Enrico Fiaccadori, MD, PhD
Date of birth:
27.08.1956
Present Position
2004, December. Associate Professor,
Department of Internal Medicine & Nephrology.
Parma Medical School Hospital Parma, Italy.
Education and Diploma
1980 Medical Degree cum laude,
Parma University Medical School, Parma, Italy.
1984 Specialist in Nephrology,
Parma University Medical School, Parma
1989 Ph.D. in Cardiovascular Physiopathology,
University of Rome Medical School. Rome, Italy
Main topics of research
Acute renal failure in the ICU
Artificial nutrition in the critically ill
Antibiotic therapy in the criticaly ill with acute renal failure
Current topics of research
- Parenteral nutrition in acute renal failure
- Utilization of parenteral lipid emulsions in acute renal failure
- Renal replacement therapies in acute renal failure
- Antihemostatic treatments for sustained low-efficiency dialysis (SLED) in the ICU
- Prevention of acute renal failure in the critically ill
- Renal toxicoty of iodinated contrast media
- Pharmacokinetics of antibiotics in acute renal failure
Selected Papers
Fiaccadori E, Lombardi M, Leonardi S, Rotelli CF, Tortorella G, Borghetti A
Prevalence and clinical outcome associated with pre-existing malnutrition in acute renal failure: a prospective, cohort study. J Am Soc Nephrol 1999; 10:581-593
Fiaccadori E, Maggiore U, Lombardi M, Leonardi S, Rotelli C, Borghetti A.
Predicting patient outcome from acute renal failure comparing three general severity of illness scoring systems. Kidney International 2000; 58; 283-292
Fiaccadori E, Maggiore U, Clima B, Melfa L, Rotelli C, Borghetti A
Incidence, risk factors and prognosis of gastrointestinal hemorrhage complicating acute renal failure. Kidney International 2001, 59:1510-1519
Fiaccadori E, Maggiore U, Arisi A, Cabassi A, Beghi C, Campodonico R, Gherli T
Outbreak of acute renal failure due to cefodizime-vancomycin association in a
heart surgery unit. Intensive Care Med. 2001; 27:1819-22.
Minari M, Maggiore U, Tagliavini D, Rotelli C, Cabassi A, David S, Fiaccadori E
Severe acute valproic acid intoxication successfully treated with hemodiafiltration without hemoperfusion
Ann Emerg Med. 2002; 39:204-5
Fiaccadori E, Maggiore U, Rotelli C, Minari M, Melfa L, Cappè G, Cabassi A
Continuous hemofiltration in acute renal failure with prostacyclin as the sole anti-hemostatic agent
Intensive Care Med, 2002, 28:586-593
Fiaccadori E, Maggiore U, Rotelli C, Giacosa R, Ardissino D, De Palma G, Bergamaschi E,
Mutti A.
Acute renal and hepatic failure due to accidental percutaneous absorption of 1,2-dichlorpropane contained in a commercial paint fixative.
Nephrol Dial Transplantation 2003 18:219-20
Fiaccadori E, Maggiore U, Giacosa R, Rotelli C, Picetti E, Sagripanti S, Melfa L, Meschi T, Borghi L, Cabassi A. Enteral nutrition in patients with acute renal failure.
Kidney Int 2004; 65: 999-1008
Fiaccadori E, Maggiore U, Rotelli C, Giacosa R, Lombardi M, Sagripanti S, Buratti S, Ardissino D, Cabassi A. Plasma and urinary free 3-nitrotyrosine following cardiac angiography procedures with non-ionic radiocontrast media. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2004, 19:865-86926)
Meschi T, Maggiore U, Fiaccadori E, Schianchi T, Bosi S, Adorni G, Guerra A, Allegri F, Novarini A, Borghi L
The effect of fruit and vegetables on urinary stone risk factors.
Kidney Int, 2004; 66:2402.2410
Fiaccadori E, Maggiore U, Rotelli C, Giacosa R, Parenti E, Picetti E, Sacripanti S, Manini P, Andreoli R, Cabassi A
Removal of linezolid by conventional intermittent hemodialysis, sustained low efficiency dialysis, or continuous venovenous hemofiltration in patients with acute renal failure.
Crit Care Med 2004, 32:2437-2442
Cabassi A, Coghi P, Govoni P, Barouhiel E, Speroni E, Cavazzini S, Cantoni AM, Scandroglio R, Fiaccadori E.
Sympathetic modulation by carvedilol and losartan reduces angiotensin II-mediated lipolysis in subcutaneous and visceral fat.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005; 90:2888-2897
Guerra G, Allegri F, Meschi T, Adorni G, Prati B, Novenne A, Novarini A, Maggiore U, Fiaccadori E, Borghi L
Effects of urine dilution on quantity, size and aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals induced in vitro by an oxalate load.
Clin Chem Lab Med 2005; 43(6):585-589
Fiaccadori E, Maggiore U, Rotelli C, Giacosa R, Picetti E, Parenti E, Meschi T, Borghi L, Tagliavini D, Cabassi A.
Effects of different energy intakes on nitrogen balance in patients with acute renal failure: a pilot study.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2005; 20:1976-1980
Fiaccadori E, Maggiore U, Rotelli C, Giacosa R, Parenti E, Cabassi A, Ariya K, Wirote L.
Thrombotic-thrombocytopenic purpura following malaria prophylaxis with mefloquine.
J Antimicrob Chemother. 2006 ;57:160-1
Fiaccadori E, Maggiore U, Rotelli C, Giacosa R, Parenti E, Picetti E, Manini P, Andreoli R, Cabassi A.
Does haemodialysis significantly affect serum linezolid concentrations in critically ill patients with renal failure? A pilot investigation.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006 ;21:1402-6
Cano N, Fiaccadori E, Tesinsky P, Toigo G, Druml W; DGEM:; Kuhlmann M, Mann H, Horl WH.
ESPEN Guidelines on Enteral Nutrition: Adult Renal Failure.
Clin Nutr. 2006; 25:295-310
Fiaccadori E, Maggiore U, Parenti E, Giacosa R, Picetti E, Rotelli C, Tagliavini D, Cabassi A.
Sustained low-efficiency dialysis (SLED) with prostacyclin in critically ill patients with acute renal failure.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2007; 22:529-37.
Cabassi A, Dancelli S, Pattoneri P, Tirabassi G, Quartieri F, Moschini L, Cavazzini S, Maestri R, Lagrasta C, Graiani G, Corradi D, Parenti E, Tedeschi S, Cremaschi E, Coghi P, Vinci S, Fiaccadori E, Borghetti A.
Characterization of myocardial hypertrophy in prehypertensive spontaneously hypertensive rats: interaction between adrenergic and nitrosative pathways
J Hypertens 2007;25:1719-30
Fiaccadori E, Maggiore U, Parenti E, Greco P, Cabassi A.
Sustained low-efficiency dialysis (SLED) for acute lithium intoxication
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2008, in press
