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  1. Electric impedance tomography discriminates asthmatics during methacholine challenge test

    Article • September 2019, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  2. A New Ultrasound Method for Estimating Dynamic Intrinsic Positive Airway Pressure: A Prospective Clinical Trial

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, August 2018, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  3. Endothelin inhibitors lower pulmonary vascular resistance and improve functional capacity in patients with Fontan circulation

    Article • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, June 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Carlo Pace Napoleone, Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  4. Comparing airways clearance techniques in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis: positive expiratory pressure or temporary positive expiratory pressure? A retrospective study

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  5. PEEP and Mechanical Ventilation: We Are Warned, We Cannot Ignore

    Article • Respiratory Care, April 2016, Daedalus Enterprises

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  6. High-Resolution Computed Tomography Quantitation of Emphysema Is Correlated with Selected Lung Function Values in Stable COPD

    Article • Respiration, January 2012, Karger Publishers

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  7. Ventilator waveforms-based patient–ventilator asynchrony detection: Valuable tool or a pipe dream in the clinical setting?*

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, November 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  8. Noninvasive method for measuring respiratory system compliance during pressure support ventilation

    Article • August 2011, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  9. Mechanisms of gas exchange response to lung volume reduction surgery in severe emphysema

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, April 2011, American Physiological Society

    josep roca, Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  10. On-line monitoring of lung mechanics during spontaneous breathing: a physiological study

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, March 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  11. Helmet Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure and Nasal Skin Breakdown in Neuromuscular Disorders

    Article • Anesthesia & Analgesia, July 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  12. Mechanical determinants of early acute ventilatory failure in COPD patients: a physiologic study

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, November 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  13. Helmet ventilation and carbon dioxide rebreathing: effects of adding a leak at the helmet ports

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  14. Patient-ventilator interaction and sleep in mechanically ventilated patients: Pressure support versus proportional assist ventilation*

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, April 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  15. Noninvasive proportional assist ventilation and pressure support ventilation during arm elevation in patients with chronic respiratory failure.

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, June 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  16. Effectiveness of mask and helmet interfaces to deliver noninvasive ventilation in a human model of resistive breathing

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, October 2005, American Physiological Society

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  17. Proportional Assist Ventilation: Back to the Future?

    Article • Respiration, January 2003, Karger Publishers

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  18. Mask Proportional Assist vs Pressure Support Ventilation in Patients in Clinically Stable Condition With Chronic Ventilatory Failure

    Article • CHEST Journal, August 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  19. Diaphragm fatigue during exercise at high altitude: the role of hypoxia and workload

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, April 2001, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  20. Clinical relevance of monitoring respiratory mechanics in the ventilator-supported patient: an update (1995–2000)

    Article • Current Opinion in Critical Care, February 2001, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  21. Physiologic Determinants of Ventilator Dependence in Long-term Mechanically Ventilated Patients

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, April 2000, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  22. Physiologic Response of Ventilator-dependent Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease to Proportional Assist Ventilation and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, May 1999, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  23. About the relevance of dynamic intrinsic PEEP (PEEPi, dyn) measurement

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, March 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  24. Static Intrinsic PEEP in COPD Patients during Spontaneous Breathing

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, April 1998, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  25. Comparison of invasive and noninvasive saturation monitoring in prescribing oxygen during exercise in COPD patients

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, February 1997, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  26. Partitioning of inspiratory muscle workload and pressure assistance in ventilator-dependent COPD patients.

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, November 1996, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  27. Wasted efforts and dyssynchrony: Is the patient-ventilator battle back?

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, November 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  28. Physiologic effects of positive end-expiratory pressure and mask pressure support during exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, May 1994, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  29. Comparison of Gas Exchange, Lactate, and Lactic Acidosis Thresholds in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, September 1993, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  30. Partitioning of respiratory mechanics in mechanically ventilated patients

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, December 1991, American Physiological Society

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  31. Control of Breathing in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients at Rest and after Beta-2 Agonist Inhalation

    Article • Respiration, January 1991, Karger Publishers

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini

  32. PEPTY: a knowledge-based program for assisting medical reasoning in peptic diseases

    Article • Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, April 1989, Elsevier

    Dr Lorenzo Appendini