M Luperto, M Bouard, S Mongodi, F Mojoli, B Bouhemad Critical Care 2018, 22(Suppl 1):P211 Introduction: Diaphragm ultrasound (DUS) easily identifies diaphragmatic dysfunction (DD) in ICU patients [1], a potential cause of weaning failure (WF). Methods: Prospective observational monocenter study. We enrolled adults ICU patients at day 1 after surgery, extubated, with no neuromuscolar diseases. […]

Lluís Blanch, Jean-Michel Arnal, Francesco Mojoli ICU Management & Practice, Volume 18 – Issue 1, 2018   Dr. Lluís Blanch, Dr. Jean-Michel Arnal and Prof. Francesco Mojoli discuss why patient-ventilator synchrony is important, how to detect asynchronies, and technical solutions for optimising synchronisation. Report on the Hamilton Medical symposium, LIVES 2017, Vienna, Austria, 26 September […]

F. Mojoli, S. Mongodi ICU Management & Practice. 2017;17(3):186-9. In the last years, ultrasound (US) became an essential tool in the hands of the intensivist and is now recommended both for procedural guidance and diagnostic purposes. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is an immediately available and repeatable, non-irradiating bedside tool integrating the clinical examination.   While echocardiography […]

Spadaro S, Karbing DS, Fogagnolo A, Ragazzi R, Mojoli F, Astolfi L, Gioia A, Marangoni E, Rees SE, Carlo VA.   Simul Healthc. 2017 Aug 18. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000249   Abstract INTRODUCTION: Advances in knowledge regarding mechanical ventilation (MV), in particular lung-protective ventilation strategies, have been shown to reduce mortality. However, the translation of these advances […]

Antonio Piralla, Francesca Rovida, Alessia Girello, Marta Premoli, Francesco Mojoli, Mirko Belliato, Antonio Braschi, Giorgio Iotti, Elena Pariani, Laura Bubba, Alessandro R. Zanetti, Fausto Baldanti PLoS One. 2017 Jun 7;12(6):e0178926. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178926. eCollection 2017. Abstract Recent molecular diagnostic methods have significantly improved the diagnosis of viral pneumonia in intensive care units (ICUs). It has been […]

Price S, Platz E, Cullen L, Tavazzi G, Christ M, Cowie MR, Maisel AS, Masip J, Miro, McMurray JJ, Peacock WF, Martin-Sanchez FJ, Somma SD, Bueno H, Zeymer U, Mueller C; Acute Heart Failure Study Group of the European Society of Cardiology Acute Cardiovascular Care Association. Abstract Echocardiography is increasingly recommended for the diagnosis and […]