• An anatomical update on the morphologic variations of S1 and S2 

      Karachalios, T.; Zibis, A. H.; Zintzaras, E.; Bargiotas, K.; Karantanas, A. H.; Malizos, K. N. (2010)
      Although percutaneous fixation with iliosacral screws has been shown to be a safe and reproducible method for sacroiliac dislocation and sacral fractures, it is a technically demanding technique, and one of its contraindications ...
    • Assessment of the reporting quality of RCTs for novel oral anticoagulants in venous thromboembolic disease based on the CONSORT statement 

      Liampas I., Chlinos A., Siokas V., Brotis A., Dardiotis E. (2019)
      Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the cornerstone of evidence based medicine. Ιt is crucial that RCTs have transparent reporting to facilitate their interpretation. The purpose of the present study is the evaluation ...
    • The contribution of laboratory animals to diagnostic imaging research in Greece 

      Tselepidis S., Vassiou K., Arvanitis D., Kalogeropoulou C., Marinou K. (2017)
      Biomedical research in Greece has rapidly developed during the last 30 years. Diagnostic imaging groundwork is a significant field of interest which has been developed by taking advantage of the basic and applied research ...
    • Development and Testing of a Novel Anaesthesia Induction/Ventilation Protocol for Patients With Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction 

      Chalkias A., Pavlopoulos F., Papageorgiou E., Tountas C., Anania A., Panteli M., Beloukas A., Xanthos T. (2018)
      Background: Cardiogenic shock is a life-threatening condition and patients might require rapid sequence induction (RSI) and mechanical ventilation. In this study, we evaluated a new RSI/mechanical ventilation protocol in ...
    • Development of a competency profile for professionals involved in infectious disease preparedness and response in the air transport public health sector 

      de Rooij D., Rebel R., Raab J., Hadjichristodoulou C., Belfroid E., Timen A. (2020)
      Background Recent infectious disease outbreaks highlight the importance of competent professionals with expertise on public health preparedness and response at airports. The availability of a competency profile for this ...
    • EANM procedural guidelines for PET/CT quantitative myocardial perfusion imaging 

      Sciagrà R., Lubberink M., Hyafil F., Saraste A., Slart R.H.J.A., Agostini D., Nappi C., Georgoulias P., Bucerius J., Rischpler C., Verberne H.J., Cardiovascular Committee of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) (2021)
      The use of cardiac PET, and in particular of quantitative myocardial perfusion PET, has been growing during the last years, because scanners are becoming widely available and because several studies have convincingly ...
    • Early gastrostomy reduces the rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia in stroke or head injury patients 

      Kostadima, E.; Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Zakynthinos, E.; Sfyras, D. (2005)
      Presence of a nasogastric tube is a risk factor for the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Alternatively, gastrostomy can be used for administration of enteral feedings. To determine whether early ...
    • The effects of spirulina supplementation on redox status and performance following a muscle damaging protocol 

      Pappas A., Tsiokanos A., Fatouros I.G., Poulios A., Kouretas D., Goutzourelas N., Giakas G., Jamurtas A.Z. (2021)
      Spirulina plantensis is a popular supplement which has been shown to have antioxidant and performance enhancing properties. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of spirulina supplementation on (a) redox ...
    • Exercise stress testing: Time to restart in nuclear cardiology? 

      Angelidis G., Valotassiou V., Psimadas D., Georgoulias P. (2020)
      [No abstract available]
    • High intensity, circuit-type integrated neuromuscular training alters energy balance and reduces body mass and fat in obese women: A 10-month training-detraining randomized controlled trial 

      Batrakoulis A., Jamurtas A.Z., Georgakouli K., Draganidis D., Deli C.K., Papanikolaou K., Avloniti A., Chatzinikolaou A., Leontsini D., Tsimeas P., Comoutos N., Bouglas V., Michalopoulou M., Fatouros I.G. (2018)
      This randomized controlled trial examined body mass, body composition, energy balance and performance responses of previously sedentary overweight/obese women to a circuit-type integrated neuromuscular training program ...
    • Implementation of physical activity into routine clinical practice in rheumatic musculoskeletal disease: The IMPACT-RMD study protocol and rationale 

