List of works - Franco Valenza

"Why can't I give you my organs after my heart has stopped beating?" An overview of the main clinical, organisational, ethical and legal issues concerning organ donation after circulatory death in Italy.

scientific article published on 15 September 2015

18-FDG PET in lung transplantation.

scientific article

A more homogeneous distribution of strain within lung parenchyma attenuates ventilator-induced lung injury in the prone position.

scientific article

A standardized model of brain death, donor treatment, and lung transplantation for studies on organ preservation and reconditioning.

scientific article published on 10 June 2014

Abdomino-thoracic transmission during acs: facts and figures

scientific article published on 01 January 2007

Acute respiratory distress syndrome, the critical care paradigm: what we learned and what we forgot.

scientific article published in August 2004

An improved in vivo rat model for the study of mechanical ventilatory support effects on organs distal to the lung

scientific article published on 01 November 2000

An increase of abdominal pressure increases pulmonary edema in oleic acid-induced lung injury.

scientific article published on 11 December 2003

Anesthesia for Percutaneous Radiofrequency Tumor Ablation (PRFA): A Review of Current Practice and Techniques

scientific article published on 04 December 2019

Bench-to-bedside review: chest wall elastance in acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome patients.

scientific article

Benzodiazepines induce hyperglycemia in rats by affecting peripheral disposal of glucose.

scientific article published on 19 March 2013

Continuous negative abdominal pressure decreases intra-abdominal and central venous pressure in ICU patients.

scientific article published on 3 March 2003

Decrease in PaCO2 with prone position is predictive of improved outcome in acute respiratory distress syndrome

scientific article published in December 2003

Do recruitment maneuvers simply improve oxygenation?

scientific article published on July 2010

Early outcome of liver transplantation performed with organs procured from brain death donors with transient or sustained cardio-circulatory collapse

scientific article published on 16 October 2014

Effects of continuous negative abdominal pressure on intrathoracic blood shift with and without increased intra-abdominal pressure: experimental study.

scientific article published on 3 March 2003

Effects of continuous negative extra-abdominal pressure on cardiorespiratory function during abdominal hypertension: an experimental study

scientific article published on 26 October 2004

Effects of positive end-expiratory pressure on regional distribution of tidal volume and recruitment in adult respiratory distress syndrome

scientific article published on 01 June 1995

Effects of the beach chair position, positive end-expiratory pressure, and pneumoperitoneum on respiratory function in morbidly obese patients during anesthesia and paralysis

scientific article published in November 2007

Effects of the prone position on respiratory mechanics and gas exchange during acute lung injury.

scientific article

Effects of the subchronic administration of zinc ethylene-bis-dithiocarbamate (zineb) to rabbits

scientific article published on 01 April 1995

Equal increases in respiratory system elastance reflect similar lung damage in experimental ventilator-induced lung injury

scientific article published on 12 January 2002

Evaluation of early graft function in a case series of lung-transplanted patients.

scientific article published on 17 March 2014

Ex vivo lung perfusion to improve donor lung function and increase the number of organs available for transplantation

scientific article

Extracorporeal lung perfusion and ventilation to improve donor lung function and increase the number of organs available for transplantation.

scientific article published in September 2012

Graft downsizing during ex vivo lung perfusion: case report and technical notes.

scientific article published in September 2014

Improving donor management and transplantation success: more research is needed

scientific article published on 27 January 2015

Increased nitric oxide in exhaled gas as an early marker of lung inflammation in a model of sepsis

scientific article published in March 1995

Inflammation and primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation: CT-PET findings

scientific article published on 28 May 2018

Inhibition of exhaled nitric oxide production during sepsis does not prevent lung inflammation

scientific article

Intra-abdominal pressure may be decreased non-invasively by continuous negative extra-abdominal pressure (NEXAP).

scientific article published on 7 October 2003

Lactate as a marker of energy failure in critically ill patients: hypothesis.

scientific article

Lung stress and strain during mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory distress syndrome.

scientific article published in May 2008

Mechanical ventilation effects on distal organs: preliminary reports.

scientific article published in March 1998

Minimally invasive versus open oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer

scientific article

Physical and biological triggers of ventilator-induced lung injury and its prevention.

scientific article published on November 2003

Plasma concentrations and anti-L-cytokine effects of alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone in septic patients

scientific article published on 01 May 2000

Positive end-expiratory pressure applied to the dependent lung during one-lung ventilation improves oxygenation and respiratory mechanics in patients with high FEV1.

scientific article

Positive end-expiratory pressure delays the progression of lung injury during ventilator strategies involving high airway pressure and lung overdistention.

scientific article published in July 2003

Preoperative changes of forced vital capacity due to body position do not correlate with postoperative respiratory function in obese subjects

scientific article published on 31 January 2013

Prevalence of endotoxemia after surgery and its association with ICU length of stay.

scientific article published on 29 June 2009

Prevalence of endotoxemia in a population of patients admitted to an intensive care unit after elective surgery.

scientific article published on 22 March 2007

Prone position delays the progression of ventilator-induced lung injury in rats: does lung strain distribution play a role?

scientific article published in February 2005

Pulmonary computed tomography and adult respiratory distress syndrome.

scientific article

Relative influence of hypoxemia and anemia on the measurement of central venous oxygen saturation.

scientific article published on 22 March 2007

Static and dynamic components of esophageal and central venous pressure during intra-abdominal hypertension

scientific article published in June 2007

Successful Transplantation of Lungs From an Uncontrolled Donor After Circulatory Death Preserved In Situ by Alveolar Recruitment Maneuvers and Assessed by Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion.

