Publications by authors named "A Pecoraro"
Background And Objective: YouTube is an open online video platform that both patients and health care professionals use to access information. Our aim was to evaluate the quality of videos related to living-donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) on YouTube.
Methods: Research was conducted using the keywords "living donor kidney transplant" and "kidney transplant".
Effective control is central to the State sponsorship system for deep seabed mining (DSM) in the Area. It ensures there is always a State(s) responsible for private sector company DSM contractors, and is a precondition for the relationship between a non-State ISA contractor and its sponsoring State (UNCLOS). Two core approaches have emerged in literature and in practice to interpreting 'effective control': 'regulatory control' and 'economic control'.
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- In a study of 4011 patients who had unilateral cT1a-b renal mass treated with partial nephrectomy, researchers aimed to explore how a surgeon's experience affects surgical outcomes, specifically acute kidney injury (AKI) and kidney function a year post-surgery.
- Previously, it was known that complications and ischemia times improved with surgeon experience, but there was limited data on long-term kidney function.
- The findings revealed no significant association between surgical experience and AKI or recovery of kidney function in either laparoscopic or robot-assisted techniques, suggesting other factors may play a more crucial role in these outcomes.
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- The European Association of Urology (EAU) developed guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic to prioritize surgeries for patients with urological malignancies, focusing on "high-risk" cases.
- A study compared tumor characteristics of patients treated during the pandemic (2020-2021) with those treated post-pandemic (2022-2023), finding that while surgical procedures were similar, certain surgeries like radical prostatectomies and partial nephrectomies were significantly lower during the pandemic.
- Despite the differences in surgery rates, the study found no significant changes in tumor pathological features, indicating that effective prioritization and centralization of care can help maintain the quality of oncological treatment during health crises.