Maintaining end-expiratory transpulmonary pressure prevents worsening of ventilator-induced lung injury caused by chest wall constriction in surfactant-depleted rats

…, M Pecchiari, P Della Valle, A Monaco… - Critical care …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To see whether in acute lung injury 1) compression of the lungs caused by
thoracoabdominal constriction degrades lung function and worsens ventilator-induced lung injury; …

Effects of abdominal distension on breathing pattern and respiratory mechanics in rabbits

E D'Angelo, M Pecchiari, F Acocella, A Monaco… - Respiratory physiology …, 2002 - Elsevier
The effects of acute abdominal distension (AD) on the electromechanical efficiency (Eff) of
the inspiratory muscles were investigated in anesthetized rabbits by recording the electrical …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of maternal hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass on fetal lamb temperature, hemodynamics, oxygenation, and acid-base balance

…, F Acocella, V Boero, N Berlanda, A Monaco… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2004 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate fetal–maternal temperature relationship and fetal cardiovascular
and metabolic response during maternal hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in pregnant …

Motor control of the diaphragm in anesthetized rabbits

E D'Angelo, A Monaco, E D'Angelo… - Respiratory physiology & …, 2010 - Elsevier
Diaphragmatic regions are recruited in a specialized manner either as part of a central motor
program during non-respiratory maneuvers, eg vomiting, or because of reflex responses, …

Plasma membrane disruptions with different modes of injurious mechanical ventilation in normal rat lungs

M Pecchiari, A Monaco, A Koutsoukou… - Critical care …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Plasma membrane disruptions are caused by excessive mechanical stress and
thought to be involved in inflammatory mediator upregulation. Presently, plasma membrane …

Effects of various modes of mechanical ventilation in normal rats

M Pecchiari, A Monaco, A Koutsoukou, PD Valle… - …, 2014 - pubs.asahq.org
Background: Recent studies in healthy mice and rats have reported that positive pressure
ventilation delivered with physiological tidal volumes at normal end-expiratory volume …

Na+–glucose cotransporter is also expressed in mesothelium of species with thick visceral pleura

C Sironi, F Bodega, C Porta, A Monaco, L Zocchi… - Respiratory physiology …, 2008 - Elsevier
Molecular evidence for Na + –glucose cotransporter (SGLT1) in rabbit pleural mesothelium
has been recently provided, confirming earlier functional findings on solute-coupled liquid …

Spinal cord retrograde perfusion: review of the literature and experimental observations

M Pocar, V Rossi, A Addis, A Monaco… - Journal of Cardiac …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Spinal cord damage represents a devastating complication of thoracic and
thoracoabdominal aortic surgery. Retrograde perfusion as an alternative route to protect the …

A newly developed ventilator prototype for neonatal total liquid ventilation

P Bagnoli, GB Fiore, E Cattaneo, A Monaco… - ASAIO …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Aim: Total liquid ventilation (TLV) seems to give significant advantages when preterm infants
are concerned, but requires a dedicated ventilator to process the liquid perfluorocarbons (…

CT scan analysis of rabbit airways during total liquid ventilation

…, T Anzani, O Travetti, CM Mocchi, A Monaco… - ASAIO …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Aim: Airway deformation was observed by means of CT scans in a rabbit model during Total
Liquid Ventilation (TLV) with liquid perfluorocarbons (PFC). Methods: Thorax CT scans (130 …