Publications by authors named "Athanasios Kitsakos"

Head and neck cancers demonstrate an increased prevalence worldwide. The main therapeutic approaches are still surgery and radiotherapy, although in selective cases novel targeted therapeutic strategies based on monoclonal antibodies (ie anti-EGFR) are also applied. Concerning maxillofacial surgical oncology, a variety of methods has been developed.

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Rationale: Mechanical ventilation in the prone position may be an effective means of recruiting nonaerated alveolar units and minimizing ventilation-induced lung injury.

Objectives: To evaluate and quantify regional lung volume alterations when patients with lobar or diffuse acute lung injury (ALI) were turned prone after a recruitment maneuver.

Methods: In 21 patients with ALI, a recruitment maneuver was applied in the supine position followed by a multislice spiral computed tomography (CT) scan; then, patients were turned prone and a second CT scan was performed.

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