Massimo Antonelli

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation during the weaning process: facilitative, curative, or preventive? (2008)

Antonelli, Massimo, Bello, Giuseppe

Abstract To avoid the complications associated with endotracheal intubation, noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) has been proposed in the management of ventilator weaning in patients...

Prediction models to identify hospitalized patients at risk of being colonized or infected with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii calcoaceticus complex (2008)

Tacconelli, Evelina, Cataldo, Maria Adriana, De Pascale, Gennaro, Manno, Daniela, Spanu, Teresa, Cambieri, Andrea, ...

Background The multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii calcoaceticus complex (Abc) has emerged as an important cause of nosocomial infections. The aims of the study were to evaluate risk...

Post-injury multiple organ failure and late outcome. Is it just an association? (2007)

Antonelli, Massimo, Caricato, Anselmo

Abstract Multiple organ failure (MOF) is associated with a high rate of mortality in trauma patients. Several studies focused on long-term outcome in these patients, and showed that MOF is related to...

Efficacy and safety of non-invasive ventilation in the treatment of acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema – a systematic review and meta-analysis (2006)

Winck, João C, Azevedo, Luís F, Costa-Pereira, Altamiro, Antonelli, Massimo, Wyatt, Jeremy C

Abstract Introduction Continuous positive airway pressure ventilation (CPAP) and non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) are accepted treatments in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (ACPE)....

Intensive Care Med DOI 10.1007/s00134-007-0531-4 (2006)

Massimo Antonelli, Mitchell Levy, Jean Chastre, Leonard D. Hudson, Constantine Manthous, ...

© Springer-Verlag 2007 Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00134-007-0531-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users

Clinical review: Noninvasive ventilation in the clinical setting – experience from the past 10 years (2004)

Antonelli, Massimo, Pennisi, Mariano, Montini, Luca

Abstract This brief review analyses the progress of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) over the last decade. NIV has gained the dignity of first line intervention for acute exacerbation of chronic...

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation as treatment for acute respiratory failure in critically ill patients (2000)

Antonelli, Massimo, Conti, Giorgio

Abstract Our current state of knowledge on noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) and technical aspects are discussed in the present review. In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary...

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation as treatment for acute respiratory failure in critically ill patients

Antonelli, Massimo, Conti, Giorgio

Our current state of knowledge on noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) and technical aspects are discussed in the present review. In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,...

Clinical review: Noninvasive ventilation in the clinical setting – experience from the past 10 years

Antonelli, Massimo, Pennisi, Mariano Alberto, Montini, Luca

This brief review analyses the progress of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) over the last decade. NIV has gained the dignity of first line intervention for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive...

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation as treatment for acute respiratory failure in critically ill patients

Antonelli, Massimo, Conti, Giorgio

Our current state of knowledge on noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) and technical aspects are discussed in the present review. In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,...

Clinical review: Noninvasive ventilation in the clinical setting – experience from the past 10 years

Antonelli, Massimo, Pennisi, Mariano Alberto, Montini, Luca

This brief review analyses the progress of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) over the last decade. NIV has gained the dignity of first line intervention for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive...

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation during the weaning process: facilitative, curative, or preventive?

Antonelli, Massimo, Bello, Giuseppe

To avoid the complications associated with endotracheal intubation, noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) has been proposed in the management of ventilator weaning in patients with acute...

Post-injury multiple organ failure and late outcome. Is it just an association?

Antonelli, Massimo, Caricato, Anselmo

Multiple organ failure (MOF) is associated with a high rate of mortality in trauma patients. Several studies focused on long-term outcome in these patients, and showed that MOF is related to both...