Publications by authors named "A Fracchiolla"

Background: The use of mobile applications helps improving self-management in adolescents with asthma. However, no evidence is available for children with preschool wheezing. In addition, we have no data on the reliability of medical history collected at visits.

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  • This study investigates the effectiveness of two surfactant administration methods—INtubate-RECruit-SURfactant-Extubate (IN-REC-SUR-E) and less invasive surfactant administration (LISA)—on improving BPD-free survival in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).
  • A total of 382 preterm infants, born at 24-27 weeks' gestation and not intubated at birth, will be randomly assigned to either method within the first 24 hours of life. The primary outcome being measured is a combination of death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age.
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Purpose: To assess the success of the short-term location of the heavy silicone oil (Densiron 68, HSO) as endotamponade after pars plana vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous complex retinal redetachment.

Methods: Consecutive, retrospective, nonrandomized, pilot study was conducted. Twenty-two eyes of 22 patients with complex inferior retinal redetachment previously tamponade with gas (SF6 or C3F8) or 1000 cSt standard silicone oil (SSO) were selected.

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Purpose: To evaluate short-term peripapillary structural and vascular changes in DME after treatment with dexamethasone implant (DEX-I) and anti-VEGFs using OCT-A.

Methods: Sixty-five patients with naïve center-involving DME were enrolled. 33 of sixty five patients (group 1) underwent with single DEX-I 0.

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Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a rare autosomal-dominant disorder of the connective tissue with some typical vascular findings, skeletal manifestations, craniofacial features, and cutaneous findings with a wide phenotypic spectrum. Six different genes are involved in LDS and the diagnosis is based on the identification of a heterozygous pathogenic variant in , , , , , or in children with suggestive findings. These genes distinguish LDS into six classes (LDS1-LDS6, respectively).

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