A case of Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera, Calliphoridae) breeding in a human corpse in Calabria (southern Italy).

Forensic entomology is the study of insects associated with human corpses. The most common and widely accepted application of entomological evidence in criminal investigations is to determine the post-mortem interval (PMI), i.e.

A proposal for classifying peristomal skin disorders: results of a multicenter observational study.

The challenges of caring for abdominal ostomy disorders have grown over the years. Because the literature shows no evidence of a tool to classify peristomal skin disorders, a study group comprised of seven enterostomal therapy nurses and four surgeons sought to provide an objective, reproducible, standardized classification instrument. A prospective, observational study was conducted among eight ostomy centers across Italy.

[Multicentre observational study on peristomal skin disorders. A proposal classification].

Disorders regarding peristomal skin have been more and more investigated in order to establish the impact on quality of life of ostomy patients. The aim of this classification is to provide an objective, standardized tool for the assessment of peristomal skin complication specifically designed on the description and localization of the lesion.

[Unreliability of the lidocaine test as a prognostic indicator of acute liver failure: an experimental study in swine].

It has been reported, in the recent literature, that fifteen minutes lidocaine-MEGX (monoethylglycinexylidide) test can also be used in case of acute hepatic failure because in these conditions the test allows a rapid evaluation of the hepatic damage, uneffected by te infusion of liquid or fresh plasma which can alter conventional laboratory parameters. The Authors have demonstrated, in a experimental model, the unreliability of the lidocaine-MEGX test as measure of functional hepatic damage in the early stages of an acute liver failure. The slight decrease of the rate of the MEGX test in these animals submitted to one-stage hepatic devascularization suggests that the hepatic failure is not so early detected by this specific liver function test.