Publications by authors named "A Natalizi"
Aim: Apnoea of prematurity requires prompt intervention to prevent long-term adverse outcomes, but specific recommendations about the stimulation approach are lacking. Our study investigated the modalities of tactile stimulation for apnoea of prematurity in different settings.
Methods: In this multi-country observational prospective study, nurses and physicians of the neonatal intensive care units were asked to perform a tactile stimulation on a preterm neonatal manikin simulating an apnoea.
Purpose: To investigate the imaging features of emerging COVID-19 pneumonia on chest ultrasound (US), radiographs (CXR) and computed tomography (CT) examinations performed at admission and to provide a comprehensive radiological literature review on ongoing radiological data from recent publications.
Materials And Methods: In this retrospective single-center study, we enrolled consecutive patients from February 15, 2020, to March 15, 2020, with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 hospitalized in Valduce Hospital (Como, Italy). Multi-modality imaging findings were evaluated and compared.
Background: Strategies to restore sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) lasting less than 48 h with haemodynamic stability remain controversial. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that electrical cardioversion (EC) would be more effective and safer in converting acute AF to sinus rhythm, compared with intravenous propafenone treatment.
Methods: In the emergency department (ED) of Valduce Hospital, a single-centre randomised trial was conducted to compare EC with pharmacological cardioversion (PC) to restore the sinus rhythm in selected patients with acute AF.
Background: It has been established that plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) concentrations in patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (ACPE) increase in proportion to heart failure.
Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment on plasma BNP concentrations in patients presenting with ACPE with preserved left ventricular (LV) systolic function.
Methods: This was a prospective, observational single-center study in the emergency unit of Valduce Hospital.
Background: Electronic blood pressure monitoring devices are widely used by patients for monitoring their blood pressure at home. Few of them, however, have been validated against recognized protocols and proved to be accurate.
Objective: This study aimed at verifying whether the automatic electronic oscillometric blood pressure measuring device, Artsana CS 410 (Artsana S.