[Same-day discharge after elective coronary angioplasty: a single-center initial experience].

Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is usually a procedure based on patient's hospitalization. However, the increasingly widespread use of radial access, the technical evolution of the devices employed and current pharmacotherapy standards have simplified this procedure with satisfying outcomes and significantly reduced complications. It can be assumed that overnight hospitalization may not impact patient safety.

3D vs 2D laparoscopic systems: Development of a performance quantitative validation model.

Background: The new technology ensures 3D laparoscopic vision by adding depth to the traditional two dimensions. This realistic vision gives the surgeon the feeling of operating in real space. Hospital of Treviglio-Caravaggio isn't an university or scientific institution; in 2014 a new 3D laparoscopic technology was acquired therefore it led to evaluation of the of the appropriateness in term of patient outcome and safety.