• Continuous air tonometry of the sigmoid colon during abdominal aortic surgery 

      Koutsias S., Papadimitriou D.K., Spanos K., Giannoukas A.G. (2017)
      BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to record the changes in the mucosal intracellular (pHi) of the sigmoid colon during operations of the abdominal aorta, using the air tonometry method. METHODS: Patients with abdominal ...
    • Diabetes on sepsis outcomes in non-ICU patients: A cohort study and review of the literature 

      Akinosoglou K., Kapsokosta G., Mouktaroudi M., Rovina N., Kaldis V., Stefos A., Kontogiorgi M., Giamarellos-Bourboulis E., Gogos C., Hellenic Sepsis Study Group (2021)
      Aims: We sought to determine whether primary outcomes differ between non-ICU septic patients with and without type 2 diabetes (T2D). Methods: This study utilized the Hellenic Sepsis Study Group Registry, collecting nationwide ...
    • Validation of the new Sepsis-3 definitions: proposal for improvement in early risk identification 

      Giamarellos-Bourboulis E.J., Tsaganos T., Tsangaris I., Lada M., Routsi C., Sinapidis D., Koupetori M., Bristianou M., Adamis G., Mandragos K., Dalekos G.N., Kritselis I., Giannikopoulos G., Koutelidakis I., Pavlaki M., Antoniadou E., Vlachogiannis G., Koulouras V., Prekates A., Dimopoulos G., Koutsoukou A., Pnevmatikos I., Ioakeimidou A., Kotanidou A., Orfanos S.E., Armaganidis A., Gogos C., the Hellenic Sepsis Study Group (2017)
      Objectives Sepsis-3 definitions generated controversies regarding their general applicability. The Sepsis-3 Task Force outlined the need for validation with emphasis on the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) ...