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The goal of the Shock, Organic Dysfunction and Resuscitation Research Group (SODIR) is comprehensive, innovative research into the areas of shock, acute respiratory failure, acute kidney failure, organic dysfunction, resuscitation and critical patient monitoring. In addition, the research group has a special interest in applying artificial intelligence as an instrument to find innovative solutions for critical patients.
The Sepsis and Septic Shock line includes aspects of pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of sepsis. The line aims to investigate the pathophysiology of the systemic inflammatory response induced by infection, the study of sepsis biomarkers, analysis of factors related to the development of multi-organ dysfunction and the prognosis of severe sepsis, development of early prediction of mortality from severe sepsis, new treatments and the development of precision medicine in the treatment of sepsis and septic shock. From this line, SODIR has created and developed the Sepsis Bank of the HUVH Biobank, which is part of the scientific-technical services of the VHIR. It belongs to the National Biobank Network Platform of the Carlos III Health Institute and is one of the three sepsis banks that exist worldwide. The Sepsis Bank, directed by Dr. J.C.Ruiz-Rodríguez and Dr. J.J.González (Microbiology Department) was financed thanks to the European project “Scalable, point-of-care and label free microarray platform for rapid detection of Sepsis ( RAIS)” (H2020-ICT-2014-1, Grant Agreement no. 644956) The maintenance and expansion of the sepsis bank as a tool to support research and knowledge transfer interventions through the Code are also strategic objectives of the line. The Sepsis Bank is a structure that allows the processing and storage of blood, plasma and serum samples from the donation of patients with activation of the HUVH In-Hospital Sepsis Code that are available for biomedical research by the national and international scientific community. The opportunity to share blood samples from patients with sepsis is an extraordinary opportunity to facilitate and promote internal and external biomedical research in our center. In fact, the Sepsis Bank is participating in various national and international projects. The line has 6 theses in progress (Dr. J. Caballero, Dr. E. Papiol, Dr. J. Baldira, Dr. A. Ruiz, Dr. L. Chiscano and Dr. C. Marrero).
IP: Juan Carlos Ruiz Rodriguez
IP: Xavier Nuvials Casals, Judith Sacanell Lacasa
IP: María Nieves Larrosa Escartin Collaborators: Jose Angel Rodrigo Pendás, Mª Carmen Ferrer Barberà, Nuria Fernández Hidalgo, Rosa Alcaraz Peñarrocha, Ma Dolores Rodríguez Pardo, Vanessa Casares Rodríguez, Albert Moreno Mingorance Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 90750 Reference: PI21/01786 Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2024
IP: Juan Jose Gonzalez Lopez Collaborators: María Nieves Larrosa Escartin, Ricard Ferrer Roca, Juan Carlos Ruiz Rodriguez, Alba Mir Cros, Claudia Gomariz Querol Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN Funding: 115970 Reference: PLEC2021-007739 Duration: 01/10/2021 - 30/09/2024
PMID: 36995460 Journal: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH Year: 2023 Reference: Aging Clin Exp Res. 2023 May;35(5):925-935. doi: 10.1007/s40520-023-02388-w. Epub 2023 Mar 30. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Bauer, Michael; Falcone, Marco; Ferrer, Ricard; Gavazzi, Gaetan; Gonzalez Del Castillo, Juan; Pilotto, Alberto; Schuetz, Philipp et al. DOI: 10.1007/s40520-023-02388-w
PMID: 36987799 Journal: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation Year: 2023 Reference: Exp Clin Transplant. 2023 Mar;21(3):236-244. doi: 10.6002/ect.2022.0412. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Castells, Lluis; Dopazo, Cristina; Len, Oscar; Llado, Laura; Los-Arcos, Ibai; Lung, Mayli; Nuvials, Xavier; Oriol, Isabel; Perez-Cameo, Cristina; Sabe, Nuria et al. DOI: 10.6002/ect.2022.0412
PMID: 37022378 Journal: INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE Year: 2023 Reference: Intensive Care Med. 2023 May;49(5):517-529. doi: 10.1007/s00134-023-07032-9. Epub 2023 Apr 6. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aissaoui, Nadia; Argaud, Laurent; Audibert, Juliette; Bailly, Pierre; Barbier, Francois; Ben Hadj Salem, Omar; Beuret, Pascal; Boronat, Patricia; Bourenne, Jeremy; Bruel, Cedric et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00134-023-07032-9
