Publications by authors named "A Bottazzi"
Totally implanted venous access ports (TIVAPs) have been established as effective and safe devices for oncologic patients. In breast cancer setting, the implant of the reservoir at mid-arm allows the absence of additional scars on the chest and the easier access to the port with significant cosmetic and psychological advantages. In the last decades, breast surgery has made great progresses to ameliorate the cosmetic results even in mastectomy techniques.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKidney Transplants From Donors on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Prior to Death Are Associated With Better Long-Term Renal Function Compared to Donors After Circulatory Death.
Transpl Int
March 2022
Donation after circulatory death (DCD) allows expansion of the donor pool. We report on 11 years of Italian experience by comparing the outcome of grafts from DCD and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) prior to death donation (EPD), a new donor category. We studied 58 kidney recipients from DCD or EPD and collected donor/recipient clinical characteristics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A favourable attitude towards organ donation and transplantation is fundamental among health professionals to promote consent, especially in a young healthcare system like Albania.
Objective: To analyse the differences in the attitude towards organ donation and transplantation and the influencing factors among medical doctors- and nurses-to-be.
Methods And Design: The article is based on an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study.
Article Synopsis
- Severe COVID-19 is linked to an imbalance in immune responses, specifically involving interferons (IFNs) types I and III, which play controversial roles in the disease's progression.
- Research found that high levels of IFN-III, particularly in the upper airways, are associated with high viral loads but less severe disease, indicating a protective effect.
- In contrast, severe cases show an overproduction of IFNs in the lower airways, linked to harmful gene pathways that increase cell death and reduce cell growth.
Donations after circulatory death (DCD) are still challenging in Italy because of prolonged ischemia time (tWIT) due to the law and logistical issues. This cohort study was primarily aimed at assessing the association between successful transplantation and DCD types in the North Italy Transplant program. Adjusted risk ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for type III versus type II DCD were estimated using a Poisson regression model with a robust error variance.
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