• Innovation
    Promotion of technological and clinical innovation in critical care
  • Grip
    In-vitro and in-vivo research adherent to clinical practice and relevant for ICU every-day activities
  • Sharing
    International spread of ideas, innovation and research

Innovation

Promotion of technological and clinical innovation in critical care

Grip

In-vitro and in-vivo research adherent to clinical practice and relevant for ICU
every-day activities

Sharing

International spread of ideas, innovation and research

Our philosophy

The GRIP (Group for Respiratory Intensive care Progress) is composed by clinicians and researchers who dedicated in the last years great energy, enthusiasm and time to develop new ideas, improve technology and optimize the quality of care for respiratory critical patients. Our group is characterized by strong international connections for both clinical research and technological developement. Our missions are:

 

  1. 1
    Innovation

    Intensive care units are highly technological; therefore, development of innovative instruments and optimization of existing ones can have a deep clinical impact. We have strong national and international collaborations with research and development sections of industries involved in the field and with many universities in order to push technology forward.

  2. 2
    Grip

    Our aim is to promote and support a research projects gripping the real world. First, this means we support research with high clinical impact and strong everyday applicability. Second, we support researchers, offering work possibilities for young professionals.

  3. 3
    Sharing

    We aim to share our ideas, projects and results with scientific community; we have strong national and international research cooperation and  researcher exchange programs with multiple university centers.

News

Setting positive end-expiratory pressure: using the pressure-volume curve


Have a look to this brand new review to improve your use of pressure-volume curves to set PEEP in ICU patients - on Current Opinion in Critical Care

Setting positive end-expiratory pressure: using the pressure-volume curve

Francesco Mojoli 1 2, Marco Pozzi 2, Eric Arisi 2

Abstract

Purpose of review: To discuss the role of pressure-volume curve (PV curve) in exploring elastic properties of the respiratory system and setting mechanical ventilator to reduce ventilator-induced lung injury. Recent findings: Nowadays, quasi-static PV curves and loops can be easily obtained and analyzed at the bedside without disconnection of the patient from the ventilator. It is shown that this tool can provide useful information to optimize ventilator setting. For example, PV curves can assess for patient's individual potential for lung recruitability and also evaluate the risk for lung injury of the ongoing mechanical ventilation setting. Summary: In conclusion, PV curve is an easily available bedside tool: its correct interpretation can be extremely valuable to enlighten potential for lung recruitability and select a high or low positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) strategy. Furthermore, recent studies have shown that PV curve can play a significant role in PEEP and driving pressure fine tuning: clinical studies are needed to prove whether this technique will improve outcome.
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