Publications by authors named "Alessandro Scardoni"
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- * Lombardy, Italy is setting up specialized pancreas units to centralize complex care in high-volume hospitals, using a collaborative model that involves various stakeholders to enhance clinical outcomes.
- * The initiative aims to create structured criteria for care, including surgery and other essential treatments, providing a framework that could be adapted by other regions and countries to strengthen their cancer care systems.
Unlabelled: . A model of continuity of care for not residents through medical-nursing teleconsultation in a Hub & Spoke network.
Introduction: The Seasonal Continuity of Care (CAS) is a service of the Bergamo Health Protection Agency that provides medical and healthcare services, guaranteeing outpatient or home care to Italian and foreign tourists and seasonal workers during the months of July and August.
(1) Background: Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a congenital abnormality present in up to 25% of the general population, and it is a relevant cause of cryptogenic stroke. We applied the hospital-based HTA model (AdHopHTA) to conduct a multidimensional assessment of NobleStitch EL, an innovative suture-mediated PFO closure device. We compared it to Amplatzer PFO Occluder (APO) to provide evidence to inform technologies' governance in hospital settings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are the most frequent adverse events in healthcare and a global public health concern. Surveillance is the foundation for effective HAIs prevention and control. Manual surveillance is labor intensive, costly and lacks standardization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Effective professional communication and accurate transfer of relevant clinical information are crucial components of healthcare delivery. National and international health authorities strongly recommend the adoption of effective handover practice. Still, scant evidence is available on the impact of different multiprofessional handover models.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of intraoperative nerve integrity monitoring (NIM) to prevent marginal mandibular nerve injuries during neck dissection.
Methods: This prospective study compared 36 patients undergoing NIM-assisted neck dissection from July 2014 to March 2015 to a cohort of 35 patients subjected to neck dissection over an identical period of time before the technique was introduced. We also assessed possible correlations between marginal mandibular nerve injuries and other factors, such as anthropometric measurements, presence of clinical neck metastases, type of neck dissection, and site of primary tumor.