[HTML][HTML] Noninvasive respiratory support outside the intensive care unit for acute respiratory failure related to coronavirus-19 disease: a systematic review and meta …

…, G Foti, G Grasselli, M Cecconi, A Pesenti, M Vitacca… - Critical Care, 2021 - Springer
Background Noninvasive respiratory support (NIRS) has been diffusely employed outside
the intensive care unit (ICU) to face the high request of ventilatory support due to the massive …

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in the weaning of patients with respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized, controlled trial

…, E Clini, M Prato, G Orlando, M Vitacca… - Annals of internal …, 1998 - acpjournals.org
Background: In patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
mechanical ventilation is often needed. The rate of weaning failure is high in these patients, …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review on tracheostomy decannulation: a proposal of a quantitative semiquantitative clinical score

…, R Raccanelli, V Valenti, D Rabbiosi, M Vitacca… - BMC Pulmonary …, 2014 - Springer
Background Tracheostomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in
critical care patient management; more specifically, ventilation through tracheal cannula allows …

Aerobic exercise training in very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Paneroni, C Simonelli, M Vitacca… - American Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
… important differences (MCID) were used: +33 m on 6MWT 24 ; and −4 points on SGRQ.
Remarkably, we found an increase in 6MWT of 67 m after PR in the reviewed studies. This value …

Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: correlates for success.

…, K Foglio, F Rubini, E Clini, S Nava, M Vitacca - Thorax, 1995 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND--Non-invasive mechanical ventilation is increasingly used in the treatment
of acute respiratory failure in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …

Joint statement on the role of respiratory rehabilitation in the COVID-19 crisis: the Italian position paper

M Vitacca, M Carone, EM Clini, M Paneroni, M Lazzeri… - Respiration, 2020 - karger.com
Due to the exponential growth of the number of subjects affected by coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19), the entire Italian health care system had to respond promptly and in a very …

Muscle strength and physical performance in patients without previous disabilities recovering from COVID-19 pneumonia

…, T Troosters, N Ambrosino, M Vitacca - American journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated skeletal muscle strength and physical performance
(1-min sit-to-stand and short physical performance battery tests), dyspnea, fatigue, and …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical standards for the assessment, management and rehabilitation of post-TB lung disease

…, S Tiberi, ZF Udwadia, M Vitacca… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
BACKGROUND: Increasing evidence suggests that post-TB lung disease (PTLD) causes
significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of these clinical standards is to provide guidance …

[HTML][HTML] European Respiratory Society statement on long COVID follow-up

…, N Sverzellati, M Vitacca, M Witzenrath… - European …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
M. Vitacca declares no competing interests. M. Witzenrath declares grant funding from
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Deutsche …

Pulmonary rehabilitation in patients recovering from COVID-19

…, D Visca, MT Bellanti, N Ambrosino, M Vitacca - Respiration, 2021 - karger.com
… and acquisition of the work; Bellanti MT.: conception and acquisition of the work; Ambrosino
N.: conception, interpretation, drafting of the work and revising it critically; Vitacca M: …