Epidemiology of intensive care unit-acquired sepsis in Italy: Results of the SPIN-UTI network

Background. Sepsis is the major cause of mortality from any infectious disease worldwide. Sepsis may be the result of a healthcare associated infection (HAI): the most frequent adverse events during care delivery especially in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). The main aim of the present study was to describe the epidemiology of ICU-acquired sepsis and related outcomes among patients enrolled in the framework of the Italian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance in ICUs - SPIN-UTI project. Study design. Prospective multicenter study. Methods. The SPIN-UTI network adopted the European protocols for patient-based HAI surveillance. Results. During the five editions of the SPIN-UTI project, from 2008 to…

Residual vein thrombosis estabilishes the optimal duration of oral anticoagulants for the treatment od DVT

Residual vein thrombosis assessment establishes the otpimal duration of oral anticoagulants in patients with idiopathic or provoked deep vein thrombosis

Residual vein thrombosis assessment estabilishes the optimal duration of oral anticoagulants in patients with idiopatic or provoked deep vein thrombosis