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  1. Ceftazidime/Avibactam in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Due to Difficult-to-Treat Non-Fermenter Gram-Negative Bacteria in COVID-19 Patients: A Case Series and Review of the Literature

    Article • Antibiotics, July 2022, MDPI AG

    MD Massimo Girardis

  2. Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on In-Hospital Antibiotic Consumption and Antibiotic Resistance: A Time Series Analysis (2015–2021)

    Article • Antibiotics, June 2022, MDPI AG

    MD Massimo Girardis

  3. Carriers of ADAMTS13 Rare Variants Are at High Risk of Life-Threatening COVID-19

    Article • Viruses, May 2022, MDPI AG

    MD Massimo Girardis

  4. Rationale for Polyclonal Intravenous Immunoglobulin Adjunctive Therapy in COVID-19 Patients: Report of a Structured Multidisciplinary Consensus

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, August 2021, MDPI AG

    MD Massimo Girardis

  5. Incidence and Prognosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19: A Multicenter Study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Stefano Di Bella, MD Massimo Girardis

  6. Incidence and outcome of invasive candidiasis in intensive care units (ICUs) in Europe: results of the EUCANDICU project

    Article • Critical Care, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  7. What’s new in oxygen therapy?

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  8. Oxygen: a powerful drug to handle with care

    Article • Journal of Thoracic Disease, March 2019, AME Publishing Company

    MD Massimo Girardis

  9. Cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC in a 14 years old patient with peritoneal recurrence of adenocarcinoma of the right colon

    Article • International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, January 2019, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  10. Use of Levosimendan in Intensive Care Unit Settings

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, January 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    MD Massimo Girardis

  11. Landiolol in patients with septic shock resident in an intensive care unit (LANDI-SEP): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

    Article • Trials, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  12. JLB: a new long-cannula venous catheter

    Article • The Journal of Vascular Access, September 2018, SAGE Publications

    Mirco Ravazzini, MD Massimo Girardis

  13. Purpura Fulminans and Septic Shock due to Capnocytophaga Canimorsus after Dog Bite: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

    Article • Case Reports in Critical Care, August 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    MD Massimo Girardis

  14. Real-time monitoring of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation on endotracheal tubes in vitro

    Article • BMC Microbiology, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  15. Experienced Use of Dexmedetomidine in the Intensive Care Unit: A Report of a Structured Consensus

    Article • July 2018, AVES Publishing Co.

    MD Massimo Girardis

  16. Prognostic Potential of the Panfungal Marker (1 → 3)-β-d-Glucan in Invasive Mycoses Patients

    Article • Mycopathologia, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  17. Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy: an expert consensus

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), June 2018, De Gruyter

    MD Massimo Girardis

  18. Comparison of European ICU patients in 2012 (ICON) versus 2002 (SOAP)

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Pablo Monedero, Dr Katarzyna L Kotfis, MD Massimo Girardis, Eric Hoste

  19. Oxygen in the critically ill

    Article • Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, January 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    MD Massimo Girardis

  20. The prognostic importance of chronic end-stage diseases in geriatric patients admitted to 163 Italian ICUs

    Article • Minerva Anestesiologica, December 2017, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    MD Massimo Girardis

  21. Correction to: The Intensive Care Global Study on Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (IC-GLOSSARI): a multicenter, multinational, 14-day inception cohort study

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Pablo Monedero, Dr Andrea Cortegiani, Dr Marlies Ostermann, MD Massimo Girardis

  22. A Global Declaration on Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents across the Surgical Pathway

    Article • Surgical Infections, November 2017, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Timothy Craig Hardcastle, Prof. Majdi Al-Hasan, MD Massimo Girardis, Francesco Di Marzo, Dr Salomone Di Saverio

  23. Common Practice and Guidelines for Sedation in Critically Ill Patients

    Article • October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  24. Randomized, multicenter trial of lateral Trendelenburg versus semirecumbent body position for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  25. Management of intra-abdominal infections: recommendations by the WSES 2016 consensus conference

    Article • World Journal of Emergency Surgery, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  26. Effects of short-term hyperoxia on erythropoietin levels and microcirculation in critically Ill patients: a prospective observational pilot study

    Article • BMC Anesthesiology, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  27. Injury-induced immunosuppression: are we finally on the right track?

