Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. TBI patients frequently suffer from lung complications and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Moreover, the association between TBI and ARDS in trauma patients is well recognized. Mechanical...
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2017 (v1)PublicationUploaded on: May 13, 2023
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2019 (v1)Publication
Introduction: The association of Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) and Down Syndrome (DS) is not uncommon (HSCR + DS). This paper aims at reporting the results of a 24-year series focusing on surgical approach, complications and long term outcome. Materials and methods: The notes of all patients admitted with a diagnosis of HSCR + DS have been...
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2018 (v1)Publication
Introduction: Tele-monitoring (TM) has proved effective in the home management of adult ventilator-dependent neuromuscular disease (NMD) patients. We aimed to evaluate a 2-year longitudinal multicentre TM trial designed for young ventilated NMD patients in terms of feasibility, home management of exacerbations and caregivers' burden. Methods:...
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2021 (v1)Publication
Since the end of 2019, the medical-scientific community has been facing a terrible pandemic caused by a new airborne viral agent known as SARS-CoV2. Already in the early stages of the pandemic, following the discovery that the virus uses the ACE2 cell receptor as a molecular target to infect the cells of our body, it was hypothesized that the...
Uploaded on: February 14, 2024