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G. Foti

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Pegylated interferon α plus ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C: A multicentre independent study supported by the Italian Drug Agency

2014

a b s t r a c t Background: Data on the efficacy of Peg-interferon/ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C are mostly derived from treatment of selected patients enrolled in clinical trials. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of Peg-interferon/ribavirin therapy in “real world” chronic hepatitis C patients in Italy. Methods: Independent observational multicentre study including consecutive patients receiving Peginterferon/ribavirin in the 18 months before (retrospective phase) and after (prospective phase) the start of the study. Results: 4176 patients were eligible. The final study population consisted of 2051 patients in the retrospective and 2073 in the prospective phase. Sust…

RegistrieMaleCirrhosismedicine.disease_causePolyethylene GlycolGastroenterologyPolyethylene Glycolschemistry.chemical_compoundHepatitis VirusesHepatitis ViruseProspective StudiesViralRegistriesChronicProspective cohort studyDrug CarrierDrug CarriersSettore MED/12 - GastroenterologiaMedicine (all)GastroenterologyRecombinant ProteinMiddle AgedHepatitis CRecombinant ProteinsTreatment OutcomeItalyCombinationRNA ViralPopulation studyDrug Therapy CombinationFemaleHumanmedicine.medical_specialtyGenotypeHepatitis C virusAlpha interferonRibavirin; Sustained virological response (SVR); TreatmentAntiviral AgentsFollow-Up StudieRibavirin; Sustained virological response (SVR); Treatment; Hepatology; GastroenterologyDrug TherapyInternal medicineRibavirinmedicineHumansAntiviral AgentHepatologybusiness.industryRibavirinInterferon-alphaHCV therapyHepatitis C ChronicHepatologymedicine.diseaseClinical trialTreatmentProspective StudiechemistryImmunologyRNARibavirin; Sustained virological response (SVR); Treatment; Antiviral Agents; Drug Carriers; Drug Therapy Combination; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Genotype; Hepatitis C Chronic; Hepatitis Viruses; Humans; Interferon-alpha; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Polyethylene Glycols; Prospective Studies; RNA Viral; Recombinant Proteins; Ribavirin; Treatment Outcome; RegistriesbusinessRibavirin; Sustained virological response (SVR); Treatment; Antiviral Agents; Drug Carriers; Drug Therapy Combination; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Genotype; Hepatitis C Chronic; Hepatitis Viruses; Humans; Interferon-alpha; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Polyethylene Glycols; Prospective Studies; RNA Viral; Recombinant Proteins; Ribavirin; Treatment Outcome; Registries; Gastroenterology; Hepatology; Medicine (all)Follow-Up StudiesSustained virological response (SVR)
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Current practice of chronic hepatitis B treatment in Southern Italy

2012

Abstract Background Treatment choice for chronic HBV infection is a continuously evolving issue, with a wide range of options. We aimed to evaluate the current practice of HBV therapies in the real world in Southern Italy. Methods A prospective study enrolling over a six month period (February–July 2010) all consecutive HBsAg positive subjects, never previously treated, referred to 16 liver units in two Southern Italy regions (Calabria and Sicily). Results Out of 247 subjects evaluated, 116 (46.9%) had HBV-DNA undetectable or lower than 2000 UI/ml. There were 108 (43.7%) inactive carriers, 103 (41.7%) chronic hepatitis, and 36 (14.6%) liver cirrhosis. Antiviral treatment was planned in 94 (…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyHBsAgGuanineCirrhosisOrganophosphonatesPyrimidinonesNucleosides analoguesAntiviral AgentsPolyethylene GlycolsYoung AdultHepatitis B ChronicChronic hepatitisInterferonPegylated interferonInternal medicineHBVInternal MedicinemedicineHumansHepatitis B e AntigensPractice Patterns Physicians'TenofovirProspective cohort studyAgedAged 80 and overTelbivudinebusiness.industryAdenineAge FactorsInterferon-alphaNucleosidesMiddle AgedHBV; Interferon; Nucleosides analogues; Nucleotides analoguesNucleotides analoguesmedicine.diseaseRecombinant ProteinsItalyLamivudineCurrent practiceImmunologyInterferonFemalePreviously treatedbusinessThymidinemedicine.drugEuropean Journal of Internal Medicine
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Correction to: Potentially modifiable factors contributing to outcome from acute respiratory distress syndrome: the LUNG SAFE study (Intensive Care M…

2018

The members of the LUNG SAFE Investigators and the ESICM Trials Group were provided in such a way that they could not be indexed as collaborators on PubMed. The publisher apologizes for this error.

Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
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Resolved versus confirmed ARDS after 24 h: insights from the LUNG SAFE study

2018

Purpose: To evaluate patients with resolved versus confirmed ARDS, identify subgroups with substantial mortality risk, and to determine the utility of day 2 ARDS reclassification. Methods: Our primary objective, in this secondary LUNG SAFE analysis, was to compare outcome in patients with resolved versus confirmed ARDS after 24 h. Secondary objectives included identifying factors associated with ARDS persistence and mortality, and the utility of day 2 ARDS reclassification. Results: Of 2377 patients fulfilling the ARDS definition on the first day of ARDS (day 1) and receiving invasive mechanical ventilation, 503 (24%) no longer fulfilled the ARDS definition the next day, 52% of whom initial…