    Article • Minerva Anestesiologica, March 2017, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    MD Massimo Girardis

  28. Oxygen Supplementation Among Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

    Article • JAMA, February 2017, American Medical Association (AMA)

    MD Massimo Girardis

  29. Mortality in Patients With Septic Shock by Multidrug Resistant Bacteria

    Article • Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, January 2017, SAGE Publications

    MD Massimo Girardis

  30. Impact of Pre-Analytical Time on the Recovery of Pathogens from Blood Cultures: Results from a Large Retrospective Survey

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2017, PLOS

    MD Massimo Girardis

  31. The Role of Adjunctive Therapies in Septic Shock by Gram Negative MDR/XDR Infections

    Article • Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, January 2017, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    MD Massimo Girardis

  32. Effect of Conservative vs Conventional Oxygen Therapy on Mortality Among Patients in an Intensive Care Unit

    Article • JAMA, October 2016, American Medical Association (AMA)

    MD Massimo Girardis

  33. Dexmedetomidine for agitated delirium in intensive care unit intubated patients

    Article • Journal of Thoracic Disease, September 2016, AME Publishing Company

    MD Massimo Girardis

  34. Evaluation of serum (1 → 3)-β-d-glucan clinical performance: kinetic assessment, comparison with galactomannan and evaluation of confounding factors

    Article • Infection, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  35. A one-year prospective study of refractory status epilepticus in Modena, Italy

    Article • Epilepsy & Behavior, August 2015, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  36. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign bundles and outcome: results from the International Multicentre Prevalence Study on Sepsis (the IMPreSS study)

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  37. A challenging case of pregnancy with placenta accreta and very rare irregular antibodies versus Cromer blood group system: a case report

    Article • Journal of Medical Case Reports, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  38. Effect of Performance Improvement Programs on Compliance with Sepsis Bundles and Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2015, PLOS

    MD Massimo Girardis

  39. Arterial hyperoxia and mortality in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Critical Care, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  40. Trends in ventilator-associated pneumonia: Impact of a ventilator care bundle in an Italian tertiary care hospital intensive care unit

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, December 2014, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  41. World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) guidelines for management of skin and soft tissue infections

    Article • World Journal of Emergency Surgery, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  42. Wernicke’s encephalopathy in a malnourished surgical patient: a difficult diagnosis

    Article • BMC Research Notes, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  43. Early therapy with IgM-enriched polyclonal immunoglobulin in patients with septic shock

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  44. Clinical performance of a commercial real-time PCR assay for Aspergillus DNA detection in serum samples from high-risk patients: comparison with a galactomannan enzyme immunoassay

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  45. Erratum to: An Italian consensus for invasive candidiasis management (ITALIC)

    Article • Infection, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  46. Loss of Self-Regulation in Interstitial Fluid Dynamics of Septic Patients, and Oedema Development Patterns

    Article • November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  47. Immunoglobulin as Adjunctive Therapy in Sepsis

    Article • November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  48. Effect of Heart Rate Control With Esmolol on Hemodynamic and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Septic Shock

    Article • JAMA, October 2013, American Medical Association (AMA)

    MD Massimo Girardis

  49. A Janus role for MerTK in the outcome of septic shock

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  50. Endotoxin activity levels as a prediction tool for risk of deterioration in patients with sepsis not admitted to the intensive care unit: A pilot observational study

    Article • Journal of Critical Care, October 2013, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  51. The aPC treatment improves microcirculation in severe sepsis/septic shock syndrome

    Article • BMC Anesthesiology, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  52. Characterization of Specific Immune Responses to Different Aspergillus Antigens during the Course of Invasive Aspergillosis in Hematologic Patients

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2013, PLOS

    MD Massimo Girardis

  53. Characteristics and outcome predictors of patients involved in an outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, September 2013, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  54. Hemostasis in acute liver and kidney failure: nothing is as it seems

    Article • Kidney International, July 2013, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  55. Aggressive versus conservative initiation of antibiotics

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, May 2013, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  56. Effectiveness of sepsis bundle application in cirrhotic patients with septic shock: a single-center experience

    Article • Journal of Critical Care, April 2013, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  57. Early alterations of B cells in patients with septic shock: another piece in the complex puzzle of the immune response in sepsis

    Article • Critical Care, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  58. Successful liver transplantation in a patient with splanchnic vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism due to polycythemia vera with Jak2v617f mutation and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

    Article • Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  59. Levosimendan in a case of severe peri-myocarditis associated with influenza A/H1N1 virus

    Article • British Journal of Anaesthesia, December 2012, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  60. Hospital staff education on severe sepsis/septic shock and hospital mortality: an original hypothesis

    Article • BMC Anesthesiology, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  61. A new technique for percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (G-Trach): preliminary experience in pigs

    Article • Anaesthesia, June 2012, Wiley

    MD Massimo Girardis

  62. Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and Fluid Replacement: A Dog That Bites Its Own Tail?

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  63. Erratum

    Article • Transplantation Proceedings, January 2012, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  64. PSP/reg: a new stone in sepsis biomarkers?

    Article • Critical Care, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  65. Massive bleeding: Are we doing our best?