PMID: 37058544 Journal: PLoS One Year: 2023 Reference: PLoS One. 2023 Apr 14;18(4):e0284248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284248. eCollection 2023. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Angles, Conxita Rovira; Ballujera, Patricia Ortiz; Buendia, Yolanda Diaz; Casanova, Edward J; Catalan Ibars, Rosa Maria; Chica, Javier Pardos; De Molina, Francisco J Gonzalez; Garcia-Pumarino, Maria Alvarez; Lopez, Miguel Rodriguez; Olmo-Isasmendi, Aitor et al. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284248
PMID: 35752606 Journal: Medicina Intensiva Year: 2022 Reference: Med Intensiva (Engl Ed). 2022 Jun 22. pii: S2173-5727(22)00119-9. doi: 10.1016/j.medine.2022.06.005. Impact factor: 2.491 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Hernandez-Tejedor, A; Belda Hofheinz, S; Fuset, M P; Sanchez Galindo, A; Burgueno, P; Ballcels, J; Duerto, J; Morales Martinez, A; Martinez-Martinez, M; Morteruel Arizcuren, E et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.medine.2022.06.005
PMID: 35780057 Journal: Journal of healthcare quality research Year: 2022 Reference: J Healthc Qual Res. 2022 Mar 10. pii: S2603-6479(22)00012-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jhqr.2022.02.006. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Rodriguez, I; Barba, M-A; Cebrian, R; Abadias, M-J; Aller, M-B; Cossio-Gil, Y; Roman, A; Dominguez, J-M; Campins, M; Martinez, J et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhqr.2022.02.006
PMID: 35781017 Journal: JOURNAL OF INFECTION Year: 2022 Reference: J Infect. 2022 Jun 30. pii: S0163-4453(22)00380-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.06.024. Impact factor: 6.072 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Carbonell, Raquel; Urgeles, Silvia; Salgado, Melina; Rodriguez, Alejandro; Reyes, Luis Felipe; Fuentes, Yuli V; Serrano, Cristian C; Caceres, Eder L; Bodi, Maria; Martin-Loeches, Ignacio et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.06.024
PMID: 34515070 Journal: BLOOD PURIFICATION Year: 2022 Reference: Blood Purif. 2022;51(7):630-633. doi: 10.1159/000518229. Epub 2021 Sep 7. Impact factor: 2.614 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Gonzalez, Juan Jose; Larrosa, Nieves; Perez-Carrasco, Marcos; Ruiz-Sanmartin, Adolf; Palmada, Clara; Chiscano-Camon, Luis; Ruiz-Rodriguez, Juan Carlos; Hernandez-Gonzalez, Manuel; Ferrer, Ricard et al. DOI: 10.1159/000518229
PMID: 34461380 Journal: JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE Year: 2021 Reference: J Crit Care. 2021 Dec;66:78-85. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2021.08.008. Epub 2021 Aug 27. Impact factor: 3.425 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Namendys-Silva, Silvio A, Pham, Tai, Ferrer, Ricard, Taccone, Fabio S, van Haren, Frank, Brochard, Laurent, Zacharowski, Kai, Szakmany, Tamas, Pellis, Tommaso, Sakr, Yasser et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2021.08.008
PMID: 35186962 Journal: Frontiers in Medicine Year: 2021 Reference: Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Feb 3;8:756517. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.756517. eCollection 2021. Impact factor: 5.093 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Gomez, Silvia, Cabo, Ramon, Caballero, Jesus, Bermejo-Martin, Jesus F, Ceccato, Adrian, Fernandez-Barat, Laia, Ferrer, Ricard, Garcia-Gasulla, Dario, Menendez, Rosario, Motos, Ana et al. DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.756517
PMID: 35083241 Journal: Frontiers in Medicine Year: 2021 Reference: Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Jan 10;8:779038. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.779038. eCollection 2021. Impact factor: 5.093 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Palmada, Clara, Paola Plata-Menchaca, Erika, Franco-Jarava, Clara, Perez-Carrasco, Marcos, Hernandez-Gonzalez, Manuel, Ferrer, Ricard, Ruiz-Sanmartin, Adolf, Chiscano-Camon, Luis, Ruiz-Rodriguez, Juan Carlos et al. DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.779038
PMID: 35011967 Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine Year: 2021 Reference: J Clin Med. 2021 Dec 31;11(1). pii: jcm11010224. doi: 10.3390/jcm11010224. Impact factor: 4.242 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Novo, Mariana Andrea, Blandino Ortiz, Aaron, Bustamante-Munguira, Elena, Caballero, Jesus, Carbajales, Cristina, Carbonell, Nieves, Catalan-Gonzalez, Mercedes, Galban, Cristobal, Gumucio-Sanguino, Victor D, de la Torre, Maria Del Carmen et al. DOI: 10.3390/jcm11010224
PMID: 33010952 Journal: Medicina Intensiva Year: 2020 Reference: Med Intensiva. 2020 Sep 30. pii: S0210-5691(20)30263-1. doi: 10.1016/j.medin.2020.08.002. Impact factor: 2.363 Publication type: Letter whit IF Authors: Vidal-Cortes, P, Nuvials-Casals, X, Maseda-Garrido, E, Sancho-Chinesta, S, Suberviola-Canas, B, Gonzalez-Castro, R, Nieto-Cabrera, M, Diaz-Santos, E, Aguilar, G et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2020.08.002