      Metsios G.S., Fenton S.A.M., Moe H.R., van der Esch M., van Zanten J.V., Koutedakis Y., Vitalis P., Kennedy N., Brodin N.C., Tzika A., Boström C., Swinnen T.W., Jester R., Schneider K.N., Nikiphorou E., Fragoulis G.E., Vlieland T.P.M.V., Van den Ende C., Kitas G.D. (2019)
      Physical activity is an important intervention for improving disease-related symptoms and systemic manifestations in rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease (RMDs). However, studies suggest that RMD patients report that the ...
    • International Guillain-Barré Syndrome Outcome Study: protocol of a prospective observational cohort study on clinical and biological predictors of disease course and outcome in Guillain-Barré syndrome 

      Jacobs B.C., van den Berg B., Verboon C., Chavada G., Cornblath D.R., Gorson K.C., Harbo T., Hartung H.-P., Hughes R.A.C., Kusunoki S., van Doorn P.A., Willison H.J., the IGOS Consortium, Jacobs B.C., Hughes R.A.C., Cornblath D.R., Gorson K.C., Hartung H.P., Kusunoki S., van Doorn P.A., Willison H.J., van Woerkom M., van den Berg B., Verboon C., Roodbol J., Jacobs B.C., Reisin R.C., Reddel S.W., Islam Z., Islam B., Mohammad Q.D., van den Bergh P., Feasby T.E., Wang Y.Z., Harbo T., Péréon Y., Hartung H.P., Lehmann H.C., Dardiotis E., Nobile-Orazio E., Kusunoki S., Shahrizaila N., Jacobs B.C., van den Berg B., Verboon C., Bateman K., Illa I., Querol L.A., Hsieh S.T., Willison H.J., Chavada G., Davidson A., Gorson K.C., Addington J.M., Ajroud-Driss S., Andersen H., Antonini G., Attarian S., Badrising U., Barroso F.A., Benedetti L., Beronio A., Bianco M., Binda D., Briani C., Bürmann J., Bella I.R., Bertorini T.E., Bhavaraju-Sanka R., Brannagan T.H., Busby M., Butterworth S., Campagnolo M., Casasnovas C., Cavaletti G., Chao C.S., Chen S., Chetty S., Claeys K.G., Cohen J.A., Conti M.E., Cosgrove J.S., Dalakas M.C., Dimachkie M.M., Dillmann U., Domínguez González C., Doppler K., Dornonville de la Cour C., Echaniz-Laguna A., Eftimov F., Faber C.G., Fazio R., Fokke C., Fujioka T., Fulgenzi E.A., Galassi G., Garcia T., Garnero M., Garssen M.P.J., Gijsbers C.J., Gilchrist J.M., Gilhuis H.J., Goldstein J.M., Goyal N., Granit V., Grapperon A., Gutiérrez Gutiérrez G., Gutmann L., Hadden R.D.M., Holbech J.V., Holt J.K.L., Homedes Pedret C., Htut M., Jellema K., Jericó Pascual I., Kaida K., Karafiath S., Katzberg H.D., Kiers L., Kieseier B.C., Kimpinski K., Kleyweg R.P., Kokubun N., Kolb N.A., Kuitwaard K., Kuwabara S., Kwan J.Y., Ladha S.S., Landschoff Lassen L., Lawson V., Ledingham D., Léon Cejas L., Luciano C.A., Lucy S.T., Lunn M.P.T., Magot A., Manji H., Marchesoni C., Marfia G.A.M., Márquez Infante C., Martinez Hernandez E., Mataluni G., Mattiazi M., McDermott C.J., Meekins G.D., Miller J., Monges M.S., Montero M.C.J., Morís de la Tassa G., Nascimbene C., Neumann C., Nowak R.J., Orizaola Balaguer P., Osei-Bonsu M., Pan E.B.L., Pardo Fernandez J., Pasnoor M., Pulley M.T., Rajabally Y.A., Rinaldi S., Ritter C., Roberts R.C., Rojas-Marcos I., Rudnicki S.A., Sachs G.M., Samijn J.P.A., Santoro L., Saperstein D.S., Savransky A., Schneider H., Schenone A., Sedano Tous M.J., Sekiguchi Y., Sheikh K.A., Silvestri N.J., Sindrup S.H., Sommer C.L., Stein B., Stino A.M., Spyropoulos A., Srinivasan J., Suzuki H., Taylor S.W., Tankisi H., Tigner D., Twydell P.T., Valzania F., van Damme P., van der Kooi A.J., van Dijk G.W., van der Ree T., van Koningsveld R., Varrato J.D., Vermeij F.H., Verschuuren J.J.G.M., Visser L.H., Vytopil M.V., Waheed W., Wilken M., Wilkerson C., Wirtz P.W., Yamagishi Y., Yiu E.M., Zhou L., Zivkovic S. (2017)
      Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute polyradiculoneuropathy with a highly variable clinical presentation, course, and outcome. The factors that determine the clinical variation of GBS are poorly understood which ...
    • Interrupted versus uninterrupted anticoagulation therapy for catheter ablation in adults with arrhythmias 

