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  1. Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Optimization and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Beta-Lactam Antibiotics in Abdominal Sepsis: Current Evidence, Challenges, and Clinical Perspectives—A Narrative Review

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, October 2026, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  2. Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Optimization and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Beta-Lactam Antibiotics in Abdominal Sepsis: A Narrative Review

    Article • September 2026, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  3. The Predictive Paradigm in Perioperative Hemodynamic Management: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Major Spine Surgery

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, September 2026, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  4. Antimicrobial Central Venous Catheters vs. Uncoated Central Venous Catheters in Reducing Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in ICU: A Retrospective, Multicenter Study

    Article • Medicina, June 2026, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  5. Intraoperative PEEP Strategy and Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Obese Patients: A Randomized Trial with Exploratory Analysis of Smoking Status

    Article • Medical Sciences, May 2026, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  6. Early (≤10 Days) vs. Late (>10 Days) Tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Unit: Impact on Discontinuation of Sedation and Mechanical Ventilation

    Article • Life, May 2026, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  7. Magnesium Sulfate as an Adjuvant to Local Anesthetic in Erector Spinae Plane Block: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

    Article • Life, April 2026, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  8. Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in a Physician-Staffed EMS System: A 13-Year Retrospective Descriptive Study from Southern Italy

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, April 2026, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  9. Presepsin as a Novel Biomarker in Abdominal Sepsis: Diagnostic Accuracy and Prognostic Implications

    Article • Biomedicines, April 2026, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  10. Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Southern Italy: A Retrospective Analysis of 11,653 Cases

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, March 2026, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  11. Presepsin as a Novel Biomarker in Abdominal Sepsis: Diagnostic Accuracy and Prognostic Implications

    Article • March 2026, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  12. Postoperative Pain and Opioid Use Following Lower-Limb Escharectomy and Skin Grafting Under a Standardized Regional Anesthesia Protocol: A Retrospective Study

    Article • Life, January 2026, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  13. Enhancing Family Communication in the Intensive Care Unit Using a Co-Designed Informational Brochure: A Prospective Before–After Study

    Article • January 2026, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  14. The Role of High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) During Flexible Bronchoscopy in Adult Patients with Moderate Respiratory Dysfunctions: An Observational Study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, January 2026, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  15. Current Approaches to Airway and Ventilation Strategies in Laryngotracheal Surgery: A Narrative Review

    Article • Medicina, December 2025, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  16. The Role of High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) During Flexible Bronchoscopy in Adult Patients with Moderate Respiratory Dysfunctions: An Observational Study

    Article • December 2025, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  17. Hydrogel-Based Formulations to Deliver Analgesic Drugs: A Scoping Review of Applications and Efficacy

    Article • Biomedicines, October 2025, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  18. Hydrogel Formulations for Drug Delivery: A Scoping Review of Applications and Efficacy

    Article • September 2025, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  19. High-Flow Nasal Cannula in Weaning Patients from Mechanical Ventilation in Head and Neck Surgery: Retrospective Study

    Article • Life, August 2025, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  20. Airway Management in Robotic Thoracic Surgery: A Narrative Review and Clinical Insight on Camera-Integrated Double Lumen Tube Use

    Article • June 2025, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  21. Neuroendoscopy and Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: Pathophysiology, Incidence and Management Strategies

    Article • Brain Sciences, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  22. Confronto tra cannule nasali ad alto flusso e ventilazione non invasiva nei pazienti critici gravemente ustionati affetti da insufficienza respiratoria acuta: un protocollo di revisione della letteratura

    Article • Scenario - Il Nursing nella sopravvivenza, October 2024, PAGEPress Publications

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  23. Dexmedetomidine as Adjunctive Therapy for the Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Pharmaceuticals, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  24. Chest Dynamic MRI as Early Biomarker of Respiratory Impairment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients: A Pilot Study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, May 2024, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  25. Imipenem/Cilastatin/Relebactam for Complicated Infections: A Real-World Evidence

    Article • Life, May 2024, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  26. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Pain: A Narrative Review from Pain Assessment to Therapy

    Article • Behavioural Neurology, March 2024, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  27. CB2 Receptor as Emerging Anti-Inflammatory Target in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  28. Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of MDR/XDR Bacterial Infections in a Neuromuscular Semi-Intensive/Sub-Intensive Care Unit

