Acknowledgements
We thank the collaborators:
Francesca Facondini1, MD; Maddalena Bitondo1, MD; Mara Paneroni2, MSc; Francesco Corradi3,4, MD, PhD; Chiara Cogliati5, MD; Matteo Fontana6, MD; Nicola Facciolongo6, MD; Andrea Duca7, MD; Dario Winterton8, MD; Jonathan Montomoli1, MD; Elisiana Carpagnano, MD9; Annalisa Benini8, MD; Robert Fruscio8,10, MD; Luisa Verga8, MD, Paolo Mazzola8,10, MD; Marco Carbone8,10 MD, Giacomo Mulinacci8,10 MD, Alessandro Soria8 MD, Beatrice Noè8,10, MD; Eduardo Beck11, MD; Riccardo Di Sciacca8, MD; Davide Ippolito8, MD; Giuseppe Bellelli 8,10, MD; Giuseppe Citerio8,10, MD; Maria Grazia Valsecchi10, MD; Andrea Biondi8,10, MD; Alberto Pesci8,10, MD; Paolo Bonfanti8,10, MD, Davide Gaudesi10, PhD; Laura Antolini10, PhD; Massimo Borelli12, MD; Federica De Giacomi13, MD; Giancarlo Bosio13, MD; Nicola Latronico14,15, MD; Matteo Filippini15, MD; Marco Gemma16, MD; Federico Cioffi17, MD; Claudia Giannotti17, MD; Benvenuto Antonini18, MD; Nicola Petrucci19, MD; Simone Maria Zerbi20, MD; Paolo Maniglia21, MD; Gian Paolo Castelli22, MD; Giovanni Marino23, MD; Matteo Subert24, MD; Danilo Radrizzani25, MD; Teresa S. Mediani26, MD; Ferdinando Luca Lorini27, MD; Filippo Maria Russo27, MD; Angela Faletti28, MD; Andrea Beindorf29, MD; Remo Daniel Covello30, MD; Stefano Greco31, MD; Marta M. Bizzarri32, MD; Giuseppe Ristagno33, MD; Francesco Mojoli34, MD; Andrea Pradella35, MD; Paolo Severgnini36, MD; Marta Da Macallè36, MD; Andrea Albertin37, MD; Tommaso Tonetti38, MD; Emanuele Rezoagli10,39,40, MD, PhD; Giovanni Vitale39, MD; Aurora Magliocca10, 39, MD; Gianluca Cappelleri41, MD; Mattia Docci10, 42, MD; Filippo Serra10, MD; Emanuela Rossi10, MD; Francesco Blasi43,44, MD; Pierachille Santus45, MD; Valer Monzani46, MD; Antonio Messina47, MD, PhD.
Affiliations:
1Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Infermi Hospital, AUSL della Romagna, Rimini, Italy
2Respiratory Rehabilitation Unit Lumezzane, ICS Maugeri IRCCS, Brescia, Italy.
3Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, E.O. Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy
4Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
5Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Luigi Sacco, University of Milan, Ospedale Luigi Sacco, Milan, Italy
6Pneumology Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
7Emergency Department, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
8ASST Monza, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
9Cardiothoracic Department, Respiratory Unit, University Hospital, Bari, Italy
10Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza
11ASST Monza, Desio Hospital, Desio, Italy
12Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Treviglio—Caravaggio Hospital, ASST Bergamo Ovest, Treviglio, Italy
13Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cremona Hospital, ASST Cremona, Cremona, Italy
14Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Emergency, Spedali Civili University Hospital, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
15Department of Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
16Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
17Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Luigi Sacco Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Polo Universitario, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
18Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Manerbio Hospital, ASST Garda, Brescia, Italy
19Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Desenzano Hospital, ASST Garda, Desenzano, Brescia, Italy
20Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit 2, Sant’Anna Hospital, ASST Lariana, San Fermo della Battaglia, Como, Italy
21Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Alessandro Manzoni Hospital, ASST Lecco, Lecco, Italy
22Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Carlo Poma Hospital, ASST Mantova, Mantova, Italy
23Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Vizzolo Predabissi Hospital, ASST Melegnano e della Martesana, Melegnano, Milan, Italy
24Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Melzo—Gorgonzola Hospital, ASST Melegnano e della Martesana, Milano, Italy
25Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Legnano Hospital, ASST Ovest milanese, Legnano, Milano, Italy
26Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Vigevano Hospital, ASST Pavia, Vigevano, Pavia, Italy
27Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
28Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Gardone Val Trompia Hospital, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
29Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Montichiari Hospital, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
30Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Busto Arsizio Hospital, ASST Valle Olona, Varese, Italy
31Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Saronno Hospital, ASST Valle Olona, Varese, Italy
32Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Vimercate Hospital, ASST Vimercate, Monza e Brianza, Italy
33Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
34Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo and University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
35Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center – IRCCS, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano (Mi) – Italy
36Biotechnology and Life Sciences Department, Insubria University—Anesthesia and Intensive Care Circolo and Fondazione Macchi Hospital, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese (Italy)
37Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, San Giuseppe Hospital, Milan, Italy
38Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Policlinico di Sant’Orsola, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
39Policlinico San Marco, San Donato Group Hospitals, Zingonia, Bergamo, Italy
40Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, San Gerardo Hospital, ASST Monza, Monza e Brianza, Italy
41Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo (Italy)
42Policlinico San Pietro, Ponte San Pietro, Italy
43Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Respiratory Unit and Cystic Fibrosis Adult Center, Milan, Italy. University of Milan,
44Department of Pathophysiology and T transplantation, Milan, Italy
45Ospedale L. Sacco, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Division of Respiratory Diseases, Milano, Italy.
46Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Medicine – Acute Medical Unit, Milan, Italy
47Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center – IRCCS, Rozzano, Italy