Publications by authors named "Alessandra Montemaggi"

Article Synopsis
  • The Choosing Wisely campaign aims to reduce medical overactivity, focusing on pediatric care in Europe and Japan.
  • An online survey was conducted with clinicians to rank 18 examples of medical overactivity based on their frequency and importance.
  • Results highlighted common issues like inappropriate use of cough/cold medicines, antibiotics, and unnecessary tests, stressing the need for recommendations to address these challenges.
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Background: It has been estimated that 20% of the tests and therapies currently prescribed in North America are likely unnecessary, add no value, and may even cause harm. The Choosing Wisely (CW) campaign was launched in 2012 in the US and Canada to limit the overuse of medical procedures in adult and pediatric healthcare, to avoid overdiagnosis and overtreatment.

Methods: In this narrative review, we describe the birth and spread of the CW campaign all over the world, with emphasis on CW in pediatric healthcare.

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Background: Haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a thrombotic microangiopathy characterized by haemolytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney injury. It represents the most frequent cause of acute kidney failure in paediatric age. HUS includes acquired types, such as post-infectious forms, and inherited types.

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Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a rare condition characterized by protein loss through the gastrointestinal tract, leading to hypo-proteinemia. Patients may be asymptomatic or present with variety of complications of hypoproteinemia (e.g.

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Introduction: Limited data exist on epidemiology, clinical presentation and management of acute hyperkinetic movement disorders (AHMD) in paediatric emergency departments (pED).

Methods: We retrospectively analysed a case series of 256 children (aged 2 months to 17 years) presenting with AHMD to the pEDs of six Italian tertiary care hospitals over a 2-year period (January 2012 to December 2013).

Results: The most common type of AHMD was tics (44.

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