MaleARDSmedicine.medical_treatmentlnfectious Diseases and Global Health Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 4]ARDS reassessment; ARDS Survival; Berlin criteria ARDS; Persisting ARDS;Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicineassisted ventilation0302 clinical medicineRisk Factors030212 general & internal medicinerisk factor AdultTidal volumecomparative studyeducation.field_of_studyRespiratory Distress SyndromeMortality rateRemission Inductiontidal volumeARDS reassessment; ARDS Survival; Berlin criteria ARDS; Persisting ARDS; Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineARDS reassessmentartificial ventilationclinical trialimmunosuppressive treatmentadult respiratory distress syndromeMiddle AgedARDS SurvivalMonte Carlo methodmedicine.anatomical_structureclassificationpositive end expiratory pressureCardiologyDisease ProgressionSOFA scoredisease severityFemaleAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyPopulationdisease classificationArticleNO03 medical and health sciencesremissionlength of stayAnesthesiologyInternal medicinemedicinepneumoniaSequential Organ Failure Assessment ScoreHumanshumaneducationAgedMechanical ventilationhospital mortalityLungbusiness.industryRisk Factordisease associationRespiratory Distress Syndrome AdultPersisting ARDSmedicine.diseasemajor clinical studymortalityRespiration Artificialbreathing rate030228 respiratory systemdisease exacerbationBerlin criteria ARDSbusinessIntensive care medicine
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The PROVENT-C19 registry: A study protocol for international multicenter SIAARTI registry on the use of prone positioning in mechanically ventilated …

2022

Background The worldwide use of prone position (PP) for invasively ventilated patients with COVID-19 is progressively increasing from the first pandemic wave in everyday clinical practice. Among the suggested treatments for the management of ARDS patients, PP was recommended in the Surviving Sepsis Campaign COVID-19 guidelines as an adjuvant therapy for improving ventilation. In patients with severe classical ARDS, some authors reported that early application of prolonged PP sessions significantly decreases 28-day and 90-day mortality. Methods and analysis Since January 2021, the COVID19 Veneto ICU Network research group has developed and implemented nationally and internationally the “PRO…

Multidisciplinaryprone positionrespiratory failureCOVID-19PLOS ONE
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Epidemiology and Microbiology of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Preliminary Results of a National Registry

2018

Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) represent a wide range of clinical conditions characterized by a considerable variety of clinical presentations and severity. Their aetiology can also vary, with numerous possible causative pathogens. While other authors previously published analyses on several types of SSTI and on restricted types of patients, we conducted a large nationwide surveillance programme on behalf of the Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases to assess the clinical and microbiological characteristics of the whole SSTI spectrum, from mild to severe life-threatening infections, in both inpatients and outpatients. Twenty-five Infectious Diseases (ID) Centres throu…

0301 basic medicineAdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentEpidemiology030106 microbiologySocio-culturaleregistryEpidemiology; microbiology; registry; skin and soft tissue infections; Oncology; Pharmacology; Pharmacology (medical); Infectious Diseases03 medical and health sciencesEpidemiology microbiology skin and soft tissue infections registryYoung Adult0302 clinical medicineskin and soft tissue infectionEpidemiologymedicineHumansPharmacology (medical)RegistriesSkin Diseases InfectiousAgedAged 80 and overPharmacologybusiness.industrySoft Tissue Infectionsmicrobiologyfood and beveragesSoft tissueMiddle AgedDermatologyskin and soft tissue infectionsInfectious DiseasesItalyOncology030220 oncology & carcinogenesisEtiologyFemaleNational registrybusiness
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Economic Consequences of Investing in Anti-HCV Antiviral Treatment from the Italian NHS Perspective: A Real-World-Based Analysis of PITER Data

2019

OBJECTIVE:\ud We estimated the cost consequence of Italian National Health System (NHS) investment in direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy according to hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment access policies in Italy.\ud \ud METHODS:\ud A multistate, 20-year time horizon Markov model of HCV liver disease progression was developed. Fibrosis stage, age and genotype distributions were derived from the Italian Platform for the Study of Viral Hepatitis Therapies (PITER) cohort. The treatment efficacy, disease progression probabilities and direct costs in each health state were obtained from the literature. The break-even point in time (BPT) was defined as the period of time required for the cumulativ…

Liver CirrhosisPediatricsTime FactorsSettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaNational Health ProgramsERADICATIONOUTBREAKantiviral treatment anti HCV economic consequencesHepacivirusLIVER FIBROSISSeverity of Illness IndexHealth Services AccessibilityCOST-EFFECTIVENESSIndirect costs0302 clinical medicineEpidemiologyvirus infection030212 general & internal medicinehealth care economics and organizationscost effectiveness030503 health policy & servicesHealth PolicyHealth services researchhealthHepatitis CHepatitis CMarkov Chainschronic hepatitis C virus infection fibrosis progression cost effectiveness liver fibrosisItalyPharmacology; Health Policy; Public Health Environmental and Occupational HealthCohortSettore SECS-P/03 - Scienza delle FinanzeDisease ProgressionPublic Health0305 other medical scienceViral hepatitisAnti-HCV antiviral treatmentCHRONIC HEPATITIS-Cmedicine.medical_specialtyGenotypeSettore MED/12 - GASTROENTEROLOGIAVIRUS-INFECTIONAntiviral AgentsNO03 medical and health sciencesCost SavingsAntiviral Agents; Cost Savings; Disease Progression; Genotype; Health Policy; Health Services Accessibility; Hepacivirus; Hepatitis C; Humans; Italy; Liver Cirrhosis; Markov Chains; National Health Programs; Severity of Illness Index; Time FactorsmedicineMANAGEMENTHumanschronic hepatitis CINDUCED DISEASESMETAANALYSISPharmacologyHealth economicsbusiness.industryPublic healthEnvironmental and Occupational HealthPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Healthmedicine.diseaseFIBROSIS PROGRESSIONbusiness
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