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Impiego del sofosbuvir nel trattamento del virus da epatite C, in pazienti ospedalizzati presso l’Istituto Mediterraneo per i trapianti e terapie ad …
2015
Introduzione: L’epatiteC è stata generalmente trattata con PEGinterferone associato alla Ribavirina per un periodo di 24-48 settimane in funzione del genotipo. L’Azienda Gilead ha sviluppato un antivirale per il trattamento dell’infezione cronica da HCV: il Sofosbuvir GS-7977. L’ISMETT di Palermo ha avviato nel 2014 l’utilizzo per i propri pazienti. Il farmaco verrà fornito gratuitamente dalla stessa azienda farmaceutica grazie al DM 8/5/2003. Materiali e Metodi: Sono state valutate le cartelle cliniche informatizzate e condotta una ricognizione bibliografica su Pubmed e bancadati AIFA. Risultati: I candidati al trattamento con Sofosbuvir sono pazienti con cirrosi epatica HCV+ in lista d’at…
Enhanced Recovery after Implementation of Surgery Protocol in Living Kidney Donors: The ISMETT Experience
2019
Abstract Introduction Laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy (LLDN) has become the standard procedure for living kidney transplantation. Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a multimodal perioperative management aimed at facilitating rapid patient recovery after major surgery by modifying the response to stress induced by exposure to surgery. This association can further reduce hospital stay, surgical stress, and perioperative morbidity of living kidney donors. Material and methods In this retrospective analysis conducted at our institute, we compared the first 21 patients who underwent LLDN enrolled with the ERAS protocol with 55 patients who underwent LLDN with the fast-track protocol…
The contribution of "spontaneous" health care networks to improving outcomes: Opportunities and challenges from the perspective of planning and contr…
2019
The article aims to explore how Planning Control systems may support network-oriented policy-making in the health care sector. This work examines the case of ISMETT (Mediterranean Institute for high specialized transplants and therapies), a Sicilian hospital established in 1998 to provide high specialized and complex transplants and therapies. ISMETT pertains to several networks and it has a long-time experience in establishing and governing such inter-organizational relationships. The analysis of the case illustrates how health care networks may contribute to improve health and generate social and economic outcomes for the community.