    Article • Transfusion and Apheresis Science, December 2011, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  66. Acute Renal Failure and Renal Replacement Therapy in the Postoperative Period of Orthotopic Liver Transplant Patients Versus Nonelective Abdominal Surgery Patients

    Article • Transplantation Proceedings, May 2011, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  67. Use of early corticosteroid therapy on ICU admission in patients affected by severe pandemic (H1N1)v influenza A infection

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Pablo Monedero, MD Massimo Girardis

  68. Posttraumatic massive bleeding: a challenging multidisciplinary task

    Article • Internal and Emergency Medicine, May 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  69. Levosimendan in Cardiac Failure After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

    Article • Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, May 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    MD Massimo Girardis

  70. Two-stage liver transplantation: an effective procedure in urgent conditions

    Article • Clinical Transplantation, January 2010, Wiley

    MD Massimo Girardis

  71. Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Outcome in Stable Patients after Elective Major Vascular Surgery

    Article • European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, March 2009, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  72. Effects on management and outcome of severe sepsis and septic shock patients admitted to the intensive care unit after implementation of a sepsis program: a pilot study

    Article • Critical Care, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  73. Use of activated protein c in liver transplantation patients with septic shock

    Article • Liver Transplantation, November 2008, Wiley

    MD Massimo Girardis

  74. Incidence and Clinical Outcomes of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Liver Transplant and Non-Liver Transplant Surgical Patients

    Article • Transplantation Proceedings, July 2008, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  75. Recombinant Activated Factor VII in Critical Bleeding After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

    Article • Transplantation Proceedings, July 2008, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  76. Strategies to Control Massive Abdominal Bleeding

    Article • Transplantation Proceedings, May 2008, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  77. A modified goal-directed protocol improves clinical outcome in intensive care unit patients with septic shock patients

    Article • Shock, December 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    MD Massimo Girardis

  78. Liver transplantation in HIV patients

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, October 2007, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  79. Peri-operative respiratory failure in a cirrhotic patient: a misleading diagnosis

    Article • Anaesthesia, September 2007, Wiley

    MD Massimo Girardis

  80. Gram-Positive Bloodstream Infections in Liver Transplant Recipients: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact on Survival

    Article • Transplantation Proceedings, July 2007, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  81. Intracerebral haemorrhage: an often neglected medical emergency

    Article • Internal and Emergency Medicine, March 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  82. Living Donor Liver Transplantation and Management of Portal Venous Pressure

    Article • Transplantation Proceedings, May 2006, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  83. Intra-abdominal Hypertension in Nonelective Surgery: A Preliminary Report

    Article • Transplantation Proceedings, April 2006, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  84. Posttransplant Cerebral Hemorrhage in a Patient with Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy

    Article • Transplantation, January 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    MD Massimo Girardis

  85. Rectal amputation sparing by haemostatic therapy with recombinant factor VIIa in a patient with cytomegalovirus–related colitis

    Article • Thrombosis and Haemostasis, January 2006, Thieme Publishing Group

    MD Massimo Girardis

  86. More on: platelet count and the Use of Recombinant Factor VIIa for the treatment of Bleeding Complications after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

    Article • Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, December 2005, Wiley

    MD Massimo Girardis

  87. Comment on: ?Hemodynamic response to coupled plasmafiltration-adsorption in human septic shock? by Formica et al.

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, January 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  88. Muscle perfusion and oxygen consumption by near-infrared spectroscopy in septic-shock and non-septic-shock patients

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, July 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  89. Extravascular lung water and intravascular volume monitoring

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, December 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  90. Pain management after small bowel/multivisceral transplantation

    Article • Transplantation Proceedings, May 2002, Elsevier

    MD Massimo Girardis

  91. Prevention of post-herpetic neuralgia: acyclovir and prednisolone versus epidural local anesthetic and methylprednisolone

    Article • Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, September 2000, Wiley

    MD Massimo Girardis

  92. Oxygen cost of dynamic leg exercise on a cycle ergometer: effects of gravity acceleration

    Article • Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, July 1999, Wiley

    MD Massimo Girardis

  93. Severe hypoxemia and pulmonary hypertension during orthotopic liver transplantation: a successful use of inhaled nitric oxide

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

    MD Massimo Girardis

  94. Effects of prolonged bed rest on cardiovascular oxygen transport during submaximal exercise in humans

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology, September 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  95. Effects of elastic recoil on maximal explosive power of the lower limbs

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology, April 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis, MD Carlo Capelli

  96. The Effect of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy on Cardiovascular Function and Pulmonary Gas Exchange

    Article • Anesthesia & Analgesia, March 1997, Wolters Kluwer Health

    MD Massimo Girardis

  97. The Effect of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy on Cardiovascular Function and Pulmonary Gas Exchange

    Article • Anesthesia & Analgesia, July 1996, Wolters Kluwer Health

    MD Massimo Girardis

  98. Oxygen cost of internal work during cycling

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology, January 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Pia Francescato, MD Massimo Girardis

  99. Noninvasive assessment of cardiac output from arterial pressure profiles during exercise

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology, January 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis

  100. Assessment of cardiac output from noninvasive determination of arterial pressure profile in subjects at rest

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology, May 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis, MD Carlo Capelli

  101. Effects of prolonged cycle ergometer exercise on maximal muscle power and oxygen uptake in humans

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology, March 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis, MD Carlo Capelli

  102. Severe bleeding in critical care

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    MD Massimo Girardis