna, Kotanidou, Anastasia, Orfanos, Stylianos E

“…The pulmonary endothelium is a highly regulated organ that performs a wide range of functions under physiological and pathological conditions. Since…”
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Post-Intensive Care Syndrome in Survivors from Critical Illness including COVID-19 Patients: A Narrative Review by Vrettou, Charikleia S, Mantziou, Vassiliki, Vassiliou, Alice G, Orfanos, Stylianos E, Kotanidou, Anastasia, Dimopoulou, Ioanna

“…Current achievements in medical science and technological advancements in intensive care medicine have allowed better support of critically ill patients in…”
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Pulmonary Embolism in Critically Ill Patients-Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management by Vrettou, Charikleia S, Dima, Effrosyni, Sigala, Ioanna

“…Critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are often immobilized and on mechanical ventilation, placing them at increased risk for thromboembolic…”
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Transpulmonary Plasma Endothelin-1 Arterial:Venous Ratio Differentiates Survivors from Non-Survivors in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Vassiliou, Alice G, Roumpaki, Anastasia, Keskinidou, Chrysi, Athanasiou, Nikolaos, Tsipilis, Stamatios, Jahaj, Edison, Vrettou, Charikleia S, Giannopoulou, Vassiliki, Halioti, Asimenia, Ferentinos, Georgios, Dimopoulou, Ioanna, Kotanidou, Anastasia, Langleben, David, Orfanos, Stylianos E

“…Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictor produced by endothelial cells and cleared from circulating blood mainly in the pulmonary vasculature. In a…”
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Changes in Cortisol Secretion and Corticosteroid Receptors in COVID-19 and Non COVID-19 Critically Ill Patients with Sepsis/Septic Shock and Scope for Treatment by Ilias, Ioannis, Vassiliou, Alice G, Keskinidou, Chrysi, Vrettou, Charikleia S, Orfanos, Stylianos, Kotanidou, Anastasia, Dimopoulou, Ioanna

“…Sepsis is associated with dysregulated cortisol secretion, leading to abnormal levels of cortisol in the blood. In the early stages of the condition, cortisol…”
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Family Burden of ICU Survivors and Correlations with Patient Quality of Life and Psychometric Scores – A Pilot Study by Mantziou, Vassiliki, Vrettou, Charikleia S., Vassiliou, Alice G., Orfanos, Stylianos E., Kotanidou, Anastasia, Dimopoulou, Ioanna

“…Post intensive care syndrome (PICS) affects an increasing number of critical illness survivors and their families, with serious physical and psychological…”
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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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Comparison of the Mortality Prediction Value of Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor (suPAR) in COVID-19 and Sepsis by Vassiliou, Alice G, Zacharis, Alexandros, Vrettou, Charikleia S, Keskinidou, Chrysi, Jahaj, Edison, Mastora, Zafeiria, Orfanos, Stylianos E, Dimopoulou, Ioanna, Kotanidou, Anastasia

“…In the last years, biomarkers of infection, such as the soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR), have been extensively studied as potential…”
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Comparative evaluation of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment scoring systems in patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit by Argyriou, George, RN, MSc, Vrettou, Charikleia S., MD, PhD, Filippatos, Gerasimos, MD, PhD, Sainis, George, MSc, Nanas, Serafeim, MD, PhD, Routsi, Christina, MD, PhD

“…Abstract Purpose To assess and compare the performance of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment…”
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Quality of Life, Depression, and Anxiety in Survivors of Critical Illness from a Greek ICU. A Prospective Observational Study by Vrettou, Charikleia S., Mantziou, Vassiliki, Ilias, Ioannis, Vassiliou, Alice G., Orfanos, Stylianos E., Kotanidou, Anastasia, Dimopoulou, Ioanna

“…The physical and psychological consequences of critical illness may affect intensive care unit survivors for up to five years, and hence, health-related…”
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Pupillary light response abnormalities in Miller Fisher syndrome by Vrettou, Charikleia S., Fragkou, Paraskevi C., Trigkidis, Kyriakos, Charalampaki, Elpida

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Clinical Comparison of Post-intensive Care Syndrome and Long Coronavirus Disease by Vrettou, Charikleia S., Jolley, Sarah E., Mantziou, Vassiliki, Dimopoulou, Ioanna

“…Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) encompasses persistent physical, psychological, and cognitive impairments. The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19)…”
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Letter to the Editor for: “Covert Consciousness in Acute Brain Injury Revealed by Automated Pupillometry and Cognitive Paradigms” by Vrettou, Charikleia S., Kominis, Iannis K.

“…[...]the study is subject to various methodological and technical equipment-related limitations, which have also been documented in the field of cognitive…”
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The effect of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation combined with tracheal gas insufflation on extravascular lung water in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: A randomized, crossover, physiologic study by Vrettou, Charikleia S., MD, MRCP, Zakynthinos, Spyros G., MD, PhD, Malachias, Sotirios, MD, Mentzelopoulos, Spyros D., MD, PhD

“…Abstract Purpose High-frequency oscillation combined with tracheal gas insufflation (HFO-TGI) improves oxygenation in patients with acute respiratory distress…”
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Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: The need for high-quality research and the associated legal, ethical and pandemic-related challenges by Mentzelopoulos, Spyros D., Vrettou, Charikleia S., Sprung, Charles L

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Effect of Different Early Oxygenation Levels on Clinical Outcomes of Patients Presenting in the Emergency Department With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury by Vrettou, Charikleia S., Giannakoulis, Vassilis G., Gallos, Parisis, Kotanidou, Anastasia, Siempos, Ilias I.

“…Despite the almost universal administration of supplemental oxygen in patients presenting in the emergency department (ED) with severe traumatic brain injury,…”
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COVID-19-Related ARDS: Key Mechanistic Features and Treatments by Selickman, John, Vrettou, Charikleia S., Mentzelopoulos, Spyros D., Marini, John J.

“…Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a heterogeneous syndrome historically characterized by the presence of severe hypoxemia, high-permeability…”
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Severe Traumatic Brain Injury and Pulmonary Embolism: Risks, Prevention, Diagnosis and Management by Vrettou, Charikleia S, Dima, Effrosyni, Karela, Nina Rafailia, Sigala, Ioanna, Korfias, Stefanos

“…Severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) is a silent epidemic, causing approximately 300,000 intensive care unit (ICU) admissions annually, with a 30% mortality…”
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COMPARATIVE EVALUATION AND PROGNOSTIC UTILITY OF NEURONAL INJURY BIOMARKERS IN COVID-19 PATIENTS: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY by Vrettou, Charikleia S., Vassiliou, Alice G., Pratikaki, Maria, Keskinidou, Chrysi, Tsipilis, Stamatios, Gallos, Parisis, Jahaj, Edison, Orfanos, Stylianos E., Kotanidou, Anastasia, Dimopoulou, Ioanna

“…Background : COVID-19 disease severity markers include mostly molecules related to not only tissue perfusion, inflammation, and thrombosis, but also biomarkers…”
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Pupillometry in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a prospective study by Vrettou, Charikleia S., Korompoki, Eleni, Sarri, Katerina, Papachatzakis, Ioannis, Theodorakopoulou, Maria, Chrysanthopoulou, Evangelia, Andrianakis, Ilias A., Routsi, Christina, Zakynthinos, Spyros, Kotanidou, Anastasia

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