Publications by authors named "A Di Vico"
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- Video-assisted thoracoscopy (VAT) is useful in assessing the pleural cavity after chest trauma, though its specific indications are still debated.
- A study analyzed 923 trauma patients, examining the timing and eligibility criteria for VAT, revealing that early VAT (within 10 hours of injury) is safe and effective for diagnosing thoracic injuries.
- Among the patients, VAT was mostly converted to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for treatment, and only a small percentage experienced postoperative complications, highlighting the procedure's efficacy in trauma care.
In this study, the biodegradation properties of leather treated with various finishing chemicals were evaluated in order to enhance the sustainability of leather processing. We applied advanced analytical techniques, including FT-IR, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Leather samples treated with different polymers, resins, bio-based materials, and traditional finishing agents were subjected to a composting process under controlled conditions to measure their biodegradability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDevelopment of novel pharmaceutical drug modalities has created a need for frozen storage and transportation. Accurate and easy assessment of container closure integrity (CCI) in frozen conditions remains a challenge. Thus, container closure systems (CCS) suitable for low temperatures have been primarily restricted to vials despite the growing popularity of prefillable syringes (PFS) for parenteral administration.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPatients requiring complex treatments, such as pancreatic surgery, may need to travel long distances and spend extended periods of time away from home, particularly when healthcare provision is geographically dispersed. This raises concerns about equal access to care. Italy is administratively divided into 21 separate territories, which are heterogeneous in terms of healthcare quality, with provision generally decreasing from north to south.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Aim of the present study is to describe our robot-assisted simple prostatectomy technique and to report 6-month surgical and clinical outcomes.
Methods: Eighty men were consecutively submitted to robot-assisted simple prostatectomy in our institution from October 2019 to October 2020. All procedures were performed by the same surgical team.