Prof. Antonio Artigas, MD, PhD
ICU Management & Practice Editorial Board Member
spain | ICU / Critical Care & Emergency Medicine
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Dept. of Intensive Care Medicine Hospital de Sabadell CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias Corporació Sanitaria I Universitària Parc Taulí Sabadell, Spain
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Featured in HealthManagement.org
2021 24 Aug
Male Sex - An Independent Risk Factor for Mortality in Very Old Intensive Care Patients
Among 1,841 very old ICU patients with respiratory failure, although women had higher age and frailty, males had higher 30-day mortality assessed one month after ICU admission. Particularly in light of the ongoing pandemic, male patients appear to...
2021 19 Apr
The Challenge of Admitting a Very Old Patient with Sepsis to an Intensive Care Unit
Sepsis incidence in very old patients is high and related mortality and morbidity are a major health concern. Frailty and severity of illness, not just age or sepsis diagnosis, are the determinant factors in outcome. Early identification and treatment...
2019 30 May
Respiratory physiotherapy in critically ill patients
Respiratory pathologies are among the most common causes of admission to critical care. Respiratory physiotherapy represents a fundamental part of the standard practice in ICU. The following review provides a practical and feasible description of the...
2018 16 Mar
CO2 in the critically ill
CO 2 exerts potent effects on lung biology that could be clinically relevant in critically ill patients, in particular those with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The impact of hypercapnia on outcome in these patients is yet to be determined....
2017 16 Mar
Towards Safer Ventilation in Critically ill Patients without ARDS
Invasive ventilatory support, one of the most frequently applied strategies in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, is increasingly recognised as a potentially dangerous intervention. Recognition of so–called ventilator– induced lung injury and the broad...
2015 13 Mar
35 Years of ISICEM
Prof. Antonio Artigas Director, Critical Care Centre, Sabadell Hospital, Barcelona, Spain ICU Management Editorial Board Member 1. What were you doing 35 years ago? I was working in the Intensive Care Service at Hospital...
2013 15 Aug
An Interview with Prof. Antonio Artigas
Professor Antonio Artigas has been managing the Critical Care Centre at Sabadell Hospital in Barcelona, Spain since 1988. He spoke at length with Sherry Scharff at the 13th International Symposium on Infections in the Critically Ill Patient in Athens,...
2013 07 Mar
Fluid Management in Critically Ill Patients: A Guided Approach
Critically ill patients are at risk of developing acute cardiovascular insufficiency or shock from any cause, defined as the imbalance between oxygen delivery and tissue oxygen consumption. This state is characterised by cellular dysoxia that, maintained...
2006 15 Aug
Graded Levels of Intensive Care in Spain
Authors Francisco Baigorri, MD, PhD Head Intermediate Care Unit Critical Care Center, Hospital de Sabadell – University Institute Parc Taulí, Autonomous University of Barcelona Sabadell, Spain ...