Publications by authors named "A Ribechini"
Introduction: Endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has a cardinal role in the diagnosis and staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), providing an accurate nodal staging in a less invasive way than surgical biopsy. The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of EBUS-TBNA in the pre-operative NSCLC mediastinal staging, as well as to evaluate EBUS-TBNA specificity and sensibility in our cohort.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data of NSCLC patients who underwent EBUS-TBNA followed by major pulmonary resection between January 2020 and December 2022.
Cytological diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma (PM) is controversial, even using ancillary markers (BAP1, MTAP and CDKN2A). Here, we aimed to prospectively validate a previously developed 117-gene expression panel for the differential cytological diagnosis of epithelioid, biphasic PM and mesothelial hyperplasia. Seventy-seven pleural effusions were classified using the 117-gene expression levels (NanoString system).
View Article and Find Full Text PDF. Tracheal rupture treated with robotic surgery: the importance of evidence-based practice in nursing management. A case report.
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- The SARS-CoV2 outbreak caused problems for hospitals, especially with helping Covid-19 patients breathe.
- Between 2020 and 2021, more patients who used machines to help them breathe had issues with their tracheas (windpipes) that sometimes needed surgery.
- The study looked at 15 patients who had trachea surgeries, including 9 who had Covid-19, and found that their recovery was similar to those who did not have Covid-19, proving that the pandemic did not greatly impact the success of these surgeries.
Adoption of Improved Reprocessing Decreased Microbiological Non-Compliance for Bronchoscopes.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
October 2022
Background: In the past few decades, the inadequate reprocessing of bronchoscopes has been associated with several serious outbreaks caused by multidrug-resistant microorganisms. In this study we evaluated the improvement in the quality of reprocessing in a Bronchoscopy Unit (BU), after the introduction of a new procedure.
Methods: In 2019, observational and clinical audits were conducted in the BU.