Genetic prediction of ICU hospitalization and mortality in COVID‐19 patients using artificial neural networks

…, I Kioumis, E Kaimakamis, M Bitzani… - Journal of cellular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
There is an unmet need of models for early prediction of morbidity and mortality of Coronavirus
disease‐19 (COVID‐19). We aimed to a) identify complement‐related genetic variants …

Genetic justification of severe COVID-19 using a rigorous algorithm

…, D Chloros, I Kioumis, E Kaimakamis, M Bitzani… - Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent studies suggest excessive complement activation in severe coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19).
The latter shares common characteristics with complement-mediated …

Targeted genotyping of COVID-19 patients reveals a signature of complement C3 and factor B coding SNPs associated with severe infection

…, A Veleni, E Rapti, I Kioumis, E Kaimakamis, M Bitzani… - Immunobiology, 2023 - Elsevier
We have attempted to explore further the involvement of complement components in the host
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease-19) immune responses by targeted genotyping of COVID-…

[HTML][HTML] Central venous oxygen saturation as a predictor of a successful spontaneous breathing trial from mechanical ventilation: a prospective, nested case-control …

…, AK Boutou, G Pitsiou, I Kioumis, M Bitzani… - The open respiratory …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Weaning from mechanical ventilation is a key element in the care of critically ill
patients, and Spontaneous Breathing Trial (SBT) is a crucial step in this procedure. This …

[HTML][HTML] Post-traumatic lung pseudocysts: two case reports in ICU patients

…, A Giakamozis, T Lazaridis, M Bitzani - Journal of thoracic …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Discussion The traumatic lung pseudocyst is a rare complication of blunt thoracic trauma.
The clinical course of traumatic lung pseudocyst is usually benign, unless complications such …

Nursing errors in ICU and their association with burnout, anxiety, insomnia and working environment: a cross-sectional study

A Boutou, S Betsiou, G Pitsiou, M Bitzani, I Kioumis - 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Rationale: Nursing errors (NE) are common in Intensive Care Units (ICU) and may have a
negative impact on patient outcome. Although several risk factors regarding medication errors …

[HTML][HTML] Thrombotic microangiopathy variants are independently associated with critical disease in COVID-19 patients

…, D Chloros, I Kioumis, E Kaimakamis, M Bitzani… - Blood, 2020 - Elsevier
Background: Several recent studies support the notion of excessive complement activation
in patients with severe coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), with beneficial results of …

Full Title: High-Risk Population, Elderly and Chronic Critically Ill Patients

M Bitzani, E Kaimakamis - Pulmonary Function Measurement in …, 2021 - Springer
NIV is an effective alternative for elderly people requiring ventilator support for acute
cardiorespiratory failure or during weaning in chronic critically ill patients. Its success is dependent …

AB 67. Successful endovascular management of massive hemoptysis secondary to aortobronchial fistula, ten years after thoracic aorta traumatic rupture

V Voutsas, A Giakamozis, T Lazaridis, M Bitzani - europepmc.org
Background The traumatic lung pseudocyst is a rare complication of closed thoracic injury
in which increased pressure on pulmonary parenchyma causes laceration (shearing) of the …

Nutritional Metabolic Condition and Long-Term Survival: How Much Is Enough?

M Bitzani, AM Esquinas - Critical Care Medicine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
In a recent issue of Critical Care Medicine, we have read an interesting article by Wei et al (1)
addressing the new challenge of intensive care medicine that is the improvement of post-…