scientific article

The application of esophageal pressure measurement in patients with respiratory failure

scientific article published on March 2014

The consumption of glucose during ex vivo lung perfusion correlates with lung edema

scientific article published on 01 May 2011

The further back, the further forward.

scientific article

The role of CT-scan studies for the diagnosis and therapy of acute respiratory distress syndrome

scientific article published on December 2006

The rule regulating pH changes during crystalloid infusion.

scientific article published on 9 December 2010

Use of the Oto lung donor score to analyze the 2010 donor pool of the Nord Italia Transplant program.

scientific article published in September 2012

[Mechanical ventilation during thoracic anesthesia]

scientific article published on 01 May 1999

β-adrenergic agonist infusion during extracorporeal lung perfusion: effects on glucose concentration in the perfusion fluid and on lung function.

scientific article published on 3 March 2012

List of works by Franco Valenza

"Why can't I give you my organs after my heart has stopped beating?" An overview of the main clinical, organisational, ethical and legal issues concerning organ donation after circulatory death in Italy.

18-FDG PET in lung transplantation.

A more homogeneous distribution of strain within lung parenchyma attenuates ventilator-induced lung injury in the prone position.

A standardized model of brain death, donor treatment, and lung transplantation for studies on organ preservation and reconditioning.

Abdomino-thoracic transmission during acs: facts and figures

Acute respiratory distress syndrome, the critical care paradigm: what we learned and what we forgot.

An improved in vivo rat model for the study of mechanical ventilatory support effects on organs distal to the lung

An increase of abdominal pressure increases pulmonary edema in oleic acid-induced lung injury.

Anesthesia for Percutaneous Radiofrequency Tumor Ablation (PRFA): A Review of Current Practice and Techniques

Bench-to-bedside review: chest wall elastance in acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome patients.

Benzodiazepines induce hyperglycemia in rats by affecting peripheral disposal of glucose.

Continuous negative abdominal pressure decreases intra-abdominal and central venous pressure in ICU patients.

Decrease in PaCO2 with prone position is predictive of improved outcome in acute respiratory distress syndrome

Do recruitment maneuvers simply improve oxygenation?

Early outcome of liver transplantation performed with organs procured from brain death donors with transient or sustained cardio-circulatory collapse

Effects of continuous negative abdominal pressure on intrathoracic blood shift with and without increased intra-abdominal pressure: experimental study.

Effects of continuous negative extra-abdominal pressure on cardiorespiratory function during abdominal hypertension: an experimental study

Effects of positive end-expiratory pressure on regional distribution of tidal volume and recruitment in adult respiratory distress syndrome

Effects of the beach chair position, positive end-expiratory pressure, and pneumoperitoneum on respiratory function in morbidly obese patients during anesthesia and paralysis

Effects of the prone position on respiratory mechanics and gas exchange during acute lung injury.

Effects of the subchronic administration of zinc ethylene-bis-dithiocarbamate (zineb) to rabbits

Equal increases in respiratory system elastance reflect similar lung damage in experimental ventilator-induced lung injury

Evaluation of early graft function in a case series of lung-transplanted patients.

Ex vivo lung perfusion to improve donor lung function and increase the number of organs available for transplantation

Extracorporeal lung perfusion and ventilation to improve donor lung function and increase the number of organs available for transplantation.

Graft downsizing during ex vivo lung perfusion: case report and technical notes.

Improving donor management and transplantation success: more research is needed

Increased nitric oxide in exhaled gas as an early marker of lung inflammation in a model of sepsis

Inflammation and primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation: CT-PET findings

Inhibition of exhaled nitric oxide production during sepsis does not prevent lung inflammation

Intra-abdominal pressure may be decreased non-invasively by continuous negative extra-abdominal pressure (NEXAP).

Lactate as a marker of energy failure in critically ill patients: hypothesis.

Lung stress and strain during mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Mechanical ventilation effects on distal organs: preliminary reports.

Minimally invasive versus open oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer

Physical and biological triggers of ventilator-induced lung injury and its prevention.

Plasma concentrations and anti-L-cytokine effects of alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone in septic patients

Positive end-expiratory pressure applied to the dependent lung during one-lung ventilation improves oxygenation and respiratory mechanics in patients with high FEV1.

Positive end-expiratory pressure delays the progression of lung injury during ventilator strategies involving high airway pressure and lung overdistention.

Preoperative changes of forced vital capacity due to body position do not correlate with postoperative respiratory function in obese subjects

Prevalence of endotoxemia after surgery and its association with ICU length of stay.

Prevalence of endotoxemia in a population of patients admitted to an intensive care unit after elective surgery.

Prone position delays the progression of ventilator-induced lung injury in rats: does lung strain distribution play a role?

Pulmonary computed tomography and adult respiratory distress syndrome.

Relative influence of hypoxemia and anemia on the measurement of central venous oxygen saturation.

Static and dynamic components of esophageal and central venous pressure during intra-abdominal hypertension

Successful Transplantation of Lungs From an Uncontrolled Donor After Circulatory Death Preserved In Situ by Alveolar Recruitment Maneuvers and Assessed by Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion.

The application of esophageal pressure measurement in patients with respiratory failure

The consumption of glucose during ex vivo lung perfusion correlates with lung edema

The further back, the further forward.

The role of CT-scan studies for the diagnosis and therapy of acute respiratory distress syndrome

The rule regulating pH changes during crystalloid infusion.

Use of the Oto lung donor score to analyze the 2010 donor pool of the Nord Italia Transplant program.

[Mechanical ventilation during thoracic anesthesia]

β-adrenergic agonist infusion during extracorporeal lung perfusion: effects on glucose concentration in the perfusion fluid and on lung function.