PMID: 32957052 Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY Year: 2020 Reference: J Clin Virol. 2020 Nov;132:104590. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104590. Epub 2020 Aug 11. Impact factor: 2.777 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Martin-Gomez, Maria Teresa, Esperalba, Juliana, Codina, Maria Gema, Pumarola, Tomas, Anton, Andres, Andres, Cristina, Nuvials, Francesc Xavier, Sancho, Javier, Valls, Maria, Pinana, Maria et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104590
PMID: 32847620 Journal: CRITICAL CARE Year: 2020 Reference: Crit Care. 2020 Aug 26;24(1):522. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03249-y. Impact factor: 6.407 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Chiscano-Camon, Luis, Ruiz-Rodriguez, Juan Carlos, Ruiz-Sanmartin, Adolf, Roca, Oriol, Ferrer, Ricard et al. DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03249-y
PMID: 32770449 Journal: Annals of Intensive Care Year: 2020 Reference: Ann Intensive Care. 2020 Aug 8;10(1):110. doi: 10.1186/s13613-020-00722-3. Impact factor: 4.124 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Azoulay, Elie, De Waele, Jan, Ferrer, Ricard, Staudinger, Thomas, Borkowska, Marta, Povoa, Pedro, Iliopoulou, Katerina, Artigas, Antonio, Schaller, Stefan J, Hari, Manu Shankar et al. DOI: 10.1186/s13613-020-00722-3
PMID: 31432216 Journal: INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE Year: 2019 Reference: Intensive Care Med. 2019 Sep;45(9):1219-1230. doi: 10.1007/s00134-019-05708-9. Epub 2019 Aug 20. Impact factor: 18.967 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Peperstraete, Harlinde, Morimont, Philippe, Schmidt, Matthieu, Levy, Bruno, Diehl, Jean-Luc, Guervilly, Christophe, Capelier, Gilles, Vieillard-Baron, Antoine, Messika, Jonathan, Karagiannidis, Christian et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00134-019-05708-9
PMID: 30561555 Journal: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES Year: 2019 Reference: Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Sep 13;69(7):1192-1197. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy1047. Impact factor: 9.055 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ferrer, Ricard, Peghin, Maddalena, Los-Arcos, Ibai, Hirsch, Hans H, Codina, Gemma, Monforte, Victor, Bravo, Carles, Berastegui, Cristina, Jauregui, Alberto, Romero, Laura et al. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy1047
PMID: 31369813 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS Year: 2019 Reference: Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2019 Dec;54(6):686-696. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.07.016. Epub 2019 Jul 29. Impact factor: 4.615 Publication type: Editorail in international publication Authors: Saeed, Kordo, Gonzalez Del Castillo, Juan, Backous, Craig, Drevet, Sabine, Ferrer, Ricard, Gavazzi, Gaetan, Gluck, Eric, Jensen, Jens-Ulrik, Kanizsai, Peter, Ruiz-Rodriguez, Juan Carlos et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.07.016
PMID: 31276193 Journal: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA Year: 2019 Reference: Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2019 Oct;63(9):1262-1271. doi: 10.1111/aas.13434. Epub 2019 Jul 24. Impact factor: 2.228 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Jakob, Stephan M, Nalos, Marek, Pettila, Ville, van der Horst, Iwan, Ostermann, Marlies, Mouncey, Paul, Rowan, Kathy, Cecconi, Maurizio, Ferrer, Ricard, Malbrain, Manu L N G et al. DOI: 10.1111/aas.13434
PMID: 30115371 Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA Year: 2018 Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2018 Nov;36(9):535-538. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2018.07.001. Epub 2018 Aug 14. Impact factor: 1.707 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Varga, Noemi, Ruiz-Rodriguez, Juan Carlos, Ferrer, Ricard et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2018.07.001
PMID: 29971592 Journal: INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE Year: 2018 Reference: Intensive Care Med. 2018 Sep;44(9):1400-1426. doi: 10.1007/s00134-018-5175-z. Epub 2018 Jul 3. Impact factor: 15.008 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Martin-Loeches, Ignacio, Nunnally, Mark E, Antonelli, Massimo, Evans, Laura E, Hellman, Judith, Jog, Sameer, Kesecioglu, Jozef, Levy, Mitchell M, Rhodes, Andrew, Martin, Greg S et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00134-018-5175-z
