About the VHIR
Here at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) we promote biomedical research, innovation and teaching. Over 1,800 people are seeking to understand diseases today so the treatment can be improved tomorrow.
Research
We are working to understand diseases, to find out how they operate and to create better treatments for patients. Get to know about our groups and their lines of research.
People
People are the centre of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR). This is why we are bound by the principles of freedom of research, gender equality and professional attitudes that HRS4R promotes.
Clinical trials
Our work is not just basic or translational; we are leaders in clinical research. Enter and find about the clinical trials we are conducting and why we are a world reference in this field.
Progress
Our aim is to make the research carried out at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) a driving force for transformation. How? By identifying new channels and solutions for the promotion of people's health and well-being.
Core facilities
We offer specialist support for researchers, internal and external alike, ranging from specific services to preparing complete projects. All this, from a perspective of quality and speed of response.
News
We offer you a gateway for staying up to date on everything going on at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), from the latest news to future solidarity activities and initiatives that we are organising.
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.
PMID: 33718494 Journal: ERJ open research Year: 2021 Reference: ERJ Open Res. 2021 Mar 8;7(1). pii: 00888-2020. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00888-2020. eCollection 2021 Jan. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Trefler, Sandra, Vidaur, Loreto, Papiol, Elisabet, Socias, Lorenzo, Garcia-Vidal, Carolina, Correig, Eudald, Marin-Corral, Judith, Restrepo, Marcos I, Nguyen-Van-Tam, Jonathan S, Torres, Antoni et al. DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00888-2020
PMID: 33676998 Journal: CHEST Year: 2021 Reference: Chest. 2021 Jul;160(1):187-198. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.02.062. Epub 2021 Mar 4. Impact factor: 9.41 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Moncusi-Moix, Anna, Gort-Paniello, Clara, Pinilla, Lucia, Carratala, Amara, Zuil, Maria, Ferrer, Ricard, Ceccato, Adrian, Fernandez, Laia, Motos, Ana, Riera, Jordi et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.02.062
PMID: 33674125 Journal: Medicina Intensiva Year: 2021 Reference: Med Intensiva (Engl Ed). 2021 Mar 2. pii: S0210-5691(21)00008-5. doi: 10.1016/j.medin.2021.01.004. Impact factor: 2.491 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Mera, A, Ruiz-Rodriguez, J C, Sanchez, A, Ferrer, R et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2021.01.004
PMID: 32429799 Journal: Surgical Infections Year: 2021 Reference: Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2021 Mar;22(2):222-226. doi: 10.1089/sur.2020.031. Epub 2020 May 20. Impact factor: 2.15 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Perez-Cameo, Cristina, Lung, Mayli, Hidalgo, Ernesto, Gomez-Gavara, Concepcion, Vargas, Victor, Nuvials, Xavier, Los-Arcos, Ibai, Castells, Lluis, Len, Oscar et al. DOI: 10.1089/sur.2020.031
On European Antibiotic Awareness Day, we highlight the importance of using these medications responsibly and finding innovative solutions to combat this issue.
Hybrids VITA, developed together with Medical Simulator, reproduces different clinical scenarios for training on how to prevent, diagnose and treat possible complications of ECMO, which is a very complex technique.
Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR) offers therapeutic options for patients in whom conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques fail to restore the heartbeat.
