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The intravascular ultrasound morphometry of iliac veins in subjects without severe chronic venous insufficiency and its implications for treatment in…
2019
Objectives The purpose of this study is to report the intravascular ultrasound morphometry of iliac veins and its relation to demographic and anthropometric factors in subjects without chronic venous insufficiency. Methods Thirty-three patients, without chronic venous insufficiency – qualified to great saphenous vein stripping due to unilateral, primary varicose veins – participated in the study. During the surgery, left and right external iliac veins, common iliac veins and inferior vena cava were interrogated with intravascular ultrasound. The morphometric analysis included measurement of a cross-sectional area at normal, non-stenosed vein segments (ref-CSA) and at the point of the most p…
Monozygotic twinning after assisted reproductive technologies: a case report of asymmetric development and incidence during 19 years in an internatio…
2015
Objective To describe a case of monozygotic twinning with asymmetric development following a single fresh embryo transfer as part of an intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment. Secondarily, to report the incidence of monozygotic twinning at the IVI (Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad) clinics. Design Case report. Setting Private fertility centers. Patient(s) A 33-year-old woman with a 2-year history of primary infertility. Intervention(s) Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and ICSI treatment with single-embryo transfer. Main Outcome Measure(s) Incidence of monozygotic twinning at the IVI clinics. Result(s) We report a twin pregnancy after a single-embryo transfer. Twins were di…
Treatment of injuries to the inferior alveolar nerve after endodontic procedures.
1998
Overextension of filling material into the mandibular canal after root treatment in the lower jaw is a rare but serious complication. Mechanical compression, chemical neurotoxicity and local infection may cause irreversible nerve damage. A report on 11 patients with neurological complaints of the inferior alveolar nerve after endodontic treatment is summarised. The neurological findings are dominated by hypaesthesia and dysaesthesia. Half of the patients reported pain. Hyperaesthesia is found much more rarely. Nearly all the patients had a combination of one or more symptoms. Initial X-rays showed root filling material in the area of the mandibular canal. Nine cases were treated with apicec…
Does thyroid surgery for Graves' disease improve health-related quality of life?
2012
Abstract PURPOSE: Graves' disease can induce alterations of the psychosocial well-being that negatively influence the overall well-being of patients. Among the current treatments, surgery has limited indications, and its impact on the health-related quality of life has not been well clarified. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of surgery on the quality of life. METHODS: Fifty-seven patients who underwent total thyroidectomy for Graves' disease in our surgical unit between April 2002 and December 2009 were administered a questionnaire concerning four issues: organic alterations and clinical manifestations, neurovegetative system disturbances, impairment of daily activities, psyc…
Low incidence of psychosis in Italy: confirmation from the first epidemiological study in Sicily
2017
Purpose: The incidence of psychotic disorders varies in different geographical areas. As there have been no reports from Southern Italy, this study aimed to determine the incidence rate of first-episode psychosis in Palermo, Sicily. Methods: All patients, aged 18–65 years, presenting with a first episode of psychosis (FEP) (ICD-10 F20–29, F30–33) to mental health services in Palermo, were recorded over a 3-year period. Incidence rates of psychotic disorders and their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were estimated. Poisson regression was applied to estimate the differences in incidence rate ratio (IRR) by age, sex and migrant status. Results: Two hundred and four FEP participants were iden…
Central obesity and hypertensive renal disease: association between higher levels of BMI, circulating transforming growth factor beta1 and urinary al…
2004
OBJECTIVE: In this study, the relationship between circulating transforming growth factor beta1 (TGFbeta1) and urinary albumin excretion (UAE) has been investigated in non-obese and central obese hypertensive patients. DESIGN AND PATIENTS: Fifty-eight consecutive hypertensive outpatients both lean and with central obesity were enrolled and divided in three groups, according to their body mass index (BMI) values. Group A: 16 lean hypertensives (men with BMI or = 25 kg/m2 and 24.7 kg/m2 and or = 30 kg/m2 and women with BMI > or = 27.3 kg/m2). MEASURES: In all patients, UAE, by immunonephelometric assay, circulating TGFbeta1 by a solid-phase specific sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay …
Sources of human plasma cyclic AMP. Examinations before and after beta 2 adrenergic stimulation.
1981
Plasma cyclic AMP was measured in different vessels in seventeen volunteers before and after stimulation with terbutaline. Differences between arterial blood and blood from the hepatic vein, right ventricle, inferior vena cava and a cubital vein could not be demonstrated. Only in the renal vein was the concentration of cyclic AMP decreased. Our results indicate that cyclic AMP is not generated from any specific isolated organ and that changes in cyclic AMP after subcutaneous injection of terbutaline reflect a general influence of this drug.
From telescope to binoculars. Dyadic outcome resulting from psychological counselling for infertile couples undergoing ART
2018
Objective This longitudinal study aims to evaluate the effect of psychological counselling on quality of life, marital satisfaction and need for parenthood in couples undergoing fertility treatments (ART). Background Recent guidelines on the ART suggest that psychological counselling should target both members of the infertile couple in order to improve their conjoint management of the infertility-related stress. However, studies on the dyadic outcome of couples are scarce. Methods 262 patients were originally considered in the study and completed questionnaires on quality of life, need for parenthood and marital satisfaction, before treatment (T1) and at the day of intrauterine inseminatio…
Wound Care Management: impact on outcomes of nursing care
2017
SCOPO: Valutare la gestione del wound-care all’interno di un Policlinico di Roma. METODO: Studio osservazionale, diviso in due fasi, attraverso l’analisi di 301 cartelle infermieristiche di pazienti ricoverati presso il Policlinico con lesioni da pressione già in atto o sviluppate successivamente al ricovero. 151 sono state analizzate direttamente nei reparti di degenza nel biennio 2013-2014. 150 sono state reperite in versione digitale e si riferiscono al triennio 2010-2012. RISULTATI: La documentazione infermieristica relativa alle lesioni da pressione risulta completa, come da protocollo ospedaliero, mediamente nel 4%. Le schede Push Tool e Braden sono presenti nelle cartelle rispettivam…
Translation and Testing of the Italian Version of FAMCARE-2: Measuring Family Caregivers' Satisfaction With Palliative Care.
2017
Family satisfaction is an important outcome of palliative care and is a critical measure for health care professionals to address when assessing quality of care. The FAMCARE-2 is a widely used measure of family satisfaction with the health care received by both patient and family in palliative care. In this study, a team of Italian researchers culturally adapted the FAMCARE-2 to the Italian language and psychometrically tested the instrument by measuring satisfaction of 185 family caregivers of patients admitted into two palliative care services. FAMCARE-2 showed excellent levels of internal consistency (Cronbach’s α coefficient = .96) and test–retest reliability ( r = .98, p < .01). Th…