PMID: 29938972 Journal: Revista Espanola de Quimioterapia Year: 2018 Reference: Rev Esp Quimioter. 2018 Aug;31(4):298-315. Epub 2018 Jun 25. Impact factor: 0.605 Publication type: Review in national publication Authors: Candel, F J, Borges Sa, M, Belda, S, Bou, G, Del Pozo, J L, Estrada, O, Ferrer, R, Gonzalez Del Castillo, J, Julian-Jimenez, A, Martin-Loeches, I et al. DOI:
PMID: 29179994 Journal: Medicina Intensiva Year: 2018 Reference: Med Intensiva. 2018 Jun - Jul;42(5):301-305. doi: 10.1016/j.medin.2017.10.004. Epub 2017 Nov 26. Impact factor: 1.755 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Riera, J, Romay, E, Ferrer, R et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2017.10.004
PMID: 29198662 Journal: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS Year: 2017 Reference: Transplant Proc. 2017 Dec;49(10):2285-2291. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.09.043. Impact factor: 0.908 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Berastegui, C, LaPorta, R, Lopez-Meseguer, M, Romero, L, Gomez-Olles, S, Riera, J, Monforte, V, Saez, B, Bravo, C, Roman, A et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.09.043
PMID: 28806218 Journal: CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Year: 2017 Reference: Crit Care Med. 2017 Nov;45(11):1845-1853. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002647. Impact factor: 7.05 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ruano, Laura, Magret, Monica, Ferrer, Ricard, Masclans, Joan R, Roca, Oriol, Vazquez, Antonia, Marin-Corral, Judith, Garcia-de-Acilu, Marina et al. DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002647
PMID: 28740658 Journal: Journal of Thoracic Disease Year: 2017 Reference: J Thorac Dis. 2017 Jun;9(6):1459-1462. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.05.36. Impact factor: 2.365 Publication type: Editorail in international publication Authors: Andaluz, David, Ferrer, Ricard et al. DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2017.05.36
PMID: 28734773 Journal: REVISTA IBEROAMERICANA DE MICOLOGIA Year: 2017 Reference: Rev Iberoam Micol. 2017 Jul - Sep;34(3):143-157. doi: 10.1016/j.riam.2017.03.008. Epub 2017 Jul 19. Impact factor: 1.33 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Zaragoza, Rafael, Ferrer, Ricard, Llinares, Pedro, Maseda, Emilio, Rodriguez, Alejandro, Grau, Santiago, Quindos, Guillermo et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2017.03.008
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PMID: 26880091 Journal: JOURNAL OF INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE Year: 2016 Reference: Intensive Care Med. 2016 May;42(5):817-28. doi: 10.1007/s00134-015-4206-2. Epub 2016 Feb 15. Impact factor: 3.262 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Sakr, Yasser, Beale, Richard, Rhodes, Andrew, Moreno, Rui, Timsit, Jean Francois, Brochard, Laurent, Thompson, B Taylor, Rezende, Ederlon, Chiche, Jean Daniel, Reinhart, Konrad et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00134-015-4206-2
PMID: 27067875 Journal: REVISTA IBEROAMERICANA DE MICOLOGIA Year: 2016 Reference: Rev Iberoam Micol. 2016 Oct - Dec;33(4):187-195. doi: 10.1016/j.riam.2016.02.001. Epub 2016 Apr 8. Impact factor: 1.444 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Zaragoza, Rafael, Aguado, Jose Maria, Ferrer, Ricard, Rodriguez, Alejandro H, Maseda, Emilio, Llinares, Pedro, Grau, Santiago, Munoz, Patricia, Fortun, Jesus, Bouzada, Mercedes et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2016.02.001
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PMID: 21477318 Journal: Nutrition & Metabolism Year: 2011 Reference: Nutr Metab (Lond). 2011 Apr 8;8(1):22. doi: 10.1186/1743-7075-8-22. Impact factor: 2.349 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Joan Sabater, , , , , et al. DOI: 10.1186/1743-7075-8-22
PMID: 20930007 Journal: CHEST Year: 2011 Reference: Chest. 2011 Mar;139(3):555-62. Epub 2010 Oct 7. Impact factor: 6.519 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: , , , , , , , , , et al. DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-1396
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) replaces lung function and therefore allows patients to be active even if their lungs are not functioning.
The course, directed by Dr. Jordi Riera, brought together around 30 teachers specialised in ECMO from different disciplines.
The head of the Shock, Organ Dysfunction and Resuscitation group at VHIR will be part of the team that evaluates the scientific articles received by this journal, the best worldwide dedicated exclusively to intensive care medicine.