    Article • Antibiotics, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  29. A Literature Overview of Secondary Peritonitis Due to Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients

    Article • Antibiotics, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  30. Comparative Efficacy of Tapentadol versus Tapentadol Plus Duloxetine in Patients with Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN): A Randomized Non-Inferiority Clinical Trial

    Article • Cancers, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  31. Cefiderocol for Carbapenem-Resistant Bacteria: Handle with Care! A Review of the Real-World Evidence

    Article • Antibiotics, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  32. Mechanisms of Action of Carbapenem Resistance

    Article • Antibiotics, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  33. Pain in Intensive Care: A Narrative Review

    Article • Pain and Therapy, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  34. Multimodal analgesia in neurosurgery: a narrative review

    Article • Postgraduate Medicine, December 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  35. COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): A Narrative Review from Prevention to Vaccination Strategy

    Article • Vaccines, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  36. Multidrug Resistence Prevalence in COVID Area

    Article • Life, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  37. Blood Stream Infections from MDR Bacteria

    Article • Life, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  38. Septic shock due to Escherichia coli meningoencephalitis treated with immunoglobulin-M-enriched immunoglobulin preparation as adjuvant therapy: a case report

    Article • Journal of Medical Case Reports, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  39. Continuous intravenous low-dose diclofenac sodium to control a central fever after ischemic stroke in the intensive care unit: a case report and review of the literature

    Article • Journal of Medical Case Reports, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  40. Ketamine Infusion in Post-Surgical Pain Management after Head and Neck Surgery: A Retrospective Observational Study

    Article • The Open Anesthesia Journal, November 2019, Bentham Science Publishers

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  41. First Italian outbreak of VIM-producingSerratia marcescensin an adult polyvalent intensive care unit, August-October 2018: A case report and literature review

    Article • World Journal of Clinical Cases, November 2019, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  42. Epidemiology of intra-abdominal infection and sepsis in critically ill patients: “AbSeS”, a multinational observational cohort study and ESICM Trials Group Project

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

    Dr Marlies Ostermann, Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota, MD Massimo Girardis, Prof Gilda Cinnella

  43. Routine practice in mechanical ventilation in cardiac surgery in Italy

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

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  44. Dexmedetomidine in the Management of Awake Fiberoptic Intubation

    Article • The Open Anesthesia Journal, March 2019, Bentham Science Publishers

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  45. Preventive skin analgesia with lidocaine patch for management of post‐thoracotomy pain: Results of a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study

    Article • Thoracic Cancer, February 2019, Wiley

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  46. Outcomes of Patients Presenting with Mild Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

    Article • Anesthesiology, February 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Gilda Cinnella, Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  47. Post-anaesthesia pulmonary complications after use of muscle relaxants (POPULAR): a multicentre, prospective observational study

    Article • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, February 2019, Elsevier

    Dr marco cascella, Stefan Schaller, Dr Alejandro Suarez de la Rica, Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota, Prof Gilda Cinnella, Dr Emmanuel Boselli

  48. Clinical applications of palmitoylethanolamide in pain management: protocol for a scoping review

    Article • Systematic Reviews, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  49. Anesthetic consideration for airway management of patients undergoing endoscopic fibrin glue treatment of tracheobronchial rupture: a case series of three patients

    Article • Perioperative Medicine, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  50. Identifying associations between diabetes and acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: an analysis of the LUNG SAFE database

    Article • Critical Care, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  51. Epidemiology and patterns of tracheostomy practice in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome in ICUs across 50 countries

    Article • Critical Care, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota, Prof Gilda Cinnella

  52. Immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: secondary analysis of the LUNG SAFE database

    Article • Critical Care, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota, Prof Gilda Cinnella

  53. Multimodal analgesia and sedation in the electrophysiology laboratory

    Article • Minerva Anestesiologica, May 2018, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  54. Resolved versus confirmed ARDS after 24 h: insights from the LUNG SAFE study

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

    Dr Andrea Cortegiani, Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota, Prof Gilda Cinnella

  55. A simplified insertion technique for tracheal T-tube

    Article • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, April 2018, Elsevier

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  56. Perioperative pain management in cardiac surgery: a systematic review