      Bawazeer G.A., Alkofide H.A., Alsharafi A.A., Babakr N.O., Altorkistani A.M., Kashour T.S., Miligkos M., AlFaleh K.M., Al-Ansary L.A. (2021)
      Background: The management of anticoagulation therapy around the time of catheter ablation (CA) procedure for adults with arrhythmia is critical and yet is variable in clinical practice. The ideal approach for safe and ...
    • Intraoperative initiation of a modified ARDSNet protocol increases survival of septic patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome 

      Chalkias A., Xanthos T., Papageorgiou E., Anania A., Beloukas A., Pavlopoulos F. (2018)
      Purpose: To assess the intraoperative initiation and feasibility of a modified NIH-NHLBI ARDS Network Mechanical Ventilation Protocol (mARDSNet protocol) in septic patients with severe ARDS. Materials and methods: This ...
    • Local intracerebral inhibition of IRE1 by MKC8866 sensitizes glioblastoma to irradiation/chemotherapy in vivo 

      Le Reste P.J., Pineau R., Voutetakis K., Samal J., Jégou G., Lhomond S., Gorman A.M., Samali A., Patterson J.B., Zeng Q., Pandit A., Aubry M., Soriano N., Etcheverry A., Chatziioannou A., Mosser J., Avril T., Chevet E. (2020)
      Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most severe primary brain cancer. Despite an aggressive treatment comprising surgical resection and radio/chemotherapy, patient's survival post diagnosis remains short. A limitation for ...
    • Management of septic arthritis after arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using a standard surgical protocol 

      Hantes M.E., Raoulis V.A., Doxariotis N., Drakos A., Karachalios T., Malizos K.N. (2017)
      Background To report the incidence of septic arthritis after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and management of this complication using a specific treatment protocol. Methods All primary ACL reconstructions ...
    • The metabolism of imidacloprid by aldehyde oxidase contributes to its clastogenic effect in New Zealand rabbits 

      Vardavas A.I., Ozcagli E., Fragkiadaki P., Stivaktakis P.D., Tzatzarakis M.N., Alegakis A.K., Vasilaki F., Kaloudis K., Tsiaoussis J., Kouretas D., Tsitsimpikou C., Carvalho F., Tsatsakis A.M. (2018)
      Imidacloprid (IMI) is a systemic, chloro-nicotinyl insecticide classified in Regulation N° 1272/2008 of the European Commision as “harmful if swallowed and very toxic to aquatic life, with long-lasting effects”. IMI is ...
    • MGMT immunohistochemistry in pituitary tumors: controversies with clinical implications 

      Kontogeorgos G., Thodou E., Koutourousiou M., Kaltsas G., Seretis A. (2019)
      Introduction: Temozolomide (TMZ) is currently considered as a rational therapeutic option for patients with progressively aggressive pituitary adenomas and carcinomas not responding to conventional therapies. Administration ...
    • Periodization in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rehabilitation: A Novel Framework 

      Kakavas G., Malliaropoulos N., Bikos G., Pruna R., Valle X., Tsaklis P., Maffulli N. (2021)
      More than 250,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries occur each year in the USA, and approximately 65% of these injuries undergo reconstructive surgery. Appropriate rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction can yield ...
    • Personalized physiology-guided resuscitation in highly monitored patients with cardiac arrest—the PERSEUS resuscitation protocol 

      Chalkias A., Arnaoutoglou E., Xanthos T. (2019)
      Resuscitation guidelines remain uniform across all cardiac arrest patients, focusing on the delivery of chest compressions to a standardized rate and depth and algorithmic vasopressor dosing. However, individualizing ...