Introduction: Nosocomial pneumonia unfortunately remains a frequent event for which
appropriate antibiotic treatment is central to improving outcomes. Physicians must choose an …

Background: Cardiovascular failure (CVF) may complicate intensive care unit-acquired
pneumonia (ICUAP) and radically alters the empirical treatment of this condition. The aim of this …

Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a leading infectious cause of morbidity
in critically ill patients, yet current guidelines offer no indications for follow-up cultures. We …

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide
despite correct antibiotic use. Corticosteroids have long been evaluated as a treatment …

Cerebral complications are common in perioperative settings even in non-neurosurgical
procedures. These include postoperative cognitive dysfunction or delirium as well as …

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide
despite correct antibiotic use. In CAP, corticosteroids have long been evaluated yielding …

…Stefano Nogas8, Pierluigi Di Giannatale9, Massimo Antonelli3,4, Antoni Torres1,5 …

There are controversies about the use of corticosteroids in severe community-acquired
pneumonia (CAP). Despite several meta-analyses have shown reduce mortality, last ATS/IDSA …

Background: Translational animal models of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) do
not completely reproduce all features of human ARDS 1 . These models are usually rapidly …

There are controversies about non-inferiority of treatment with non-carbapenem β-lactams
and carbapenems in patients with infections caused by ESBL enterobacterias. In guidelines …