    Article • Minerva Anestesiologica, April 2018, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  57. Septic shock from descending necrotizing mediastinitis – combined treatment with IgM-enriched immunoglobulin preparation and direct polymyxin B hemoperfusion: a case report

    Article • Journal of Medical Case Reports, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  58. Endoscopic management of critical neoplastic central airway obstruction

    Article • Shanghai Chest, February 2018, AME Publishing Company

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  59. A squamous cell carcinoma of the trachea

    Article • ASVIDE, January 2018, AME Publishing Company

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  60. 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, Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  61. Risk of spontaneous fungal peritonitis in hospitalized cirrhotic patients with ascites: a systematic review of observational studies and meta-analysis

    Article • Minerva Anestesiologica, December 2017, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  62. The beneficial use of ultramicronized palmitoylethanolamide as add-on therapy to Tapentadol in the treatment of low back pain: a pilot study comparing prospective and retrospective observational arms

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

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  63. 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, Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  64. Correction to: Potentially modifiable factors contributing to outcome from acute respiratory distress syndrome: the LUNG SAFE study

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

    Prof Gilda Cinnella, Dr Andrea Cortegiani, Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  65. Geo-economic variations in epidemiology, patterns of care, and outcomes in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: insights from the LUNG SAFE prospective cohort study

    Article • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, August 2017, Elsevier

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota, Prof Gilda Cinnella

  66. Nociceptor plasticity: A closer look

    Article • Journal of Cellular Physiology, June 2017, Wiley

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota, Maria Caterina Pace

  67. Different strategies for mechanical VENTilation during CardioPulmonary Bypass (CPBVENT 2014): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

    Article • Trials, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  68. Efficacy of the topical 5% lidocaine medicated plaster in the treatment of chronic post-thoracotomy neuropathic pain

    Article • Pain Management, March 2017, Future Medicine

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  69. Noninvasive Ventilation of Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Insights from the LUNG SAFE Study

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, January 2017, American Thoracic Society

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota, Prof Gilda Cinnella

  70. Chronic Pelvic Pain: Assessment, Evaluation, and Objectivation

    Article • Pain Research and Treatment, January 2017, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota, Maria Caterina Pace

  71. CGRP and Visceral Pain: The Role of Sex Hormones in In Vitro Experiment

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, November 2016, Wiley

    Maria Caterina Pace, Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  72. Epidemiology, Patterns of Care, and Mortality for Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Intensive Care Units in 50 Countries

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

    Dr Andrea Cortegiani, Prof Gilda Cinnella, Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  73. Fluid challenges in intensive care: the FENICE study

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

    Eric Hoste, Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota, Csaba Kopitko

  74. Chronic Pain Pharmacological Treatment in Patients with Depressive Disorders

    Article • Journal of Psychiatry, January 2015, OMICS Publishing Group

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  75. Switching From High Doses of Opioids to Tapentandol PR: Two Cases of Neuropathic Pain–Cancer and Non-Cancer

    Article • Journal of Clinical Case Reports, January 2014, OMICS Publishing Group

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  76. Re-operation beating heart valve surgery post myocardial revascularization with patent grafts

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  77. Opioid Induced Constipation

    Article • March 2012, IntechOpen

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  78. Plasma glutamine decreases immediately after surgery and is related to incisiveness

    Article • Journal of Cellular Physiology, January 2012, Wiley

    Prof. Ph.D Giuseppe Spaziano, Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  79. Intensive care treatment of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS)

    Article • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, March 2011, Wiley

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  80. Endocrine and behavioural effects of transdermal buprenorphine in pain-suffering women of different reproductive ages

    Article • Endocrine Journal, January 2011, Japan Endocrine Society

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  81. Pregabalin and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Postherpetic Neuralgia Treatment

    Article • The Clinical Journal of Pain, September 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  82. Opioids Switching with Transdermal Systems in Chronic Cancer Pain

    Article • Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, May 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  83. Treatment of Ischemic Pain in Patients Suffering from Peripheral Vasculopathy with Transdermal Buprenorphine Plus Epidural Morphine with Ropivacaine vs. Epidural Morphine with Ropivacaine

    Article • Pain Practice, February 2009, Wiley

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota

  84. Ionic channels and neuropathic pain: Phisiopatology and applications

    Article • Journal of Cellular Physiology, January 2008, Wiley

    Associate Professor VIncenzo Pota